Gallery

February 2011 - Turnabout in high school. Tori changed her outfit at least three times at the last minute and CJ had to borrow Tori's dad's tie (which he hasn't returned yet)

July 2025 - At the Colosseum the day before CJ proposed

September 2021 - GG MaGree at North Coast, our favorite Australian DJ

May 2011 - Palatine High School Prom and a great display of personality

January 2021 - Car rides with Cora, our indoor apartment pup

May 2022 - Memorial Day boat ride with Tori's cousin Will, our officiant!

July 2021 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico vacation

January 2025 - Spin Art Nation with our bridesmaid, Jess

July 2020 - Badlands, South Dakota road trip with Natalie (bridesmaid)

July 2021 - Guadalajara, MX for our friends, Lupis and Matt’s wedding

February 2018 - Back visiting Miami for Tori's waterski banquet

December 2015 - Ice skating at Millennium Park with CJ's nephew, Cooper (groomsman), for the annual Machnik Chicago Christmas trip

Circa 2011 - Two kids in high school

March 2021 - Picnic with our rescue pup, Cora

July 2025 - The day after CJ proposed in Venice, Italy

June 2019 - One of many, many Cubs games

August 2016 - Slighty Stupid and Soja concert at Northerly Island Pavilion

October 2015 - Visiting Tori at college in Oxford, Ohio

August 2015 - The summer we started dating in college

August 2023 - Dancing at Kaela's wedding (Tori's sister & MOH)

December 2011 - Tori's birthday at her grandparents house in Palatine

Circa 2010 - At Tori's dad's house in high school

July 2025 - The day after the proposal in Venice on the photoshoot Tori thought CJ was going to propose on

July 2025 - Gulfoss waterfalls in Iceland

Circa summer 2010 - Scrapbook photos of boat rides on Pistakee

July 2024 - In the Upper Peninsula, Michigan visiting Tori's grandparents

October 2023 - Red Rocks, Colorado before our friends' Kailey and Anthony's wedding

August 2020 - Boat rides on Pistakee with our bridesmaid Jess and Katie and her husband, Zach

May 2023 - New Jersey for Tori's cousin's, Steven and Ashley's, wedding and the middle of a road trip from IL to Florida to Niagara Falls

September 2021 - Lake House for Tori's cousin's, Sam and David's, wedding

September 2010 - Homecoming CJ's junior and Tori's sophomore year of high school

August 2019 - Chicago boat ride for the Air and Water Show practice

June 2022 - Dancing at Tori’s cousin’s, Sam and Dustin's, wedding in Florida

May 2011 - At CJ's junior prom in high school

December 2015 - Tori's 21st birthday (ask her Dad for a funny story)

April 2017 - Sigma Chi formal in Galena, IL. Painting the cooler for this was probably one of the most artistic things Tori has ever done (but it was awesome)

October 2015 - Tori visiting CJ at Bradley for Sigma Chi mixer

May 2017 - Daytona Beach, FL celebrating CJ’s college graduation. We saw a 4 foot shark on the beach… thankfully, on the last day.

July 2016 - Our 1 year anniversary at Bahama Breeze in Schaumburg (RIP)

July 2020 - Morning sunrise at Badlands National Park in SD

August 2022 - Sacred Rose Music Festival

December 2022 - Christmas at Tori's grandparents

July 2021 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico boat ride to the jungle

August 2022 - Geneva, IL for Tori's cousin's AJ and Nathalie's wedding

July 2021 - Guadalajara, Mexico for our friends' Lupis and Matt's wedding

May 2023 - Passing through Washington, DC on our road trip from IL to FL to Canada

October 2023 - Celebrating our friends' Kailey and Anthony's wedding in Colorado

July 2021 - Jungle dinner in Mexico after the best Cirque du Soleil show

April 2022 - Asheville, North Carolina for Conner (groomsman) and Kristie's wedding dancing with Natalie (bridesmaid)

February 2021 - Weekend trip to Holland, Michigan (Cora's first Air BnB experience)

July 2025 - Plitvice Lakes - The reason Tori wanted to go to Croatia

July 2025 - Canals in Venice, Italy

September 2025 - North Coast for Timmy Trumpet

May 2023 - Niagara Falls, CA at the end of our road trip from FL

August 2024 - At our friends' Natalie and Travis' (bridesmaid and groomsman) wedding downtown Chicago

Summer 2016 - Blarney's Island the summer after Tori turned 21 and forgot her ID

September 2024 - Peoria, IL for our friends' Austin (groomsman) and Victoria's wedding

November 2025 - Visiting CJ's brother, Tim (groomsman) for Thanksgiving in Orlando, FL

August 2024 - At our friends' Natalie and Travis' wedding (bridesmaid and groomsman)

December 2010 - Christmas in high school at CJ's parents' house

July 2025 - Rome, Italy

September 2025 - Practicing our looks

August 2024 - Cubs game front row seats thanks to our friend, Ashley

May 2022 - Animal Kingdom at Disney World visiting CJ's brother, Tim (groomsman)

September 2022 - At our friends' Mandy and Adam's wedding

October 2025 - Till Death Do Us Part at Jack's Halloween Pop-Up

August 2020 - The Notch Trail in the Badlands, SD

July 2020 - Outdoor concert at the McHenry drive-in during COVID

July 2025 - Krka National Park in Croatia

May 2022 - Magic Kingdom at Dinsey World visiting CJ's brother, Tim (groomsman)

August 2020 - Road tripping through South Dakota to escape the pandemic

April 2016 - CJ's fraternity formal at Eagle Ridge in Galena, IL

September 2021 - At our friends' Matt and Molly's wedding in Rockford

May 2011 - CJ's junior year and Tori's sophomore year at Prom in high school

September 2025 - Tori's cousin's (Josh and Annel's) wedding in Galena, IL