Plaza de Magdalena

Wedding Day

Ceremony

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Our Wedding

How We MetIt all started on Hinge, see picture above, which was extremely unlikely because Stephen's radius was only set to 5 miles away. Emily had her radius set to 60 miles (jokes on him)! He almost didn’t show up to the first date for 2 reasons:1. He accidentally gave Emily the wrong number and 2. He couldn't imagine dating someone an hour away - and in LA of all places ;)&nbsp;I guess you really do find love in the least expected places. The first date was promising, but you can only know so much within the first 2 hours of meeting a stranger from the internet. However, by the end of the 2nd date it was clear that we both had found someone special. At that point, we were determined to make this work and give it our absolute best shot. We switched off every weekend between Los Angeles &amp; Orange County for nearly 10 straight months - with the exception of maybe 2-3 weekends! Despite living so far and only dating for less than a year, everything that we have both ever dreamed of (and worked for) was exactly what we found in each other!! The ProposalStephen had 3 goals in mind and had to figure out a way to accomplish them all:1. Keeping it a complete surprise2. Keeping it romantic and intimate between just him and Emily3. Having both our families present to celebrate with us Stephen had his family plan a fake birthday dinner for him in Laguna Beach. The day of, Stephen and Emily decided to go down to The Montage for a drink before dinner. Little did Emily know, Stephen (alongside his brother Jonathan &amp; a photographer) had been scoping out The Montage premises weeks prior to pick the perfect time of day and the perfect spot! When Emily and Stephen arrived, the setting was absolutely perfect. They “happened” to stumble upon a little treasure chest. Once Emily found it, she started to wonder. . . She opened it up and found a handwritten note. The bottom of the note said “I need to ask you something”. At that moment, Emily knew her dreams were about to come true. &lt;3 Stephen got down on one knee and asked Emily to marry him! Then, our families popped out and we had a beautiful evening celebrating the joining of our families. We decided we were ready to start our lives together ASAP so why not plan a wedding in 5 months? ;)&nbsp; If you know one thing about Stephen and Emily, it's that they have each wanted marriage and true love their whole lives. They can't wait to celebrate with you as they have finally found true love! #MeetTheVerstegens

Our Story

Engagement Photos

The Proposal

Our Memories

Photos

Nicole Jordan-Dahdal

Jonathan Verstegen

Taylor Murphy

Joshua Verstegen

Melissa Verstegen

Christopher Verstegen

Ann-Marie Verstegen

Josh Warejko

Anna Blasco

Cody Carmello

Nerissa Elliott

Daniel Dahdal

Cailin Reina

Niko Loyatho

Wedding Party

‭Parking Directions for Stephen and Emily’s Wedding‬‬‬‬

Parking Garage Address:26732 Verdugo StreetSan Juan Capistrano, CA THE PARKING MACHINE ONLY TAKES VISA AND MASTERCARD Once entering the garage veer to the left and go down to the basement level.Look for spot numbers 35 – 108 (Basement Level). Once you are parked walk over the payment machine and put in your spot number (i.e. you parked in spot number 43, put 43 into the machine when prompted) This is what it will look like:

This next step is VERY VERY important: In order for you to park here longer than 3 hours you must go to the bottom of this screen and press “more choices”

The next screen will give you options depending on the time you need.&nbsp;Here are the rates:$2.00 per hour or $12.00 for the entire day unless you arrive before 10 a.m. in which case it is $2.00 for all day parking. &nbsp; For extra parking spots 1 – 34 are all day parking ONLY$12.00 ONLY OPTION. There is no hourly parking in these spots. If you choose to park on the main level the rates are as follows:$2.00 per hour or $20.00 for the entire day Once you have parked, walk out of the garage the same way you drove into the garage.&nbsp;Once out of the garage on Verdugo go right (the railroad tracks will be on your left). The entrance to the wedding venue will be just past the movie theatre on the right.&nbsp;There will be a sign that says Plaza de Magdalena. If you are lost, please call or text the wedding planner Marie at:&nbsp;(951) 323-0422

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Closest Airport to Venue:John Wayne Airport SNA (approx. 25 minutes away) Other Nearby Airports:Long Beach Airport LGB (approx. 1 hour away depending on traffic)Los Angeles International Airport LAX (approx. 1 - 2 hours away depending on traffic)San Diego International Airport SAN (approx. 1 - 2 hours away depending on traffic)

Hotels within 5 minutes of venue:Expensive: Inn at the Mission San Juan Capistrano; 31692 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675; 949-503-5700Budget Friendly: Best Western Capistrano Inn; 27174 Ortega Hwy, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675; +949-493-5661 Hotels Near the Beach within 15 minutes of venueExpensive:&nbsp;&nbsp;Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach; 1 Monarch Beach Resort N, Dana Point, CA 92629; 949-234-3200The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel; One Ritz Carlton Dr, Dana Point, CA 92629; +949-240-2000Budget Friendly:&nbsp;DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Doheny Beach - Dana Point; 34402 Pacific Coast Hwy, Dana Point, CA 92629; 949-661-1100

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Stephen & Emily

Stephen & Emily

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