San Diego is basically heaven on earth, and the weather is completely perfect at all times. Except sometimes in May, where a marine layer rolls in (‘May Gray’). We’re optimistic that we will have a warm sunny day, but we’d advise that when the sun goes down, it can get a little chilly, so bring a light sweater or jacket. The wedding and reception are indoors.

Lots! San Diego Zoo. The port. Aircraft Carriers. Food. PetCo park. Get in line for Hall H two months early!

It's really close. Like a 10 minute cab ride. If you're coming from LA, consider the train.

We've got two hotel blocks booked: Hotel Solamar (close to the wedding) and Hard Rock Hotel (farther and party-er). Details are on the homepage of the site.

The main website page has the venue address. If you don’t know how to use Google Maps to navigate to the venue, we feel sad for you, and we will teach you how to use it.

If you get into town on Thursday evening, we're doing a super casual Rehearsal Pizza Party at an Airbnb near downtown. It's not family-only, and it's not much of an actual rehearsal. But it is actual pizza. Details on the main page of the site.

The wedding will start at 5:00pm. We are hoping to do most of our photos before then, so our wedding party will be asked to be ready a bit earlier than that.

Oh, there will be dancing. So much dancing will happen. We will add a spot on our website where you can request your favorite dance songs. Just be clear that there will be no country music played at our wedding. None whatsoever.

We have to turn off the music at 11:00. That said, we will likely take the party to the streets afterward. The venue is on the outskirts of the delightful Gaslamp Quarter, which is full of bars and restaurants (and sailors for all the single ladies) that could easily help us carry on with the party. We are staying at the Hard Rock Hotel, and that’s another option for continued revelry.

Please feel free to bring a +1. Just make sure they aren’t a crazy person (unless they’re crazy in a good way). Just be sure to indicate your +1 when you RSVP, so that we have an accurate head count. Our venue isn't huge, so the sooner we know, the better.

Yes, absolutely! At least one of us loves kids. A lot of people are coming from out of town and not bringing kids, but we have a game plan if you do. If you’re worried about being able to let loose and have fun/your kids having a meltdown because it’s past their bedtime, we’re confident that we can find a very trustworthy babysitter from Lisa’s parents’ church congregation (Mormon teenaged girls are super used to babysitting, and they’re highly competent and reliable). They could watch your kid(s) for the whole night, or we’re sure we could coordinate so that when Kiddo starts getting tired, the babysitter could get them and take them back to the hotel room til you return at the end of the night.

Please contact us directly for more information and guidance – the earlier the better.

We sure have. We are registered at Crate and Barrel and at Amazon.com. We also have a 'honeyfund' - eg 'money to pay towards excursions on the honeymoon. We’ll continue to update the website as we make progress. But seriously, your presence is our present. Seriously.

This is a more 'secular' schedule - 5pm-11 pm. Food, speeches, drinking, dancing. No receiving line, or church. As of right now the ceremony itself will be at Luce Loft. The ceremony won't be at the beach since San Diego isn't letting us, so that's still being worked on. Stay tuned.

TACOS. But mostly, tacos. Catering is being brought in by a food truck (which can't park outside, but is totally a real truck). Tacos.

If you are a vegetarian, then we didn’t mean to invite you. It is clearly too late for us to rescind, so please feel confident that you can get vegetarian tacos or sneak out for a quick bite at one of the many restaurants near the venue. We've locked in a vendor - so let's seriously talk about your dietary restrictions.

Cocktail attire and suits will be great. Please wear clothes that you can dance in and look extremely attractive in for photos. If you think you can wear jeans, you should probably ask a second opinion.

Oh, thanks for asking. No.

Wear your dancin’ shoes. We may get married at a grassy park on the San Diego Bay (pending, stay tuned), so stilettos may be less comfortable. The venue itself is concrete and wood. Flats are totally fine and highly supported.

You are welcome to wear any color you damn well please. The bridal party will be in shades of navy and coral. Secondary colors of grey and brass/gold, which is more of a metal than a color. (Might sneak in a touch of orange here or there too).

If you are planning on staying in the urban San Diego area, not really. Tons of hotels, Ubers, etc. If you are thinking of exploring a bit, then yes (La Jolla, Balboa Park, Sea World, etc). If you're asking, in general, if you need a car–that depends on your financial situation, public transportation and lifestyle decisions.

There are approximately a gajillion hotels in downtown that provide easy access to our venue, not to mention our wedding-sponsored hotels, the Hard Rock and TBD. You are a quick walk/Segway/Uber/cab ride away from our venue, no matter where you are in downtown San Diego.

If you rent a car or drive down from North County/Orange County/LA, there is a parking garage literally across the street from our venue. It is the Padres Parkade, and the address is 440 11th Ave, San Diego. There’s a ton of parking in San Diego, and you’re welcome to park anywhere that is convenient for you. If you stay at a hotel, valet costs are about 40-50 bucks per night. Hard Rock and Solamar both actually have bike rentals.

Yes?

Thanks for asking. That’s a great question. Only one of my siblings has completed that full journey during the time that we’ve been dating.

Please be clear that Lisa is not pregnant. This is not a shotgun wedding. Lisa’s aforementioned sibling who recently got married was engaged for just 2 months before he got married. One of Lisa’s sisters got married after 5 weeks of engagement. So really, Lisa and Dustin have put their wedding off for ages. The real question is, why did you wait so long to get married?

There are a lot of places that are meaningful to us. Dustin grew up in the greater Detroit area. Lisa spent her formative years in Oceanside, just north of San Diego. They met in Salt Lake City. Lisa went to graduate school in Seattle. They live in Portland now. Lots of really great options for a wedding location (and Detroit). We chose San Diego because Lisa loves and misses it, and we chose it because it is beautiful and fun and warm and sunny.

Great questions. Our wedding will be a more traditional secular wedding. It will include dancing and we will serve alcohol (sorry Mom and Dad) and we will party til 11:00 at night. There will be walking down an aisle, first dances, speeches, toasts, and slightly ribald merriment.

I really don't know.

I get it. I'm pretty sure it's because she has poor vision.

Nope. I start to smoke and then burst into flames upon entering any house of worship.