Wedding assistance for families in Chicago and across Illinois
Wedding Aid helps couples and families with limited means plan a simple, dignified celebration, with practical planning, coordination, and community support.
What Wedding Aid covers
Dignified. Meaningful. Affordable. Community-supported.
We help couples and their families plan a simple, dignified celebration within a realistic budget, and we bring community support to the details.
Planning
- Wedding planning
- Budget creation
- Scheduling and logistics
- Vendor coordination
The day itself
- Venue coordination
- Basic ceremony arrangements
- Basic reception arrangements
- Food and catering arrangements
- Decorations and basic setup
Extra hands and essentials
- Essential wedding supplies
- Photography where funding permits
- Coordination with community partners
- Other essential arrangements, based on available funding
What our support covers, and what it does not.
Being clear about this early spares families disappointment later.
What we aim to provide
- Practical planning and coordination
- Essential, basic arrangements
- Help building a realistic budget
- Community partners and local support
What we do not provide
- Luxury or extravagant events
- Open-ended budgets
- Guaranteed funding for every request
Questions about Wedding Aid
Read all frequently asked questionsWho can request assistance?
Individuals, couples, and families who need help with a wedding or a funeral can submit a request, whatever their faith or background. Specific eligibility criteria are still being finalized.
Policy to be confirmed by Uplift International NFP
What type of wedding assistance is available?
Depending on available funding, Wedding Aid can include planning and budget creation, venue coordination, basic ceremony and reception arrangements, food and catering arrangements, decorations and setup, vendor and partner coordination, essential supplies, and photography where funding permits.
How can I request help?
Use the request form on our Get Support page and choose wedding or funeral assistance. You can also reach us through our Contact page.
What areas does Uplift International NFP serve?
We serve families across Illinois. Most of our work is in Chicago and nearby communities such as River Grove, Elmwood Park, Oak Park, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Niles, Skokie, Evanston, and Schaumburg. If you live elsewhere in Illinois, please still reach out.
Can I donate specifically toward wedding assistance?
Our donation form lets you choose Wedding Aid. How designated gifts are tracked and reported will be described in our financial transparency reports.
Policy to be confirmed by Uplift International NFP
Where we serve
We help families across Illinois. Most of our work happens in Chicago and the communities around it.
Live somewhere else in Illinois? Still reach out- Chicago
- River Grove
- Elmwood Park
- Franklin Park
- Melrose Park
- Norridge
- Harwood Heights
- Oak Park
- Park Ridge
- Des Plaines
- Niles
- Skokie
- Morton Grove
- Lincolnwood
- Evanston
- Glenview
- Rosemont
- Schaumburg
- Arlington Heights
- Elk Grove Village
- Cicero
- Berwyn
- Oak Lawn
- And across Illinois
There is no cost to ask.
Tell us what you are facing. Every request is read by a person, and we reply within 2-3 business days.