For the 10th year, Dean Richards’ Sunday Morning Show broadcast live from Treetime Christmas Creations on Pepper Road in Lake Barrington for the annual Treetime spectacular on November 5.
Treetime was even transformed into a ‘Chapel of Love.’ Donned in a full tuxedo, Dean led vow renewals for a handful of couples and officiated a real wedding!
Guests included Dr. Kevin Most, chief medical officer at Northwestern Medicine’s Central DuPage Hospital, performances by the cast of Marriott Theatre’s “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and more. The crowd enjoyed Lou Malnati’s for lunch, chocolates from Anderson’s Candy Shop, music by the Canterbury Carollers and DJ Emily of Toast & Jam.
The show moved to Facebook Live for an hour where online viewers across the country (and the in-store audience) were treated to the magic of The Magic Parlour’s Dennis Watkins and learned that Chicago has an official tartan.
Check out the photos from the morning with Dean, “Elton” Jim Turano and Dave Schwan and their standing room only audience at Treetime.
Photo gallery #1:
Dave Schwan, Elton Jim Turano, Dean Richards at Treetime (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Our Treetime hosts, owners Laurie and Joe Kane with Dean Richards (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
DJ Emily of Toast & Jam (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
The Canterbury Carollers (M. Wells/ WGN Radio) 
L to R: Dave Schwan, Elton Jim Turano, Northwestern Medicine’s Dr. Kevin Most, Dean Richards (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Kaitlyn Davis as ‘Carole King’ in Marriott Theatre’s production of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Dean talking wih actor Kaitlyn Davis (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
The Drifters in Marriott Theatre’s ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ perform at Treetime (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
The Drifters and Dean Richards (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Dean in the Treetime crowd (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Magician Dennis Watkins awes during the Facebook Live hour (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
The Magic Parlour’s Dennis Watkins and Dean Richards (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Gus Noble of Chicago Scots wearing the official Chicago tartan (M. Wells/ WGN Radio) 
Standing room only crowd at Treetime (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Dean and WGN Radio’s sales and promotions coordinator Marlene Wells (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Live broadcast audience (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Singing reindeer at Treetime, the #1 Christmas decoration destination with the most lifelike artificial trees you’ve ever seen (M. Wells/WGN Radio)
Photo gallery #2:
Thank you to Lou Malnati’s for bringing lunch to the audience (M. Wells/ WGN Radio) 
The Treetime audience enjoys pizza from Lou Malnati’s (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Anderson’s Candy Shop passes out sweets to the audience (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Anderson’s Candy Shop gives treats to the audience (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Chocolates from Anderson’s Candy Shop (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Elton Jim Turano and Dean Richards with the special wedding tree made by Treetime (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Happy couples who received vow renewals by Dean (M. Wells/ WGN Radio) 
Couples walk down the aisle (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Two of The Canterbury Carollers participate in the vow renewals at Treetime (M. Wells/ WGN Radio) 
Vow renewals at Treetime (M. Wells/ WGN Radio) 
Even Santa and Mrs Claus participated in the vow renewals (M. Wells/ WGN Radio) 
Vow renewals at Treetime (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Couples kiss after their vow renewals (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Time for a wedding at Treetime! (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Elton Jim Turano walks Melissa Weber down the aisle at Treetime (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Groom Bruce Backe with Dave Schwan serving as Best Man (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Dean officiates the wedding of Bruce and Melissa at Treetime (M. Wells/WGN Radio) 
Dean marries Melissa and Bruce (M. Wells/ WGN Radio) 
L to R: Dave Schwan, the new happy couple Melissa and Bruce Backe, Dean Richards and Elton Jim Turano (M. Wells/ WGN Radio) 
Dean Richards with the newlyweds Melissa and Bruce Backe (M. Wells/WGN Radio)
