Renaissance Walnut Creek

The Rehearsal Dinner

The Ruth Bancroft Garden

The Big Day

The Farewell Brunch

Our Wedding

Goooing to the chapel and we're gonna get maaarried! More like, we're going to The Ruth Bancroft Garden! 1552 Bancroft Road | Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Who's Ruth?

Ruth Bancroft was a pioneering American horticulturist and designer who created the renowned 3.5-acre The Ruth Bancroft Garden &amp; Nursery in Walnut Creek, California. A visionary in dry gardening, she began transforming her family’s farm into a world-famous, water-wise collection of succulents and cacti in the 1970s, pioneering sustainable landscaping long before it became mainstream. Ruth's passion of plants was prevalent in her active work in the garden until the age young age of 97. She lived to be 109 years old.

The Venue

From colleagues to confidants. She's Miranda's bestie & right hand. If you catch her adjusting linens and bussing tables, just let her be.

BREA AVERY

Isabel's soul sister. Even though she left us for Vermont, we still love her. Keep an eye on her, she might try to steal the plants!

SARAH BAYER

Miranda's brother from another mother. Can you believe he came into her life at age 12?? Everyone please tell him he looks so young & refreshed, he has newborn old twins...

FERNANDO GONZALEZ

Speaking of twins. Dan the Brides-Man, coming to chop up the dance floor to every latin song the DJ spins. Did you know he's in a band? #jetlagfuel

DANIEL BROWN

She'll curate the best indie playlist you didn't know you needed. Worried about having such a good time you'll faint?? Good thing she's the most badass nurse around! If we're lucky, her +1 will be the iconic black lab Crawford.

SOPHIA MESCHES

She'll hit you with the cat & (baseball) bat facts! Don't let this Kentucky girly fool you, she's a through and through dodgers fan. Need a pal to walk too many blocks with while chatting about new music and laugh/crying about the state of the world, she's your gal!

MADDIE LAZAS

The Wedding Party

COLORS, TEXTURES, PATTERNS OH MY!Our take on Garden Elegant attire means elevated semi-formal attire with a variety of colors, textures, and patterns. In other words, a suit and tie or well-tailored blazer and dress pants, jumpsuits, midi and maxi cocktail dresses are all great options. This is a dress code that comes with lots of potential and room to play, we just ask that jeans, shorts, running shoes, and full white outfits are avoided.The Garden has gravel paths, do keep that in mind when selecting footwear.Please see the photos below for inspiration!

The Dress Code

Stay With Us!

We have secured a hotel block that can be accessed through <a href="https://app.marriott.com/reslink?id=1766531381573&amp;key=GRP&amp;app=resvlink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this link.</a> ﻿Last day to book through this hotel block is Friday, September 11th, 2026. About the Hotel! Located in Walnut Creek, 16 miles from University of California Berkeley, The Renaissance Walnut Creek Hotel is connected to the Bay Club, an upscale, 85,000-square-foot athletic facility. Hotel guests enjoy all extensive amenities of the Bay Club including three outdoor pools, hot tubs, a full service spa, racquetball, state-of-the-art fitness equipment, basketball courts, volleyball, and yoga studios. The hotel features a restaurant and a sports bar with a lively, social atmosphere. Business Center at the property. Situated on 2805 Jones Rd, it provides easy access to downtown Walnut Creek, with proximity to the BART station, making travel to Oakland or San Francisco convenient.&nbsp;Area popular for hiking and cycling.

Renaissance Walnut Creek Hotel

San Francisco International Airport 37 Miles to Hotel &amp; Venue Oakland International Airport27 Miles to Hotel &amp; Venue

Local Airports

Uber and Lyft are readily available in the area!

Rideshare

BARTInto Walnut Creek / To Hotel from San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland - Yellow Line

Public Transportation

Travel & Accommodations

Wonder on Main Street in Walnut Creek Downtown (less than a 10 minute drive from the hotel) to discover wonderful places for breakfast, brunch, sweet tooth gelato/pastry shops, shopping and bars. Also worth checking out Locust Street, parallel to Main. Some recommendations: Sweet Maple, Tell us Coffee, Ananas Coffee shop, Brioche De Paris, Rooted Coffee Co, Caffe La Scala, Burbon Highway, and Dan’s Irish pub.

