Gary & Allie

We're Getting Married!

When

2023-06-17

Ceremony

Chicago, IL, US

Honeymoon

Italy

We're in our 30's, we already own pots, pans, silverware, and towels. Instead we'd love your help making our honeymoon as awesome as possible!

Wishlist

Help us create our dream wedding and honeymoon experience with any amount of donation!

• Hotel night - Florence

  We're staying in the Hotel Duomo Firenze, directly across from the enormous Dome

• Chianti wine tasting

  Paired with some fava beans

• Art and history museums

  We'll be seeing David at the Accademia gallery, The Birth of Venus at the Uffizi Gallery, Renaissance sculptures at the Duomo museum, the Pantheon, and the medieval cities of Sienna and San Gimignano.

• Train

  From Milan to Lake Como, Como to Milan, Milan to Cinque Terre, Cinque Terre to Florence, Florence to Rome, Rome to Home. We aren't renting cars, only trains!

• Wine with dinner

  A bottle of fine wine to enjoy with dinner

• Honeymoon suite

  Upgrade us to a romantic honeymoon suite!

• Dinner

  Probably some fat stacks of pasta

• Lunch

  What do you mean Italian subs aren't actually Italian?

• Breakfast

  Espresso and carbs

• Afternoon snack

  Spare me from the Soylent

• Gelato

  It's only real gelato when it comes from the Gelato region of Italy.

• Candlelit dinner

  That's Amore

• Airfare

  So Gary doesn't make me fly economy basic and sit next to 2 strangers

• Gift certificate

  Tell us what you would do!

• Limo

  AKA Uber for boomers

• Dinner in Florence

  Neopolitan syle pizza at Il Pizzainolo - the best in Florence

• Rome Tour

  City tour to the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, the Parthenon and more

• Colosseum

  Are you not entertained? Our guided tour will skip-the-line tickets for the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Pantheon.

• Tour of Florence

  Horse carriage ride through the medieval streets of Florence

• Mopeds

  Let's give Allie a heart attack

• Appian Way Bike Rental

  E-biking on a 2300 year old Roman Road, past aqueducts, catacombs, and ruins! We'll be biking 35km to Castle Gandolfo

• Hotel night - Rome

  We're staying in Hotel Forum, with a great view where breakfast is served, overlooking the Roman Forum and its ancient columns.

• Hotel nights - Cinque Terre

  We'll be sleeping in a scenic stucco building that's older than our country, overlooking the Mediterranean

• Hotel nights - Lake Como

  "I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. Not like here. Here everything is soft and smooth." - Anakin, on the edge of Lake Como

• Vatican Tour

  Visit the Vatican, St. Peters, the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museum

• Trevi Fountain

  Coins to toss in the Trevi Fountain and espresso at Piazza Navona

Gift Any Amount

Contact Us

Contact Allie Flowers via email

Our Journey

Updates

Say Hello

• We love you! Enjoy your honeymoon!

  Sharon and Tony Hoffman

• Happy Shower :) Wine on us. Love you guys!

  Jimmy and Lindsay

• Congratulations ♥️

  Kelly and Nick Gaydos

• Hope you enjoy a day of biking in Italy. Love, Uncle Frank and Aunt Cindy

  Uncle Frank & Aunt Cindy

• Florence is amazing!! Enjoy. You have to go see David. Totally worth it. For the museums get a guide - you will skip the lines and see the important art and get cool stories, I think Italy is the most romantic country in the world! Love John and Susan, Max and Harrison.

  Susan and John Wallace

• Happy Bridal Shower! I’m so sad I can’t be there! Please say a prayer at the Vatican for your Mimi! I love you both! God bless you both and your Marriage! Love, Mimi

  Margaret Wallace

• Enjoy your honeymoon adventure! Love, Patty

  Patty McCauley

• Happy Bridal shower! We love you so much, we can't wait to celebrate with you in June! YAYYYYYYYYYY WEDDING!

  Brittany, Nick and Nellie

• We LOVE Italy and know you will have the most magical time there. Lake Como is stunning and espresso = life. Happy honeymooning! <3 With love, Martina and Casey

  Martina and Casey Kloss

• We look forward to joining you on June 17, 2023 and wish you years of happiness together. Enjoy Italy! Lyle & Ann

  Lyle & Ann Heidemann

• Lunch and a gelato afterwards? Mmmm! Enjoy! Sounds like an amazing honeymoon! Love and happiness, Uncle Jeff & Aunt Laurie

  Uncle Jeff & Aunt Laurie

• I feel so happy about your life together! Love your story about how you met, Gary's proposal (post haircut), seeing you on Ashland in snaps with Bernie...and much more. Life is good, blessings always.

  Meghan L Munoz

• Congratulations!! We are so excited for you to start your lives together!! 🎉♥️🥂🍾 Love, Mark, Nancy & Mia

  Mark, Nancy & Mia Yarnell