Friday May 2 Rehearsal & Dinner

Russell/I have already spoken to most of you about this, but I just wanted to finalize some details about the events for the night before the wedding, Friday May 2nd.

We shall be holding a pre-wedding rehearsal in the backyard of our SF house on 3245 Ulloa Street on Friday, and our families shall be hosting a dinner immediately to follow afterwards that evening. We would like all of you who are involved in the wedding ceremony (the Wedding Party, Officiant, Readers, Ringbearer) to be at our house starting at 4pm.

We shall spend a bit of time to meet and make introductions (for those who don't know each other), to hang out for a bit, and to meet the family. We hope to have our rehearsal started or already under way by 5pm sharp. We don't think it should take too long, and aim to be done by 6:30 or so.

We then have a 7pm dinner reservation for the group, as well as out-of-town guests/family at PPQ Dungeness Island, located in the Outer Richmond District of SF, 2332 Clement Street San Francisco, CA 94121. Everyone who is able to attend dinner has already informed me, so no need to rsvp if you've already called/emailed.

Most out-of-towners said they'd be sightseeing around SF during Friday & will meet up with us at the restaurant for dinner. A few folks have said they would like to come swing by the house early on Friday, check out the rehearsal, and hang out with Corser. Either way is fine with us! If you are going to meet us at the restaurant, here is the MAP of where the restaurant is located. From the Hotel Tomo, just drive the two blocks to Geary Street and head westward down Geary towards the Ocean & into the Richmond District (as we say it, towards "The Avenues"), and make a right on 24th Ave. Clement St is one block north of Geary. There is a parking lot on the next block (i think it's between 23rd/24th) which provides one free hour of parking with restaurant validation.

Registry

Hey all,
People have been asking us, what's up with the lack of registry info, yo? Here's the thing: Russell and I have two residences, and we have pretty much all the necessities we need. So therefore... we would greatly appreciate a cash gift, as this would help us with our bills and necessities and life in general. However, we have also registered at Target Club Wedd for some items that we've got our eye on.
The cool thing about Target is that we get a cute little welcome package that includes coupons for free popcorn and drinks and a 6" wedding cake sample (that one is only available at SuperTarget if you got one nearby). Isn't Target the coolest?
But yeah... "financial aid" is really cool too. Just in case you were wondering...

After-hours Ramen!

OMG we had the best frickin bowls of ramen and robatayaki (i.e. grilled-things-on-a-stick) at Genki Ramen this past Friday, after seeing the Avett Brothers show with our friends. And Genki is open until 1:00am!!!
I'm only mentiong this in case y'alls need some late-night fortification on Friday or Saturday night.
(Isa, it's the same business as Genki Crepes on Clement Street, the one with the mini-marshmallow nutella crepe!)

The Day After The Wedding...

No formal plans yet, but Isa/I were thinking of having a day-after brunch with the cousins. Perhaps Beer Brunch at the Beach Chalet? Here's the link to the website http://www.beachchalet.com/
It's a sweet little place right past the Cliffhouse, down the hill & across from the beach. Russell and I and assorted friends have spent a few lovely sundays here getting our brew on by 11am. I really recommend the Riptide Red ale, while he usually gets the Playland Pale.
Aaaand, they hold backyard barbecues in the Park Chalet, the sister restaurant right in the back facing the Golden Gate Park. Mmmmm...

On The Day Before The Wedding...

It's been a while since I've posted, and realized I better get my butt on this since folks are making plans and booking trips and hotel rooms and whatnot... Here's the deets so far:

ARRIVALS
Isa & Jayson, and Miko & Bea, are getting into SF on Thurs May 1. I believe everyone else is getting into SF on Friday, May 2.

WEDDING REHEARSAL
The wedding rehearsal shall take place in the back yard of our house in SF on Friday May 2 at 4:00pm. Only the wedding party attendants (bridesmaids, groomsmen, parents of the bride & groom, the officiant, etc) are REQUIRED to be there at that time.
However, all out-of-town relatives who shall already be in SF are more than welcome to come over and hang out at our house in SF if you wish to do so. I know some folks would prefer to go sightseeing in SF, while others would like to see family. It is totally UP TO YOU what you want to do. I only ask that you update either me or Isa, so we know if/when to expect you if you come over. We'll be doing the rehearsal out back, but all non-wedding-party folks can kick it upstairs with Corserdog and a couple of champagne cocktails or something.

REHEARSAL DINNER
We are shooting for a 7pm start time for the rehearsal dinner. We haven't made the actual reservations or chosen a restaurant yet. But as before, all out-of-town relatives are also invited and more than welcome to come to the rehearsal dinner. But hey, no worries if you have other plans to hang out with other friends on Friday, please go ahead and do whatever it is that you want to do!
If you ARE going to come to the rehearsal dinner, please let me/Isa know as soon as you are able to (like within the next couple of weeks), so that we can have an idea of how many people to expect and therefore what type of place we should have the dinner at.

AFTER THE REHEARSAL DINNER...
Ummm... I think Russell and I might call it an early night. But if you want to party with the cousins, there's a bunch of places that Joey & I could recommend that are nearby the Hotel Tomo (either a very short cab ride or within stumbling distance).

Haawwwwttt Mess!

DAMN these ladies are FIERCE!!!!

(or trannies...)

Ferry Building Marketplace

One of my absolute must-see/smell/eat/feast places in San Francisco: the Ferry Building Marketplace

From Hotel Tomo, you can take the 38Geary bus all the way thru downtown to the top of Market Street, and hop off once you reach the end at the Embarcadero.

This BLOG (click for link) has an excellent suggestion for a 3-day tasting menu itinerary which you can pick/choose from. Or you can just follow your senses to the next bite. Enjoy the awesomeness that is Bay Area cuisine!