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The Wedding Rehearsal - Friday

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The Rehearsal Dinner - Friday

Wedding Day

Wedding

Venue by Three Petals

Reception

The Wedding Ceremony - Saturday

The Hotel Huntington Beach

The Tea Ceremony - Saturday (Close Family)

The Wedding Reception - Sunday

Post-wedding Brunch

Follow Up

Our Wedding

Sean was in his last year of undergrad, and Jennifer in the middle of hers. They both were becoming Resident Advisors at UC Irvine in the Middle Earth Housing Community. They first met at the meeting where Current RAs passed down to the new RAs. Everyone was new to Sean at this point but Jennifer saw a new face she hadn’t seen before. Sean first noticed Jennifer at the Engineering Prom where he noticed her in her flashy green dress. Ryan Garcia was the first to formally introduce them, and the story goes from there. That entire summer, Sean and Jennifer would hang out during RA training. When asked “Who is your RA crush?” Sean immediately said “Jlai of course” in a joking tone, as to not give away his secret. The first time they hung out alone without the other RA’s was when they were buying costumes for Freshman Orientation. Their colors were Orange and Yellow respectively, so they went shopping and decided to go as Bert and Ernie in matching costumes. Sean and Jennifer shared a lot of memorable moments such as playing basketball together, serenading each other, making fun of each other and even breaking up their first Freshman Party together.

How we met...

It was Christmas 2017 at Sean and Jennifer's house. Sean and Jennifer's family all met up at their house in Hayward, where the two Mothers talked about doing a joint family trip to Hawaii. Sean saw this as an opportunity to surprise Jennifer with the proposal. The two families have done trips together before, traveling all the way to New Orleans together, so a family trip wouldn't be out of the ordinary. The planning for a joint family trip to Hawaii was underway. Jennifer invited her family, and Sean invited his. Sean didn't tell Jennifer's family that this is where he plans to propose because he wanted the proposal to be a surprise and couldn't risk letting too many people know. Everyone in the families were able to go except for Jennifer's sister. Sean mentioned multiple times "Hey Jessica you should really try to make it to Hawaii" insisting multiple times that she attend this trip. Finally she asks "Why? Are you planning on proposing?" So she was the first to find out from Jennifer's family. Sean wanted to follow tradition by asking Jennifer's parents for their daughter's hand in marriage, but he would have to find a way to travel to Southern California and visit her parents without it being obvious. Sean and Jennifer were planning to fly down to Southern California for Jessica's Birthday. Usually Jennifer books Sean's tickets to fly down to Southern California, but this time she had to let him book it himself since he was no longer her companion on Southwest. Sean saw this opportunity to "accidentally" book it the day before Jennifer flew down. Sean has had some pretty close calls with almost missing his flight, going to the wrong airport, forgetting his ID and Passport, and forgetting to book Jennifer as a companion on his flight, so booking the wrong day wasn't out of the ordinary for Sean. Sean flew down the day before Jennifer and was able to get dinner with Jennifer's Father where he asked for his daughter's hand in Marriage. He also asked Jennifer's Mother the next weekend as she wasn't able to make the original dinner. With the Father's blessing, he was now able to ask for Jennifer's hand in marriage at the family trip in Hawaii. While planning for the Hawaii trip, Sean wanted to surprise Jennifer with the arrival of his Nieces, Brother and Sister. However, all of them would be on the same flight, and it would be a weird "coincidence" that they all just happened to be on the same flight, so Sean's Mom told Jennifer that the family trip would also be a Graduation Celebration for the two nieces graduating. Finally with everything set, the only part was hoping that no one would let the secret slip. On the flight over, all of the family was on the same flight, and Sean was going to propose the question as soon as they all made it to the house. At the house, Sean's Mom, Step Dad, Dad, and Grandma were all helping setup the scene. When the Families arrived, everyone headed over to the front porch where the "Graduation Celebration" was about to start. When everyone was ready, Sean asked Jennifer a very important question. No not "Do you want to get a dog?" but instead "Will you marry me?"

How he proposed...

