Directions to the Wedding (yes you may get lost!)

There are multiple ways to get out to the wedding venue Deer Park Villa. We will have signs posted closer to the venue to direct you, but if you're unfamiliar with the area, I recommend GPS of some sort for back up to these directions.

Coming from South 101

-Take 101 North
-Exit 450B toward San Anselmo (stay to the left)
-You will automatically merge onto Sir Francis Drake
-Continue on Sir Francis Drake (when you are in San Anselmo you will hit a four way stop. Do not turn but continue straight through the intersection to continue on Sir Francis Drake).
-Left on Pacheco
-1st Right on Broadway
-1st Left on Bolinas
-Keep Left on Bolinas Road and go past the Deer Park Picnic signs. The venue you will be on your Left down a long driveway. There will be signs and tons of free parking.

Coming from North 101

-Take 101 South
-Exit 452 toward Central San Rafael
-Straight to stay on Heatherton
-2nd Right on 4th Street
-4th Street becomes Red Hill Ave (stay to the right)
-Stay to the Right and Red Hill Ave becomes Sir Francis Drake
-Continue on Sir Francis Drake
-Left on Pacheco
-1st Right on Broadway
-1st Left on Bolinas
-Keep Left on Bolinas Road and go past the Deer Park Picnic signs. The venue you will be on your Left down a long driveway. There will be signs and tons of free parking.

Coming from 580 East

-Take 580 West across the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge (TOLL is $5--if you are from out of town you will need to pay this in cash...follow the signs to the right that are cash lanes)
-Merge onto 101 North
-Exit 452 Central San Rafael
-Stay in the middle lane for two blocks (the exit merges you onto a street called Irwin)
-Turn Left on 4th Street
-4th Street becomes Red Hill Ave (stay to the right)
-Stay to the Right and Red Hill Ave becomes Sir Francis Drake
-Continue on Sir Francis Drake
-Left on Pacheco
-1st Right on Broadway
-1st Left on Bolinas
-Keep Left on Bolinas Road and go past the Deer Park Picnic signs. The venue you will be on your Left down a long driveway. There will be signs and tons of free parking.

Hotels for the Wedding

1. Marin Suites Corte Madera: We have a hotel rate at Marin Suites in Corte Madera. Ask for the Garrett/Swanson wedding rate.

2. The Courtyard Marriott in Larkspur. This hotel is right next to our apartment, as well as next to the Airporter which is convenient if you are flying in.

3. Fancy Places to Stay if you Want to REALLY be on Vacation: The Acqua Hotel in Mill Valley, the Mill Valley Inn in Mill Valley, The Water's Edge in Tiburon, Casa Madrona in Sausalito, Inn Above Tides in Sausalito, all have bay views except the Mill Valley Inn.

365 Things to Do in Marin

My amazing colleague Anne Kennedy writes a daily blog about fun things to do in Marin County! Her blog is called 365 Things to Do in Marin and you can link to it here.

Gift Registry

Please don't feel obligated to buy us anything. Your presence at our wedding is the best present we could have. But if you feel compelled to purchase something we are in the process of buying a house and would greatly appreciate gift cards to Macys, Home Depot, Sears, and IKEA. We are also registered at the following places:

Crate & Barrel

Bed, Bath, & Beyond