Westminster Rose Center

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Our Wedding

Nathan and Aimee met in September 2018 while at work. On the night they met, Nathan worked as the night float resident and Aimee was a nurse. Nathan came to the floor Aimee was working on to see a patient. While Nathan and Aimee were sitting in the nurse's station, they both found out they were Vietnamese. They instantly formed a friendship as there were not many Vietnamese workers at the hospital. In Spring of 2019, their friendship grew into a relationship. They maintained their relationship throughout Nathan's residency, all while keeping it hush-hush at work to avoid gossip and conflict of interest. All but maybe 5 co-workers knew they were a couple. Outside of work, their friends and families knew! Nathan graduated residency June 2021 and soon after, he moved back to his home state of California for work. Aimee stayed back in Connecticut as she was in her last year of nurse practitioner school. The two were in a long-distance relationship for 1 year and 4 months until October 2022 when Aimee finished her NP program and passed her boards. Aimee made the move over to California and they have been side-by-side since. In June 2023, Nathan and Aimee flew to Dallas to visit Aimee's best friends. It was on that trip (with the help of her best friends) that Nathan asked Aimee to marry him!

Work Secrets

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

Flying In

There are a few airports that serve the area of the wedding venue. When booking flights, please check Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Long Beach Airport (LGB), or John Wayne Airport (SNA). We recommend John Wayne Airport (SNA) as it's a bit of a smaller airport than LAX and will be closer to proximity of the wedding venue, however pick whichever airport is most convenient for you (pricing, distance from lodging, personal itinerary, etc.) We provided a map below of the three airports and the blue star is the wedding venue. Distance from airport to venue (subject to traffic):LAX ~ 31 miles (35 minutes)LGB ~ 12 miles (25 minutes)SNA ~ 11 miles (16 minutes)

Areas to Stay

We appreciate all the guests traveling from afar to attend our wedding, so we purposely picked a wedding venue that will be central to a lot of attractions and nice areas in SoCal. All of Orange County, CA provides fun and unique areas to visit! For those who want to stay close to the Vietnamese Community and wedding venue, we recommend Westminster or Garden Grove. For those who want to stay close to the beach, we recommend Huntington Beach, Corona Del Mar, Laguna Beach or Dana Point. For those who want for laid-back and scenic vibes, we recommend the Laguna Area. Furthermore, the wedding venue is approximately 45 minutes south of downtown LA or 1.5 hour north of San Diego. We provided a map of Orange County below and the red star is the wedding venue.

Getting Around

We recommend renting a car, especially for those who plan to stay in California for a few days! All three airports mentioned above have on-site rental car facilities. Parking is not an issue unless you're planning to go to downtown areas of LA or San Diego. If you're only staying for a day or two, Uber and/or Lyft should suffice.

Travel

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS A LOT TO OFFER. IT WOULD IMPOSSIBLE TO LIST ALL THE THINGS YOU CAN DO HERE SO WE HAVE PROVIDED LINKS BELOW OF SOME PLACES TO VISIT.

ORANGE COUNTY

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY

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Aimee & Nathan

Aimee & Nathan

Registry