Can I bring a guest?

Your invitation will indicate whether you may bring a guest.

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Can I bring my kids?

Unless they have been invited or are in the ceremony, no. We are making exceptions for some out-of-town guests.

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What time should I arrive at Almansor Court?

4 p.m. sharp, we'll have access to the gazebo area starting then. We plan to start at 4:15 p.m. Please account for L.A. traffic.

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What is the dress code?

Business attire, perhaps with nods to the climate. It will likely be hot so a summer suit or jacket for men.

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What will be on the reception dinner menu for vegetarians and vegans?

Vegetarian dishes will be mixed within the family-style courses, these will be noted on the menus. There is rarely dairy in (Cantonese) Chinese food but we cannot guarantee that vegetarian dishes will be vegan.

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What's the record all about?

The record John proposed with is a 7-inch single of Denim's "Summer Smash." In the indie world 7-inch singles are often the medium of choice, often containing tracks not on albums and including label catalogs and posters and other inserts.

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The couple are big fans of Felt, Denim, and Go-Kart Mozart, all led by English would-be pop legend Lawrence Hayward. They had a mutual Facebook geek-out over "Summer Smash" back in 2009 and the single's personal and broader provenance came up in conversation often when John and Maura began dating.

 

Maura got John the "Summer Smash" cassette single for his birthday. He didn't even know a cassette existed, confirming her own legend as a most thoughtful gift-giver. John finally tracked down a vinyl copy in October 2016, intending it to be a Christmas present. The couple started discussing marriage and the chance at a unique proposal presented itself. 

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For Maura's birthday, John wrote the proposal on card stock and slipped it inside the record sleeve. When she opened the gift, he asked her to check for inserts!

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What's there to do in L.A.?

Whole books are out there on this subject, but these are some of our favorite things:

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• Eat regional Mexican, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese food that you can't find easily elsewhere.

• Watch world-class revival and repertory movie programs at Cinefamily, American Cinematheque, and the New Beverly

• Explore public stairwells in Echo Park and Highland Park

• Tour the mid-century modern homes of Silver Lake and Hollywood, the Victorians of Angelino Heights, and the Craftsman houses in Pasadena

• Take a night drive up Mulholland

• Relax at the Annenberg Community Beach House

• Bike or hike the LA River Path

• Go hiking in Topanga, Eaton Canyon, Mt. Lowe Toll Road, or Runyon Canyon

• Do a bar crawl on a bus or train line. The Gold Line, Red Line, and the 720 bus are faves!

• See a show or go dancing at Zebulon, La Cita, Cafe Nela, the Hi Hat, All Star Lanes, or the Echo

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