The Castaway Burbank

Rehearsal Dinner

Wedding Day

Bridal Shower

Fall

Our Wedding

God thread an invisible string across thousands of miles across decades to bring Wes and Marisa together. From Marisa’s father attending a preaching of the Bible by Wes’s great-grandfather in Jamaica in the 1980s to Wes’s best friend (and best man) attending college in Michigan to work on a school project with Marisa years before she even knew of Wes, God has been planting the seeds of this divine romance for generations. Their eventual relationship began when they both decided to take a leap of faith and put themselves out there on a dating app — Hinge! Wes, having just been stood up by someone on the app, was ready to call it quits and take an indefinite break and decided to see through the conversations he already began. That’s when Marisa showed up on the front page. He stood firm and chose not to engage and closed the app. Every time he opened the app to see if there were any new messages from the girls he was talking to — there was Marisa! And so after days, Wes finally pulled the trigger. They matched instantly, shared openly and were vulnerable quickly, and felt the sparks only read in fairytales before they had even met in person. After a week of texting, they went on their first date; Wes brought flowers and the very first thing he said to her in person was, “Oh my gosh! You are so pretty!” Their date couldn’t have gone any better. Within a few hours, after Wes bought Marisa a book, they shared their first kiss under a pink tree at the Americana in Glendale, California. They sat in Wes’s car for hours, asking each other all the questions they could think of, knowing they were the one for each other. The date lasted 10 hours. From the first date, they’ve fallen in love more every day, traveling around the state, exploring restaurants, seeing movies with AMC A-List, eating cheeseboards, watching Avatar: The Last Airbender and LOST, eating cheeseboards while watching Avatar and LOST, playing video games together, eating cheeseboards, creating cocktails, and eating cheeseboards. Wes and Marisa have deeply fallen in love with each other as best friends and soulmates. They also really like cheeseboards. 10 days after their one year anniversary, Wes and Marisa took a trip to visit Wes’s parents for Memorial Day weekend, where — with the help of his parents and cousins — he proposed to her at Tía Carmen in Phoenix, Arizona. They both sort of blacked out and can’t really remember all that happened, but he for sure asked her to marry him and she for sure said yes. The proposal happened to be exactly at 5:24pm on 5/24/24. Because we live in a movie. As we approach this wedding day, their forever anniversary of when they become husband and wife, we can’t thank you all enough for being part of our most special and important day.

Our Story

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Megan Gentry

Brianna Isaacs

Ashley Crawford

Toni-Ann Smith

Tiffi Smith

Aishy Vimal

Luke Crawford

Noah Selby

Luke Selby

Chris Covell

Nick Delvecchio

Jonathan Lantz

Wedding Party

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We currently have 10 rooms reserved. If you're interested in booking and taking advantage of the discounted group rate please let Wes or Marisa know and they will provide a link/group code.

Hyatt Regency Valencia

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Bars, restaurants and fun things near the Hyatt Regency Valencia

Walking Distance

A classic steakhouse with amazing happy hour specials and piano performers. A great place for a classic martini!

Larsen's Steakhouse -- Valencia

Amazing mezcal bar with Oaxacan inspired cuisine

MADRE RESTAURANT & MEZCALERIA

Located right in the hotel lobby! Great craftcocktail menu. Live music on Thursdays and select Saturdays.

Greater Pacific Lounge and Restaurant

A classic local bar and grill across the street from the hotel.

Salt Creek Grille Valencia

A Short Uber Ride Away

American restaurant with an impressive craft cocktail menu

The Old Town Junction

The speakeasy hidden next door to Junction also with great food. Reservations are required and can only be made on Open Table. The place to be for cocktail enthusiasts!

Sidecar

Pocock Brewing Public House

An entertainment complex, with arcade games, lasertag, axe throwing, mini golf, go carts with bar and restaurant.

MB2 Entertainment Santa Clarita

The Old Town Newhall Farmers Market&nbsp;is held every Saturday, rain or shine. This is a certified farmers market bringing the freshest and best tasting goods to Santa Clarita from around our state. The market is host to many small family farms that carry seasonal fruit, vegetables, ranch direct meats and eggs. The market also features local food artisans that bring food products such as artisan bread, baked goods and the best fresh seafood in Southern California.

Marisa & Wes

Marisa & Wes

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Hyatt Regency Valencia