We've talked wedding this and wedding that for almost 2 years and the date is finally near! I've updated this blog with more details for all our wedding guests. So without further ado, here is everything you need to know about the wedding weekend logistics:
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, July 7 at 5:00pm: Rehearsal & Dinner (Iluna Basque, San Francisco)
Those participating in the wedding (you know who you are) are invited. For those who are from out of town, we know there are challenges with this mid-week date and understand if you cannot attend. The rehearsal will be followed by dinner at Iluna Basque with Chef Mattin Noblia of Top Chef Season 6. (He was the somewhat obnoxious, arrogant Spaniard that wore a red bandanna. Now he's my sisters Facebook friend.) Our thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Reynaldo Reyes for hosting this evening of tapas extraordinaire.
Thursday, July 8: No Formal Plans
But if people are arriving on Thursday, let us know since we may have informal events (e.g. mani/pedi, spa treatments, etc.) you are welcome to attend.
Friday, July 9 at 2:30pm: Ceremony (Sts. Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco) Map
Since parking at the church is limited and the city can make tourists easily lost, we plan to provide transportation to and from the hotel. Please fill out the survey at the end of this blog to let us know if you're interested.
6pm: Reception (Hotel Sofitel, Redwood City) Map
Although this should go without saying, the dress code is semi-formal. Children are welcome. And before you even ask... yes, we will have open bar. Unless you get rowdy and we have to cut you off (see wedding party).
Saturday & Sunday, July 10 & 11: TBD
We would like to plan some informal gatherings for those who are visiting from out of town. Please fill out the survey at the end of this blog to let us know your plans.
To give visitors a lay of the land, all events will be taking place in San Francisco or on the Peninsula. Click the map below for directions from the hotel to the ceremony:
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Travel Info
Accommodations
Hotel Sofitel San Francisco Bay (Map)
A block of rooms are being held under Buenviaje-Reyes until June 18. The hotel offers free parking, complementary use of the gym and pool, and a courtesy airport shuttle to and from San Francisco airport. The hotel is in a corporate area so we recommend car rental to access nearby shops/restaurants. Please contact them at +1 (650) 598-9000 to make a reservation or transportation arrangements.
Other Nearby Hotels
Airports (in order of recommendation)
SFO: 15 minutes from hotel
SJC: 30 minutes from hotel
OAK: 30 minutes from hotel
Things to Do/What's Nearby
Rather than list our favorite places to go in the Bay Area, we've created a Google Map and will update it with some of our favorite recommendations for food, entertainment, shopping and also, for the necessities near the hotel.
Let us know if you have any other questions.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
The Hangover
Call the time. It's 8:44pm on Monday, April 12th. While I am still nursing a slight cough and occasionally congested nose, this is physically the best I've felt since around Sunday, March 28 at 11:00pm. Yes, roughly 14 days, 21 hours, and 44 minutes after landing back in the U.S., I finally consider myself recovered from my bachelor party.
I blame my sickness on a perfect storm of conditions -- from that Sunday to Monday night I traveled through four different airports in an already weakened and tired state and ended up sleeping in my hotel room with the air conditioner on full blast. Genius. Cue the foggy head, phlegmy coughs, and congested nose.
But regardless of the aftermath I'll always look back fondly on those bible study sessions that took place in Vancouver that quiet Spring weekend in March of 2010. People nowadays often use the word "epic" to describe things. I may only have an innocent Catholic upbringing but I'm confident in saying you don't know what epic is, son.
Obviously, as retreats go there is a level of confidentiality that I am unable to break. And to be honest, it's all kind of a blur to me. But beyond the fun activities throughout the weekend, I will say that what made me happiest was having my closest family and friends there all having fun.
I'll dive into describing the groomsmen in another blog, but among the other party participants were the guys I hope to always call friends, the cousins I grew up admiring, the cousins I'd stay up until dawn playing video games with, the friends I first drank with, the family and friends I first made stupid decisions with... the list goes on but these are the family and friends I'll remain loyal to and really appreciate them taking the time to celebrate with me this next step I'm taking.
If you expected more details on the actual happenings of the bachelor party, I'm sorry. But to give you some context on what we were working with, here's the penthouse that my groomsmen and party guests hooked up -- all 3600+ square feet, 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, and 3 separate balconies of it.
Use your imagination.
. . . read more.
"Bachelor parties in the US often entail the mass consumption of alcohol, the hiring of a stripper and general rowdiness toward which the bride might not have a positive reaction."
- Bachelor Party via Wikipedia
I blame my sickness on a perfect storm of conditions -- from that Sunday to Monday night I traveled through four different airports in an already weakened and tired state and ended up sleeping in my hotel room with the air conditioner on full blast. Genius. Cue the foggy head, phlegmy coughs, and congested nose.
But regardless of the aftermath I'll always look back fondly on those bible study sessions that took place in Vancouver that quiet Spring weekend in March of 2010. People nowadays often use the word "epic" to describe things. I may only have an innocent Catholic upbringing but I'm confident in saying you don't know what epic is, son.
Obviously, as retreats go there is a level of confidentiality that I am unable to break. And to be honest, it's all kind of a blur to me. But beyond the fun activities throughout the weekend, I will say that what made me happiest was having my closest family and friends there all having fun.
