The ceremony and reception will take place in the courtyard gardens at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA): 1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94607 The ceremony will begin at 4:30 in the afternoon on Sunday, September 4, 2011. The entire event will be outdoors, and although it is usually warm in September you may want to bring something to keep you warm once the sun goes down. Getting to the Oakland Museum of California The OMCA is conveniently located one block from the Lake Merritt BART station (between 8th and 9th streets at Oak Street). OMCA is at the corner of Oak and 10th Street. It is a half-mile walk from the Marriott Hotel. Exit the hotel and walk Southeast on 11th Street (with the flow of traffic) for 7 blocks until you reach Oak Street. The museum entrance will be across Oak Street to your right. If you come by car, there should be plenty of street parking on 10th Street. Meters are not enforced on Sundays. From the Oakland Airport and points South: Take 880 North into Oakland and exit at the Oak Street exit. Turn right on Oak Street and go four blocks to 10th Street. You will see OMCA on your right, at the intersection of Oak and 10th Streets. From San Francisco: Cross the Bay Bridge and take 580 East to 980 West/Downtown Oakland. Take the Jackson Street exit; you will be on 5th Street. Continue straight on 5th Street to the third stoplight (Oak Street). Turn left and continue on Oak to 10th Street. From points West: Take Highway 24 or 580 towards San Francisco and get on 980 West/Downtown Oakland. Take the Jackson Street exit (you will be on 5th Street). Continue straight on 5th Street to the third stoplight (Oak Street). Turn left and continue on Oak Street. From points North: Just past Emeryville take 580 to 980 West to the Jackson Street exit (you will be on 5th Street). Continue on 5th Street to the third stoplight (Oak), and turn left. Continue on Oak to 10th Street.