Being a Chicago day-of wedding coordinator and planner that has worked more than 160 weddings, we have seen every kind of wedding venue in the Chicago area. We know which ones are worth looking into and which ones to skip - we know which have the best things to offer and ones that don’t have anything besides the building. When it comes to modern, sleek, downtown wedding venues in Chicago, LM Studio Chicago is surely one of the best wedding venues in our opinion. There is so much included with this downtown event venue and we highly recommend reading more about this Chicago wedding venue that we highly recommend.

LM Studio Chicago Wedding Venue

The Space

LM Studio hosts weddings as well as other gatherings, meetings, and celebrations. They have two main spaces for their events that are on the 5th and 6th floor of the building.

The 6th floor is their main feature where you will see the larger events. The capacity is for up to 150 guests for a ceremony or a seated reception, or up to 350 guests for a cocktail-style reception. It is really known for the gold fixtures, floor-to-ceiling windows with beautiful views of the Chicago Park, Grant Park, custom, large bar, lounge seating, and the huge floral wall as a perfect backdrop for your reception.

The 5th floor, or the Atrium, is mostly used for cocktail hour but is also available to be rented for smaller events like micro weddings, rehearsal dinners, post-ceremony gatherings, or other private parties. The capacity is up to 80 guests for a seated reception with round tables, 40 guests for a seated reception with rectangle tables, 130 guests for a cocktail-style reception, or 100 guests for a ceremony. This space also is known for its floor-length windows, but it also has its own mobile bar and lounge seating that guests love.

The best part about this Chicago wedding venue is that it is perfectly downtown and local to the most iconic spots in the city like the Art Institute of Chicago, The Bean, Millennium Park, and our personal favorite - Grant Park! It’s literally right across the street which means that you can get amazing photos with nature and the city alike so locally. We usually recommend to couples that Grant Park is perfect for outdoor photos and you don’t even need to hire transportation!

If you’re interested in seeing more of their floor plans to get an idea of what your wedding might look like, check out their floor plans here or check out their 3D tour. You can also check out their photo gallery page for more inspiration too.

About LM Studio Chicago

LM Studio is right in the Chicago Loop and is truly a hidden gem. LM Studio was originally founded in 2010, but really has hit their stride after the pandemic in 2021 with hosting more than 200 weddings annually and other corporate events as well.

LM Studio is one of 4 wedding venues in the Chicago area that partners exclusively with LM Catering & Events and is owned and operated by LM Restaurant Group. They are incredible to work with and we definitely recommend them! If you’re looking for a South Asian specialty menu, they do also allow you to partner with India House.

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There are so many local hotels in this area for your out of town guests and for you to get ready practically onsite. If you do want to get ready at LM Studio, you can request additional hours too and utilize their floor-length windows for natural light and the huge wedding suite too!

Your venue rental includes 10 hours total, so your vendors can arrive 3 hours before the wedding for setup and it also includes one hour for teardown after the end of the reception. Most people start their wedding day at a local hotel and take photos right across the street in Grant Park.

Most people will have their ceremony on the 6th floor with the altar up by the windows for a beautiful view. There are many curtains throughout the space that make it easy to hide most of your tables and the bar so your guests are just focused on the ceremony too. For your ceremony, pets are allowed to join if that’s something important to you too! After the ceremony has finished, your guests are ushered downstairs to the 5th floor Atrium while the vendors make the magic happen with a seamless room flip. The curtains to the bar and guest tables are opened, the tables are moved to match the floor plan, and the space is transformed for your reception. You can have the tables set on the window side or the floral-wall side and plan for your dance floor to be on the opposite side. Many of our weddings we have had here are 50-50 split on which is best, so it’s totally up to you which you would prefer (although in our opinion, we love having the floral wall as your backdrop for your sweetheart and guest dinner tables and your dance floor closer to the windows).

All events must end at 1am with the bar closing at 12:30am, but you have flexibility on the timing if you would like to push things a bit earlier as well.

