Marquee Letter Rental in Merrionette Park: THE CULLINANS in Lights at 115 Bourbon Street
Chicago Flower Wall's marquee letter rental in Merrionette Park spelled the couple's new name — THE CULLINANS — in eleven giant illuminated letters along the foot of the stage at 115 Bourbon Street, in front of the tiered head tables and under the performance hall's stage lights. The company rents marquee letters and numbers for weddings and events across Chicago and the south suburbs.
Eleven Letters, One Surname
The caption on this story is the review the setup gives itself: "Go big or go home!" A surname is the longest word most weddings ever put in lights — longer than LOVE, longer than MR & MRS, longer than any set of initials — and this one runs eleven letters, article included. THE CULLINANS stretches the full width of the stage front, letter after letter in warm bulbs, close enough together to read as one statement from the back of the hall.
That scale is the point of a marquee letter rental in a room this size. 115 Bourbon Street's performance hall is a concert space — high truss ceiling, professional stage lighting, room for hundreds — and a smaller sign would have disappeared into it. Letters built for ballrooms would have read as table decor here; these read as part of the stage.
A Stage Front Instead of a Photo Corner
Marquee letters usually stand off to one side of a reception, marking a spot for photographs. These were placed as architecture instead: a lit baseboard for the entire stage, running under the head tables for the whole night. Behind them, the wedding party's tables climb in two tiers, dressed in white linen with greenery garlands trailing along the front edges, and a curtain of fairy lights hangs behind the top tier.
From the dance floor, the composition layers in a single sightline — glowing letters at floor level, white tables above them, a wall of small lights at the back. Every guest looking at the head table was looking at the couple's name first. In a hall built for performers, the letters effectively put the surname on the marquee, which is where a name belongs in a room like this.
The Floor in Front Is Part of the Picture
The photograph is taken from the polished concrete floor, and the letters' bulbs double themselves in its sheen. That reflection is why the placement works as well as it does in this venue: the open floor in front of the stage is the dance floor and the mingling space, and the letters throw light across it rather than onto a wall nobody faces.
Planning a wedding at a large south-suburban venue and want your name in lights at stage scale? Request a quote from Chicago Flower Wall with your date, your venue, and the full name or phrase — letter count and all.
Where is 115 Bourbon Street?
115 Bourbon Street is a large New Orleans–themed restaurant, sports bar, and live-music and events complex at 3359 W 115th St, Merrionette Park, IL 60803; its performance hall hosts concerts as well as wedding receptions like this one, head-table stage and lighting truss included. Find it on Google Maps.
See the original post on Instagram: @chicagoflowerwallrentals, June 14, 2025