“Now, as an alternative of claiming, ‘Look, we’re going to get married there.’ We get to say, ‘Look! That’s the place we obtained married,’” says new bride Malika Andrews of Cavallo Level, the 45 acres of nationwide park land on the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. “We’re so fortunate.”
For Malika and her husband, Dave McMenamin, who’re primarily based full-time in Los Angeles, the selection of the place to host their marriage ceremony was a simple one. “We all the time knew we wished to get married within the Bay Space, the place Malika is from,” says Dave. “After we arrived at Cavallo Level for the primary time, it simply felt proper.”
All through the marriage weekend, the festivities featured loads of symbolism and private touches that represented each of their histories. The rehearsal dinner occurred at Sociale, the place Malika’s grandfather went on his first date together with his companion. The Syracuse Spritzes served on the reception nodded to Dave’s alma mater, Syracuse College. And, provided that they each have devoted their lives to sports activities (she’s the host of ESPN’s NBA As we speak and NBA Countdown, whereas he’s an NBA reporter for ESPN), there have been loads of athletic allusions sprinkled all through weddings. Notably, a floriated—however absolutely practical!—basketball hoop on the reception. It was additionally a wink to their meet-cute in 2017 when Malika and Dave had been each assigned to cowl a Knicks vs. Cavaliers sport at Madison Sq. Backyard. Who gained? Malika and Dave, in fact.
On August 24, the marriage occurred at Cavallo Level Lodge in Sausalito, California—a luxurious nationwide park resort with prime views of the bridge. “We had been engaged for 21 months, so we had loads of time to plan!” says Dave, who explains that the couple knew they wished to squeeze in two NBA offseasons to present them sufficient time to plan. “Main as much as the marriage, each Dave and I had been requested on a regular basis if we had been stressed with the large day quickly approaching. And truthfully, we by no means had been,” Malika provides.
After the Friday night time rehearsal dinner (to which Malika wore a strapless yellow midi columnar costume with colourful floral embroidery by Amsale, given the costume code was sundown colours cocktail apparel), Malika’s subsequent “look” the morning of the marriage checked off the “one thing borrowed” custom. She wore the exact same dressing robe her mom wore on her marriage ceremony day in 1992 to prepare. Her bouquet of powdery-colored roses was wrapped in her late grandmother’s handkerchief.