Zachary & Kimberly

December 28, 2024 • Orange County, CA

Zachary & Kimberly

December 28, 2024 • Orange County, CA

Things to Do

Hiking- Red Rocks Trail Whiting Ranch

26701 Portola Parkway Foothill Ranch, CA 92610

This is one of Zac and Kim's favorite hiking trail! It is 4.2 miles and labeled as an "easy" trail great for families. We recommend to pass the "Trail ends, No outlet" sign to get super cool views of the red rocks! After head over to the Irvine Spectrum for food, drinks, and shopping!

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Shopping, Food, and Drinks- Irvine Spectrum Center

Irvine Spectrum Center, 670 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618

Zac and Kims go to place for shopping, desserts, drinks, and activities! There is a super cool ferris wheel (hence the pic) and merry-go-round for kids. Theres also a hello kitty cafe here (1 out of 2 in the US)!

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Exploring- Historic Downtown San Juan Capistrano

Zac and Kims recommendation for a relaxing evening (especially for adults). There is a really quaint tea house and Christmas lights at the Mission if you do decide to bring kids here. There is so many great restaurants (El Adobe as one of our favorites for Mexican) and wineries to try all over (we really think Randy and Shannon would love this)! It is a great place to check out small boutiques and the historic Mission of San Juan Capistrano.
We would recommend parking at the Franciscan Plaza Parking Structure (26732 Verdugo Street).

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Walking and Balloon ride- The Great Park

Great Park Balloon Ride, 8307 Great Park Blvd, Irvine, CA 92618, USA

(949) 724-6247

One of Zac and Kims unique experiences to lookout over orange county! Take a short helium balloon ride to the top! We would recommend a parking at Lot 3.

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Food/Beach- Laguna Beach and Urth Cafe

308 N Pacific Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Zac and Kims favorite beach! We recommend starting off your day with breakfast/brunch at Urth cafe (Park at 361-399 Cliff Dr, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 for SAFE meter parking). Then either walk back towards cliff drive to enjoy Heisler Park and the beaches where locals hang out (375 Cliff Dr) or walk toward the main beach (188 Ocean Ave) for shopping!

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Coffee Recommendations- Irvine, Dana Point, Newport Beach, and San Clemente

This ones for especially here for Lex, Alex, and Dylan! We recommend:

Kean Coffee - (https://keancoffee.com/) 2043 Westcliff Dr #100 Newport Beach, CA 92660

The lost Bean- (https://thelostbean.com/pages/irvine) 4632 Barranca Pkwy Irvine, CA 92604

Black dot Coffee- Vietnamese Coffee (https://www.blkdotcoffee.com/)

Bear Coast Coffee- (https://bearcoastcoffee.com/pages/online-ordering) 618 1/2 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente, CA 92672 OR 34052 La Plaza, Dana Point, CA 92629

High tide Coffee- 9hightidecoffeesc.square.site)1624 N El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA 92672

Shopping in Orange County

- Outlets at San Clemente (San Clemente) 01 W Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente, CA 92672 (5 minutes to our venue) - Really good outlets! Lululemon, Nike, Michael Kors, etc.

- Irvine Spectrum (Irvine) 670 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618- Great outdoor mall! Lulu.emon, Nordstrom, HELLO KITTY CAFE, Javier's, etc.

- Fashion Island Mall (Newport Beach) 401 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660- Great outdoor mall!

-Shops at Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo) 555 The, Shops At Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo, CA 92691- Macy's, Nordstrom, Build-a-bear, Cheesecake factory

Amusement Parks!

- Disneyland: 25 minutes from Lake Forest (Ceremony), 40 minutes from San Clemente (Reception)
- Universal: 1 hour 10 minutes from Lake Forest (Ceremony), 1 hour 30 minutes from San Clemente (Reception)
-Legoland: 50 minutes from Lake Forest (Ceremony), 30 minutes from San Clemente (Reception)