PICS: ESPN’s Malika Andrews Weds in Lavish Bay Area Ceremony

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ESPN’s Malika Andrews is officially off the market!

On Saturday, the 29-year-old reporter based in Los Angeles wed Dave McMenamin, who is also a reporter at ESPN.

“We always knew we wanted to get married in the Bay Area, where Malika is from,” McMenamin told Vogue in an interview. “When we arrived at Cavallo Point for the first time, it just felt right.”

“Getting married in the Bay Area, where I am from, was important to me,” Andrews continued. “Some of the steel in the Golden Gate Bridge was sourced from Chester, Pa. — just outside of Philadelphia where Dave is from. Getting married at the base of the bridge felt like the perfect place.”

The couple added that the weather in the Bay area was par for the course. “It poured the morning of our wedding,” Andrews revealed. “But in classic Bay Area fashion, it was beautiful for our evening ceremony and reception.”

The NBA Today and NBA Countdown host opted for a Grace Kelly-inspired gown in homage to her her husband’s Pennsylvania roots.

“I loved the nod to Grace Kelly, a Philly gal — where Dave is from,” Andrews said, adding that “the one thing I said I didn’t feel would work for me was a dress that included lace!”

“It was important to me that the dress was not only timeless but also had a sense of modernity; by using a unique lace pattern with hand-placed appliqués and an almost sheer base along with a clean and feminine skirt shape, we were able to achieve that.”

Meanwhile, McMenamin, donned a blue tuxedo, and the wedding party, who wore all black.

“Dave and I wrote our own [vows] to share with one another,” the bride said, who blended her Jewish traditions with the groom’s Catholic ones.

At the reception, the newlyweds had their first dance to I’ll Cover You from Rent, performed live by American Idol alum Elliott Yamin.