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Gilbert is Sean’s big bro from Sigma Nu. They’ve known each other since Sean’s&nbsp;first day in college. In college, they would hang out almost everyday. They went from trying to stay awake in Psychology 9A, to being roommates in Newport Beach. Sean is always playing pranks on Gilbert, but he is a good spirit, and always laughing at the end of the day.&nbsp;Gilbert and Sean have known each other for over 10 years!

Gilbert Maldonado

Jessica is&nbsp;Jennifer's sister and semi-professional wedding planner. Jessica got married recently and is extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and calming. She makes everything fun and is Jennifer's&nbsp;go to&nbsp;person for everything from picking florists to having a drink at the end of the day.&nbsp;

Jessica Lai Boggs

Riley and Sean started at Linkedin around the same time and worked on the same team. Linkedin moved Sean and&nbsp;Riley to a new team, where they would get lunch all the time. Sean also found out that him and Riley were in the same fraternity.&nbsp;Riley would host snowboarding trips pretty often that he'd invite Sean and Jennifer to. Riley is also super gullible and believes everything Sean says.

Riley Hilliard

Kristin is&nbsp;Jennifer's best friend for life from Mater Dei High School. Kristin is the most patient, kind, and organized person that Jennifer knows. Together, they have the silliest conversations but know that they can count on each other for anything.

Kristin Seidman

Raymond is Sean’s younger brother. They grew up together in Livermore together where they would ride bikes to school together. Raymond is also pursuing a career in computer science just like his older brother.

Raymond Burke

Sutheavi is&nbsp;Jennifer's best friend who is also Sean's sister. When Sutheavi and Jennifer first met, there was an immediate click. Jennifer realized that Sutheavi was an amazing and inspirational person to look up to, and Sutheavi knew that Jennifer was young enough to be her daughter. Over the years, they grew closer together and are soon-to-be sisters.

Sutheavi Tiv

Jonathan is Jennifer’s younger brother. Jonathan&nbsp;is always the life of the party.&nbsp;He has traveled often with Sean and Jennifer, and is always looking for the next adventure. Whether it's backpacking through Yosemite, or day drinking in Cabo, Jonathan loves to have fun.

Jonathan Lai

Kim is&nbsp;Jennifer's&nbsp;best friend who is also Jonathan's girlfriend. Jennifer and Kim aren't exactly sure when they met, but Jennifer couldn't imagine her family without Kim. Kim is the best person to release sea turtles, eat pizza, or sing in the car with.&nbsp;One day, Kim joined the Lai family&nbsp;and Jennifer is so glad she did.

Kimberly Striegel

Harley is&nbsp;Jennifer's best friend from Goldenwest Swim Club. Harley and Jennifer&nbsp;have known each other since childhood, and Jennifer couldn't imagine her life without Harley. Harley is the best person to go to when you need a&nbsp;laugh or a hug.

Harley Owens

Eli is Sean’s good friend and roommate from UCI. They both studied Electrical Engineering together and lived in the Engineering House freshman year. When they were 4th years, they lived together with their other friends Johnny Nguyen and Chris Aquino. Eli and Sean have stayed good friends over the years.

Eli Uc

Ryan is Sean’s good friend from UCI. They were Electrical Engineers in their classes together. They also were Executive members of the Engineering Student Council together and Resident Advisors for the same dorm. Ryan have crossed paths a lot in college, and have remained good friends after UCI.

Ryan Garcia

Mica is&nbsp;Jennifer's best friend from University of California, Irvine. They&nbsp;first met in the dorms at UCI, where Mica adopted Jennifer and encouraged her to get involved with Middle Earth Housing. If it wasn't for Mica, Jennifer likely never would have met Sean.

Mica Coburn

Jennifer's cousin and semi-professional flower girl. Emily has been a flower girl multiple times, and her expertise shows through. Jennifer & Sean are big fans of Emily's work.

Emily Di Falco

Andrew has been a ring bearer before, and we're so excited to have him join the wedding party!

Andrew Do

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

Room Block Information


Room Block Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Lai / Burke Wedding Block




Room Block Rate:&nbsp;$149.00 Premier Guest Rooms



Arrival/Departure Dates:&nbsp;Fri.,&nbsp;May 24, 2019 / Mon., May 27, 2019





Deadline to make reservations is:&nbsp;Wednesday, April 10, 2019



To make reservations with the discount, please call:&nbsp;714-891-0123&nbsp;

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