Disneyland Park

Disney Day (Friday)

Disneyland Hotel

Wedding Day

Ceremony 

Pre-reception 

Reception 

World of Color

Disney Day (Sunday)

Guardians of the Galaxy; Mission Breakout

Our Wedding

Matching Sarah and Morgan met on two dating apps, Coffee Meets Bagel (CMB), and Hinge.For those unfamiliar with the apps, CMB offers an in-app currency called "Beans" which women earn daily and can "spend" to talk to potential matches -- the idea is to create more thoughtful connections because you are only allotted so many beans to talk to so many people per day.Sarah sent an initial message to Morgan on CMB, he replied to the message in a separate app, Hinge, to which Sarah responded, "Wow, I can't believe you made me waste beans to talk to you".And from there, Morgan's attention was grabbed. Meeting Morgan and Sarah arranged to have their first date on December 30th, 2020. Initially, they had planned to meet in person, but Sarah had spent the holidays with her family in SoCal, and when she returned to SJC, she was handed a piece of paper advising she stay home/away from people for 10 days. Sarah shared a photo of the paper with Morgan and the two agreed to change their date from an in-person meetup to a Zoom one.When the date arrived, Sarah curled her hair, applied makeup, put on a cute satin blue top, and a white tulle skirt (he couldn't see the skirt but she refused to be half dressed). Morgan showed up in a Soaring over CA t-shirt and some jeans. First-impression wise, he felt very underdressed. But hey, that's zoom dating for you. :)Nevertheless, the conversation really flowed and the pair had a good enough time to decide to continue dating. The first date Morgan's plan for a first date was to take Sarah on a picnic in Downtown Los Gatos. He ordered food for them from his favorite breakfast spot, the Los Gatos cafe.They took the food to a nearby park and Morgan set out a Nightmare Before Christmas blanket for them to sit on. Only to very quickly find out that Sarah doesn't actually enjoy breakfast food.Not only that, but post picnic Morgan wanted to take Sarah for a tour of the very cute quaint and adorable Downtown Los Gatos, only to learn that Sarah had been working in Downtown Los Gatos for 3 years and ended up knowing the area even better than him.And so, they decided to trek into the nearby neighborhood to look at the multi-million dollar homes in the area. Since neither of them knew this part of Los Gatos as well, they didn't realize that they would end up finding themselves trekking up a ridiculously steep heel, while Sarah was in heels. :)Despite all of that, Sarah and Morgan had really incredible conversations where they learned more about each other and discovered how similar their views, lifestyles, and dreams of the future aligned. Dating When Sarah and Morgan first matched, they were both living in San Jose, but as soon as they decided to pursue dating, they learned that Morgan would have to return to UC Merced for 6 months to complete his PhD. Sarah and Morgan spent that first 6 months trading off weekends in SJ or Merced, and when the 6 months finally came to an end, Morgan's PhD advisor asked him to stay in Merced for another 6 months...After having already invested the initial 6 months, Sarah decided she might as well invest in another half a year. :) Living together Morgan completed his PhD in December 2022 and he could finally leave Merced. After two awesome years together, Sarah twisted Morgan's arm and convinced him to move in with her in her Condo in San Jose.About one year later, they upgraded to their forever home in Sunnyvale where they have been happily living since June 2023. Getting married Sarah always dreamed that her wedding would include mouse ears, so she was thrilled to find that Morgan was NOT against it, but rather very much on board with the idea!Thinking that a wedding at a Disney property would be out of reach, they decided to tour them mostly for fun anyway. However, they immediately fell even more in love with the venue than they could have imagined. They decided right there and then that they did not need to consider any other venues and this is where they were going to get married.And so, we invite you our friends and family, to join us in starting this next chapter of our lives. &lt;3 Can't wait to see you there!

From Disneyland

to Disneybounding

From hiking

to Dancing

or dancing on a hike

Our Story

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Photos

Sarah and Ayesha are high school besties who were absolutely inseparable throughout all of high school. Ayesha moved to Texas right around the time Sarah graduated from College, but the two friends remained in close touch through social media and by being pen pals.  Despite maintaining a long distance relationship, whenever these two are reunited, they are so close and connected, you'd think they never spent a day apart. 

Ayesha Shahid

Hunter Swanson

Faye and Sarah are the cutest of cousins. If you make them laugh - which is very easy, they will likely laugh in perfect unison. Faye and Sarah also have a long distance relationship, but ever since they've been able to, they have each made an effort to see each other in person at least once or twice a year. 

Faye Strawn

Erik Taubman

Courtney and Sarah have been super close friends ever since Courtney realized she lived walking distance from Sarah. Courtney used to call Sarah and say "Are you home?", and if Sarah said yes, Courtney would say, "Cool, I'm outside". 

The two spent a lot of time together while Sarah was in hs/college, and when Sarah moved to San Jose, Courtney always made the effort to stay in touch and come visit/explore the bay area. 

Courtney Ngo

Connie and Sarah were good friends in High School, but their friendship really developed when Sarah saw a FB post from Connie Chin complaining about Summer School at UCR the summer before Freshman year.  Sarah reached out and the two realized they were both staying in the same dorm building. From there, they spent all their time studying, going to the dining hall, and hanging out almost every day. The two became incredibly close and have been friends ever since. 

Connie Chin

Wedding Party

Q + A

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

The Disneyland Hotel

Morgan and Sarah have set aside a room block at the Disneyland Hotel which is the very same hotel where the wedding will be held. The rate is $544 a night for each of our guests. Rooms are available now! Text or email Morgan or Sarah for a link to book through our block! (We were asked not to post the link publicly)

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Anaheim Hotel

1380 S Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92802 The Hojo Anaheim is a popular hotel that is a 6 min walk from the venue. It's closer to 280 a night which is about half the cost of the Disney Hotels. We do not have a block here but wanted to recommend it as an affordable and close by option!

AirBNB

AirBNB is also a great option! We recommend staying in Buena Park, Santa Anna, Garden Grove, or Cypress.

Where to stay

Morgan & Sarah

Morgan & Sarah

Where to stay

The Disneyland Hotel

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Anaheim Hotel

AirBNB