History A Cacophony Classic Michele Michele got the idea for this annual gathering at a San Francisco thrift store in 1999. “I saw a rack of used wedding dresses and realized how often the dreams of an ideal marriage had failed and how so much of this dream has been fabricated in order to fuel the ever-increasing consumption of new products. I thought it would be funny to take the primary symbol of this sacred institution and twist it around, much like what the Cacophony Society did with the Santa Rampage."  DETAILS: Meet at the Tunnel Top bar, 601 Bush Street (above the Stockton Street tunnel) at 2:30 PM. If the Tunnel Top is full, we’ll overflow into the Chelsea Place, 641 Bush Street. The best parking is the nearby Sutter-Stockton Garage, with entrances on the 400 block of Stockton northbound and on the 500 block of Bush eastbound. We'll have a few rounds of drinks at the bars and wait for late arrivals. By 3:30 PM we'll be suitably liquored up for a stroll down Grant with a stop at our favorite diamond importer. From there, we'll continue on Grant and turn onto Maiden Lane, Stopping for a photo op at the gates of Maiden Lane, we'll race across the street to Union Square and gather around our edifice of desire, the monolith of John Dong Long. From there, we'll proceed across the street to an exclusive department store for a fresh application of lipstick and makeup from the counter samples. Sufficiently made up, we will continue down Stockton Street and turn right at Market, stopping at the Powell Street cable car turn around, where we will proposition the tourists for that "only in San Francisco" experience. On the second block of Powell, we'll flood into the Imelda Marcos memorial warehouse and place an order for 301 pairs of shoes.  Driven by thirst for more alcohol, we will then converge at the Gold Dust Lounge, 247 Powell, for an orgy of cheap champagne. Beyond that point is any Brides guess.http://santarchy.com/shapeimage_1_link_0
What 10th Annual! Grab a wedding dress and join the Brides as we parade through the heart of San Francisco, strolling through Union Square, shopping at fancy stores and drinking in local bars. All you need for this event is a white wedding dress, the more elaborate, the better. Check your local thrift store for suitable attire.DressHacks.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0
When Saturday March 15 2008 @ 2:30 PM Where New Location! Meet at Tunnel Top bar, 601 Bush Street or at the Chelsea Place, 641 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, Earth  Why 
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