¡Galápagos!

Wedding Day

Church of the Society of Jesus

Ceremony

Reception

Zakua Gardens

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Our Wedding

Our love story started five and a half years ago when Belen was making a life changing decision to leave Ecuador and come to New Jersey as an Au Pair.&nbsp;Before arriving in the United States, Belen had made a new Quiteña friend who was already living in New Jersey and she offered to take Belen out for a welcome dinner when she arrived.During that dinner, she showed Belen a dating app and little did she know that it would be the beginning of a new chapter in our lives.&nbsp; Fast forward one week and we finally got to meet. The night started out by obviously eating pizza and then obviously following it with vanilla ice cream! As if that was enough, we somehow squeezed in a movie, bowling and arcade games. We continued our routine of talking during the week and hanging out on the weekends, going on adventures all over the tri-state area.Despite Covid-19 locking us down for months and Belen's Au Pair family moving to Texas, she still found her way back to New Jersey following her Au Pair program. Belen moved in with Brian and his friends in Rahway and she truly felt like Jess from New Girl. Our journey continued to our own apartment in London Terrace to eventually buying our house in Old Bridge and sharing it with all our little fur babies!

It's a Love Story baby just say...Yes!

Our Story

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Galapagos Travel Agent

For English speakers: Juan PabloWhatsapp: +593 99 788 1544Email: ventas@tortugabay.com.ec For Spanish speakers: AlexandraPhone number: +1 973 705 0215Whatsapp: +593 99 788 0692Email: gerencia@sunnyviewtravel.com

JOIN US IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS!

Come with us for an adventurous experience in The Galápagos Islands! We would love for all of you to join us as we visit these amazing islands full of incredible views and endemic species! The Galapagos Trip will be from Sunday, July 6th until Thursday, July 10th. We suggest that everyone who wants to come with us, arrive to Quito-Ecuador on or before July 5th because our flight to the Galapagos will be early Sunday, July 6th. We will be staying at Zakua Gardens, the hotel where our wedding reception will be, on July 5th, the day before the Galapagos trip. We will return on Thursday, July 10th and stay until Sunday, July 13th. The first Island we will visit is San Cristobal Island. We will stay there for 2 nights, Sunday, July 6th and Monday, July 7th. We will leave San Cristobal on Tuesday, July 8th at 7am to go to Santa Cruz Island. We will stay in Santa Cruz Island for 2 nights, Tuesday, July 8th and Wednesday, July 9th. We will leave Santa Cruz for Quito early on Thursday, July 10th.

Flights to Galápagos Islands 

We have booked our flights for the Galapagos, the itinerary is below. Please read carefully as is VERY IMPORTANT that you buy them in that order. To arrive is: Quito- San Cristobal Island Departure: BALTRA- Quito We used AVIANCA AIRLINES Quito- San Cristobal Sunday July 6th 8:00 am - 10:34 am 1 stop (GYE) Flight number : AV 1630 Baltra- QuitoThursday July 10th 11:14am- 14:22 pm Nonstop Flight number: AV 1689 Each of you will have to book your own flight. We recommend to pick one classic ticket per couple as you won’t really need too many clothes for the island but you will need a bag at least!

IMPORTANT NOTICE

July is peak season in the Galapagos for tourism so it is important we give our lovely travel agent, Alexandra enough time to get everything booked as a group. Ideally, she would like to have answers by November 2024 so she can ensure lodging, excursion and plane ticket prices. You can still decide to come after November, Alexandra will just not be able to guarantee flight pricing and availability on the same flight or in the same hotel on San Cristobal. There are many hotels and excursions she can mix and match to accommodate any requests or situations. She is available for any questions anyone has!

Itinerary for The Galapagos!

<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R_D03_9dttHLvqoybRY84qaLjStUq7dk/view?usp=share_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to review the itinerary!</a><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R_D03_9dttHLvqoybRY84qaLjStUq7dk/view?usp=share_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R_D03_9dttHLvqoybRY84qaLjStUq7dk/view?usp=share_link</a> *The brochure was translated in English by Google.*Brian = Carlos.

