In addition to our wonderful time with Stephanie and Kyle, Philip and I also enjoyed the sights and sounds of the city.

Nearly all day (Saturday, July 25) Philip and I enjoyed strolling along Michigan Avenue window shopping and browsing many of Chicago’s finest stores. We enjoyed Giordano’s Pizza for lunch, after which I felt like I had a 20 pound weight in my stomach. But it sure was good.

Our whopping 10 inch pepperoni and sausage stuffed pizza at Giordano's. Whew!

After spending all day on our feet, we hitched a free trolley ride over to Navy Pier to watch the evening’s fireworks.

Our beautiful view of Chicago from the edge of Navy Pier.

The following day, Philip and I saw the Real Pirates at the Field Museum and explored the rest of the museum. So many neat things! Including this eerily familiar looking sculpture in the Egypt area…

Do you see the Michael Jackson resemblance too? Or is it just us?

We didn’t have nearly enough time to see everything the museum had to offer, but we’d definitely like to go again next time we’re in the Windy City. I hope “next time” comes again soon.

(Philip, Stephanie…did I leave anything out of these posts about Chicago? Please feel free to refresh my memory if there was a significant moment I forgot to include. You won’t offend. Yes, there’s one moment I intentionally omitted. More on that later. Love you both.)

Liza, a Nashville bridal coach and top blogger over at the Official Maiden To Married Blog, just shared this video of an incredibly unique bridal party entrance. I love it!

I’ll admit. This video put a gigantic, teary-eyed smile on my face. I’m definitely showing this to Philip to see what inspiration we can draw from it.