JUST ADDED: Information about tours of the city on Saturday afternoon!
Rehearsal Dinner
Our families are invited to join us for the rehearsal dinner at 8 p.m. at Lavash Mediterranean Bistro in Embarcadero Center 4.
Getting there: Embarcadero Center is about a mile east of the Union Square area and the Canterbury and Beresford Hotels - an ambitious walk or a short cab ride.
- Map from the hotel
- Driving directions
- MUNI: Walk to Market St. and jump on the aboveground F-Market streetcars heading toward the Bay ($1). Get off at Market and Steuart Streets, just before the MUNI turns right, and walk one block north (left) along Justin Herman Plaza. Embarcadero Center and Lavash will be on your left.
Picnic at the Park
Please join us in beautiful Dolores Park for a picnic lunch, starting at 11:30 a.m. The park features a beautiful view of the city and is a block from the historic Mission Dolores. It's also easily accessible from downtown via the J-Church line of the MUNI light rail system. The picnic will be followed by optional city tours, details to be announced.
After the picnic: Between the picnic and dinner time, our friends Peter and Jeff will be leading walking and biking tours of the city and surrounding area. They're fun guys, so check it out and see if you'd like to join in.
Getting there: For a guided group ride on the MUNI, meet our friends Mike and Molly in the lobbies of the Canterbury and Beresford Hotels at 11 a.m. They will be holding signs, and we promise they'll take good care of you!
- Driving directions
- MUNI: If you wish to take the MUNI on your own, walk to Market Street and enter any underground station (there is one at Powell and Market). Enter the MUNI (not BART!) and take an outbound J, which comes every 15 minutes. A few stops after the J emerges aboveground, you will see Dolores Park to the left. Get off at top of the park (20th and Church Sts.) and you'll see us in the picnic area by the playground.
The Wedding Ceremony
Our ceremony and reception will be at the JJ Brookings Gallery. Cocktails start at 8 p.m., the ceremony begins at 9, and we will follow with dessert and dancing late into the night. (And since one cannot live on dessert alone, you may want to grab a bite before the cocktail reception begins; to help you out, here's a list of all the restaurants within a .25 mile radius of the gallery.)
Getting there: The Gallery is located at 669 Mission Street, between 3rd and New Montgomery Streets. A block from SF MOMA and less than a mile from the hotels, the neighborhood is right across Market Street from the Union Square area.
Definition: creative formal (krE-'A-tiv 'for-m&l)
A variant of formalwear wherein rhinestone tiaras, vintage hats, zoot suits, feather boas and black leather corsets are considered appropriate attire, along with more traditional dark suits and evening gowns.