Alter Brewing + Kitchen

Friday Night Welcome Dinner

Mayslake Peabody Estate

Wedding Ceremony

Parkers' Restaurant & Bar

Cocktail Hour & Dinner

Cocktail Hour and Hors D'oevres

Dinner

Our Wedding

Locations & Parking Info

Alter Brewing Company - Friday Night Welcome Dinner

Alter Brewing is located across the street from the Oak Brook Shopping Center (it is not part of the shopping center) There is parking attached with complimentary valet on the weekends

Mayslake Peabody - Ceremony

Will Be updated shortly

Parkers' American - Cocktail Hour & Dinner

Parkers' American Restaurant has attached parking with complimentary valet

Other Details

Cocktail hour & Dinner Details

Hors d'oeuvres will be served during the cocktail hour We will post a menu for both cocktail hour and dinner about one week prior to the event if anyone is curious Drinks for the evening are on us

Anything we should know for attire?

We suggest that men wear a suit or dress shirt with tie and women wear a dress of any length or dressy separates. (If anyone is curious our colors are ivory/green/gold, the maid of honor is wearing dark green)

Photos

We're planning to do our first look and couple pictures prior to the ceremony so that after the ceremony we'll be able to take some nice group pictures with all of our friends and guests. We were fortunate enough to get a second photographer for several hours and would love for everyone to take advantage after the ceremony if you'd like to get a nice photo with your family or significant other or besties. For organizational purposes, if there's a specific picture you'd like to be part of please send us a message

Indoor/Outdoor 

Ceremony - indoor Pictures following Ceremony (weather permitting) - outdoor Cocktail Hour &amp; Dinner - indoor with outdoor patio

Q + A

His Story

The first time we met was a special one. It was on a field of battle [ultimate frisbee], and as I was making my cut I heard a loud &#8220;Yeep! Pick!&#8221; behind me. I panicked! Since I thought someone died, and I don&#8217;t like paperwork - but instead, something happened that would change my life for the better.
 
As I turned around, I saw the most amazing woman in the world! Dark hair. Green-brown eyes. Bright smile. She motioned me to come back. &#8220;Me???&#8221;, I thought to myself, &#8220;I must be the luckiest guy in the world&#8221;. She then proceeded to explain something to me, but I was so distracted &#8211; every word was flying into one ear and flying out the other. I think she caught on, since, in an annoyed tone, she asked me if I &#8220;got it?&#8221; I nodded, not knowing that this little event would stay with me for the rest of my life.
 
From there on, as people say, the rest was history. Cats, burned down house, move in together, dogs, playing some frisbee [not proposing for eight or so years, but who is counting], and then proposal during our annual &#8220;Uncooler 2023&#8221; tournament. She is the hardest working person that I know and goes all out from even little things like making sure that our wedding invitations had a raised gold font, to coaching and helping people learn to play frisbee. She does it so well, that even during proposal she refused to turn around to communicate downfield since she was the &#8220;mark," and &#8220;the mark doesn&#8217;t turn around and talk to the mid-mid&#8221;.
I&#8217;m happy to spend the rest of my life with her.
 
[PS. Please let me know what &#8220;pick&#8221; means &#8211; I still don&#8217;t know and too scared to ask]

Her Story

Pick:
Noun
1) an act or the right of selecting something from among a group of alternatives. 
"take your pick from our extensive menu&#8221;
 
2) BASKETBALL
an act of blocking or screening a defensive player from the ball handler.
 
3) ULTIMATE FRISBEE 
a violation in the sport of ultimate frisbee that occurs whenever an offensive player moves in a manner that causes a defensive player guarding (3.E) an offensive player to be obstructed by another player.
 
&#8220;I met Alex when I was guarding him at frisbee. He kept running me through other players. He says I yelled at him, I say that I just called a pick&#8221;
 
I remember meeting Alex at our local ultimate frisbee pick-up group. I'm not sure how I was somehow matched against a 6 foot 4 inch guy - my guess is he had never played before, so his friends had him guard the lady on the other team.
At any rate after being run through groups of people at least a few times, I loudly called out &#8220;pick,&#8221; to stop play as per the rules of the game. 
 
He says I yelled at him. 
 
To be fair, I do remember that day and remember getting frustrated. But I was also dating someone else at the time.
 
A few weeks later, I was very suddenly single. 
 
And that was the day I remember really meeting Alex. I had the foresight to get dumped in my apartment parking lot, only a few minutes walk from the local Fox and Hound where everyone had met up after ultimate. 
 
I remember sitting on the floor with my good friend Tony to let him know what had happened.&#160; And then, the tall, blonde guy from ultimate was sitting next to us.&#160; 
 
I don't remember if I actually knew his name then, but I was just surprised that he had joined us and was offering his sympathy. 
 
I remember the next time we went to Fox and Hound after frisbee. It was starting to rain and when he saw my car he waited for me with his umbrella and walked me in. 
 