Broadway Plaza

Shell Ridge is located in the heart of Walnut Creek beginning just a short distance from downtown and continuing all the way to Mount Diablo. It is the city’s largest open space area and is made up a series of parallel ridges and valleys. Shell Ridge gets it name from the marine fossils left behind when the ocean waters that once covered it receded. There are plenty of hiking, biking, and horseback riding opportunities along ridge tops, creek ways, and hillsides.

Shell Ridge Open Space

Located right in the middle of downtown Walnut Creek, the Spa offers a relaxing and traditional experience for all its guests. With easy street parking and being surrounded by plenty of shops and restaurants, there's something to enjoy both inside and outside the spa. Elegant floral decorations create a tranquil atmosphere, while a variety of services are available to pamper you.

Siam Orchid Traditional Thai Massage

Located 20 miles from Walnut Creek, visit Miranda and Isabel's current home of Oakland, CA! With unique&nbsp;<a href="https://www.visitoakland.com/things-to-do/attractions/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">attractions</a>, inviting outdoor spaces, a thriving nightlife, and fun for all ages, you’ll&nbsp;<a href="https://www.visitoakland.com/things-to-do/100-things-to-do/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">never run out of options</a>. Visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.visitoakland.com/oakland-museum/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)</a>&nbsp;for carefully-curated exhibits that tell extraordinary stories of California’s unique culture of creativity and innovation. Don’t forget to stop by the newly opened OMCA Kids: Nature Playspace where the little ones can play and learn.&nbsp;For an out of this world experience, visitors won’t want to miss a trip to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.visitoakland.com/chabot-space-science-center/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chabot Space &amp; Science Center</a>. The center features interactive exhibits, planetariums, Northern California’s only Zeiss Universarium star projector, and the NASA Experience. And for food and drink, <a href="https://www.visitoakland.com/restaurants/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">check out this recommendation list!</a>

Visit Oakland

Set by sparkling San Francisco Bay, Berkeley is a spirited Northern California city. Discover a mix of counterculture roots and vibrant diversity, bursting with delicious restaurants, thriving arts, and a uniquely energetic college town vibe.

Visit Berkeley

35 miles away lies the beautiful and foggy city of San Francisco (where Isabel lived when she first met Miranda!) There are too many things to do in SF to list here, but to name a few: talk a walk in Golden Gate Park, visit the Ferry Building, or stop by the Golden Gate Bridge! But be careful - traffic can build up, so don't go the day of the wedding!

Visit San Francisco

Things to Do

In a grimy dive bar called The Avenue, Miranda and Isabel met for the very first time. It was June 3rd of 2022, and we talked for hours, with a skeleton chandelier over us, sipping tangerine wheat ales. Like fate, we found out that we had the same middle name, we both liked midwestern emo music, and we exchanged pictures of our childhood pets. And since our first date, we have not gone a day without talking. What followed was a medium-distance relationship and many trips under the bay bridge. With Miranda in West Oakland and Isabel in the Inner Richmond district in San Francisco, it took a train ride and a bus to visit each other. But together, we explored the bay - going on hikes in Rodeo Beach, seeing Norah Jones in Napa, trying every coffee shop in the vicinity of our apartments. Our first camping trip was to Mount Lassen National Park, a beautiful mountain and forest. We’ve had a national park pass for the last three years, and have visited Yosemite, Muir Woods, Red Rock, Rocky Mountain, Haleakalā, just to name a few. It’s our goal to visit every one! After a year of dating, we moved in together to a basement apartment in Temescal, Oakland. It was small, with no natural light, but we made it ours. We brought in our first addition to the family. Freddy! Miranda’s childhood dog, a scruffy mutt with a mohawk and a beard. Six months after, we took in Freddy’s brother, Tony, a chihuahua with attitude. One year later, we finally got tired of the basement lifestyle, and moved in together to the apartment we live in now! In Uptown Oakland, it has been our home for the last two years. And for some reason we decided we didn’t have enough pets, so we adopted a kitten and named her Halloween. (To be fair, Miranda’s mom’s cat was the mother, and someone had to take her in.) Now with us and our two dogs and one cat, we have traveled and explored and grown together. We have experienced all the amazingness of life - seeing magnificent places, going to concerts and music festivals, having delicious food, and learning each other. We have supported each other through times of sickness and of grief, and uplifted each other in every way. We are so excited to take the next step, and to celebrate us with all of you! Thank you for joining us at our wedding, and for being a part of our story. With love,Isabel and Miranda

Isabel & Miranda

Isabel & Miranda

I&M