Venues and Themes

Michael and I are thrilled to start looking at venues and exploring wedding themes! 

Together, we have decided that we want our wedding to be a combination of a Latin / Spanish style with a modern twist. Both of these elements really embody our personalities and we're ready to do something fun and different!

We have a few upcoming appointments scheduled with potential venues, including Hotel Maya in Long Beach (OUR personal FAVORITE!), Casa Romantica in San Clemente, and Tortilla Flats in Mission Viejo.  We're also really interested in checking out El Adobe in San Juan Capistrano.

I have to send a HUGE thank you to my wonderful friend Kristy for sending me the most amazing list of wedding venues in Southern California. From Long Beach to San Diego, she covered them all! It was a huge help and without her list I wouldn't have known where to begin!

Although I consider myself somewhat of a wedding connoisseur, selecting a venue is all so new to me! If any of you have some suggestions for locations that fit what we are looking for, we greatly appreciate your help!

XOXO

Family Dinner

On Saturday night, Carolyn, Michael's mom, was kind enough to invite my family down for a celebration dinner. My mom, dad, sister, niece and papa made the long drive to Mission Viejo where we enjoyed appetizers, dinner, dessert, and a champagne toast with Michael's dad, step-mother, step-father, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. It was a really nice evening and it was refreshing to see how well the families got along with one another.  It was the first of what I'm sure will be many family gatherings throughout the years and it was a very special day for Michael and I.

Although no serious plans were discussed over dinner, Michael and I still have an upcoming engagement party in the works and are planning on our wedding in late June next year.