Read our engagement story

Need to reach us?
Chris - csantoro@gmail.com
Tom - randar@gmail.com

When
October 1st, 2005
6 years, 232 days, 17 hours, and 7 minutes since the wedding!
 

Where
Ceremony:
St. Mark's Church
1625 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103 (view map)

Reception & Hotel:
Hyatt Penn's Landing
201 S Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19106 (view map)
p: 215-928-1234
f: 215-521-6600
When calling to book rooms, just ask for the Santoro/Simpson wedding rooms to get the group rate.
 

Travel
Airport:
Philadelphia International Airport - PHL (view map)

Rail:
30th Street Station, for Amtrak & SEPTA. (view map)
 

Fun things to do

• Philadelphia Museum of Art (view map)
  Recreate the Rocky scene and run up the steps yourself.
• Independence National Park
  See Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
• Valley Forge National Historical Park
  A nice park, see some original cabins and cannons.
• The Mütter Museum
  A museum of medical oddities. Strange fetuses, abnormal skeletons and more.
• The 9th Street Italian Market
  An outdoor market. Get all kinds of great fresh Italian food here.
• Ortlieb's Jazzhaus (view map)
  Philly's best Jazz club.
• Reading Terminal Market (view map)
  Local Amish vendors, kebabs, all kinds of food and small shops in the terminal area.
• GoPhila.com
  The official tourism website for Philadelphia.
• VisitPA.com
  The official tourism website for Pennsylvania.
• The Independence Visitor Center (view map)
  High-tech visitor center to help you find things to do in Philadelphia.
• Historic Philadelphia @ citysearch.com
  Links to some of the historic sites in Philadelphia to visit.

Restaurants to try

• Pat's King of Steaks (view map)
  The original Philly cheesesteak!
• Rita's Water Ice (view map)
  Right by the Hyatt on South Street, be sure to get a Gelati!
• Ralph's Italian Restaurant (view map)
  The oldest family run restaurant in Philly.
• Dave & Buster's (view map)
  Think giant arcade, restaurant and bar.
• Buddakan (view map)
  Modern Asian cuisine, highly recommended.
• Pagoda Noodle Cafe (view map)
  One of the best noodle & dumpling places in town.
• Federal Pretzel Baking Co (view map)
  Get your Philly soft pretzels here. Chris swears by Wawa pretzels though...
• John's Roast Pork (view map)
  They have cheesesteaks, but come for the Italian roast pork sandwiches.
• La Colombe Torrefaction (view map)
  The best coffee in Philly.