There isn’t onsite parking; however, they have a handy link for local areas for SpotHero. Many couples and guests will also valet their cars with the local hotels so you don’t have to worry about it since so many of the hotels in the area are walking distance!

Amenities

There are so many wonderful features about LM Studio, but here are some important things to know that are included with your rental:

10 hour venue rental, including 3 hours of setup and 1 hour for teardown (additional hours are $500 an hour)
Private wedding suite
Round and rectangle tables
150 mirage ghost chairs
Linens, flatware, bar equipment, etc.
Custom bar
Assorted mini dessert station and cutting cake
BYOB if desired
Onsite catering kitchen
In-house, exclusive catering team
Venue manager onsite
Event security
Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Grant Park
Floor-to-ceiling floral art installation

Pricing

They have their pricing listed on their website, so we recommend checking there for the most recent and accurate rates. As of September 2, 2026, They have in-season and off-season pricing that depends on the day of the week for the rates.

The “in season” rates are for April through October and also includes December and they are $3,000 for Fridays, $5,000 for Saturdays, and $2,000 for Sundays. The “off season” rates are for January through March at $1,000 for Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. If you’re getting married in November, they also have slightly different rates for $1,000 for Fridays and Sundays and $2,500 for Saturdays. The holiday rates are not listed, but you can expect that to be an upcharge as well. They also do have different rates for other weekday weddings, but you have to contact them directly for those rates.

These rates are for the rental of the space itself and do not include staffing and catering which is exclusive with LM Catering. You can expect to spend $135-185 per person for the food and drink bill depending on the package that you choose.

You can also check if they are running any current specials or deals at their specials page.

There is a handy calculator on their pricing page that allows you to get an estimate for all that you would need that we recommend checking out if you’re interested!

LM Studio is such a perfect wedding venue in Chicago for the classic, modern couple that is looking for a little bit of personality in their wedding venue. We absolutely love this space and we love working here, so it’s surely a downtown, Chicago wedding venue that we recommend. If you’re looking to have a modern, unique wedding venue in the heart of the city, we definitely think that you should check this one out. Their team is amazing and you will definitely love this space for your Chicago wedding!

If you would like to know more and get to see this amazing, modern, Chicago wedding venue, you can reach out to them at their contact form, schedule a tour, email them at info@lmstudiochicago.com, or call them at 773-636-5924.

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want to see a real example of a wedding we have worked here?

Check out Michelle and Connor’s wedding feature!

Michelle and Connor had such a beautiful wedding from start to finish, we of course wanted to showcase it!! It was a very warm day in August in downtown Chicago, but Michelle and Connor braved the heat and were able to really enjoy themselves from start to finish. We provided day-of coordination since they were looking for a point-person that could handle their decor and details while they were able to celebrate their love story with both their wedding ceremony and reception at LM Studio Chicago.

Michelle and Connor made it known that they really prioritized coming together and celebrating everything they’ve been through in their relationship. They made sure to curate their wedding details and their wedding day in a way that optimized the time they got to spend as much time together as possible, get the photos that they were dreaming of, and get as much time on the dance floor as possible. It truly was a dream from start to finish!

The girls got ready at the venue in LM Studio’s large wedding suite and the guys were nearby at Hilton Chicago. It was so nice for the wedding party to set up and have that extended time in the morning at the venue so that everything was truly in one place! They didn’t have to worry about any transportation with this too since the plan was to have everything as local as possible.

If you have the opportunity to utilize a wedding suite so lovely and large, it’s definitely more convenient for you to have everything in one place like the ladies had it with Michelle! They really could take their time and relax knowing that they really didn’t have far to go and weren’t going to leave anything behind at the hotel once they set up in the morning. Once hair and makeup was finished, the girls all got dressed and ready for the first looks and photos. Michelle’s sleek dress and long, simple veil really helped tie in the modern, timeless look too.

