Hotel Accomodations

The wedding party will be staying at the Doubletree in Dana Point on Friday, October 9th [Rehearsal Dinner]. We highly recommend the Doubletree. It is on the beach in Dana Point and they are reasonably priced. Dana Point is approximately 4 miles from the wedding location [El Adobe].

The only hotel located in San Juan Capistrano is the Best Western. Other nearby hotels include: The Ritz Carlton and the St. Regis Resort.

For more information feel free to email me at jackieihicks@yahoo.com

Save the Date...

I hope everyone received their Save the Date cards!  Invitations will be in the mail mid to late August.

Thanks again Sylvia Diaz for the beautiful design!

Happy 4th of July!

Blogging Before Bedtime

Finally found some time to do a little blogging.  I recently began a new blog devoted to our condo renovation:  http://ourcondospace.blogspot.com  

I've also added new items to both our Crate and Barrel registry and Target registry.  It was so hard to know what we needed until we found our condo.  Now that Michael is all moved in, we've quickly realized that cooking without pots and pans doesn't go over very well :)

Save the Date cards were mailed today...  thank you Sylvia Diaz for your beautiful design...  I cannot wait to see the design for the wedding invitations.  

Now all we need are tuxedos, flowers, party favors, a judge to marry us, marriage license, passport for Michael and cruise to the Caribbean!  

Antonio - Banderas

It's been quite a while since my last post...  Michael and I have been extremely busy and stressed!  I've been pretty private about our house hunting...  I'm finally comfortable with sharing the news...

We are closing escrow on Monday / Tuesday this coming week (We THINK!) Hopefully this time around things will go smoothly.  I'm still skeptical but things are looking positive.

We did our final walk through on Saturday and we are ready to move forward with closing.  Wish us luck!  The purpose of the Antonio - Banderas Title is because the intersection by the condo is Antonio Parkway and Banderas...lol.  I love that. :)

Wedding plans are coming along as well.  Michael's roommate Sylvia has offered to design our Save the Date cards and invitations, so I'm super happy about that.  Sylvia is an amazing designer and I'm sure she will do an amazing job.

Please keep your fingers crossed and I will post as soon as we have the keys!

Engagement Photos

View More Photos Here

My Life as a Garbage Disposal

So I've decided that people think I'm a garbage disposal...

I have an issue with chocolate...  I LOVE chocolate.  Does that mean any left over chocolate should be given to me?  Every time I turn around at work someone has left a piece of chocolate cake, brownie, candy bars, etc. on my desk. 

My next wedding dress fitting should be interesting.  :)  I seriously cannot gain a pound because my dress is so form fitting.  Stop torturing me people!  Keep the chocolate away...  please!  

Updates...

Since my last blog entry we have had quite a bit going on...

I went to my first wedding dress fitting.  I was worried my dress would look different or I wouldn't love it as much as I originally did.  I was pleasantly surprised to see the dress I fell in love with a few months ago.  The fitting went smoothly.

We have pretty good news about a condominium in Rancho Santa Margarita...  I will share this news in the near future (30 days) if all goes well.  :)

We took our engagement photos a few weeks ago...  our photographer is still working on putting our slideshow together and OF COURSE I will post the link to the slideshow as soon as our photos are posted.

Property Virgins

Mike and I finally met with our realtor Zen 2 weeks ago.  We went over what we're looking for and in what areas.  We're hoping to find something in the South Orange County area,  which means...  no more commute for me!!!  

This last weekend we went and looked at a few condos/townhomes in Rancho Santa Margarita.  One of the condos was remodeled and really nice, but I think we need to keep looking.  

Its going to be interesting to see what our place will be like.  Mike has very modern taste and I'm somewhere in between modern and traditional.  I'm so excited to decorate and mix our styles.  

Muah!

We've Registered

Today Michael and I registered at Crate & Barrel. 

We are registered under either name: Jacquelin Hicks or Michael Seybert.

View our Crate & Barrel Registry Here

Our Honeymoon!

