Wedding Blog

The main thing we’re going for with this wedding is FUN. And also multicultural. We really want the wedding festivities to be a reflection of who we are, and we want to show people a good time…so when it came to planning the rehearsal dinner and day-after brunch, the first thing I thought of was a Chinese Dinner and Bagels n’ Lox Breakfast. Sadly, finding a location for a bagel brunch in San Francisco is kind of hard…so we’re just going to have a regular brunch. However, we still really liked the idea of having chinese food for dinner.

Planning the rehearsal dinner has been kind of funny. Seeing as how Mr. Cream Puff’s parents are Chinese, they know all the great authentic Chinese places in the bay area. However, we also have to consider the fact that the majority of the out-of-town guests are from my family, so feeding a bunch of Jews shark fin soup and sea cucumbers might not go over well. Plus, most of their favorite restaurants are in Oakland Chinatown, and we couldn’t ask people to come all the way from the city to Oakland for dinner.

Then we came across this place, which is right smack in San Francisco’s Chinatown:

The second we walked in the door, I fell madly in love. It has an old touristy San Francisco Chinatown feel–totally kitchy and fun.

And…it has KARAOKE! I am thrilled. Beyond thrilled. We get an entire room all to ourselves:

Okay, so the food is not authentic Chinese. It’s totally white-people-tourist-food. But that ought to please my family just fine (because although they say they are adventurous, I’m not really sure that they are). The other benefit of eating here is that it is a mere block from Golden Gate Bakery, maker of the world’s best Don Tot, my most favorite Chinese dessert (it’s like a custard with a delicious DELICIOUS buttery, flakey crust), which we will be bringing in for dessert.

In addition, it’s right in the heart of Chinatown, and within walking distance from the hotel we blocked rooms at…which means we can walk there from the hotel, through the famous Chinatown gate. I’m super excited to share San Francisco with our guests. This is going to be so fun!!

(this picture from here)

After dinner, we can walk around Chinatown!

Now that most of the plans are set, I am starting to get really, really excited. Last week while I was in Oregon visiting my parents, my mom and I went shopping and got our rehearsal dinner outfits. Here’s my dress (not me, haha–photo from Nordstrom):

So excited!!