11.11.11: In the nicest location we've been to...ever

What we mean by the title, we seriously mean it. This past weekend on Veteran's Day/11.11.11 Day we went to Naperville at the Hotel Arista just off of I-88 and Route 59. This hotel is known as the Green Hotel powered by all things environmentally friendly, and if you ever get the chance to stay there be sure to enjoy every minute of it. For dinner it starts out with a salad and soup. For the main course it was a choice between the Fillet Migion, a marinated chicken, or a vegetarian dish and it all comes with a side of mash potatoes and carrots. Finally for desert my personal favorite, the red velvet wedding cake seen here in the photo. We had both our lighted booth and our photo booth this night and it turned out to be a wonderful night considering the day this wedding was held at. But all in all a fantastic night of singing and dancing on the all out 11 Day. Congratulations to Matt & Sarah!

10.22.11: Italian & Wacky!

So had to skip my wedding from September because it just so happen to be at the same place as my August wedding so this time we traveled to a different location and familiar to me from back in the late 90s. This is The Empress Banquets in Addison. This location has 3 separate rooms as well as a private room for couples to get ready before the reception. The dinner starts off with soup...I didn't get to see what mine was because I never got to my table in time. Then came the salad, simple and no meat what so ever. The main course comes that night was a chicken marsala with mushroom sauce and vegetables. Finally desert comes with vanilla ice cream and a chocolate sauce. The cake was also given out for anyone and this was a marble cake with vanilla cream and it's a good combination with coffee. This wedding had a lot of surprises including a kid who played for the bride and groom seen here. Congratulations to Anthony & Denise Savino!