Additional info

There is a $20 fee per person for a tourism card that will be bought prior to the Galapagos. There is a $200 entrance fee per person for Americans entering the Galapagos (must be paid in cash).The entrance fee is $30 for Ecuadorian citizens. The Galapagos package in the itinerary above does not include the round trip airplane ticket from Quito to the Galapagos which is roughly $250. It will vary based off when the ticket is purchased. On Day 4 in the Galápagos, we added an optional extra excursion called the Bahia Tour. It is $45 per person if you are also interested in doing it.<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gQffZzJ_l74piPriG-Q3XBjpRvyhHo35/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gQffZzJ_l74piPriG-Q3XBjpRvyhHo35/view?usp=drive_link</a>

Galapagos Expenses + Quito

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While in Galapagos 

ZAKUA GARDENS

We have chosen to stay in Zakua Gardens as the reception will be held there too. Zakua Gardens is located in Puembo, 15 mins away from the Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Address : Manuel Burbano, Quito 170179, Ecuador The dates that we will be staying there are:Check in: Saturday July 5thCheck out: Sunday July 6th Go to the Galápagos Islands from the 6th to the 10th Check in: Thursday July 10thCheck out: Sunday July 13th You are more than welcome to stay more nights there just talk to the hotel owners, Andres and Bianka. To book your room and more information, please contact Bianka Walker. Kids under 8 years old don’t pay so you can just ask for extra beds to accommodate your room. Her WhatsApp is: +593 98 708 9415

BOOKING

Here is more information for both hotels, and Galápagos expenses<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mVW0yilsbC_YZWVyr70XAnkhIV04IVwyVtfkVTZ5vPU/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mVW0yilsbC_YZWVyr70XAnkhIV04IVwyVtfkVTZ5vPU/edit?usp=sharing</a>

Other hotel options

San José de Puembo

San José de Puembo is located just 2 minutes away or 0.4 miles from Zakua Gardens (reception) The hotel offers transportation to and from the reception. Address: MANUEL BURBANO S7-150 Y SAN FERNANDO - PUEMBO, Quito 170179, Ecuador For booking contact Vanessa Valente She will be able to answer to all your questions in English but in writing only.Her WhatsApp is: +593 98 822 8224 sanjosedepuembo.com

While in Quito

Camila Viteri

Piergiulia Simon

Cristina Lecluyse

Anahi Zuleta

Paula Castro

Daniela Castro

Andrea Ortiz

Francis Fiallo

Joana Meneses

Valentina Padrón 

Luna Leah Guerra

Matthew Knoth

Matt Kalinoswki

Sebastian Carbonell

Antonio Ginji

Vincent NiCastro

Tafar-I Kerr

Andy Landazuri

Polo Carrera

Gabriel Soria

Cristian González

Diego Montenegro

Wedding Party

On Friday July 12th we will visit La Mitad del Mundo( the middle of the world) The city of Mitad del Mundo is a place where you can familiarise yourself with the importance of the Equator, from which the country takes its name. The Equator is a strip approximately one kilometer (approx 0.6 miles) wide that divides the surface of the planet into two parts: the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. This is also an imaginary line that is constantly changing due to the axis of rotation. The city of Mitad del Mundo is a place that houses the famous Equatorial Monument, an icon of the city of Quito and of the country. Hence why tourists come to this destination to obtain information about the phenomena that occurs in the equatorial zone ( the Coriolis effect, balancing an egg on a nail, among others). The physical experiments you will see in Mitad del Mundo will surprise you. In Mitad del Mundo the latitude is 0° 0′ 0”, and there are very few places where you will find a curiosity such as this. This activity is optional so if you just want to rest at the hotel that day you’re more than welcome to do so.

Brian & Belén

Brian & Belén

Q + A

Q + A coming soon!