Osteria Via Stato 620 North State Street • Chicago • IL 60654

At Osteria Via Stato in Chicago's River North, a $750 booking fee covers a six-hour reception, three hours of setup, an on-site wedding planner, a menu tasting for four, Italian cookie favors, custom printed menus, table numbers, votive candles, linens, local parking, and your choice of round tables, rustic farm tables or both, with ceremony and dinner chairs. Your dinner package, from $130 per person, adds a four-hour bar and the meal. On top of that, you'll pay a 4% planner fee, 12% sales tax and a discretionary 18–22% gratuity, plus extras like cafe lighting at $800 per room or coat check at $200 per 50 guests.

Yes, you can have both at Osteria Via Stato, so nobody has to leave the restaurant. Ceremonies take place under the arched entryways for up to 200 guests, with a $750 ceremony setup fee, and your package includes 30 minutes for the ceremony before your six-hour reception. Dinner works for 15 to 235 guests, with round tables, long farm tables or a mix, and ceremony and dinner chairs are included.

Food and drinks at Osteria Via Stato come from the restaurant's own kitchen and bar, with menus built on Chef David DiGregorio's family recipes. For flowers and your wedding cake, the team is happy to recommend Chicago florists and bakeries. For music, they have contacts for DJs, live bands and string quartets, or you can play your own playlist through the restaurant's iPod system, with some restrictions. Specialty linens and AV can be arranged through the restaurant for an extra charge.

At Osteria Via Stato in Chicago's River North, dinner packages run $130–160 per person, and yes, food and beverage minimums apply. The Italian Dinner is $130 with a four-hour full bar, the Grazing Party is $150, and the Italian Celebration is $160 with a four-hour premium bar. Add the $750 booking fee, $750 for ceremony setup, a 4% planner fee, 12% sales tax and an 18–22% gratuity at your discretion. Brunch and lunch cost less, with a seated Italian brunch at $44.95 per person for at least 25 guests. Extra time is $1,000 per 30 minutes. You'll pay 25% at booking, 25% 60 days out and the rest three business days before.

Osteria Via Stato gives you 30 minutes for your ceremony, a six-hour reception and three hours of setup. Every event has to wrap by midnight, with all guests out by 12:30am. If you want more time, it's a $1,000 room fee for every 30 minutes. Brunch and lunch weddings get a four-hour reception and two hours of setup, ending by 3pm.

Osteria Via Stato is a River North Italian tavern where you can marry under the arched entryways and stay for dinner, with tiled floors and wood-beamed ceilings setting the mood. The menu draws on Chef David DiGregorio's Italian heritage and family recipes with local, seasonal ingredients, and guests choose their entree at the table on the day. An on-site wedding planner, a tasting for four and Italian cookie favors come with your booking fee. The space works for 15 to 235 guests, and there's a dedicated package for weddings of 50 or fewer.

Yes, Osteria Via Stato has Intimate Wedding Celebrations for 50 guests or fewer at $150 per person, plus tax, gratuity and an administrative fee. That includes five hours of bar service with a prosecco toast, passed hors d'oeuvres, family-style antipasti, a second course chosen by each guest and ricotta cheesecake, with round or long farm tables. A host bar on consumption brings it to $90 per person. Your ceremony needs to wrap by 4:30pm, and a two-tiered cheesecake for cutting is $150 extra.