Chicago’s Foodie Registry!
ATTENTION CHICAGO! Looking for a unique new wedding registry?
If so, definitely check out the new Foodie Registry!
The Foodie Registry was started by newlyweds Ben & Jennifer Reid, after a frustrating registry process for their own July 2008 wedding. They wanted to avoid registering for things they already had or didn’t need, but the requests for a registry kept coming in. As an alternative, they made a list of restaurants they would like gift certificates to and nervously sent that out to their guests instead. They ended up receiving many of the certificates they asked for, providing them with “date nights” for months to come! As a result, the Foodie Registry was born!
The registry is simple – just visit their website to sign up. You create the registry & fill out a brief profile, add the restaurants you’d like gift certificates to, and then spread the word!
After hearing about the Foodie Registry, we decided to attend their launch party last Sunday at Catalyst Ranch. We actually attended this event just for fun, and to start up a Foodie Registry for our own upcoming wedding.
The party featured cuisine from some of the participating restaurants, including: MK, One Sixty Blue, BOKA, Cuatro, Cuna, Landmark, LM, NAHA, N9NE Steakhouse, Perennial, Salud Tequila Lounge, Sunda, and The Drawing Room. We were able to text message a code at each station to add that restaurant to our own registry, which was very cool.
In addition to the restaurants, our friends {and wedding videographer} Ben Mahoney of Ben Mahoney Productions , Stephanie Mueller of Hair that Rocks, My Mojuba, and Scott & Cara from Carasco Photography were all on hand to showcase their services for engaged couples.
In addition to sampling some amazing food, we also enjoyed cocktails by Hum creator and master mixologist Adam Seger and we got to see our favorite wedding DJ, Mary Nisi {Toast & Jam DJs} in action!
We had a wonderful time meeting Ben + the Foodie Registry crew and it was great seeing so many of our favorite Chicago wedding vendors! Definitely a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon after an event packed weekend.
To start your own Foodie Registry, visit their website at www.foodieregistry.com
Here are just a few of the amazing photos from the event, taken by Scott & Cara from Carasco Photography.
You can view the rest of the photos on their blog.
Jennifer & Ben, founders of the Foodie Registry
The fabulous Cara from Carasco Photography 🙂
The talented Ben Mahoney from BMP Productions
And of course, last but not least…..
wedding DJ extraordinaire {& Toast and Jam owner} Mary Nisi with PR guru Liz Kores……
