4:00 pm - 10:30 pm
4:00 Welcome cocktails 4:30 Ceremony 5:00 Cocktail hour and snacks 6:00 Dinner 7:30 Dance the night away
Hotel
We have a block of 20 rooms reserved here. It's a great location in Downtown Berkeley, next to campus and has access to BART and other public transportation. Please note that you MUST reserve your room by 10/6/25. You can make your reservation at the link below, or by calling (866) 314-6382. Please reference the Sarah and Jerome Wedding Block (Reference # M-UPB9FDF). The block is for 11/7 and 11/8, but they said they could extend the courtesy rate of $249/night (plus tax) for a third night if you want to extend your stay.
Hotel
We also have a block of 20 rooms reserved here. This hotel is right on the water with a beautiful view of the San Francisco Bay. It is further away from public transportation, so you may need to rent a car if you'd prefer to stay here. Please note that you MUST reserve your room by 10/16/25. You can make a reservation below. The block is for 11/7 and 11/8, but they said they could extend the courtesy rate of $189/night (plus tax) if you want to extend your stay.
Ring Bearer
Flower Girls
Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge Take the ferry from Jack London Square in Oakland to the Ferry Building in SF Museums: SF MoMA, DeYoung, Exploratorium Dolores Park in the Mission (and get a burrito at El Farolito)
Visit UC Berkeley's campus Walk around the Berkeley Marina and Cesar Chavez Park Get pizza at Cheeseboard
Walk around Lake Merritt (and stop for a drink and a snack at the Lake Chalet, the site of our second date!) Go hiking or strolling in the Berkeley Hills - our favorite is Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Yes! We have decided to have shuttles leaving from each hotel going directly to the venue in the Oakland Hills. Shuttles will leave the hotels at 3:00. Shuttles will go back to the hotels around 9:00 and when the reception ends at 10:30
Kids are not invited to the wedding. If you need help figuring out local child care, please let us know and we can help.
November in the East Bay is usually still pretty warm. We will be outside for the ceremony, but the sun will set at about 5:00 and it will likely turn pretty chilly. The rest of the reception will be inside.
Formal to semi-formal
Yes, there will be plenty of parking available.
The deadline to RSVP is October 1st.