Swasey Residence

Bridal Shower

Rehearsal

Rehearsal Dinner

Wedding Day

Twin Oaks House & Gardens

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Nick messaged me on Hinge: “ABBY😱!” Clearly, I’ve never received a message so romantic. A few days later, we got poké in PB, walked the boardwalk, and talked for hours. Typically it’s not the best idea to give a random man your address on the first date, but luckily, I would say this time it worked out!

How we Met!

Roughly our 4th date (neither of us know exactly what number date, sorry), we went to Coronado. We had dinner plans at the Del hotel but first up, we had a ghost tour. BUT, before said ghost tour, I decided I wanted to show Nick my favorite sunset spot on the easterly part of the island. So, I showed Nick the cutest little beach that when the sun is setting, it perfectly hits downtown amid the cotton candy skies. On April 12, 2025, Nick took me here again but this time got down on one knee. Unfortunately with the time of year, there were some more clouds than usual but luckily my ring made up in sparkliness for the lack of on the buildings.

How he Proposed

With Nick being in the military and gone majority of the year, we decided to do a civil union at the courthouse & plan to do our vows at our wedding December 2026 instead of planning a full wedding before he deploys. Since we didn’t feel like waiting that long to officially be husband and wife, we did this! We can’t wait to officially celebrate and do the shebang with our closest friends & family.

We went to the courthouse!

Our Story

Photos

Amanda Knighton

Kate Barry

Mary O’Donnell

Grayson Galbraith

Mari Hernandez

Annika Brogan

Olive Athena Auger

Luke Dubé

Clay McKee

Grant Cucchissi

Peter Larsen

Mike Myers

Gary Tompkins

Wedding Party

Q + A

We recommend flying into San Diego & driving from there. It is much less hectic than LAX and less than an hour from the venue. 

San Diego Airport

We recommend renting a car for the weekend. It’s about 45 minutes from the airport to the wedding venue and if you plan to sightsee while you’re here, we’d recommend a car. 

Car Rental

The ceremony & reception will both take place on Friday at Twin Oaks

Venue - Twin Oaks Wedding Venue

Lakehouse Resort

Travel

San Diego Zoo

Coronado Island & The Del

WWII aircraft carrier museum in downtown San Diego!

Midway Museum

Balboa Park

Socal staple! My favorite is a double single, protein style. And Nick loves a double single, whole grilled onions and fried mustard!

In N' Out

Our fav sandwich! Try the Tom’s Choice on squaw bread!

Board And Brew

Things to Do

Registry

Please no Christmas attire. Suggested colors: navy, blues, black, Sage green, deep purples, deep pinks, jade green