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GULLS AND PICTURESQUE LIGHTHOUSES, WATERFRONT WEDDINGS ARE A GREAT WAY TO SHOW OFF OUR REGION’S BREEZY, BEAUTIFUL WATERWAYS.
DRESS
Stay comfortable in a crisp white dress from J’aime Bridal in Pleasanton that will wear well in the wind, and choose vibrant accessories such as bright blue heels. Bridesmaids will appreciate a flattering navy blue dress from one of the many lines the store carries, or something in pale blue, which looks stunning in photos taken near the water. jaimebridal.com.
VENUE
Have your ceremony at The Lighthouse at Glen Cove Marina in Vallejo (below), with sailboats bobbing in the water and the 1910 white Victorian as your backdrop. Then, dance the night away on the lawn, and stay at the Lighthouse Inn upstairs. thelighthousegcm.com. For another boutique accommodation, choose Joie de Vivre’s Waterfront Hotel in Oakland, on the boardwalk at Jack London Square. Marina and Bay views and yachtlike details such as wood finishing and portholes make this unstuffy spot a charming place to celebrate. jdvhotels.com. Or, also in Oakland, choose between an indoor reception or one outside on the pier at Lake Chalet Seafood Bar and Grill on Lake Merritt. If you’re really daring, arrive or depart from the ceremony via a rowboat or kayak (after March 2015), or a sleek Venetian gondola from nearby Gondola Servizio. thelakechalet.com, gondolaservizio.com.
CAKE Cake Delight in Livermore can craft you a cake with fondant waves in blue ombré. Top it off with a figurine of the happy couple setting sail in a toy boat. For something more neutral, choose seashell-inspired tones. cakedelight.com.
Extra Touch
Invites
Enlist help from the designers at Berkeley’s Twig and Fig, who can customize stationery with octopuses, nautical stripes and maps, and anything else you can dream up together. twigandfig.com.
DECOR Keep it classic with navy
Work with your caterer to set up an oyster and champagne bar, complete with baby bottles of Tabasco sauce. Or order shiny blue chocolate anchors from Gourmet Works in Pleasanton, which are unexpected and provide a little cachet. gourmet works-pleasanton.com.
blue and white, and add boats and anchor details. Or select tones that are more neutral and pair them with plenty of white, suggests Lindsay Noonan of Lindsay Lauren Events in Danville. lindsaylaurenevents.com. D I A B L O W E D D I N G S 51