Our wedding will be held at The Hotel De Anza, located at 233 W Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113. All of the evening's events will be held there. This historic hotel was a favorite destination for visiting celebrities, political leaders, and prolific musicians, including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, boxing great Jack Dempsey, comedian Eddie Murphy, and jazz icon Cab Colloway. As a significant part of the city of San Jose’s identity, the Hotel De Anza was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
All guests are required to be around the venue grounds by 3:30 pm. This gives you time to park and to find your seat by 4:15 pm. Those who are not inside the venue by 4:15 pm will not be granted entry into the ceremony area. If you happen to arrive late, you will be able to watch the ceremony from the foyer area of the Palm Court Terrace and may enter during the cocktail hour & reception.
Our event will be black-tie optional. The theme of our wedding is "Caribbean Nights", so please feel free to dress to the theme--in other words, feel free to be colorful! The venue has both indoor and covered outdoor spaces, but feel free to bring a light jacket or sweater if you tend to get chilly. We plan on dancing the night away, so please also be sure to wear comfortable shoes or bring a secondary pair of shoes to dance in!
We understand that life is hectic and things may come up! If you have already RSVP'd, please change your submission to "Will Not Attend", and alert Julian or Emily as soon as possible. If you would still like to contribute to our Newlywed Fund (even though you are not obligated to!), we will graciously accept your kind gesture.
Please refer to the "Travel" tab on our website for hotel and logging recommendations. We will have a hotel block for guests at The Hotel De Anza. If you are interested in securing a room with our event block, please check the "Travel" tab for further details.
The Hotel De Anza has open parking that is first come, first serve for hotel guests and wedding attendees. If hotel parking is full, please park in the garages located around the hotel venue. Market & San Pedro Square Parking Garage, Almaden Financial Plaza Garage (overnight parking), Ten Almaden Garage (Non-overnight parking), and San Fernando Street Parking Garage are all a short walking distance to the venue. There is a parking fee Monday-Saturday until 6pm and parking is free on Sundays.
Yes, please! We would love for you to share our celebration using the hashtag, #LaVidaVerde. This way, we can keep track of all the awesome photos our guests capture!
Our wedding is strictly RSVP only and we will only able to accommodate those listed on your invitation. There are no plus-ones allowed. Unless they are listed on the invitation, children are not permitted at the event.
Please refer to our Zola website to access our Registry, located under the "Registry" tab. We thank you for helping us start our new life together!
Please reach out to Emily or Julian for any other questions leading up to the event. For any day-of questions on the wedding day, please reach out to our wedding coordinators, Sandy Ratsachak-Johnson (510) 541-6429 and Adrienne Campbell (510) 660-1240.