Moretti's Rosemont

Rehearsal Welcome Dinner

Wedding Day

St. Josaphat Catholic Church

Ceremony

River Room at Burning Bush Brewery

Reception

Summer

Our Wedding

Our Story

Here you'll find the photos taken of both our proposal in Clearwater, FL (thank you, Jane Donovan Photography) and our later engagement shoot in Chicago, IL (thank you, Chelsey Joy Photography)! To see photos leading up to this chapter, feel free to also look through “Our Story” tab.

Proposal Photos

Engagement Shoot Photos

Photos

Matron of Honor

Jaclyn Toopes - Shannon's Sister

Bridesmaids

Bridget Kelly - Shannon's Sister-In-LawMegan Davenport - Shannon's CousinEmma Vaughan - Shannon's Future Sister-In-LawCaeli Cleary - Shannon's CousinDawn Plana - Shannon's Cousin

Best Man

Jerry Vaughan - Mac's Brother

Groomsmen

Collin Miciunas - Mac's FriendAndrew Hensel - Mac's FriendMatt Lucas - Mac's FriendDelaney Gardner - Mac's FriendCamren Babbs - Mac's Friend

Ushers

Kevin Kelly - Shannon's BrotherBrian Kelly - Shannon's BrotherRyan Toopes - Shannon's Brother-In-Law

Flower Girl

Clover Kelly - Shannon's Niece

Ring Bearers

Griffin Kelly - Shannon's NephewKade Kelly - Shannon's Nephew &amp; GodsonWilliam Toopes - Shannon's NephewJameson Toopes - Shannon's Nephew &amp; GodsonBrayden Toopes - Shannon's NephewHudson Toopes - Shannon's Nephew

Wedding Party

Registry

Q + A

Last day to book for room block: 6/11/2024

The Westin O'Hare

Travel

Airport Transportation

A complimentary hotel shuttle to/from O'Hare Airport runs 7 days a week from 5am-2am.

Wedding Day Guest Transportation

A complimentary shuttle will be available to transport guests on the wedding day at the following times:1:45pm from the hotel to the ceremony4:30pm from the ceremony to the reception10:45pm from the reception to the hotel (first run)12:00am from the reception to the hotel (last run)

Transportation

Hotel

Guest parking lot available for $34 overnight.

Parking lot available behind the churchor free/non-permit street parking.

Parking lot available behind and in front of the breweryor free/non-permit street parking.

Parking

By the Hotel

Just a few minutes drive from the hotel, the entertainment district is a great spot to walk around, with plenty of restaurants, a bowling alley, movie theater, live music, comedy club, and an outlet mall right next door!

Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District

There's a bridge in the back corner of the hotel parking lot that will take you directly into Dunne Park! There are also forest preserves all around/walking distance from the hotel.

Dunne Park Recreation Center

We can't necessarily recommend the casino since neither of us are gamblers, but it's less than a mile from the hotel, so we figured we'd add it!

Rivers Casino Des Plaines

Stan's is a Chicago staple for some of the best coffee and donuts! Just a few minutes walk from the hotel, definitely check it out. There's also a Starbucks right in The Westin for a quicker coffee option :)

Stan’s Donuts & Coffee

Close to Rosemont, downtown Park Ridge and Edison Park have lots of great restaurants and things to do!

Downtown Park Ridge & Edison Park

In Chicago

One of the best ways to take in the Chicago sights is on a river cruise architecture tour! They have either a 45 or 90 minute tour. Highly recommend!

Chicago River Architecture Tour

North Ave Beach is one of the most popular, but any of the beaches along the lakeshore in Chicago are a fun time!

North Avenue Beach

The Cubs will be away during wedding week, which will actually probably make for a more tame atmosphere if you want to check out Wrigley! The Wrigleyville area is filled with restaurants and bars and is a great neighborhood to walk around!

Wrigley Field

One of the things we love most about living in Chicago is our Lincoln Park neighborhood. The zoo and other nearby sites (check out the Caldwell Lily Pool, too) are great for walking around and exploring. And, it's all free!

Lincoln Park Zoo

Shannon loves any pizza (Mac not so much), but these are our top recommendations for both thin crust and deep dish. There are multiple locations of each throughout the city and suburbs.

Pizza Recs: Lou Malnati's, D'Agostino's, & Pequod's

These are some of our favorite coffee spots in Chicago. They all have various locations throughout the city and you can't go wrong with any of them!

Coffee Recs: Colectivo Coffee, Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea, Philz Coffee, & La Colombe 

Between the Ceremony & Reception

There'll be a bit of a gap time between when the ceremony ends and when the reception cocktail hour begins, so we wanted to give some ideas of things to do in the area!

Hang out and grab a drink/snack in the front room of Burning Bush Brewery. At 6pm, head around back to the River Room for our reception cocktail hour.

Burning Bush Brewery

If you're up for a little nature stroll, check out the river trail! To get there from the brewery, head north on Rockwell St down a couple blocks then turn left on Berteau Ave and you'll see a trail entrance from there.*May not be a great idea for high heel wearers.

River Bank Neighbors Trail

If you want to soak up the (hopefully) nice summer day, Horner Park is a large park and nature area right down the road (to get there from the brewery, head west on Irving Pk Rd, cross the river, and you'll see the park entrance on the right)!

Horner (Henry) Park

On the drive between the church and brewery, Hexe is one of our favorite spots for the atmosphere (large patio), sandwiches/pastries, and coffee.Bonus: they also serve alcohol :)*For a coffee option closer to the reception venue, there's a Dunkin' right down the street from the brewery.

Hexe Coffee Co.

Great spot for drinks/food about a 15 min walk east from the brewery on Irving Pk Rd.Other local bars/restaurants nearby: Laschet's Inn, The Rambler, Grace &amp; Leavitt, and Pete's Place

Shannon & William "Mac"

Shannon & William "Mac"

S&W

Wedding Day

3:00 PM–4:00 PM

Ceremony

6:00 PM–12:00 AM

Reception