The Night Before

Elawa Farm Foundation

Rehearsal Dinner

The Wedding Day

Church of the Holy Spirit

Ceremony

Onwentsia Club

Reception

Note: Times are subject to change as the schedule is finalized

Our Wedding

Airport

Chicago's main airport (ORD) is the easiest way to get to Lake Forest, IL if you're traveling from out of town! Lodging and venues are a quick 30-minute drive from the airport.

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Hotel

This is the recommended hotel for our guests! Book a room at our group rate through the link below by July 4.

Lincolnshire Marriott Resort

Transportation

Shuttles will be available to take groups of people from the hotel to downtown Lake Forest and back. Stay tuned for schedule and details.

Shuttle Buses

Travel

We're excited to share some of our favorite places in the area with you! We encourage guests to head into Lake Forest (via Uber/Lyft) for the day to try some local spots. Additional recommendations around the hotel and in downtown Chicago listed below.

Lake Forest

Food/Drink

Morning: Egg Harbor Café, Hometown Coffee &amp; Juice, LF Juice, Tala Coffee Roasters Midday: Foodstuffs, Duffer’s Pub (golf simulator), Ferentino’s Pizzeria, The Other Door, Tacos el Norte Evening: Le Colonial, The Bar at Deer Path Inn, Francesca's Intimo, The Lantern, Chief's Pub, Disotto

Active

Historic Market Square: Visit the local stores of America's first planned outdoor shopping mall. Highlights include: Lake Forest Booksellers, M on the Square, Lake Forest Shop, Sweets, and Amidei Mercatino. Forest Park and Lake Forest Beach: Enjoy the lake views from the park on the bluff with steep stairs heading down to the beach. Beach access is $25 for non-residents. You can walk from Market Square, just take Deerpath Road East. Golf at <a href="https://www.deerpathgolf.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deer Path Golf Course</a>.

Around Hotel

At the <a href="https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/chiln-lincolnshire-marriott-resort/experiences/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hotel</a>, guests can enjoy golf, pool time and nature trails onsite. Nearby, you can visit Par King miniature golf course and the Chicago botanic gardens.

Downtown Chicago

For city adventurers, some of our favorite things to do downtown include: going to a Cubs game, enjoying the architecture tour by boat and visiting the Art Institute. Interested in a more thorough list? Reach out to Lizzy. Please note: Lollapalooza is the same weekend as our wedding. Prepare for busier crowds and heavier traffic if you'll be in and out of the city.

Things to Do

Registry

Janie West

Will Garside

Madeleine Kennedy

Henry Fauls

Molly Kingsley

Paul Garrard

Neale Madden

Joe Jeffrey

Caroline Matthews

Sam MacKenzie

Marlene McGarrity

Dan Murphy

Mary Harbert Morgan

Dante Pennipede

Wedding Party

We met on the dating app Hinge. The date of the match was December 27th of 2020 and Liam opened the conversation with: “Hey, how was your Christmas?” Little did we know we would talk every day from that moment on. Unfortunately, Lizzy was in South Carolina at the time and wouldn’t be back in Chicago until late January, so the first few weeks of chatting were exclusively via text. After a couple weeks of texting, Lizzy was so eager for real conversation that she proposed a “FaceTime date”. While Liam was admittedly a bit skeptical of a FaceTime date at first, he accepted and the time was set. That skepticism wore off quickly as we talked and laughed for multiple hours (so long that Liam’s phone died midway through). Our official first date was January 21st at Avli Taverna in Lincoln Park. Chicago was still restricting indoor dining at this point, so on that 36 degree evening, we ate and drank in a sidewalk tent that was warmed to ~50 degrees by a handful of heat lamps. The fact that neither of us seemed bothered by the temperature and willingly sat for 3 hours probably tells you all that you need to know. Just 870 days later, we were engaged!

Our Story

Photos

Reminder to RSVP by July 1! Complete the quick online <a href="https://www.liamandlizzy.com/us/lizzy-lynch-and-liam-mcgarrity-aug-2024/rsvp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">form</a>.

Lizzy & Liam

Lizzy & Liam

Photos