the ride to the reception

One of my most favorite parts of the day by far was the trolley ride. The anxiety and butterflies of the ceremony were over and it was time to get the party started with our best friends.

We used Chicago Trolley Company and they were great! Our driver was nice, the trolley was clean, and they navigated the city and our photo destinations perfectly. Highly recommend!

Champagne was popped....

Cigars were smoked by the groom + groomsmen...

And a quick cigar taste by the bride too :)

The guests rode directly behind us on a shuttle bus from Windy City Limo. I highly recommend getting a shuttle for guests, especially if the majority are out of town or not from the city. It reduced a lot of concern & worry about making sure guests got from hotel to church and back. While Windy City Limo was very reasonable pricing and they were on-time, I heard later from guests that the air conditioning was broken and it was warm inside. In addition, the driver sent my coordinator inside the church during pictures to tell us to hurry up because otherwise he'd charge us overtime (we still had 45 minutes left on our block). I lukewarmly recommend Windy City Limo because of these two points.

And while our shuttle guests got where they needed to be, I think we had a better time on our ride.

Coming up..our photo session downtown!