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Transportation · Транспорт

✈ Planes ✈

The closest medium-sized airports are Santa Barbara (SBA) and San Luis Obispo (SBP). Each is a 45-60 min. drive from Los Alamos, on the 101.

The closest international airport is LAX, which is a 2-3 hour drive away, depending on traffic.

Santa Maria (SMX) is a small airport 15-20 min. away and has a few flights a day, to LAX, SFO, and Denver.

🚂 Trains 🚂

The Amtrak Coast Starlight serves all of coastal California and runs one train a day. The southbound train reaches San Luis Obispo at 11:57 AM, and the northbound train reaches Santa Barbara at 12:40 PM. Each of these stations is a 40-50 min drive from Los Alamos.

The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner runs 5 trains daily heading north from Southern California. Two trains a day go to Guadalupe, a 30 min. drive from Los Alamos. The remaining three trains stop at Santa Barbara with an Amtrak Thruway bus connection to Buellton, a 15 min. drive from Los Alamos.

Can't stand cars? You can get to Los Alamos on Friday, entirely via public transit!

(1) take the Coast Starlight (leaving northbound from Los Angeles at 10:10 AM or southbound from Oakland at 8:50 AM) to San Luis Obispo,
(2) then catch the 4:27 PM 10XS (Santa Maria Express) bus from SLO Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Center,
(3) then take the 5:30 PM Breeze 200 bus to Los Alamos, which will drop you off across the street from 1880 Union at 5:57 PM.

🚘 Automobiles 🚘

From either Northern or Southern California, just drive down the 101 until you reach Los Alamos. Without traffic, it's about a 4 hour drive from the Bay Area or about a 2½ hour drive from Los Angeles.

Planning on driving from the Bay Area? Let us know if you're interested in carpooling with other guests!

About Us · О нас

We met in 2014 while living as roommates in a large house in Berkeley, CA. During the fall of 2014 our friendship blossomed (fueled by Dutch crunch bread and philosophical tea parties). Our first official “date” was on January 6th, 2015 (colloquially, "Borscht Night"). Since then, we’ve enjoyed sharing many adventures, international travels, backpacking trips, road trips, creative pursuits, remodeling projects, and lots and lots of laughter.

We are so excited to celebrate our love for each other with all those friends and family we love so much!

Fun Facts

• Alex and Asali lived a few blocks away from each other in college (both attending Cal), and went to many of the same plays and events, but didn’t meet until after graduation.
• Alex and Asali both played music throughout their childhoods and continue to share a deep love of music. They've played together in The Portside Trio (classical music ensemble), and The O’Lefto’ers (Irish folk music ensemble).
• Their first trip together was an ill-fated camping trip in South Lake Tahoe in February. It was very cold, but luckily they discovered Grover Hot Springs.
• Alex’s favorite fruit is the pineapple; Asali’s is the pineapple guava.
• Their first time spent together was driving around Berkeley trying to buy limes during the lime shortage of 2014.
• They spent four months during the pandemic living out of a converted garage while remodeling their apartment (and didn’t break off the engagement!)

Gifts · Подарки

We appreciate you taking the time and effort to get to our wedding! We do not expect gifts, and are very blessed to have a small but beautiful home full of everything we need.

If you really feel inclined to gift us something, you can contribute to our post-wedding trip to Iceland in late June, via Honeyfund.

Alternatively, you can honor us by making a charitable contribution to one of these organizations in our name, in lieu of a gift:

FAQ · ЧаВО

What precautions are being taken for COVID-19?

• We are requiring all guests to be fully vaccinated at the time of the wedding.
• We are requesting that guests take rapid antigen tests prior to the wedding. If you are coming to the Friday evening meet & greet, please take a rapid test on Friday prior to then. Otherwise, please take a rapid antigen test on Saturday before arriving to the ceremony. We will have a limited amount of extra rapid tests available on Friday and Saturday for folks who don't have them on hand – reach out if you need one!
• The majority of the event will take place outside (all indoor portions are strictly optional) and social distancing will be possible.

Are children allowed?

Yes! Children of all ages are allowed at all events.

What is the dress code for the wedding?

There's no explicit dress code, but we expect most guests to be somewhere between cocktail casual and cocktail attire. Wear what you feel comfortable in and will inspire you to have a good time!

There's no dress code at all for the Friday and Sunday events. Wear whatever you want!

As far as weather goes, it will be a pretty hot weekend. Expect highs in the high-80s during the day, going down to the high-50s in the evening. The wedding will primarily be outdoors, so we suggest bringing layers.

What's the deal with the Friday meet & greet and Sunday brunch?

All guests are invited to the Friday meet & greet and the Sunday brunch. The Friday meet & greet will be a way to mingle and get to know each other before the wedding, and the Sunday brunch will be a way for us to say goodbye before we part ways. There's no requirement to attend either event, and we certainly understand that some folks' schedules won't permit it. We will ask for RSVPs for both events closer to the date so that we can get accurate head-counts.

Will there be a shuttle running to the wedding venue on Saturday?

There won't be a shuttle service for the wedding, as most guests are staying in Los Alamos itself, a cute and very walkable one-street town. If you're staying in Solvang, Buellton, or elsewhere, your main options are driving or carpool. Let us know if you want help arranging a carpool!

We can also recommend 805 Transportation (805-325-3787) as a reliable transportation option, and of course there's always Lyft, Uber, etc. Be safe!

What is there to do in and around Los Alamos?

• Food! There is a ton of great food in Los Alamos and surrounding area! Don't miss: Bob's Well Bread, Bell's (Los Alamos's first Michelin star!) and dim Sama (popup inside Babi's) in Los Alamos, Industrial Eats in Buellton, the Olive Hill Farm olive oil and vinegar tasting room in Los Olivos ... the list goes on and on.
• Wine! The Santa Ynez valley is an up-and-coming viticultural area, prominently featured in the 2004 film Sideways. We especially recommend Riverbench Vineyard on Foxen Canyon.
• Sights! Drive around on the country roads, check out the Los Alamos County Park and the Grass Mountain Trailhead, or just walk around the little towns. Everything is beautiful in this area.
• Shops! From art boutiques in Solvang to a giant antiques depot in Los Alamos, there's all sorts of unique local spots to support.
• Solvang! If you've never been to the delightfully-kitschy-yet-surprisingly-authentic Danish village of Solvang, you're in for a treat! It's only a 15 min drive from Los Alamos and offers a lot of fun for the whole family.
• Olive and Jazz Festival?! Turns out there's an olive & jazz festival in Los Olivos (within a 10 min drive of Los Alamos) on June 11. It starts at 1pm, so feel free to pre-game on some olives and jazz right before our wedding!

Got a question that isn't here?

Email us at asalirechols [at] gmail [dot] com and alex.nisnevich [at] gmail [dot] com !

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