Oct. 2023

The Desenberg Event Center officially opened October of 2023.

1987

The final tenant of the Desenberg building before it became the Desenberg Event Center was Huntington National Bank. The bank occupied the building from 1987-2019.

1985

After the building was repurposed again, it became the Schau-Powell sporting goods store. This store remained in business until 1985 when it eventually shut down.

1950's

In the 1950s, the building was repurposed and became Hooker Glass & Paint Store. This store sold home improvement products and supplies such as paint, wallpaper, mirrors, and more.

Early 1900's

In the early 1900s, the building was bought by a wealthy German family. The family would renovate the Desenberg and continue its life as a store until WWI.

1886

The Desenberg building was built in 1886 to house the Desenberg Grocery Company. Legendary Chicago architect Louis Sullivan and his partner Dankmar Alder designed the building which is now the last remaining Sullivan structure in Michigan.

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Trending Now: Fall 2023 Weddings

Brooke Mulder

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When planning your Fall 2023 wedding, be sure to consider what trends are becoming popular and how you might be able to incorporate some of them into your big day. Every year, new color palettes for each season become big and exciting. The new best thing! Here are our top picks of the newest fall wedding color palettes:

  • Navy & Dusty Orange
  • Burgundy & Grey
  • Dusty Blue & Green 
  • Rust & Orange
  • Wine & Gold

Once you have a color palette in mind for your theme, you will need to focus on ensuring you have cohesive decor. Cohesive from the signs, to the bouquets, to bridesmaid dresses, to the florals. Everything needs to stay on theme and work together. But that doesn’t mean you can’t mix and match styles and fabrics types. We even encourage it! Changing up the fabrics and textures are a great way to make your event POP! Here are a few ideas you should keep in mind when decor hunting for your wedding:

  • Use warm tones & dry florals (pampas grass anyone?)
  • Acrylic signage, everywhere!
  • Wood accents

After picking out some cohesive decor, just be sure that you lay it out how you imagine it on your big day. Keep messing with it until it looks the way you want it. If you feel like something is missing, make sure to figure out what that might be. Sometimes it’s the smallest decor piece that makes the biggest difference. Then don’t forget to snap a photo of the full setup for your setup crew! 

If you love the latest trends like we do, but don’t want your wedding to look like everyone else’s, just know that you set the trend for your big day. No wedding is exactly the same. Every added element is special in some way to making your event perfectly unique. Find your trend!

Brooke Mulder