Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Dear family and friends, We are so excited to celebrate with you all. It is our hope that we will be able to have our wedding exactly as planned, but we are monitoring the rapidly-changing COVID situation closely and will let you know if any changes are made or any additional precautions are put in place. Your health and safety is deeply important to us. Thank you, and we love you! -Rachel and Chris

Our Wedding

Our Story

It all started with a message on a dating app.&nbsp; Well, but it didn’t - not exactly. Chris and Rachel were both born in Quincy, IL. They both graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 2012, along the way sharing some classes and too many hours in the QHS music department. In 2012, Chris started at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA. A year later, Rachel did too. She asked him some questions about the school before enrolling, and they overlapped in various small ways over the next three years - mutual friends, a couple lunch tables, the college Writing Studio. In 2016 they both graduated. Rachel went home to Quincy and Chris spent the summer in Irvine, CA. But by happenstance, when they overlapped in Quincy that summer, they started spending time together. And then they “matched” - six days before Chris moved to Atlanta. In what could be the plot of a substandard rom com, they went on a date a day for the next six days and said “let’s make it work.”&nbsp; It worked. Chris lived in Atlanta for a year. They spent weekends together exploring the city and took a trip to old St. Augustine, FL.&nbsp; They next adventured to Davis, CA, and then to Sacramento, where they explored the Sierras, the Pacific coastline, and several of the great American cities. Chris racked up law school debt and Rachel worked for Legal Services of Northern California.&nbsp; They found a wheezy five-year old cat on clearance at the local animal shelter, named her Lyra, and fattened her up.&nbsp; In the early stages of the pandemic, they hauled their lives to Albuquerque, New Mexico. They’ve scaled mountains and mesas, taken in high desert vistas and alpine beauty. They took home an eight-week-old, five-pound ball of fluff they named Freya. And on March 25, 2021, on the snowy crest of the mountains overlooking their home, they decided to keep this adventure going for life. Thanks for being a part of our journey. Next chapter: July 2, 2022, back where it all began.

Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

Quincy sits about 311 miles (4 hours and 46 minutes) from Chicago, 137 miles (2 hours and 5 minutes) from St. Louis, and 130 miles (2 hours and 4 minutes) from Iowa City. The closest major airport is St. Louis Lambert International Airport (about two hours from Quincy). For those who do not wish to drive from St. Louis to Quincy, <a href="https://www.quincyil.gov/explore/quincy-transportation/quincy-regional-airport" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cape Air</a> offers connecting flights between Quincy Regional Airport and St. Louis. Guests can also fly into either O'Hare International Airport or Chicago Midway International Airport and take the <a href="https://illinoisrail.org/amtrak_illinois/chicago_to_quincy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">train</a> to Quincy, which makes two 4-hour trips a day. Guests can take a taxi or the L from either airport to Union Station. Cape Air also offers small flights between Quincy and O'Hare. Several other regional airports are nearby, including Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, IA, and Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, IL. If you have any questions about travel, please reach out!

Travel

Things to do in Quincy, IL:- check out Washington Square Park-visit the downtown shops-tour the Villa Kathrine-go for a stroll on the Bill Klingner Walking Trail-view the historic homes on Maine Street-pop over to nearby historic Hannibal, MO Good eats in Quincy, IL:-Tiramisu-Thyme Square-Pickleman’s Pantry-Underbrinks Bakery-Maine Course-Seoul 2 Soul Bistro-Taproom and Cafe-Chick’s on the River-Greek to Me-Thai D’Lish Grab a drink in Quincy, IL:-Quincy Brewing Company-The Fuzzy Bubbler-Electric Fountain Brewing Coffee Bar + Roastery

Things to Do

Registry

The Atrium on Third201 South 3rd StreetQuincy, Illinois We have reserved a block of hotel rooms at The Atrium on Third Hotel in Quincy. The rooms are discounted 15%. If you would like to book one of these rooms, just let the staff know that you are booking with the Foster/Machold Wedding. Other Quincy hotels include the Town &amp; Country Inn and Suites, the Holiday Inn, and the Stoney Creek Inn. There is a limited selection of options available on Airbnb as well.

Rachel & Chris

Rachel & Chris

Registry