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Really Wild Weddings
Ceremonies will now be held at the
San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park
Beginning January 2004, the wild at heart can exchange
wedding vows in the wild, yet elegant setting of the San Diego Zoo's Wild
Animal Park. With several enchanting locations within the Park to choose
from, guests may feel like they're on an exotic African safari.
Accommodating parties with as many as 250 guests, the
Wild Animal Park offers several wedding sites, each with a different feel
for a unique wedding. From a secluded vista overlooking the beautiful
rolling hills of the San Pasqual Valley, to a private pavilion overlooking
the charming Nairobi Lagoon. This room without walls views a lagoon teeming
with exotic and native bird species. Slate stone floors and a thatched roof
offer an elegant African feel.
Ceremonies held in the Heart of Africa give the
impression of being on a safari adventure. Guests will stroll through
African landscapes, trickling streams, pass by waterfalls and spot exotic
animals on their way to the ceremony site which offers a breathtaking view
of the Park's enormous East Africa habitat. The bride and groom may exchange
vows while herds of giraffe, rhinos and gazelle meander by.
The first official wedding ceremony to be held at the
Wild Animal Park will take place Jan. 2. The bride hired local wedding
consultant Michelle Martini-Brown from "A Perfect Plan" in Encinitas to help
create the wedding of her dreams at the Park. A personalized package was
created to the bride's specifications, including leopard print linens with
leaf-wrapped votive candles, and a three-tiered wedding cake designed by
"All in Good Taste" with giraffe print on the bottom layer, zebra print on
the middle and leopard print on the top.
Wedding packages at the Wild Animal Park start at
approximately $75 per person and include: admission and parking for all
wedding guests; first hour hosted beer, wine and soft drinks; hors
d'oeuvres; choice of meal options; wine service; champagne and sparkling
cider toast; cake cutting; floral centerpieces; a custom hardwood dance
floor;
and one-year membership to the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park for the
bride and groom.
Reservations may be made as early as 18 months in
advance. For more information about planning your wedding at the Wild Animal
Park please contact Alicia Smith, special events sales manager at
619-744-3350.
The 1,800-acre San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park (more
than half of which has been set aside as protected native species habitat)
is operated by the not-for-profit Zoological Society of San Diego. The
Zoological Society, dedicated to the conservation of endangered species and
their habitats, engages in conservation and research work around the globe.
The Zoological Society also manages the 100-acre San Diego Zoo and the
Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species (CRES), and is working to
establish field stations in five key ecological areas worldwide.
www.sandiegozoo.org
Edited by Dave Shultz
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