Willow Heights Mansion

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

We&nbsp;met all the way back in the Spring of 2011 while living in the same dorm at our&nbsp;alma mater, Claremont McKenna College. We&nbsp;started dating the following fall semester&nbsp;and the rest is history!&nbsp; Matt moved to Santa Monica after college graduation and Christina happily followed suit after her graduation the following year. Job opportunities brought us&nbsp;up to San Francisco the summer of 2016. We've loved exploring this city and being close to Christina's family in Los Gatos.&nbsp; On May 4, 2018 Matt proposed on a beautiful night in front of the Bay Bridge. We are so excited for this next chapter of our lives and can't wait to celebrate with our families and friends!&nbsp;

Matt and Christina 

Our Story

Photo and Video Sharing

We are so&nbsp;excited for the wedding and we hope that you are too! We wanted to share a little "added element" of our wedding that we hope you will all be a part of.&nbsp;

WeddingMix is making us a custom app that we can share with you. If you download it onto your phone and take photos or videos during any part of our wedding weekend, showers, etc, they will edit and compile them into a wedding video for us.&nbsp;

Simply go to the&nbsp;<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weddingmix/id457398126?mt=8">iTunes App store</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.storymixmedia.storymix">Google Play</a>&nbsp;- it's a free app. (Make sure you have at least 1gb of free space on your phone so you have room to film).&nbsp;The password to log into our wedding is US3HY.

Feel free to take videos as much or as little as you want of ANYTHING (seriously, anything) you want. As much as we'd love to capture all of the "standard" wedding moments, we'd also love you guys to video your ride down, getting ready, any well wishes, etc. Have fun with it!

Thank you all so much for being part of our day. We can't wait to celebrate with everyone!

Details

Our Wedding

Morgan Hill

Morgan Hill has many great wineries, within minutes of downtown.
We highly recommend checking out&nbsp;Clos LaChance Winery,&nbsp;Guglielmo
Winery and Sycamore Creek Vineyards.

There are also many golf clubs in the
area -&nbsp;Coyote Creek Golf Club, Cinnabar Hills and CordeValle.





We aren't too familiar with
restaurants in the area, but have heard good things about Ladera Grill,
Maurizio's and&nbsp;Odeum Restaurant.

Los Gatos

About 25 minutes north of Morgan Hill, you'll find Christina's
quaint hometown, Los Gatos. The downtown is filled with restaurants, bars and
cute shops. Our favorites include:

Willow Street Pizza, Los Gatos Cafe
(breakfast/lunch), Testarossa Winery, Jack Rose Libation House





Los Gatos also has a great Creek
Trail through the hills and parks around the area, perfect for walking, running
or biking.&nbsp;

Santa Cruz

If you want to check out California's beautiful beaches, Santa Cruz is 45 miles west of downtown Morgan Hill. We recommend&nbsp;Natural Bridges State Beach, Seabright State Beach and Twin Lakes Beach. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is a fun amusement park with rides and games right on the beach.&nbsp;

Downtown Santa Cruz has a laid back beach vibe with great restaurants and bars.&nbsp;

San Francisco

If you fly in/out of San Francisco, there are countless ways to spend your free time in the city! Our favorite neighborhoods are North Beach (Little Italy - amazing food!) and Marina/Cow Hollow (tons of restaurants, bars and shopping).&nbsp;Golden Gate Park has many museums, gardens and&nbsp;walking/biking paths.&nbsp;

Things to Do 1

Photos

Registry

Wedding Party

Q + A

SJC is about 30 minutes north of Morgan Hill.

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport

To book through our room block, please use the link below! If you run into difficulties, please text/call Christina or Matt.

<a href="https://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Whalen/Ellis%20Wedding%5Esjcmh%60wewwewa%7Cwewwewb%60149.00%60USD%60false%604%605/17/19%605/19/19%604/19/19&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes" target="_blank">Room Block</a> Please Note:&nbsp;there will be a shuttle from the Courtyard Hotel to the venue beginning at 2:30pm with the last trip at 3:30pm.&nbsp;Shuttle service back to the Courtyard Hotel will be available until 11:30pm.&nbsp;

Christina & Matthew

Christina & Matthew

C&M

Wedding Day

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Wedding

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Reception