Wedding Day

Ceremony

Venuti's Ristorante & Banquets

Reception

Winter

Our Wedding

From Joe’s Perspective 

All great stories start somewhere…In our story, I guess you can say it all started with a phone call. First, we should probably talk about how we met. Morgan and I met at Eastern Illinois University through mutual friends (thanks groomsman Robert Mitchell). Now the exact date, time, and place we met is a little blurry. Let’s be honest, I’m sure we were both intoxicated in some type of capacity when that occurred. Let’s fast forward to 2016, what a year it was! The Chicago Cubs won the World Series, choker necklaces made a comeback and Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling” song was all over the radio. Once again groomsman Rob played a pivotal role in bringing us together. Morgan and I texted back and forth with Rob talking about how we would like to go on a date together. Of course I waited several weeks before gathering enough courage to ask Morgan on a date. This is where the monumental phone call came into play. I called and asked Morgan on a date over the phone. We went on our first date in August 2016. After many dates, Morgan and I made our relationship Facebook official on 11/11/2016. After dating for five years, I once again gathered the courage to ask Morgan to marry me on 09/04/2021. If you haven’t caught onto the theme of this story yet, I guess you can chalk it up as “all great things come with time.” Unfortunately, for those who need to know how the story ends, our story is far from finished. However, on 01/06/2024, we would both like to thank you for being apart of the next chapter of our story!

Our Story

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Paige Murray

Brooke Molitor

Taylor Molitor 

Ashley Bobak 

Shannon Daniel

Juliana DePrima 

Jessica Birholtz 

Ricky Giderof

Robert Mitchell

Alejandro Flores

Nick Cleinmark

DJ Cleinmark

Matt Vandenborn

Wedding Party

Please RSVP by November 27th, 2023.You will RSVP using our wedding website. Go to the RSVP tab to respond if you have not done so already.

When do I have to RSVP by?

Yes! There is a hotel block at Eaglewood Resort and Spa. The hotel is 0.6 miles away from Venuti's Banquets. It is a three minute drive. You can find more information about the hotel under our Hotel tab.

Is there a hotel block?

Yes, there will be a shuttle that can take you from Eaglewood to the ceremony. The shuttle will also run at the end of the night to take you back to the hotel. Shuttle Times: 4:10pm and 4:20pm 11:15pm, 11:30pm, and 11:45pm

Will there be a shuttle to and /or from the hotel?

Formal Attire

What is the wedding dress code?

CeremonyJoin us for our ceremony at Venuti's Banquets in the Volare Room. Please be there no later than 4:15pm. Cocktail HourCocktail hour will follow right after the ceremony at Venuti's. Reception DinnerThe reception will begin at 6:00pm in the Venezia Room at Venuti's.

What is the wedding day itinerary?

Q + A

When calling just ask for the reservation department and say the Molitor &amp; Birholtz Wedding Room Block. We have the block for Friday and Saturday, but you are not obligated to stay for both nights. To make a reservation call 1-847-285-6150 or use the link below<a href="https://bookings.travelclick.com/15450?groupID=3775161&amp;hotelID=15450#/guestsandrooms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Molitor &amp; Birholtz Wedding Room Block</a> The cut off date to make a reservation using our room block discount is December 6th, 2023.

Eaglewood Resort & Spa

Hotel

Things to Do

Registry

Morgan & Joseph

Morgan & Joseph

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