{"id":53,"date":"2017-08-18T18:39:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T18:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/younameitchicago.com\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2022-05-05T15:16:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:16:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/younameitchicago.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>About Us<\/h1>\n<p>You Name It Events was founded in 2010 with a vision to provide\u00a0the kind of impeccable service that everyone deserves. We care about what you care about: gathering all of your favorite people together to celebrate the joys of life. We are honored when people choose us to walk with them through their life\u2019s most important days and we take that responsibility seriously. (But not too seriously because the best way to work hard is to have fun doing it\u2026) We want to get to know you and want you to know us and know that you can trust us with your most important days. We care about the details, we care about the big picture, we care about the people involved and our work demonstrates that care &amp; professionalism. Every client. 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