Wedding in Orange County

Alessandra & Richard

A Message from the Bride

Describe your experience with wedding planning: It was SO MUCH FUN and the process was everything I imagined it to be, and exactly what I envisioned came to life!

The very best advice I can give is to hire an amazing wedding planner…

It is also very important to have vendors you LOVE, and for me photography along with my makeup artist were so important!

You should also keep in mind that most everything will be more expensive than you thought it would be, but find out what means the most to you, and splurge on that!

Try your best to do a “first look”, it was something I thought I was against and so happy that Rene convinced us to do one because it was the most emotional part of the day for me!

Describe your experience with finding your wedding gown: I was lucky enough to find my dress the first day!

How did you meet: We met in middle school and only began dating later on in college. We were friends for two years and then we fell in love!

Describe the moment he proposed: He proposed in Santorini, the most beautiful day of our entire vacation. This day was the most magical, surreal, and most amazing moment of my life - until my wedding day of course!

Our wedding took place at Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, from beginning to end and I would not have it any other way!

Tell us about your wedding theme: Our theme ended up being “Vegas”, and it was just perfect!

The vibe of our wedding was very romantic and moody with a darker reception that was candlelight, it was exactly what we envisioned and more.

My advice to all 2022 brides to be is enjoy the process, it is stressful (yes!!) but you will miss all the fun with planning for this amazing day! And on your wedding day, TAKE IT ALL IN and have a blast!