15 Chicago Area Wedding Chapels by Rev. Phil Landers of “I Do” Weddings, Ltd.

15 Chicago Area Chapels

Information about all 15 chapels in the Chicago area available for everyone — with maps and links — is brought to you by Rev. Phil Landers, Chicagoland's favorite wedding minister • pastor • officiant.

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The chapel listings are divided into 2 categories:

This is a "live" map! Zoom in — you will discover there are 2 chapels in Naperville and in Hyde Park. Scroll out, north, south, east or west! Explore and investigate.

Click on pointers to get name, address and link to their web site.

Chapels available to everyone, all the time (the BLUE pointers)

The chapels are listed in order of preference.

Maple Street Chapel

200 S. Main St., Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 629-2630 ext. 10
Seats up to 170.
Gorgeous historic church (built in 1860) with tons of wood and stained glass. No center aisle (go up left side and down right side; the center is now where the best seats are). There is a modern building next door that could host a reception for up to 200.
The wedding coordinators are among the very best I work with - a big part of this being ranked #1.

Century Memorial Chapel at Naper Settlement

523 S. Webster St., Naperville, IL 60540
630-420-6010
Seats up to 175.
The wedding coordinators are among the very best I work with - a big reason this is ranked #2.

Hammerschmidt Chapel at Elmhurst College

190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
630-617-6460 (main number is 630-617-3500)
Seats up to 800
Bright, beautiful large chapel on the lovely campus of Elmhurst College

Schram Memorial Museum & Chapel

1799 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, IL 60026
847-657-3461
Seats up to 150
Historic chapel with great acoustics and beautiful stained glass (which can best be seen during daylight hours) representing different religions. Owned and operated by Glenview Park District. (That's me in the picture.)

Old Stone Church at Lemont Historical Society

306 Lemont St., Lemont, IL 60439
630-257-2972
Seats up to 120
Old historical church (built in 1861). There is a center aisle but a railing at front forces couple to go around it to the left or right. (I'm in the picture.) There is no air conditioning. Therefore, they do not do weddings in July or August.

Landmark Chapel

6727 W. 174th Street, Tinley Park, IL 60477
708-429-4210
Seats up to 500
Historic, old church with side balconies. There is no air conditioning.

Lily Holt Memorial Chapel at Lake Forest College

555 N. Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
847-234-3100
Seats up to 240.
Older, historic chapel with no air conditioning (but windows on the side do open.) Beautiful stained glass at front. Faye Kelly is there for both the rehearsal and the ceremony to make sure everything is just right.

Koten Chapel at North Central College

30 N. Brainard St., Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 637-5560
Seats up to 150 — 100 on the main floor, 50 in the balcony.
Built in 1913, renovated in 2006. This is on the campus of North Central College, just east of downtown Naperville.

The Portiuncula Chapel at Mayslake Forest Preserve

1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 850-2363
The chapel itself seats 62. However, two sets of large double doors may be opened to allow additional guests seated outside to witness the ceremony.

Baker United Methodist Church — two options

307 Cedar Ave., St. Charles, IL 60174
630-584-6680
Two options - Sanctuary (seats 350) or the Chapel (seats 75 comfortably)
Beautiful stone church with stained glass. Requires pre-marital counseling (see web page). The sanctuary is used by the church for its regular worship. Photo is of the main sanctuary.

Gaslite Manor Chapel & Banquets

2485 Church Road, Aurora, IL 60504
630-851-2300
Seats up to 160
Newly built, simple but nice chapel across the parking lot from their banquet hall.

Old Central Church at Jacob Henry Mansion

20 S. Eastern Ave., Joliet, IL 60433
815-722-1420
Seats up to 500
Older church, a bit run down, lots of wood and stained glass.

Chapels with restricted availability (the RED pointers)

I have officiated at these two chapels

Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago

5850 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-9202 for Chapel Wedding Coordinator
Seats well over a thousand with a 500' long aisle! It is enormous and beautiful.
Magnificent, huge stone building with stained glass. Towering.
Available to everyone on Sundays. Available only to University of Chicago students, faculty or alumni on Saturday afternoon.

Bond Chapel at the University of Chicago

1050 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-8200 for the divinity school, which handles reservations
Seats up to 300
Perfect acoustics. Gorgeous. 3 stories high -- first story is wood, then stained glass.
Only available to University of Chicago students, faculty, alumni or their children.

Click to view all the places Rev. Phil has ever done weddings at. They, too, have live Google maps with links.

Once you find a place to get married, the next important question is who is going to marry you? Rev. Phil Landers believes that weddings should be fun, not boring — including yours! He does this by:

Telling your love story at your wedding — so it’s personalized, romantic, interesting and fun!
Getting you a complete script 10 days before your wedding — so you know it is organized just the way you want it to be.
Spending more time with you — 3 hour planning meeting, e-mails and phone calls to get the script just right, leading a one hour rehearsal — than any other officiant in Chicagoland.

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— Renee and Alan, Bond Chapel at University of Chicago, Chicago

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