The two dates with the most marriage proposals are Christmas Eve followed by Valentine’s Day. Ideally planned for those newly engaged couples on March 2, the West Suburban Wedding Showcase is a free event co-hosted by WeddingPro’s  Best of Weddings Hall of Fame venues Hotel Arista and CityGate Grille.

This year’s Showcase will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Sunday in March at the Hotel Arista Grand Ballroom, 2139 CityGate Ln., in Naperville’s CityGate Centre.

Exhibitors will include local florists and photographers, linen, lighting and draping providers, entertainment and more. Tours with the Hotel Arista’s team of experts will be available to view many indoor and outdoor wedding and event spaces throughout the 31 acres of CityGate Centre. Attendees also can view Hotel Arista guest rooms and suites, and Arista Spa & Salon which offers bridal party services.

Advance registration at HotelArista.com is encouraged; all registrants will be eligible for special gifts and prizes from the hosts and exhibitors.

Hotel Arista is Illinois’ only Forbes-Rated and AAA Four Diamond hotel outside of Chicago. As an 11-time winner of theknot.com Best of Weddings, it has Hall of Fame status on the popular wedding planners’ site. It also is 10-time winner of WeddingWire’s Couple’s Choice Award. Its Grand Ballroom, Santorini Room and Cyprus Room & Terrace accommodate intimate micro-weddings to elaborate weddings for up to 300 guests.

CityGate Grille is a USDA-Prime steakhouse restaurant and event venue. Its six theknot.com Best of Weddings Awards earned its spot in the site’s Hall of fame. It also earned a WeddingWire Couple’s Choice Award in 2022. CityGate Grille’s Terrace Room has floor-to-ceiling windows looking out to a paved patio surrounded by native grasses, ideal for an indoor-outdoor wedding experience for up to 180 guests. The adjacent pond is a popular ceremony site.