Your story.
Designed to be felt.
Chicago's most celebrated wedding and event studio. Built on 15+ years of celebrations that leave your people exhilarated they were there.
Published & Featured
People
Lifetime
Martha Stewart Weddings
Hulu
The New York Times
Elle Decor
THE CITYGIRL DIFFERENCE
We don't just plan your wedding.
We design how it feels.
Citygirl Events has been at the heart of Chicago's most meaningful celebrations since 2009. Founded by Sharokina Pazand — who left the corporate world at 24 to build something entirely her own — we bring a rare combination of production mindset, intuitive design, and deeply personal service to every event we touch.
We believe events are a vehicle for sharing your story with the world. So we use color, sound, texture, light, and language to make sure every single guest walks away feeling exhilarated they were part of it. That's the Citygirl experience. And it shows up in People, Elle Decor, and Martha Stewart Weddings.
15+
YEARS IN CHICAGO
500+
EVENTS PRODUCED
Est. 2009
INDEPENDENT & PROUD
We've been in the room for hundreds of Chicago's most celebrated wedding days — and the one thing every single one had in common wasn't the flowers or the venue. It was the feeling. The way the couple was completely present. The way their people felt included in something real. That's what we build toward, every time.
WEDDINGS
Your wedding.
True to you.
PORTFOLIO
A glimpse into
our recent work.
The people behind
every unforgettable day.
THE CITYGIRL TEAM
Sharokina left a corporate career at 24 because she believed she could build something more meaningful than a job title. She started Citygirl Events in 2009 with a production mindset and an intuitive eye for design, and built it into one of Chicago's most recognized event and design houses entirely on her own terms.
Her work has been featured in People, Elle Decor, Martha Stewart Weddings, The New York Times, and on Lifetime's Married at First Sight. Clients consistently describe their first call with Sharokina as feeling like talking to someone they've known for years. That's not an accident — it's the whole point.
MEET THE FOUNDER & CEO
Sharokina Pazand
MEET OUR SENIOR EVENT PLANNER
Alexis is a lead planner at Citygirl Events who works directly with clients from the very first conversation. With over 10 years in the nonprofit sector and 6+ years in event planning, marketing, and design, she thrives at the intersection of strategy and creativity — where big-picture vision meets the kind of ground-level execution that makes a celebration genuinely feel like you.
Her clients describe working with Alexis as feeling seen, connected, and completely taken care of. She builds strong relationships, tells compelling stories through events, and crafts moments that matter to every single person in the room.
Alexis Hutson
Meet your
dream team.
THE CITYGIRL COLLECTIVE
One vision. Built together. Zero ego.
Planning a wedding shouldn't feel like a second job. It should feel like the best creative collaboration of your life. One meeting. One vision. One dream team — from the dress you wear to the flowers your people walk into. All of it, considered together, from day one.
The Citygirl Collective is a hand-selected group of Chicago's most design-forward women entrepreneurs — each a master of her craft, all fluent in the same aesthetic language. Your florist already knows your stationer. Your bridal stylist already speaks the same visual language as your planner. Nobody is starting from scratch. Nobody is working in a silo. The result is a wedding that feels genuinely cohesive — not committee-designed, not Pinterest-assembled, but truly, completely yours.
Real couples.
Real magic.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“They thought of everything we didn’t even know to ask. Every detail felt intentional and handledith care.”
— Amanda K.
“We were able to be fully present and enjoy every moment. It felt like everything just flowed.”
— Nicole T.
“Citygirl allowed us to relax and actually enjoy the entire process. We felt completely taken care of from start to finish.”
— Jori S.
Let’s build something
worth remembering.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Your wedding. Your milestone. Your story. We’ve been doing this since 2009 and we still get excited about every single one.
Let’s talk!