Get the party started!!

So, once Josh and Megan have official become husband and wife, the party can officially start! Cocktails will start at 5:30 and the happy couple will be arriving sortly after that to get the festivities underway! Then, there will be much dancing, laughing (only with people, of course!), and making merry!

The festivities will all be taking place at Medinah Banquets in Addison, IL.

Some things that you will notice about the hall:

- It is beautiful and has enough space to dance the night away

- It is owned by the Shriners and therefore contains some Shriners memorabilia in the common areas.

So, you might be wondering, what exactly is a Shriner? You might be thinking, sure, I have seen the Shriners riding around in their little cars and flying carpets in my local parade, but what exactly do they do? Well, Megan found herself thinking the same thing.

Here are some things that she has found out.

-Shriners wear funny hats (called a fez), like this guy -------->

- They really do ride the funny cars in the parades
<------ like these guys

- The Shriners are a great organization that helps thousands of children. The organization runs 22 hospitals around the world. They began treating children with orthopedic problems, but have expanded since then.

- When a child is admitted to a Shriners hospital, the family is not expected to pay anything for the medical care and one way that they earn money for these hospitals is by running banquet halls.

- While Megan and Josh don't know any Shriners personally, here are some Shriners that everyone might know.

Buzz Aldrin, star of Dancing with the stars! (Oh and he did something else pretty significant, too)

Douglas MacArthur, military leader during World War II and the namesake of Megan's elementary school

Here is the church...

At this point you might be thinking to yourself, Megan has told us a lot of random things, but nothing really that important. Well folks, that is all about to change!!



Josh and Megan will be getting married at St. Hubert catholic church in Hoffman Estates, IL.





This is the church that Megan's family has gone to since they moved to the house that Megan grew up in. She made her first communion, reconciliation, and confirmation at St. Hubert and has a ton of good memories being involved with Youth Group during high school.

While the church as changed a lot since Megan was a girl, the new church is beautiful and Josh and Megan are very excited to complete the most important part of the day at St. Hubert!

The food

So, after two delays, we finally tasted the food that we will be serving on the big day.

Megan's main focus was on potatoes and veggies. She used to choose to go to Old Country Buffet when she was a kid just so that she could have a plate of potatoes and now it was a wedding task to be checked off!?! It was great!! Luckily for you, the other participants had a slightly wider focus, so there will also be meat on your plates...

The chicken choice will be (drum roll) Herbed Lemon Chicken. Josh couldn't stop talking about this one!

The beef choice will be... Roast Sirloin! This Megan really enjoyed, very tender and tasted fantastic!

There will also be a steamed vegetable, pasta, marinara sauce combination for all of those who prefer not to have meat!

So, now you can all eat, drink, and watch us be married!