To honor the weekend of Eurovision 2025, we’re kicking off festivities with karaoke. If you’re in town early, come sing your heart out with us!

Is/Was Brewing
5121 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Friday, May 16, 2025
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Street parking is available in the area and ride shares are plentiful.

Hairpin Arts Center
2810 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Saturday, May 17, 2025

4:00 pm Doors open cocktails, antipasto, hugs
5:00 pm Ceremony
Dinner & Party to follow

Dress: your heart out. Feel fabulous. We will be wearing fun cocktail attire. The kind of stuff that would make Tim Gunn gasp a little, in a good way.

Hairpin is a five-minute walk from the Logan Square Blue Line stop. Limited street parking is available and ride shares are plentiful. SpotHero may also have parking options available!

The Sunday after our wedding, we take advantage of Chicago’s incredible parks system with a luncheon at the Loyola Fieldhouse!

Loyola field house
1230 W. Greenleaf Ave

Sunday, May 18, 2025
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: party subs and fellowship

Note: The city does not allow alcohol consumption on this park district property. So be cool.

The CTA runs the L and many buses and it’s great! Google Maps has a “transit” option when looking at routes that will tell you which buses and trains to take. You can get day passes or even just use Apple Pay. CTA info →

If you’re driving around, you can usually find affordable parking with SpotHero →

Tesfa (Ethiopian)

Torteria San Lenchito (the best torta)

Eataly (eatalian)

Red Hot Ranch (burgers/hot dogs/fries/shrimp, all hours)

Quesadilla La Reina del Sur (tacos, totally vegetarian)

Chicago has some of the best museums in the world. Go stare at Seurat paintings at the Art Institute like Cameron in Ferris Bueller, chase monsters around the Field Museum like Tom Sizemore in Relic, or go visit the giant statue of Andy at the Museum of Science and Industry.

If you’re in town early or late, check out what’s happening at The Lincoln Lodge or the Laugh Factory for great local comedy.