The Dawson

Rehearsal Dinner

Welcome Party

The Carter Chicago

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Our Story

Photos

Catherine Streiff

Gabby Mathias

Michela Purcell

Alex Secontine

Kerry Dahlstrom

Miguel Perez Delmonte

Adam Hines

Connor Vass

Davey Eichenlaub

Andrew Shapiro

Wedding Party

Q + A

Our wedding is the weekend of the Chicago Marathon, so please keep this in mind if you are joining us from out of town as the marathon is a very busy travel weekend for Chicago. We encourage you to book hotels as far in advance as possible, as hotels will book up and prices will be higher than usual. We have several hotel blocks listed below, and there are plenty of other hotels or Airbnbs in the city if you prefer to book outside of our blocks, but we encourage you to book early! The marathon is Sunday morning and typically lasts a few hours, so please plan your departures accordingly as there will be road closures downtown.

Hotel Blocks

We have a room block at the Hyatt House Chicago West Loop/Fulton market which is our recommended hotel block as it's approximately 5 minutes from the venue, surrounded by amazing restaurants, and away from the path of the Chicago Marathon! Feel free to book online using the link below with code G-EIDA to get the group rate.Link: <a href="https://www.hyatt.com/shop/rooms/chixl?checkinDate=2026-10-09&amp;checkoutDate=2026-10-11&amp;rooms=1&amp;adults=1&amp;kids=0&amp;corp_id=g-eida&amp;accessibilityCheck=false" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hyatt | Select Room</a>

Hyatt House Chicago / West Loop-Fulton Market

We have a room block at the boutique Emily hotel. We recommend the Emily as it's approximately 5 minutes from the venue, also surrounded by amazing restaurants, and away from the path of the marathon! To book within this block, please use the link below or call 312-345-5336 and reference the Eichenlaub Dahlstrom wedding block. Rooms within this block cannot be booked any later than September 9, 2026. <a href="https://be.synxis.com/?adult=1&amp;arrive=2026-10-09&amp;chain=18855&amp;child=0&amp;currency=USD&amp;depart=2026-10-11&amp;hotel=37742&amp;level=hotel&amp;locale=en-US&amp;productcurrency=USD&amp;rate=2610EICHEN&amp;rooms=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Emily Hotel Chicago - Reservations - Room Availability</a>

The Emily Hotel

We have a room block at the historic Palmer House hotel. Please keep in mind that this hotel is located by the path of the Chicago marathon, so please plan your departures accordingly as there will be road closures on Sunday. This hotel is located less than 15 minutes from the venue. Please book within this block using the following link: <a href="https://book.passkey.com/go/EichenlaubDahlstromWedding" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://book.passkey.com/go/EichenlaubDahlstromWedding</a>

Palmer House a Hilton Hotel

Getting In

We recommend flying into either Chicago O'Hare or Midway airport.

Getting to the City 

We recommend taking the L to the city if you're comfortable! Taking an Uber, Lyft, or taxi are also good options, but can take a long time depending on traffic. Chicago O'Hare: Take the blue line from O'Hare by following signs in the airport saying "CTA/trains to city". The Grand stop will take you closest to the West Loop, and the Clark/Lake stop will take you closest to the Loop. O'Hare is the end of the blue line, so there is only one direction to go (towards Forest Park) - you can't mess it up! Midway: Take the orange line from Midway to the Washington/Wells stop to get you closest to the Loop. Midway is the end of the orange line, so there is only one direction you can go. Use the transit view in Apple or Google maps to determine how to best get to your specific destination via public transit.

Travel

Dress Code

We highly recommend the Chicago Architecture tour! It is the best way to see the city. Here are a few good options:<a href="https://wendellaboats.com/pages/schedule-tickets?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=16390982594&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwwJzPBhBREiwAJfHRndA8GTmg__y7G6EMDbjlpQtwVaV_v7laoioa1I0Z3eoD_n2Os-7qchoC_5IQAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Schedule &amp; Tickets | Wendella Boats</a><a href="https://shorelinesightseeing.com/architecture-river-tour/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20335797522&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwwJzPBhBREiwAJfHRneXnmLLRGaxbTT4z1l1SFKyHCe8-k1Uoednp1h7gP2fAWzSOZv78RBoCSWQQAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chicago Architecture River Boat Tours | Shoreline Sightseeing</a><a href="https://www.architecture.org/city-tours/river-cruise" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise aboard First Lady | Chicago Architecture Center</a>

Check out some of our favorite restaurants close to the venue and around town:Bavette's - River NorthTrivoli Tavern - West LoopGretel - Logan SquareSunda - West Loop/River NorthClub Lucky - Wicker ParkGibson's Italia - River NorthCafe Ba-Ba-Reeba - Lincoln ParkSushi-San - Lincoln Park/River North

And some of our favorite bars...Bub City - River NorthGuiness Open Gate Brewery - West LoopLottie's - Wicker ParkTiny Tapp - RiverwalkRecess - West LoopHalligan (because this is where Grace &amp; Trent met) - Lincoln Park

Grace & Trent

Grace & Trent

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