Couple standing on tree stump looking out over the Berkeley hills at a Berkeley Botanical Garden Wedding

A Berkeley Botanical Garden Wedding and Brazil Room Reception

A Berkeley Botanical Garden wedding is always a good time. This fun, adventurous, crafty, Brazil Room DIY wedding with a sweet ceremony at the UC Botanical Garden Redwood Grove was no exception. Karen and Fernando’s wedding was an all-out community event. When I arrived at their rental house at 8 am, Karen was barefoot on the kitchen floor making bouquets. They brought so much fun, personality, and love to their celebration.

After the ceremony at the Mather Redwood Grove in the UC Botanical Garden, guests went over to the Brazilian Room for pancakes, waffles, and breakfast treats. The donut bar was set up a few hours later. Homemade Sangria flowed freely. There were homemade lawn games on the grass in front of the Brazilian Room.

When I asked Fernando how he had met Karen, he said, “We met during Karen’s 22nd birthday. Mutual friends invited me, and I ate all her pizza and cut my hand open trying to be cool and break the bottom of a beer bottle. The next day we all went to sushi. Afterward, we kept in touch through AIM.” Good stuff. Stoked that these two are moving back to California. I was glad to be a part of their Brazil Room DIY wedding.