While we do not know where things will be in September, we do plan to keep updates on our website, letting you all know about any changes that may need to be made. We plan to abide by all regulations and policies set in place by the state of Illinois, city of Chicago, Cook County, and our venue. Currently, Cook County has removed the vaccine mandate at this time and our venue is not asking for proof of vaccination at this time. Unless there are any changes, we ask that any unvaccinated guests be prepared to wear a mask while indoors at our wedding, and ask that you take a COVID test before coming. Some of our guests are immunocompromised and we do not wish to jeopardize their safety.
While we would love to have your little ones join us, our wedding will be adults only. We appreciate you making arrangements ahead of time and leaving the kids at home so that you can celebrate with us.
We have a strict guest list to stay on budget. Our wedding is strictly RSVP's only. We will only be able to accommodate those listed on your invitation.
We ask that guests please arrive early for the event so that we are able to proceed on time. Any guests that arrive after the ceremony has started are asked to remain outside or in the lounge area, to not disrupt the ceremony.
Our wedding will be semiformal/cocktail attire. Cocktail dresses, floor length dresses, skirts and blouses, suits, blazers, dress pants and button downs are all welcome. Please avoid wearing white, cream, and ivory. We're not picky! We just want you to feel great! For those that want more inspiration- We will be having a vampy, rock'n'roll, Baz Luhrman, vintage, old Hollywood theme. Theatrical and glam with an edge. We highly encourage having fun with your attire!
Yes! There is street parking available, as well as parking spots by the Metra station.
Please feel free to write in your dietary restrictions on your RSVP so that we can make our caterer aware.
We will be having an unplugged ceremony and will ask that you please put away your phones and cameras so that our photographer and videographer will be able to capture the ceremony without phones in the way. Following the ceremony, however, we highly encourage the taking of photos and videos and will have a google photo account where you can share them, or they can be shared on social media using our hashtag #nickeirastockwell. We are very excited to see all of the photos you take!