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Jen<br />

+ Mike<br />

STATIONERY<br />

Invites previewed the<br />

botanical, art deco<br />

style of the wedding.<br />

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THEIR STORY<br />

A love of family and <strong>Chicago</strong>’s iconic architecture inspired Jen<br />

Burkey (31 and a brand strategist) and Mike Abrahamson’s (29 and<br />

a policy analyst) wedding. <strong>The</strong> skyline made a dramatic backdrop<br />

for the windy outdoor ceremony at <strong>The</strong>ater on the Lake, a prairiestyle<br />

1920s building, while inside, pops of gold and orange set a<br />

modern tone. To honor Mike’s late grandmother, each table number<br />

incorporated one of her expressive paintings. —RD

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