LOGISTICS
TRAVEL & STAY
If you're traveling from out-of-town, we recommend staying at one of the following San Francisco hotels:
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All our guests are invited to a Welcome Party at the michelin-starred Mister Jiu's // Moongate Lounge on Friday evening, 6.28.24 (more details under 'Festivites')! Staying in SF allows you to easily Uber / Lyft to and from the welcome party, which is also within walking distance (10-20 min) from the hotels.
TRANSPORTATION
WELCOME PARTY
We encourage you to Uber / Lyft to the welcome party and take advantage of the open bar! Valet service will be provided for folks who are driving.
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THE WEDDING
Guest shuttles will depart from 1 Hotel SF and The Fairmont at 4:15PM sharp. Shuttle service from Filoli back to the hotels will run throughout Saturday evening. Commute time is approximately 45 min without traffic.
If you're not staying at one of the hotels, you can still Uber / Lyft to one of the locations to ride the shuttle.
If you're driving, Filoli has ample parking space.
THE FESTIVITIES
Events
Friday, June 28 |
Saturday, June 29 |
Welcome Party • 8:30 - 11:00 PM
at Moongate Lounge @ Mister Jiu's
28 Waverly Place • San Francisco, CA
Attire: Creative Cocktail
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Kick off the weekend with us at an iconic SF restaurant and cocktail lounge in the heart of Chinatown. Come say hi and enjoy an open bar, tasty bites and a DJ spinning vinyl records. Dress code is Creative Cocktail, so bring on the groovy colors, flair, sparkles and more!
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Wedding • 5:30 PM - 12:00 AM
86 Canãda Road • Woodside, CA
Attire: Summer Formal // Black-Tie Optional
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We can't wait to celebrate with you and see you dressed in your best! From bright colors, to playful prints or glitzy sequins, anything goes - think fun, fancy & festive. Both the ceremony and reception will be outdoors. Expect a comfortable evening (60-70° F) and cooler night (55° F). Please arrive promptly at 5:30 PM.
Welcome to
the Bay Area
She is fairer than others are
Whom they sing the beauty of.
Her heart is a song and a star -
My cool, grey city of love.
- George Sterling
OUR STORY
HE SAID
THE COLLEGE YEARS
Daniel arrives at Brown University from Woodside, California and instantly catches a cold. He misses every orientation event and concludes, this is what nightmares are made of. Looking back, he insists he could hear Elle's piercing laughter through the walls of his dorm room as he tried to sleep and recover.
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Despite the rocky start to his social life, Daniel becomes fast friends with Elle. They officially start dating after a volcano hike while backpacking through Guatemala (with groomsmen Stephen and Max)!
Side by side, Daniel and Elle grow up together at Brown. They graduate and move to San Francisco!
THE BEST SUMMER OF HIS LIFE (JK)
Daniel asks Elle for a "break" on the 4th of July - Independence Day, indeed. He goes to surf camp in Costa Rica, travels through Indonesia with friends, and all-in-all believes the break went very well. Quarter-life crisis complete, Daniel and Elle reunite, better than ever!
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THE NAHKO ERA BEGINS
Enter Nahko. Daniel meets the actual love of his life and nothing but being a dog Dad matters anymore.
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THE PRESENT DAY
After 10 short and splendiferous years together, Daniel and Elle are getting married!
SHE SAID
THE COLLEGE YEARS
Elle arrives at Brown University from Hawaii and settles in two doors down from Daniel. They meet briefly on move in day but she doesn't see him again for the rest of orientation. She thinks he may have dropped out, but turns out he just had a cold.
Elle quickly befriends Daniel despite his lingering symptoms (in sickness and in health, right?). She also crashes what was meant to be a boys trip to Guatemala, (sorry Stephen and Max), and they start dating!
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College passes in the blink of an eye. Elle and Daniel move to San Francisco together after graduation!
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HER STRUGGLE SUMMER
Elle and Daniel break up only two weeks after moving in together. Dating in SF summed up: the odds are good, but the goods are odd. The summer is not going well for Elle. 9 months later, he asks her to get back together by taking her on a trip to Kauai for Valentine's day - well-played, Daniel.
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THE NAHKO ERA BEGINS
Elle would like to point out that they also bought a home together, got engaged and lived through a pandemic.
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THE PRESENT DAY
After 10 long and laughter-filled years together, Elle and Daniel are getting married!
A NOTE ON GIFTS
Celebrating with you is all we could ask for!
If you absolutely insist, we ask
that you give us the gift of laughter (ha!),
by hitting us with your best Toast & Roast.
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So send us a little love note,
but don't forget to throw in some zingers.
We promise at least one of us will think it's hilarious...
EXPLORE SAN
FRANCISCO
FOOD & DRINK
Restaurants
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State Bird Provisions: californian cuisine, dim sum-style service
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Cotogna: the best italian fare in the city
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Foreign Cinema: food, film and fairy lights on a heated patio
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Liholiho Yacht Club: ono grindz
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Wildseed: carnivore-approved vegan food (actually)
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Lily: Vietnamese food like you've never had before
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Deli Board: $22 sandos... that are totally worth it
Bars & Breweries​
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Third Rail: cocktails and jerky tasting flights
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Pacific Cocktail Haven: best cocktails in the city
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Trick Dog: named one of the 50 best bars in the world
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Comstock Saloon: old-timey feel with live jazz nightly
THINGS TO DO
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Alamo Drafthouse: Birth. Movies. Death.
