Only 5 months left! After a very nice and productive vacation there are a few updates I thought it would be nice to post here:

We have made arrangements to reserve a block of rooms at the very lovely Hilton Garden Inn. Rooms are a very reasonable $99 for a double queen or single king. Both options come with breakfast for up to 4 people. The location is very close to the venue and we both highly recommend that our out-of-town guests take a look. For more information or to make a reservation, call (217)529-7171 and tell them you’re calling for the Nation/Corso Wedding Block, or use code NCWED1.

There will be alcohol served at the reception, but if you are drinking you will not be driving home. We have some very big and scary men (myself included) to prevent that from happening. We are working to arrange some sort of designated driver system to prevent any drinking and driving.

The wedding venue is very nice and is very spacious for both the ceremony and the reception. If possible it will be an outdoor ceremony, however since I lived in Illinois long enough to know that you cannot depend on the weather in October it can be easily moved indoors underneath a majestic stuffed moose head (with top hat, this is after all a classy event.)

I was fitted for a tuxedo, and it only took a few minutes. As a reminder to everyone who needs to do the same before October 3rd, the Mens Wearhouse reference number for the event is 5670841.

We have now sampled all the flavors of cupcakes from the Square Peg Bakery that will be at the reception and I can assure you that they are all delicious and that Jolene always outdoes herself.

I made my slightly stressed better half get a pedicure while we were back and I decided to join her.

I really think that blue looks good on me!

– Tony