Once you received your invitation, you will be able to RSVP on our website by scanning the QR code on your invitation.
We will be having our ceremony and reception at the beautiful Thornhill Education Center at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois.
We are hoping to have our ceremony outdoors. If the weather is not suitable for the event, we will move the ceremony indoors. This will be followed by an indoor reception.
We are having a daytime wedding. Ceremony begins at 10 in the morning. We recommend to arrive at the venue starting at 9:45am. Our reception will end at 3 in the afternoon.
Yes, there is parking available at the venue. Parking will be free. Please inform the gate attendant you are a guest for our wedding and the attendant will direct you on where to park.
We will have brunch buffet served at our reception. We also have options for various dietary restrictions and diets. Please let us know in advance when you RSVP if you have any dietary restrictions and we will accommodate as best as we can. We will have an open bar with select beer, wine, and juices. There will be no cash bar available.
Due to limited seating arrangements, we are only able to accommodate guest named on the invitations. We hope you can understand and we appreciate your support of our union.
We have room blocks available at the Chicago Marriott Naperville Hotel for our guests. Please directly call Marriott Reservations at 1(800) 228-9290 or (630) 505-4900 on or before Monday, June 5, 2023 to make your room reservations. Identify yourself as part of the Sarangay/Peñaflorida Wedding Block group staying at the Chicago Marriott Naperville, located at 1801 N Naper Boulevard, Naperville, IL 60563-1554. All reservations must be guaranteed with a major credit card. The hotel will not hold any reservations unless secured by credit card. Chicago Marriott Naperville Hotel 1801 North Naper Boulevard Naperville, Illinois 60563 1-630-505-4900 King Room - $169.00/night Queen-Queen Guest Room - $189.00/night
No, please plan to provide your own transportation to the venue. Ceremony and reception will be in the same location and free parking will be available.
Semi-formal. Feel free to dress in garden/semi-formal attire for the wedding. We recommend to dress according to the weather for the day as we hope to have our ceremony and cocktail hour outdoors. Men are welcomed to wear barongs. Feel free to bring extra comfortable clothes to change into if you plan on exploring the arboretum after the reception.
Guest are welcome to wear barongs, which is traditional filipino wear for special occasions. Guest are also welcomed to participate in a money dance, which is a cultural tradition at many wedding receptions in where guests offer the newlyweds cash ($-$5) to dance with them. But also feel free to dance with us for free.
We welcome guest to take and post pictures from our wedding on social media. The only exception is during our ceremony as we have our professional photographer and videographer to capture the ceremony, so you can sit back, relax and enjoy it with us. Please tag us or use our wedding hashtag if you upload any photos/videos so we are able to see them as well.
We are registered through Crate & Barrel and Amazon. You can find our registry on our website under the Registry tab.
Please feel free to contact (847) 644-7905 if you have any more questions.