Travel
Sausalito, CA
Directions
Fly into SFO or OAK airports. We recommend using Uber or Lyft instead of renting a car if you are planing on staying in Sausalito for the entire stay, as parking is limited and everything within Sausalito is walking distance or a short ride away. If you plan on exploring other parts of The Bay during your time, rent a vehicle.
Where To Stay
Hotels
We are working on getting rooms blocked off for wedding guests at Cavallo Point in Sausalito. We’ll post all the pertinent details here in early February. In the meantime, please perouse all the options below.
For alternative and/or more budget-friendly options, we recommend these hotels (we do not have a wedding block for these):
What To Do
Activities in The Bay Area
Sausalito
Sausalito is pure magic: waterfront charm, local shops, and views that never get old. While you're here, hike the Marin Headlands for sweeping coastal views, hang out at Rodeo Beach and check out the lighthouse, or visit the Marine Mammal Center nearby to meet some adorable patients. Kayak and stand up paddle boards are available for rent on Richardson Bay or simply stroll around the marina on the water with your cup of coffee, both of which are some of our favorite morning rituals.
San Francisco
What’s NOT to do?? Visit one of the many art museums (SF Moma, Legion of Honor, The DeYoung, The Asisan Art Museum…) or stay outside and hike Lands End for incredible views of the Pacific Ocean and stacked mansions in the Sea Cliff neighborhood. Climb the colorful mosaic Lincoln Park stairs at 32nd Avenue & California Street, or walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. Explore the Ferry Building along the Embarcadero and dip into the Mission District where you’ll eat the best burrito of your life. Or honestly, just grab a beer at the Hi Dive, sit by the water, and soak it all in.
Greater Bay Area
If you have a car or the gumption to navigate mass transit (BART, MUNI and Golden Gate Bridge Ferry) beyond the city, the Greater Bay Area has so much to offer. Head to Oakland for Lake Merritt's scenic walks & paddle boating or Jack London Square's waterfront vibe. In Berkeley, wander the UC campus, browse Telegraph Avenue's vintage shops & bookstores, or hike Tilden Park's botanical gardens. Venture deeper into Marin for the towering redwoods of Muir Woods (reserve ahead!), the dramatic coastline of Point Reyes, or the best BBQ oysters at The Marshall Store on CA-1 in Tomales Bay (one of our favorite motorcycle ride destinations:)And if you have time, Napa and Sonoma wine country is just an hour north—world-class wineries abound!
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" didn't become famous until Tony Bennett recorded it in 1962. The story goes that Bennett was performing at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco when someone gave him the sheet music. He fell in love with it immediately and recorded it shortly after. Bennett initially didn't think it would be a big hit—it was actually the B-side of the single—but it resonated so deeply with people's romantic vision of San Francisco that it became an anthem, and eventually his signature song. It won two Grammys in 1963. The City gave him a special commendation, and there's even a statue of him outside the Fairmont Hotel where he first performed it.
The song captures that bittersweet feeling of leaving a place you love—which is why it's endured, and why Nicole felt it so deeply after leaving the Bay between 2013-2020. What makes it even more meaningful is that both Sean and Nicole spent over 20 years building lives and memories here, walking the same neighborhoods, crossing the same bridges, almost certainly passing each other countless times without knowing it. The Bay held pieces of both their hearts long before they found each other. The song isn't just about San Francisco; it's about the places and people that stay with you forever—and sometimes, the ones you were always meant to find there.