And I remember dinner the time after that. It was a different restaurant and there were maybe 10 of us all at one big table. 
 
I remember at one point in time Alex had gotten up (I knew his name by then) so I stole his seat. When he came back, I remember that I pretended to be him and he responded by pretending to be me. My impression of him was basically &#8220;Hi, I'm Alex, I'm tall and ride motorcycles.&#8221; (My impressions of him have only gotten worse). I remember ordering a White Russian and was happy to let him have a sip since he said he'd never had one before. 
 
Dinner finished, most of our friends were headed across the street to play pool at the Fox and Hound, but I was headed home to work on homework for my residency program. Alex and I stayed back, talking for a bit. We were ALMOST the last two to leave when a third friend came out of the bathroom and we all went our separate ways.
 
At 10:21pm that night, I was working on my homework when I got the following message: 
 
&#8220;Hey Lisa, you left before I could ask you. Would you like to grab dinner sometime this or next week? [Would have loved to do it in person, but you bailed]&#8221;
 
I didn't know how to respond, so I texted Tony&#8230;who just so happened to be sitting right next to Alex. 
 
You can guess what happened next. 
 
In the almost nine years that Alex and I have been together, I am constantly amazed by what a wonderful man he is. 
 
He makes me laugh every day. He is not only incredibly caring but beyond generous to not only myself but everyone around him. He's incredibly brilliant and thoughtful and dedicated in everything he does.
 
I don't think I'll ever have enough space to write about all the wonderful ways he's supported me, challenged me or surprised me over the years. But I think this one email he sent to our frisbee team last year sums it all up
 
&#8220;All,
I'll keep this short:
 
What: Due to benefits listed below, I've decided to propose to Lisa [+ I'm tired of paying rent to the landlord]
 
When: Aug 5th @ 11am
 
More Detailed Plan:
Photographer gets there at 10:40am
- The plan is to do it at 11am:
- If there is a game, we call a quick timeout - I do business
- If it's a break/bye - I do business
- We go take a few additional pictures till 11:40am, somewhere locally.
 
[If it's a good time, we should probably ask the photographer to take a picture of the whole team. I just want to mindful to the other team, if it's mid-game]
 
Why:
- Tax benefits 
- Joint estate
- Health Insurance
- Personal physical therapist [and if I yell loudly, available 24/7]
 
Does she know: most likely yes + she will murder me if it doesn't happen "soon" (please send help)
 
What I need from you: 
Nothing really; since we still don't know the schedule - I'm not entirely sure how to plan for this.
If there is a game going on, I'll just ask one of you to call a time out. Otherwise, we improvise on the spot.
That's all, 
Alex&#8221;
 
To this day, I still feel blessed that he picked me

Our Story

Photos Info

Officiant - Josh Mang

Maid Of Honor - Chrissy Erzig

Best Man - Kyle Rebechini

Wedding Party

Travel

Brookfield Zoo

30 minute drive from the hotel
 
8400 31st St, Brookfield, IL 60513
Open 9:30am - 6:00pm
Admission: Adults $30 / Children (under 11) $21
 
https://www.brookfieldzoo.org/

Morton Arboretum

Beautiful arboretum with 16 miles of hiking trails, children's garden, maze gardens, and art exhibitions. 20 Minute Drive from the Hotel 4100 IL-53, Lisle, IL 60532Open 7:00am - Sunset$17 adult / $12 children https://mortonarb.org/

Katherine Legge Memorial Disc Golf Course

Beautiful 18 hole course in the middle of lovely parkPark includes paved walking trails, playground, and dog park About 15 minutes from hotel 5901 S County Line RdHinsdale, IL 60521

Central Park - Oak Brook Park District

Small 9 hole course with disc rental Approx 10 minutes from hotel 1450 Forest Gate RdOak Brook, IL

Activate Oak Brook

Interactive gaming experience. Each room has a different adventure for you to jump, climb, run, and problem solve your way through 15 minutes from the hotel Recommended to book time online; must wear gym shoes$30 per person on weekends 1600 16th St Unit 6, Oak Brook, IL 60523Fri 10:00am - 11:00pmSat/Sun 9:00am - 11:00pm https://playactivate.com/oakbrook

TopGolf, Naperville

Golf gaming experience for all ages 30 minutes from hotel $40+ per bay, per hour 3211 Odyssey Ct, Naperville, IL 60563Fri/Sat 9:00am - 12:00am https://topgolf.com/us/naperville/

Things to Do

Registry

Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center

3500 Midwest Rd, Oak Brook, IL

TL:DR
If interested in a hotel room, please text Lisa by August 14, 2024
 
I have about 10 rooms at the Hilton Oak Brook Resort and Conference Center reserved under my account. Hotels in the area were booking up quickly and we weren't able to get a block. 
 
(Parents &amp; siblings, I already have your rooms set aside)

Lisa & Alex