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Church of 8 Wheels: roller skate disco in an 18th century church
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Game Parlour: board game cafe w/ all day play for $7
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Emporium: old school arcade games, music and drinks
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Ferry Building Marketplace: artisanal gifts & food galore
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Golden Gate Park: rent a rowboat at Stow Lake, have tea at the Japanese Tea Garden, visit the bison paddock
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Mission Dolores Park: bring a picnic blanket and just chill
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Get those steps in: Sutro Baths > Lands End > Baker Beach > Presidio (Lover's Lane)
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Ocean Beach Fire Pits: make a bonfire, watch the sunset
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Treasure Island Flea Market: last Sunday of every month!
Or cross the bridge and head to Sausalito & Marin. Drive down south to Santa Cruz, Carmel & Monterey!
MEET THE BRIDESMAIDS
ELISSA
Who says it's hard to make lifelong friends once you're an adult?! Actually, it's really hard, but sometimes you just get lucky. Elle met Elissa a week after she moved to SF and they've been inseparable ever since. Elle considers Elissa her better half - she makes the world's best granola from scratch, created an NFT of Nahko for Daniel's birthday, and even more impressively, parallel parks in San Francisco on hills without fear. She's an inspiration to us all.
NICKI
The only one from high school to actually put those debate skills to use, Nicki is an accomplished attorney providing free legal advice to her friends for life! It's no surprise that she remains, till this day, the group's steady (but passionate) voice of reason. She's patiently listened to and sagely doled out guidance to her friends over the last 15 years without complaint or judgment. Honestly, what more could you ask for in life than a friend who supports you like that?
EMILY
Emily is Daniel's older, cooler, better-looking sister and Elle's future sister-in-law!
She is a brilliant psychotherapist who just completed her doctorate. If you catch her at the wedding, ask to see pictures of her adorable puppy, Winston!
SEGAN
Segan and Elle first became friends through their boyfriends, Daniel and Stephen, who were best friends in high school (catch Stephen in the groomsmen section below)! But over true-crime documentaries, doggy play dates, endless hours of board games, and food, food & more food, Segan and Elle fell in love and are now closer than Daniel and Stephen will ever be.
I guess you could say that the best gift Daniel's ever given Elle, was Segan.
SOFIA
Sof and Elle became fast friends at Brown, where Sof was incredible at everything Elle wished she were good at - applied mathematics, excel, and holding her alcohol like a champ. But with someone as humble, kind and loyal as Sofia, you can't even be jealous. After college, they were roommates in San Francisco, and Elle had the privilege of witnessing Sofia meet, move in with and marry her now-husband in the most beautiful wedding last year!
SOPHIE
Sophie is married to Daniel's little brother, Ted, and is Elle's future sister-in-law!
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Sophie is a yogi and is the only person Daniel trusts to bake him keto desserts, so find her at the wedding for recipes and to get pre-dance party stretches in!
TOMMY
Tommy (along with Debbie & Nicki) became friends with Elvina in 7th Grade during those lovely middle school years. They also joined the debate team together in 10th grade - as if high school wasn't painful enough. The best quote to describe Tommy as a friend, if you should be so lucky: "Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones.” Don't know how anyone can get through life without a Tommy by their side, loving and looking out for them!
STEPH
Steph has only experienced one year of life without Elvina, who is truly the little sister she never had, but also never wanted. Coming from a family of nurses and a soon to be doctor herself, Steph has lovingly put up with medical-related panic texts from Elvina for the better half of three decades. So if you drink one too many espresso martinis at the reception... don't grab Steph, she's off duty. Cheers to 30 yrs of best friendship and at least 80 more - till death do they part!
ROXANNE
Roxanne is Daniel's favorite twin cousin (don't tell Eliza).
Elle loves them both equally.
Roxanne is a foodie, so if you have a chance to chat with her at the wedding, ask her what her record is for most lobsters eaten at the family's annual Lobsterfest luncheon!
DEBBIE
There's no one like Debbie. She's hilarious, confident, always there for her friends, and to know her is to love her. That's why Elvina spends an unreasonable amount of time trying to convince her to move to the Bay Area (to no avail). Being in a long distance relationship is hard, but they have practice - in high school, they used to watch Harry Potter movies "together" while on the phone; now they facetime and make time for visits... that is, until Debbie moves to the Bay Area!
EMMA
Emma and Elle met on the 1st day of college, and the rest was history. Roomies until they graduated, they had the time of their lives, although they spent far too much brain power plotting ways to get Daniel and Kyle (groomsman) to eat junk food and do all the house chores senior year. There's still a rooftop at Brown with "E^2 forever" carved into it! Fun fact: a few years ago, Emma and Daniel discovered they're actually 3rd-4th cousins through 23andme!
ELIZA
Eliza is Daniel's favorite twin cousin (don't tell Roxanne).
Elle loves them both equally. Eliza might attend med school after college, and is already a talented ENT performing gnarly procedures on family and friends. If you dare, ask her about what she's seen inside Daniel's ear...
MEET THE GROOMSMEN
TED
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MORGAN
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JEREMY
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ADDISON
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STEPHEN
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JEREMY
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CHRISTIAN
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MANNY
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ERIC
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KYLE
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JACK
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MAX
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RUSTIN
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