Bay Area Venues - Part 2

Part 1

City Beach - Fremont, CA

This place is not your usual wedding venue, but I think it is a great option for someone that's opting for a huge space, a kid friendly place, and a more casual wedding party. City Beach is used a lot by the surrounding Silicon Valley companies for their events so they have a huge amount of space. They have a lot of luau-type of parties here and you can tell by their Hawaiian decorations when you enter the building.

When you enter, you will see a rock climbing area. This will be open to the public. But once you venture in past the restaurant, the section beyond that will be for your private party only. This includes the Event Area, Interactive Game Hub, and the Garden Patio with the Bocceball Lanes. The ceremony could be held outside under some pretty trellises above the Bocceball area. It's actually quite pretty and they cover the Bocceball lanes for you. Afterwards, the reception could be held inside the Event Area. This place is great for kids because the Interactive Game Hub has a ton of things to distract your little ones, such as pool tables, air hockey, video games, human size chess board, foosball, ping pong, etc. Your guests can also lounge back outside in the Garden Patio area for cocktails, or just to play some Bocce Ball. And if you end your party early, they could always hang out at the Pineapple Bar since that's open until 2am. No need to go Club/Bar hopping. It's all right there!

I really liked this place and even though we didn't pick it, it was always in the back of my mind. Maybe fiance will use it for his bachelor party since he's gone rockclimbing here a couple times.

*I can't find the pictures I took of this place so all pictures are from City Beach*

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Ardenwood Farm - Fremont, CA

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Ardenwood is a historic farm located in the city of Fremont. Who knew that Fremont had all these awesome places? This was another cool place that I got to visit. It is a huge farm that sits on a ton of acres. They have a special area just for weddings.

Here is the Gazebo where the Ceremony would be held.

After the Ceremony, the guests will follow this path to the Reception area.

The Reception is held on the expansive lawn.

Dance Floor

Outside area where your guests can lounge.

Here are pictures of the rest of the farm. These places would make amazing photos!

And of course, you can rent your horse and carriage.

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Has anyone been to a wedding in an Unusual Venue?