The couple had planned from the beginning of us working together that they wanted to do a first look for a few reasons. They wanted as much time as possible to be able to spend together, so the first look was a great way to get them together prior to the ceremony! They also wanted to have some time alone after the ceremony before being able to join the cocktail hour, so with doing a first look they were able to get their photos done early and could really allow for lots of time together throughout the day.

The first look and all of their wedding party photos were at Grant Park which was directly across the street from the venue. Connor and Michelle had such a sweet moment together soaking in the fact they were getting married and then also did their personal vows before all of their wedding party photos. Having the photos downtown really helped also have a variety in backgrounds like the nature in the park and the architecture of the city skylines, which we absolutely loved! Fox + Ivory did an amazing job candidly capturing Michelle and Connor’s love while providing a little posing direction to get some of these beautiful shots.

We think the wedding party in all black was a perfect way to make your wedding day feel more modern, classic, and formal. Everyone looks good in black, and black will never go out of style either. If you’re looking for a truly timeless color scheme, going with black may be surprising but it always looks elegant!

Thankfully the wedding party didn’t have to spend too much time outside for the photos either, so they didn’t get too warm too quickly.

Once Michelle, Connor, and their wedding party got back to the venue, they did all of their formal family portraits so they didn’t have to do any photos after the ceremony, and then took some really lovely shots throughout the venue. This was a priority for them so we allotted extra time to make sure they didn’t have to hide from guests before the ceremony!

The ceremony was set in the normal location in the venue right along the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city. They had such a sweet, quick ceremony and then were right off to that time together in the wedding suite while the guests were ushered downstairs during the room flip.

One of our favorite details from this amazing wedding day was that Michelle and Connor hired a live wedding painter to capture their wedding in a unique, fun way. John did a spectacular job painting a moment right after their first kiss and we absolutely loved getting to see the process while the evening went on!

LM Studio is an absolute modern dream wedding venue - they have so many cool features to the space that really make it stand out and we adore. The gold detailing throughout the space makes it really easy to have an accent color, the floral print wall makes it so you really don’t have to dress up the space, the clear chairs are a nice modern twist as opposed to classic chiavari chairs most wedding venues have, and the smaller red, velvety wall makes for an extra spice we love too. LM Studio is absolutely stunning from top to bottom and we loved seeing the space get transformed for the reception!

The room flip was finished with the amazing staff at LM Catering and Flowers for Dreams, and we were able to get started with the reception without a hitch.

One thing we were really working hard to make happen was getting the couple to the dance floor as quickly as possible - Michelle and Connor really didn’t want dinner to drone on and make it feel boring. Thankfully, we were able to move quickly through dinner and shift our plans for speeches in a way that actually got the dance floor open 20 minutes sooner than we expected!! It was absolutely amazing to see Michelle and Connor’s beautifully choreographed dance, thanks to Windy City Wedding Dance, to kick off the dance floor.

The painting was making great progress, the dance floor was on fire the whole night, and Michelle and Connor got to do some fun evening shots outside with the lights and flash photography that also gave them an extra opportunity to have some time cherishing the moment together.

Overall, Michelle and Connor’s wedding day was an absolute blast. They were really able to enjoy each other and truly be present together from start to finish and we are so glad they really got to have so many intentional moments together. We definitely could tell that they were able to celebrate their love story without having a worry in the world! We are so thankful to have been a part in making sure Michelle and Connor could actually have fun on their wedding day without being bogged down by the details and logistics. They were so incredibly sweet and kind and even left us such a lovely review!

Their review: “I had the pleasure of working with Rachel (owner) and Tori (lead coordinator). Both were very professional and easy to work with. They made communication a priority before and during the day of. They assisted with the final walk through, timeline, and keep everyone/everything on schedule. ON my wedding day Tori actually kept us ahead of schedule to ensure we had more open dancing time, something she knew was very important to me. I would high recommend Firmly Rooted events to anyone looking for seamless help on their big day!!”