“The rules are out the window … whether it’s what you’re wearing or the cake you’re serving,” says Darcy Miller, editorial director of Martha Stewart Weddings, a wedding magazine. “Sixty is the new 40 and that is reflected in the wedding.”. Couples age 55 and older made up just 8 percent of last year’s $53 billion wedding business. But that number has doubled since 2002, according to Shane McMurray, CEO of The Wedding Report, which tracks spending trends in the wedding industry.

Teske’s Germania: In San Jose, this historic restaurant-beer hall will amp up its year-round German fare with special menus and live Oktoberfest music on most Friday and Saturday nights, Seating is first come, first served, Doors open at 5 p.m.; entertainment starts at 6:30 at 255 N, personalized ballet shoes retro backpack with free personalization & free shipping dt715 First St, www.teskes-germania.com, Rocktoberfest at Rock Bottom: Now throught Oct, 25, In Campbell, the Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery will feature special Rocktoberfest beer, a Spiced Apple Mule cocktail plus themed menu items such as German beer bratwurst, other sausages, braised sweet-and-sour red cabbage, sauerkraut-cheedar mashed potatoes, chocolate fudge stout dessert, 1875 S, Bascom Ave., Pruneyard, www.rockbottom.com..

Ivania Castillo, 52, voted for Northam for governor and met him several times. While she loves what he has done in office, she thinks he has to resign. “He is kind, soft, very close to the Hispanic community,” said Castillo, an immigrant from El Salvador who works for Casa in Action in Prince William County. “For me, I cried when I saw that picture. It’s very racist and the pain that the African-American community feels now is like the pain we feel from Donald Trump and his government.”.

Net proceeds from the banquet will benefit Millbrae Rotary Club community service projects and Millbrae Youth Service programs, The gala features no-host cocktails personalized ballet shoes retro backpack with free personalization & free shipping dt715 and a social hour starting at 5:30 p.m., a fabulous 10-course traditional Chinese dinner, the Gee Yung Lion Dance Troupe, a cash prize drawing, door prizes, traditional Chinese folk dances by Joya Li, and musical entertainment by internationally acclaimed singer, Sandy Guo, The cost for advance reservations is $55 per person or $500 for a sponsored table of 10 before Feb, 17, After Feb, 17, tickets will cost $60 per person..

Mountain Holiday Weekend at the Summit Wineries, Los Gatos. The five wineries in the Summit Road area invite you to a festive holiday weekend with live music, gifts for sale, decorations, food and wine. Burrell School Vineyards & Winery, MJA Vineyards, Silver Mountain (open Dec. 6 only), Villa del Monte Winery, Wrights Station plus the Summit Store will each offer a different experience. Also Dec. 7. More information, including hours: thesummitwineries.com. San Jose Youth Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” School of Arts and Culture Theater, Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose. The troupe performs the holiday classic. Sugar Plum Party after the show. 1 and 6 p.m. Also various times Dec. 7, 13, 14. $20-$40 ($8 for Sugar Plum Party) at sjyb.org.