The Lower Garden Gate Entry opens at 5 PM - Please do not arrive earlier than this as the venue will not be open yet. The ceremony will start promptly at 5:30 PM. We kindly request everyone arrive by 5:15 PM to be seated on time for the ceremony. Please feel free to enjoy the Lower Gardens before the start of the ceremony.
Our venue for the ceremony and reception is the Lower Garden of the Japanese Friendship Garden. The "Gold Gulch Parking Lot" is a small parking lot with 27 spots located 450 feet away (2-3 minute walk) from the entrance of the Lower Garden. Guests can also be dropped off right at the entry gate as there is a small turn around large enough for regular sized cars to turn around in. Uber and Lyft are also widely available in San Diego. There are also several public parking lots in Balboa Park where our venue is located. Please refer to this Google Maps for more details: https://bit.ly/3JGSvJB You may also find this diagram helpful: https://bit.ly/32QCKOX
There will be several different tasting stations as we wanted everyone to have the opportunity to try different foods! We will have several different entree options (vegetarian, meat, and fish) as well as several different sides and salads.
No formal dress code. The ceremony and parts of the reception will be outdoors with springtime San Diego temps ranging in the low-high 60s.
We kindly request your reply via the "RSVP" tab of our wedding website by March 30th, 2022. Direct Link to RSVP: https://www.zola.com/wedding/ireneandben2022/rsvp
We kindly ask everyone silence their phones and refrain from taking photos during the wedding ceremony. We have a professional photographer on hand to capture all the special moments and are excited to share their photos with you. Please sit back and enjoy the ceremony!
Because each of you are precious to us, we are respectfully requesting all our guests be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 so we can party all night safely together. The health of each of you is what matters most to us! The ceremony will be outdoors as well as an indoor-outdoor reception. We will also have face masks and hand sanitizer available.