

This choice ultimately involved a trip down memory lane: Chadé spent her summers in college as a counselor at the venue, which is transitioned into a summer camp during the warmer months.

Next up? Sourcing their venue, the Stanford Sierra Center in Fallen Leaf Lake, California-near Lake Tahoe. "Hiring a wedding planner-Jacqueline in particular-was the best decision we made," says Chadé.

The first was enlisting the aid of their most critical vendor, Jacqueline Hallgarth. The couple took a relaxed, collaborative approach to planning their nuptials ("We had almost two years to plan so it felt like it evolved in manageable stages," notes the bride), which started with two key decisions. "We did a day of oyster tasting and then stopped for sweatshirts before Adam popped the question on a bluff overlooking the water." After Chadé said yes, they spent the rest of the day drinking Champagne and calling their friends and family to share the happy news. "It's a beloved spot north of San Francisco where you used to be able to bring picnic supplies and eat oysters on the bay," explains Chadé. Nearly a decade later, on November 10, 2018, the couple-they were back under one roof after doing a few years of long distance-spent the day at Tomales Bay Oyster Farm, where they marked their first anniversary years prior. Adam John Granger first met Chadé Shirl Severin in June 2009, when he was interviewing for a spot in her San Francisco apartment in the Mission.