I'll dive into describing the groomsmen in another blog, but among the other party participants were the guys I hope to always call friends, the cousins I grew up admiring, the cousins I'd stay up until dawn playing video games with, the friends I first drank with, the family and friends I first made stupid decisions with... the list goes on but these are the family and friends I'll remain loyal to and really appreciate them taking the time to celebrate with me this next step I'm taking.
If you expected more details on the actual happenings of the bachelor party, I'm sorry. But to give you some context on what we were working with, here's the penthouse that my groomsmen and party guests hooked up -- all 3600+ square feet, 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath, and 3 separate balconies of it.
Use your imagination.
. . . read more.
Spring has Sprung
... and our 100 day milestone has passed. I put it on my calendar with every intention to write a "100 days until our wedding" blog, but totally miscalculated the date and missed it. Whoops.
Now with only 86 days until our wedding (and only 61 days until I graduate!), our true countdown begins. Being so close and surrounded by 20+ fellow engaged folk (the unknown side of business school), I receive frequent inquiries about the pressures of our impending nuptials. "Do you have a ton to do?", people ask. My response explains how many things must be left until the last minute -- ie. once invitations are sent and I actually know who's coming and how many, then the real work begins. Meanwhile, in the back of my head I'm thinking... "I don't have much left to do but Jeng on the other hand..."
You may have noticed a clear imbalance in our blogs as of well... January 31, 2010. Since he publicly aired my nagging about blogs, I decided to stop (kind of). I stopped reminding him to blog (ahem, about his groomsmen), to shop for his shirt and tie, to pick out presents for his groomsmen, to pick out songs... to do the million other things HE has on HIS to-do list. At least I stopped reminding him the traditional way and resorted to how we like to do things -- embracing technology.
I put recurring reminders in his Outlook calendar with deadlines for some key tasks. I hear when his iPhone goes off alerting him of an impending deadline. "Dismiss", he clicks. I created a Google document listing all our wedding-related tasks, large and small. I put his name next to the stuff he has to do and my name next to the stuff I've been doing. You can guess which ones have been checked off. (On a sidenote: I will give him partial credit. In the last two weeks, he checked off one and a half tasks and made sure I knew about it. Like a child looking for affirmation.) I would have bribed him with an iPad but he went ahead and bought one for himself.
Sigh. And so go the woes of being a bride. Yes I am whining. Yes I was/am nagging. Yes it gets tense when our friends ask us how wedding stuff going and I have a disgruntled response about Jeng's slacker ways. While wedding planning was and still can be fun (at times), it is no longer.
I do not want to go bridezilla. I accept that nothing will be perfect and I care less and less about the tiniest of details. In the end, we will be married and we will be going on an amazing honeymoon, courtesy of Jeng's Executive Platinum status. So what if for the first 3 months of our married life, we will live somewhere in between his parents house, my parents house, my sisters condo and whatever hotel he is living in, living out of boxes and suitcases until his tenants vacate his condo? Once that painful hurdle has passed, we will begin building a life together. That should be cool. I wonder though, will I need to make Outlook reminders and Google docs for that?
P.S. As I reflect on what I just wrote, I realize that readers may interpret this passage as emo or just angry. Rest assured, I am neither. . . . read more.
Now with only 86 days until our wedding (and only 61 days until I graduate!), our true countdown begins. Being so close and surrounded by 20+ fellow engaged folk (the unknown side of business school), I receive frequent inquiries about the pressures of our impending nuptials. "Do you have a ton to do?", people ask. My response explains how many things must be left until the last minute -- ie. once invitations are sent and I actually know who's coming and how many, then the real work begins. Meanwhile, in the back of my head I'm thinking... "I don't have much left to do but Jeng on the other hand..."
You may have noticed a clear imbalance in our blogs as of well... January 31, 2010. Since he publicly aired my nagging about blogs, I decided to stop (kind of). I stopped reminding him to blog (ahem, about his groomsmen), to shop for his shirt and tie, to pick out presents for his groomsmen, to pick out songs... to do the million other things HE has on HIS to-do list. At least I stopped reminding him the traditional way and resorted to how we like to do things -- embracing technology.
I put recurring reminders in his Outlook calendar with deadlines for some key tasks. I hear when his iPhone goes off alerting him of an impending deadline. "Dismiss", he clicks. I created a Google document listing all our wedding-related tasks, large and small. I put his name next to the stuff he has to do and my name next to the stuff I've been doing. You can guess which ones have been checked off. (On a sidenote: I will give him partial credit. In the last two weeks, he checked off one and a half tasks and made sure I knew about it. Like a child looking for affirmation.) I would have bribed him with an iPad but he went ahead and bought one for himself.
Sigh. And so go the woes of being a bride. Yes I am whining. Yes I was/am nagging. Yes it gets tense when our friends ask us how wedding stuff going and I have a disgruntled response about Jeng's slacker ways. While wedding planning was and still can be fun (at times), it is no longer.
I do not want to go bridezilla. I accept that nothing will be perfect and I care less and less about the tiniest of details. In the end, we will be married and we will be going on an amazing honeymoon, courtesy of Jeng's Executive Platinum status. So what if for the first 3 months of our married life, we will live somewhere in between his parents house, my parents house, my sisters condo and whatever hotel he is living in, living out of boxes and suitcases until his tenants vacate his condo? Once that painful hurdle has passed, we will begin building a life together. That should be cool. I wonder though, will I need to make Outlook reminders and Google docs for that?
P.S. As I reflect on what I just wrote, I realize that readers may interpret this passage as emo or just angry. Rest assured, I am neither. . . . read more.
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