Address: 3905 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Date: October 14th, 2017
Ceremony begins: 3:00pm
Website: http://irishbistro.com/
Reception will be in the same location immediately following the ceremony!
Food will be traditional Irish fare, served buffet style!
Appetizers:
Dinner entrées:
Sides:
Driving? There is a small free parking lot next to the Irish Bistro, on the corner of Lincoln Ave and Byron St. Street parking is usually easy to find in the area as well. Street parking on Lincoln Ave is metered, but the residential side streets are free and do not require a permit. Check the signs on the street to make sure you are not in a no-parking zone.
However, this is Chicago, so parking availability is never guaranteed! For that reason, we recommend car-pooling, taking public transit, hailing a cab, or using a ride sharing service such as Uber or Lyft.
We've decided to offer a discount code for the Lyft ride-sharing app. Install the Lyft app on your phone and use our discount code BUZZYCJ2017 for $10 off your ride! (Only works once per person, on Oct 14-15.) This is by far the easiest option to get from your hotel to our venue and back again.
Click here for instructions on how to use the code!
Want the full Chicago experience? Take the L train! The Irish Bistro is located a few blocks from the Irving Park Brown Line CTA station. If you are coming from Downtown, hop on the Brown Line train heading towards Kimball, and get off at the Irving Park station. Train rides are $2.50 per ride, and they're fun!
Due to a number of reservation restrictions, we have not reserved a block of hotel rooms. Chicago has dozens of great hotels, and AirBNB is very popular as well. Any location in the Downtown/Loop area would be great, as well as anything north of Downtown. We do have some recommended hotel suggestions below.
We already own all of the decor, furnishings, and kitchen gadgets we could ever ask for. As such, instead of a traditional gift registry, we have opted to create a HoneyFund registry. Your presence is the best gift we could ask for. But, if you wish to do so, you can contribute to our HoneyFund page, to help us pay for activities and experiences on our honeymoon.
The night before the wedding (Friday, October 13th), C.J. and most of the wedding party will be performing in an improv comedy show called Hitch*Cocktails. Buzzy will also be running lights and sound effects for the show. Hitch*Cocktails is an improvised thriller in the style of Alfred Hitchcock, with a built-in drinking game. The actors must drink cocktails while making up a Hitchcockian suspense movie, based on an audience suggestion, on the fly!
The show has been running in Chicago for over 5 years, and has been named "Best Improv Troupe" by the Chicago Reader in 2016 (as well as earning the "runner-up" position in 2015 and 2017).
If you plan on being in town Friday night, and you're interested in checking out the Chicago comedy scene, or if you just want to see C.J. and the wedding party get sloshed on stage, please join us! (Warning: not for kids!)
Location: The Annoyance Theater, 851 W. Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL
Time: Friday @ 10:00pm
Tickets: $20
