Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!

Welcome Lunch

LUXBAR

Rehearsal Dinner

The Big Day

Old St. Patrick's Catholic Church

Ceremony

The Drake, a Hilton Hotel

Cocktail Hour

Reception

After Party

Our Wedding

TransportationPlease note that guests will need to drive themselves to both the ceremony and the reception. Parking for Old St. Patrick's is available in a garage at 625 W. Adams Street. More detailed travel information is available on the <a href="https://www.oldstpats.org/parking.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Old St. Patrick's Website</a>. To park at The Drake Hotel, first pull up to the main entrance at 140 E. Walton St., turn on your hazard lights, and you may unload luggage (15-minute limit). The parking garage is one block west at 900 Self Park. Take a ticket, park, then bring the ticket to the front desk for validation before leaving. More information is available on <a href="https://files.thedrakehotel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08_DH_ParkingDirections.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Drake Website.</a> Thank you for planning accordingly—we can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Day of Travel

Q + A

Our Story

Megan has been Keely's best friend since they met at Mommy & Me at age 2! They attended the same schools from preschool to senior year of high school (15 whole years!) and played on many school and club volleyball teams together. It's safe to say they were as close to twins as you could get without actually being twins!

Megan Kulpinski

Jack has been Billy's best friend since high school where they bonded on the same soccer teams. Through the years, Mac has been a reliable friend and advisor for both Billy and Keely.

Jack McAllister

Emma is Billy's older sister and Keely's favorite person to explore London with! Emma has become the sister that Keely has always wanted.

Emma Griffiths

Ethan is Keely's younger brother and has been a good friend and occasional co-worker for Billy. Having grown up together over the last 10-ish years, he has become a brother. 

Ethan Tess

Maeve has been one of Keely's best friends since day 1 of freshman year volleyball camp at Providence. Fun fact - she was baptized during the same baptism ceremony as Billy and was friends with him since they were born!

Maeve Richardson

Jack is Keely's youngest brother and Billy's favorite person to argue with. Similar to Ethan, Billy and Jack have become brothers, often bonding over a shared love of football.

Jack Tess

Gianna has also been one of Keely's best friends since day 1 of freshman year volleyball camp at Providence. She went to St. Mary's with Billy and has known him since they were 8!

Gianna Prucha

Ben is one of Billy's best friends and a former roommate at Wisconsin. Ben and Billy became fast friends sharing a love for Spotted Cow and the Bears. 

Ben Hildebrandt

Elise is one of Keely's best friends and old roommates from Wisconsin. Their strong bond likely comes from having shared a bedroom senior year of college, only separated by a small dividing wall - and then living around the corner from each other for 2 years in Chicago right out of college!

Elise Boudry

Matthew is also one of Billy's best friends and old roommates from Wisconsin. Matthew encouraged Billy to run his first marathon and is always pushing boundaries. 

Matthew Zwinger

Maggie is one of Keely's best friends from club volleyball growing up (thanks Fearless/Lions Jrs.!) and old roommate at Wisconsin. Maggie and Keely were freshman year roommates and then went on to live together for 2 more years in college. Since that wasn't long enough, they now live 3 doors down from each other in Chicago!

Maggie Nolan

Billy and Scott also met on the Providence Catholic soccer team and they've been great friends since. Scott now lives in Madison, providing a very convenient excuse to go back to visit. 

Scott Slocum

Sarah is one of Keely's best friends from Wisconsin. They lived together for 2 years in college and frequently run together along the Lakeshore path now that they both live in Chicago!

Sarah Czupryna

Zack is one of Billy's best friends from high school, having also played on the Providence Catholic soccer team. More recently, he's been a rival with his passion for the Minnesota Gophers and his family's dominance in their fantasy football league.

Zack Landy

Wedding Party

Photos

Guests have access to a block of discounted rooms available at The Drake Hotel where the reception will be. Guests can use <a href="https://book.passkey.com/go/TessandGriffithsWedding" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this booking link</a> to access the discounted rates or call 312-932-4603 and use the code TGW to book a room in the block.

The Drake

If the block of rooms fills up, the Westin is a great option as it is right across the street from Cocktail hour and the reception at The Drake.

The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago

The Hotel Lincoln is close to The Drake while still giving access to activities in the nearby Old Town and Lincoln Park neighborhoods.

Hotel Lincoln - JDV by Hyatt

The Hotel Saint Clair is a more budget-friendly option located just off of Michigan Avenue. You'll have plenty to do nearby in the nearby River North neighborhood.

Hotel Saint Clair - Magnificent Mile

Hotels

Explore Chicago's beautiful riverfront and skyline onboard the iconic Architecture Boat tours.

Architecture boat tour Chicago

Catch an improv show at the iconic Second City. This is a great indoor option in case of unforgiving weather

Second City Main Stage

Another great indoors option - the Art Institute has some incredible collection of art from across the world. This along with the Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum, and the Adler Planetarium have some of the best that Chicago has to offer.

The Art Institute of Chicago

Check out Chicago's beautiful lake front at Oak Street Beach! Walking North or South along the lake front trail will take you down our favorite running route!

Oak Street Beach

Take advantage of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. The Zoo is free to enjoy and is a great way to take advantage of some nice weather!

Keely & Billy

Keely & Billy

K&B

The Big Day

3:00 PM

Ceremony

5:30 PM

Cocktail Hour

6:30 PM–12:00 AM

Reception

12:00 AM–2:00 AM

After Party