Travel
Hotel
Hilton Garden Inn Lake Forest Mettawa
We have booked a hotel block here, which is 5 minutes from our wedding venue and across the parking lot from the Residence Inn. Please book no later than 8/29/25 in order to get the hotel block rate! When you click the link, you can adjust the pre-selected dates to adapt the length of your stay - you will have the same rate for each night! If guests book enough nights between here and the Residence Inn option, a free shuttle to the venue will be provided by the hotel! Also - it has a swimming pool!
Hotel
Residence Inn Chicago Lake Forest/Mettawa
We have booked a hotel block here, which is 5 minutes from our wedding venue and across the parking lot from the Hilton Garden Inn option. Please book no later than 8/29/25 in order to get the hotel block rate! When you click the link, you can adjust the pre-selected dates to adapt the length of your stay - you will have the same rate for each night! If guests book enough nights between here and the Residence Inn option, a free shuttle to the venue will be provided by the hotel! It also has a pool, and since this is a residence inn, this option includes a kitchenette & a sitting area separate from the sleeping area.
Hotel
Hotel Indigo Chicago-Vernon Hills, an IHG Hotel
10 minutes from venue. We do NOT have a hotel block at this location, but it is an upscale choice if you prefer :)
Hotel
Courtyard Chicago Lincolnshire
15 minutes from venue. We do NOT have a hotel block booked here. Close to a lot of chain stores and restaurants, plus a mall and movie theatre down the road.
Flight
O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
This airport will be the most convenient to the location of our venue!
Train
Blue Line to MD-N
If you are coming from O'Hare, take the Blue Line train toward Forest Park and get off at the Montrose stop. Then, walk 7 minutes to the Mayfair MD-N Metra station. Ride the train 10 stops and get off at the Lake Forest station. You will need to find a ride from there to the Armour House at Lake Forest Academy.
Train
UP-N - Union Pacific North (Metra)
This is the route to take if you are traveling north or south along the North Shore area. We encourage locals to use public transportation! Take this route to the Lake Forest stop, and plan a way to get a ride to the Armour House at Lake Forest Academy from there.