on location and parking

Many of you have recently inquired where exactly the wedding ceremony will take place, whether the reception venue is nearby, and how plentiful parking will be that day. And the thing about pirates (more on that later).

Ceremony location: The beach facing the La Palapa Restaurant

Reception location:: The Del-Mar Room is a separate banquet area owned by La Palapa. It's next door to the restaurant and within a short walk from the ceremony site. It's recognizable by its striped burgundy-and-cream canopy and the steepish climb up the stairs.



Parking: Metered parking is available near the Belmont Olympic Pool building, as well as the ticketed lot leading to the Veterans Pier. You need only pay for an hour's worth because parking is free after 6 p.m.

Please make sure to give yourselves enough time to find parking because....

Pirates: There will be pirate activity.

Nope, it's got nothing to do with the wedding. As part of its summer-long of fun, the Sea Festival* on the same weekend will have several events going on in the Belmont Shore/Veterans Pier area. Among them are an "open-water" challenge showcasing some of the sports in the Beijing Olympics, and a seafood and pirate festival.

Please don't be surprised if, just beyond our wedding arch, stuff like "kidnappings" and "pirate ships" appear on the horizon. Event planners are saying that the following will happen: A “real” Pirate ship will “attack” the pier and a limited number of Pirate ship rides will be available.

See you all in a two weeks!

*For the out-of-towners: The Sea Festival is 'the three-month celebration of everything that makes the City of Long Beach such a spectacular place to live in and visit'. The previous sentence is not our endorsement, but that of the folks organizing these 90 days of whirlygig..ing.