With offices in Chicago, South Florida, and Nashville, CM Event Design offers full-service wedding and destination planning for couples celebrating worldwide.
The Five-Star Standard
Effortless. Elegant. Timeless.
At CM Event Design, luxury is defined by how you feel throughout the planning process. From our first conversation to your final farewell, we’re here to guide you with intention, clarity and calm. Our passion lies in creating curated, personalized celebrations that are as meaningful as they are beautiful, so you can be fully present while every detail is thoughtfully managed. The result is an experience that feels effortless, elegant and truly unforgettable.
What We Do
Celebrations, Considered in Every Detail
Wedding Planning
Full-service planning built around your vision. Venue selection, budget, design and vendor negotiation, with every contract read line by line before you sign.
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Candle Rentals
Pillars, tapers and votives in real flame or LED, delivered, set and collected by our team. Glowing tables without a single errand.
Candle Rentals
Destination Weddings
Multi-day celebrations in the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe, planned in full and run on the ground by our own team. Travel, room blocks and guest itineraries are handled from the start.
Destination Weddings
Where We Plan
Local in Three Remarkable Markets
Chicago
Sophisticated celebrations across the city and the North Shore. Gold Coast ballrooms, River North lofts and lakefront venues, planned locally from a seat on the National Association for Catering and Events, Greater Chicago board of directors.
Plan in Chicago
South Florida
Coastal elegance from Palm Beach to the Florida Keys. Resort and oceanfront weddings, planned from our Palm Beach Gardens office with more than two decades of hotel and resort operations behind the planning.
Plan in South Florida
Nashville
Planning celebrations across Middle Tennessee with local expertise. Downtown hotel ballrooms, Franklin estates and farm venues, planned on the ground for couples arriving from out of state.
Plan in Nashville
Meet Your Advocate
More Than Two Decades Inside Five-Star Hospitality. Now on Your Side of the Table.
Before founding CM Event Design, Christine McDevitt spent more than two decades building her career with some of the world’s most respected hospitality brands, including Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Hilton, Sonesta Hotels, The Mirage and The Bellagio. That experience gives her a unique perspective on every stage of the planning process, allowing her to anticipate challenges, navigate complexities with confidence and create celebrations that feel seamless from beginning to end.
Today, she brings that experience directly to her clients, serving as your advocate at every step, helping you make informed decisions and move through every detail with clarity, and creating a wedding or event that feels effortless, elegant, and unmistakably yours.
600
+
Weddings Across Her Career
20
+
Years in Events & Hospitality
Beyond the Home Markets
Destination Weddings, Effortless Luxury Anywhere in the World
A destination wedding should feel like a getaway, not a project. We design the celebration and the journey around it, so the distance is never yours to manage. All you have to do is be there.
Love Letters From Happy Clients
Kind Words From Our Couples
In Good Company
Honors and Features
