Mom: kicking off the wedding-talk in a chicken-themed cafe.

Mom's ring--for inspiration

Site candidate: the Dunsmuir House in Oakland

a little bridge thing

chairs set up for a ceremony

The Dunsmuir House itself

from afar

wild turkey--always festive attendants

Site Candidate: the redwood grove at the Berkeley Botanical Garden

the little amphitheater

Mom checks out the guest-view.

Big trees are cool.

the "aisle"

Conference center for reception

view of outside