We just booked our 7-day Carnival Cruise to the Caribbean!

Day 1 - Leave Port at Tampa, FL

Day 2 - Fun Day at Sea

Day 3 - Grand Cayman Islands

Day 4 - Cozumel, Mexico

Day 5 - Belize

Day 6 - Isla Rotan

Day 7 - Fun Day at Sea

Day 8 - GO HOME!

We plan on doing lots of snorkeling!  Check it out.

Potential Dogs!

This will likely be our #1 choice for a dog when we get married-Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier!

SOOOO excited!

Our Wedding Bands

We picked up our wedding bands!!!  Mike's is two toned with a round diamond that belonged to his late grandfather.  Mine has smaller round diamonds.  

Diamonds are forever!!!  :)

The Wedding Party

Mike and I are so fortunate to have such a wonderful group

of friends and family. We are so excited each person in our

wedding party will be able to share this special day with us.

We love you all very much!

The Bridesmaids

Andrea Siebenaler (Maid of Honor/College Roommate/Co-Worker from College)

Barbara Fierro (Bridesmaid/BFC)

Sara Beresford (Bridesmaid/Friend from High School/She introduced me to Mike!!!)

Elizabeth Jebejian (Bridesmaid/Friend from College/Sorority Sister)

Tammy Hanff (Bridesmaid/1st Friend from College/Co-Worker from College)

Chelsea Avery (Bridesmaid/Friend from College/My Entertainment/Co-Worker from College)

The Groomsman

Robert Moore (Best Man/Mike's Friend from High School)

Robert Campbell (Groomsman/Mike's Friend from High School)

Robert Fischer (Groomsman/Mike's Friend from High School)

Aaron Pagenkopp (Groomsman/Mike's Friend from High School)

Dustin Landeis (Groomsman/Mike's Friend from College/Mike's new Roommate)

David Crislip (Groomsman/Jackie's Friend from Elementary School)

Registration

While we are not officially registered, we are planning on registering at Crate & Barrel and Target.  We have an appointment for March 1st to register at Crate & Barrel.  I'm hoping Mike will be up to the task :)  

My Wedding Dress

I've found my dress.  I was a little stressed out about finding "the perfect dress."  I had absolutely no idea what I was looking for and I knew I would like most of the dresses I saw.  My mom, Mike's mom, my grandma Frances, Mike's grandma Min and my friend Sara made a trip to Alfred Angelo.  

I tried on a poofy princess dress and it was terrible!  Then I tried on others that were more my style (no I am not giving details) :)

Sure enough I found it!!!  Its been ordered and I cannot wait to try it on again at my fitting!  

Our Photographer

We've booked our wedding photographer!  Balboa Photography will do our engagement photos and wedding photos.  We are so excited.  Daniel Balboa and his team are absolutely amazing and extremely talented.  I can't wait to take our engagement photos.  

The Location & Wedding Date

El Adobe de Capistrano is our wedding location.  El Adobe is a historical Adobe located in San Juan Capistrano, CA.  One of its most popular visitors was former President Richard Nixon and his favorite dish, now known as "The President's Choice" is one of their famous meals.  

Michael and I found El Adobe after my work had a holiday party at this location in December 2008.  We both really liked the location and it seemed to have everything we wanted.  We went back with our parents and booked it.  Booking this location finally determined our wedding date.

Saturday, October 10, 2009 is the day!!!

The wedding ceremony and reception will both be held at El Adobe.

visit www.eladobedecapistrano.com for more details on this location.

Our Engagement

I'm beginning this blog a little late.  But here goes...

Mike proposed on October 28, 2008.  We were at a casual dinner at PF Changs in Anaheim.  At the end of dinner the waitress dropped off 2 fortune cookies.  I almost didn't open my fortune cookie because I was so full from dinner.  Mike convinced me to open it and my fortune said "Will you marry me?"  I was in shock and next thing I knew I had a ring on my finger and the managers from PF Changs were taking pictures of us.  :)  Mike got me pretty good.  I didn't have a clue.