Trivia: Coronado Bridge opened

America's Finest City finale for the bride

This is the final challenge! Take an amazing closing group photo where the bride wears a full bachelorette accessory set (sash, veil, the works) with a San Diego backdrop (Coronado at sunset, the Midway in golden light, La Jolla cliffs at dusk). A photo for the wedding slideshow, well done everyone!

Checkpoint: Balboa Park

Navigate to Balboa Park and check in at the Plaza de Panama in front of the Museum of Us.

Checkpoint: Gaslamp Quarter

Rideshare to the Gaslamp Quarter downtown and check in around 5th Avenue and Market Street.

Checkpoint: La Jolla Cove

Drive north to La Jolla and check in at the Children's Pool or La Jolla Cove on Coast Boulevard.

Checkpoint: USS Midway

Walk west along Broadway Pier to the USS Midway Museum and check in by the gangway.

Coronado Bridge backdrop

The 2-mile blue Coronado Bridge curves over San Diego Bay. Find a vantage point on the Embarcadero or at Coronado Ferry Landing and take a group photo with the bridge filling the frame.

Coronado Bridge bridal backdrop

The 2-mile blue Coronado Bridge curves over San Diego Bay. From the Embarcadero or Coronado Ferry Landing, take a group photo with the bride centred and the bridge filling the frame.

Coronado sand bridal shot

Coronado Island's white sand is some of the cleanest in California. Take the ferry or drive over, find a stretch of beach with the Hotel Del Coronado red turrets behind and take a group photo with the bride centred in white, the team around her.

Fish taco bridal toast

Order a round of fish tacos (Oscar's, South Beach Bar & Grille, Blue Water Seafood Market) or California burritos and take a group photo with everyone, including the bride, taking the first bite at the same time.

Gaslamp neon bridal shot

The Gaslamp Quarter's iconic neon sign arches over 5th Avenue. Find the sign and take a group photo with the bride centred under the neon, the team posed around her.

Gaslamp Quarter sign shot

The Gaslamp Quarter's iconic neon sign arches over 5th Avenue. Find the sign and take a group photo with the team posed underneath it.

La Jolla sea-lion bridal serenade

La Jolla's Children's Pool and Cove are home to harbour seals and sea lions. Find a viewing wall and take a group photo with the bride listening to the sea-lion barks, seals visible behind (respect the closed beach in pupping season).

La Jolla sea-lion serenade

La Jolla's Children's Pool and Cove are home to harbour seals and sea lions, often basking on the rocks. Find a viewing wall, listen for the barks and take a group photo with the seals visible behind you (respect the closed beach during pupping season).

Local San Diegan bridal tip

Convince a local San Diego resident to share one favourite rooftop, beach or bachelorette tip. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and the bride, remember the tip.

Local San Diegan tip

Convince a local San Diego resident to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.

Mission Beach boardwalk shot

Mission Beach's boardwalk runs three miles along the Pacific with rollerbladers, cruisers and the Belmont Park rollercoaster. Find a stretch and take a group photo with the bride walking the boardwalk leading the team toward the camera.

Mission San Diego de Alcalá nod

Mission San Diego de Alcalá was the first Spanish mission in California, founded in 1769. If you cannot visit Mission Valley, find any tile, plaque or mural in Old Town honouring the mission and take a group photo with it.

Plaza de Panama pose

The Plaza de Panama is the Spanish Colonial heart of Balboa Park, framed by the California Tower and ornate facades. Take a group photo with the tower behind the team.

Recreate the bride's wildest moment (San Diego)

Everyone knows that one legendary night out. Imitate the bride at her most wild moment ever. One person plays her, the rest directs, capture it in a photo or short video. Best impression wins.

Rooftop brunch margarita

The Gaslamp has dozens of rooftop bars (Altitude Sky Lounge, the Rooftop by STK, Side Bar). Find one with a view, order margaritas and take a group photo with the bride leading a toast, every glass in shot.

San Diego bride lift

The party begins! Take a group photo where the bride is triumphantly lifted up by the team with a San Diego backdrop (a palm against blue sky, the Embarcadero, Coronado in the distance). Higher and louder, this is your opening shot!

San Diego classic plate

Order a San Diego classic (a fish taco from Oscar's, a California burrito, fish-and-chips at the Hodad's) and take a group photo with everyone taking the first bite at the same time.

San Diego finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful San Diego spot (the Coronado Bridge at sunset, the Midway in golden light, La Jolla at dusk) and take an amazing closing group photo. Cheers from America's Finest City!

San Diego kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a classic San Diego backdrop (a palm against blue sky, a hibiscus flower, a navy sailor in dress whites) and take a group photo with the whole team in shot.

San Diego Zoo entrance

The San Diego Zoo sits on the north end of Balboa Park and is one of the most famous zoos in the world. Find the entrance arch and take a group photo with the zoo sign behind you.

Sunset Cliffs bridal silhouette

Sunset Cliffs Natural Park in Point Loma gives you San Diego's best sunset. Drive west in the late afternoon, find a cliffside lookout and take a group photo with the bride silhouetted against the Pacific sunset.

To Gaslamp Quarter (bride)

Navigate to the Gaslamp Quarter downtown and check in around 5th Avenue and Market Street with the bride.

To La Jolla Cove (bride)

Drive north to La Jolla and check in at the Children's Pool or La Jolla Cove on Coast Boulevard with the bride.

To USS Midway (bride)

Walk west along Broadway Pier to the USS Midway Museum and check in by the gangway with the bride.

Trivia: Balboa Park exposition

Most of Balboa Park's Spanish Colonial buildings were built for the Panama-California Exposition. In what year did the Exposition open?

Trivia: First California mission

Mission San Diego de Alcalá, founded by Junípero Serra, was the first Spanish mission in California. In what year was it founded?

Trivia: USS Midway opened as museum

The USS Midway opened to the public as a museum in San Diego in what year (between 2002 and 2005)?

Unconditional Surrender kiss

Across from the Midway stands "Unconditional Surrender", the giant statue of the sailor kissing the nurse. Take a group photo where the bride recreates the pose with a willing teammate or a kissable cardboard cutout.

USS Midway carrier shot

The USS Midway is a retired aircraft carrier turned museum. Find a wide angle on the flight deck silhouette from the Embarcadero and take a group photo with the bride centred and the carrier behind everyone.

USS Midway flight deck shot

The USS Midway is a retired aircraft carrier that served from World War II through Desert Storm. Find a wide angle on the flight deck or the silhouette from the Embarcadero and take a group photo with the carrier behind the team.

White for the bride in San Diego

The bride is the star today. Make sure everyone in the team wears or holds something white, find a Coronado beach, a Gaslamp facade or a La Jolla cliff, and take a group photo where the bride stands out in the centre.