Malika Andrews and Dave McMenamin have tied the knot!

On Saturday, August 24, the ESPN Los Angeles reporters were married at Cavallo Point Lodge, a national park resort at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, California – a venue that was a perfect fit, said McMenamin, 41, fashion.

“We always knew we wanted to get married in the Bay Area, where Malika is from,” the Philadelphia-based NBA reporter told the magazine. “When we first arrived at Cavallo Point, it just felt right.”

“It was important to me to get married in the Bay Area, where I’m from,” Andrews, 29, later added. “Some of the steel for the Golden Gate Bridge came from Chester, Pennsylvania – just outside of Philadelphia, where Dave is from. Getting married at the foot of the bridge seemed like the perfect place.”

The weather added to the Bay Area feel of the ceremony, the couple revealed. “It rained the morning of our wedding,” Andrews said. fashion“But in classic Bay Area style, it was beautiful for our evening ceremony and reception.”

With her dress for the ceremony, the NBA today And NBA Countdown The host paid tribute to McMenamin’s Pennsylvania roots with a Grace Kelly-inspired gown from New York bridal shop Lotus Bridal.

“I liked the nod to Grace Kelly, a girl from Philly, where Dave is from,” said Andrews, who worked with stylist and friend Leon Gray on her wedding look.

The reporter also revealed that the Kelly-style lace dress was far from what she had originally imagined. She told the magazine: “The only thing I thought wouldn’t suit me was a dress with lace!”

“It was important to me that the dress was not only timeless, but also exudes a touch of modernity. We were able to achieve this by using a unique lace pattern with hand-placed appliqués and an almost transparent base, as well as a clean and feminine skirt shape,” she added.

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Wearing a lace dress with a train over 1.20 meters long, the bride walked down the aisle to Johann Pachelbel’s “Canon in D.” McMenamin, who wore a blue tuxedo, and the wedding party, dressed all in black, walked down the aisle to the Beatles’ “In My Life.”

After the vows were read — “Dave and I wrote our own to share,” the bride said — and they said “I do” in a ceremony that blended Andrews’ Jewish traditions with McMenamins’ Catholic ones, the couple walked back to the altar to Etta James’ “An Everlasting Love.”

“Funny enough, none of us remember even hearing it – we were just so happy,” Andrews said fashion. But, she added, “we made the dip! We had practiced.”

Later, the newlyweds danced for the first time to “I’ll Cover You” by Rentand more specifically, a “beautiful performance” performed live by her boyfriend, American Idol Alumnus Elliott Yamin.

Of course, the couple – who met in 2017 when they were both scheduled to cover the same NBA game and got engaged in late 2022 – also incorporated plenty of nods to their shared love of basketball, starting with their wedding date paying homage to both of Kobe Bryant’s numbers when he played for the Lakers.

McMenamin took his tribute to the late NBA legend a step further (literally) by wearing his “Mambacita” sneakers to the reception in the Cavallo Point ballroom, while Andrews slipped into a disco ball-style mini dress and matching handbag.

At the reception, the newlyweds’ “basketball-inspired” seating chart was arranged like a March Madness bracket with a functional basketball hoop in the middle. According to Andrews, the couple jokingly asked guests to “please sit down.”

In addition, guests – including basketball and sports journalism greats such as Charles Lee, head coach of the Charlotte Hornets, and NBA legend Richard Jefferson – were treated to a three-drink menu at the post-ceremony party, which added another sporting touch.

“Dave loves a Manhattan. I enjoy a Dirty Vodka Martini. I surprised Dave, a proud graduate of Syracuse University, with a signature drink that was a nod to The Orange,” Andrews said. fashion“There were basketballs on the toothpicks.”

From the rainy beginning to the brilliant end, it was “the happiest day of my life,” she told the magazine.

The couple spent time with the people they love and the sport that brought them together. NBA today As the presenter noted, the newlyweds “held hands all night.”

“My cheeks still hurt from smiling so much on our wedding day,” she added. “It was worth it.”