Post #157391 by kahluagal on Mon, May 9, 2005 11:20 AM

My fellow tikiphiles:

I've done a search, but hope this merits a new posting, as it doesn't have to do so much with invitations as an actual... wedding.

Please help me! I'm planning a small wedding of 8 - ok, I confess, yes, it's my own wedding - and need advice on a location in the Bay Area. I never thought I'd be getting married, but (long story short) it's happenning soon. If I'm going to go through with this I want a party, a celebration - hence the demand from me that it be Tiki, to match my love for the culture. Mr. Kahluagal is fine with it, luckily. It may be because he's grown used to living in an apartment with a Tiki-styled kitchen :wink:

Sooo... where'd it be:

Door #1: Tonga Room, SF
Door #2: Trader Vic's, Emerville
Door #3: Some place else, that you'll supply the name of?

I've heard good and bad about the Tonga Room - great decor, so-so food - whereas nothing but good about Trader Vic's. I've checked out Critiki and various sites, but want to know any first hand impressions. Would it be good for a wedding? The Trader Vic's has a Puka room for small occasions, but doesn't look too tiki from the pics on the Trader Vic's site (unless they're trying to mask the Tikiness - why they want to is beyond me). If you contrast it with the Critiki page, I think it would be fine, no?

I've also read the review on Tikifish's site about the TikiCrawl. Remember, I'm looking for a happy festive celebratory atmosphere - high on the Tiki decor, pretty good for the food. Heck, all I'm carrying about at this point is the drinks menu (Kahlua not manditory), but that's just me and my nerves.

I'm thinking since the Trader Vics is right on the marina, worst comes to worst if they don't let us marry in the restaurant maybe we can get married on the pier. Might even be kinda romantic.

so - any advice? You gotta help a girl out here! The family's already looking at me like I'm nutso (more so than usual)

thanks for reading this - any advice - on locations, on making it a fun wedding, whatever - is very, very much appreciated.

• kahluagal

P.S. If I could invite tikiphile to this thing I would - I'm gonna need all the help I can get...