Nice park for a white wedding?
April 24, 2008 12:18 PM Subscribe
Anyone know a good park in the south bay (California) in which to get married?
My partner and I want to get married this fall. We want to do it in a public park within about 20 miles of San Jose. (We want this because we want a nice outdoor area, and a fairly low price tag.) We want about 75 guests, a pretty outdoor area, and preferably an indoor/covered area to retreat for food and music. We're fairly recent arrivals and don't know all the parks in the area that well. The parks website basically says "we won't help you on the web, call us so we can make it special." We're hoping to have an idea of what park we want to reserve before we go to them, and rather than drive to every park we can find on google maps, checking them all out in person, I thought I'd ask if anyone has any suggestions for parks that we might want to look at.
Oh, and on a related note, anyone know a jeweler willing to do a little custom work in the same area?
My partner and I want to get married this fall. We want to do it in a public park within about 20 miles of San Jose. (We want this because we want a nice outdoor area, and a fairly low price tag.) We want about 75 guests, a pretty outdoor area, and preferably an indoor/covered area to retreat for food and music. We're fairly recent arrivals and don't know all the parks in the area that well. The parks website basically says "we won't help you on the web, call us so we can make it special." We're hoping to have an idea of what park we want to reserve before we go to them, and rather than drive to every park we can find on google maps, checking them all out in person, I thought I'd ask if anyone has any suggestions for parks that we might want to look at.
Oh, and on a related note, anyone know a jeweler willing to do a little custom work in the same area?
It's about 40 miles away, so maybe a bit far, but I know someone who got married at the Berkeley Faculty Club. No, music by Peter Yarrow isn't included.
posted by MrMoonPie at 12:27 PM on April 24, 2008
posted by MrMoonPie at 12:27 PM on April 24, 2008
The Rengstorff House at Shoreline Park in Mountain View might meet your needs.
Or how about the Gamble Garden Center in Palo Alto?
posted by not.so.hip at 1:20 PM on April 24, 2008
Or how about the Gamble Garden Center in Palo Alto?
posted by not.so.hip at 1:20 PM on April 24, 2008
My wife and I got married at Mount Madonna County Park, just south of San Jose near Gilroy. It is a beautiful setting (a small stage in a redwood grove) and dirt cheap. The site would handle 75 people (including less mobile guests) without a problem, and has a large covered picnic area where we held an informal reception. The only negative is that it is a bit of a drive (30 min) from where your guests probably live or would stay in a hotel if they are traveling from out of town. Here's the info on weddings at Santa Clara County Parks.
As for the jeweler, we got a custom-designed ring at Diamonds of Palo Alto and found the service and the price to be good.
posted by cholstro at 4:37 PM on April 24, 2008
As for the jeweler, we got a custom-designed ring at Diamonds of Palo Alto and found the service and the price to be good.
posted by cholstro at 4:37 PM on April 24, 2008
I attended my friend's wedding at Hakone Japanese Gardens in Saratoga just a few weeks ago, and it was really beautiful. It's a mini-botanical garden and you can reserve the time before the public is allowed in so you have the place all to yourself. It's got nice flowers, a creek, a bridge, etc. Plenty of places to take photos, and they had around 100 seats and an "entryway" for the bride.
Here's the website
http://www.hakone.com/
posted by tasty at 6:44 PM on April 24, 2008
Here's the website
http://www.hakone.com/
posted by tasty at 6:44 PM on April 24, 2008
I don't know if you can get married at Rosicrucian Park, but if I were getting married it's something I'd look into. I love the gardens there.
posted by oneirodynia at 10:53 AM on April 26, 2008
posted by oneirodynia at 10:53 AM on April 26, 2008
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posted by Bella Sebastian at 12:24 PM on April 24, 2008