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
90-Day Planning
We step in ninety days out, take over every vendor thread, build the timeline and run your wedding weekend. The work starts weeks out, never the morning of.
90-Day Planning
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
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Behind the Vows
You’re Engaged! Now What?
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Beyond the Home Markets
Destination Weddings, Effortless Luxury
Anywhere in the World
Mexico & Caribbean
Clifftops over the Sea of Cortez, colonial plazas in the highlands and islands that each keep their own rhythm.
Mexico & Caribbean
Europe
Caldera sunsets, lakeside villas, Andalusian palaces, Paris evenings and Alpine winters, each with its own season and its own story.
Europe
Ireland & UK
Castle hotels in the west of Ireland, honey-stone villages in the Cotswolds and the drama of the Scottish Highlands.
Ireland & UK
A destination wedding should feel like a getaway, not a project. We carry the planning, the travel and the weekend itself, from the first venue visit to the farewell brunch. Room blocks, private transfers and personalized guest itineraries are coordinated through Christine’s Fora Travel advisor role, and a dedicated team travels with you to oversee setup, manage vendors and ensure every moment runs smoothly. Guest concierge support handles pre-arrival questions and weekend logistics, so everyone feels looked after. All you have to do is be there.
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
Love Letters From Happy Clients
Kind Words From Our Couples
In Good Company
Honors and Features
