New Venue and City Selected!

Due to various factors, Mike and I decided to shift the wedding location from Chicago to Madison.

The logistics of communicating with venues and caterers in another city has been slightly difficult even with the extraordinary assistance from Joan and Rita. We feel that folks have plenty of reasons to visit Chicago besides attending a wedding but may not think about visiting the lovely city of Madison.  Since we live here, we will be able to guide you around town while you're here for the wedding!

 We found a cute and unique venue for the ceremony and reception - the Madison Children's Museum!  We will host the ceremony on the rooftop and dine in the art studio on the second floor. The dance floor also has a human hamster wheel!

Rooftop

Next step is to secure a caterer!

We might have a venue selected!

We hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth of July!

Mike, Greg, Scott, Joan, and Andrew Relaxing on the Fourth

Mike and I are just starting our wedding planning with great help from Joan and Rita! Rita and Scott took us to Elawa Farm yesterday for a peek as a possible venue.

Elawa Farm - Lake Forest, IL

I had my doubts about the site at first because it seemed that we would have to handle a lot of the logistics on our own.  However, seeing the farm in person and chatting with the curator convinced us that this is the perfect place!  We will be discussing details with Elawa Farm soon!  Wish us luck on securing this venue!

Elawa Farm Georgian-style Hay Barn

More about the history of the farm here.