Conner and Samina’s met while both testing out the online dating thing! I guess it worked out wonderfully for these two! After falling in love for lots of reasons… one of the main ones being that they can fully be themselves with each other, Conner asked for Samina’s hand it marriage while at Disneyland in front of the castle. Pretty cute, I must say! She said “yes” and the planning started. Conner grow up in La Jolla so the Catamaran is close to home for him. The Catamaran has a beautiful view of the bay and offered the right feel for what these two wanted in a venue. After their big day, they are heading on a cruise to Barcelona and Rome with stops in France and Monaco, and then spending an additional week in Rome and the Amalfi Coast. They have both always wanted to visit this area of the world. Sounds so wonderful!

Venue: Catamaran Resort

Coordinator: The Best Wedding For You

Photography: ABM Photography

DJ: Elite British DJ

Cake: Flour Power Bakery

Florist: Janet Gentile Florals

Makeup & Hair: Beach Bridal Beauty

Mantzel

We loved working at the beautiful Catamaran Resort! Here is what another bride thought!

“We looked at several locations, all similar in style and setting, before we looked at the Catamaran. I mean we live in San Diego; there are plenty of beautiful wedding venues to choose from. We wanted a beach wedding so we primarily looked at venues that would give us that feel. The Catamaran was the last place we looked at and we didn’t need to look anywhere else. From our first meeting with Sylvia to our wedding day she made us feel comfortable and excited to have our wedding in such a beautiful location. Sylvia was just wonderful, she answered all my 100’s of questions promptly, she worked with our budget to make sure we had everything we wanted and did such an amazing job of helping to facilitate and make sure everything was perfect for our wedding day!

We decided to get married on the south lawn in the early evening and have our reception in the Aviary Ballroom–the venue could not be more beautiful! Our service was gorgeous, and the cocktail hour food was AMAZING!!! One thing I really enjoyed, and didn’t expect to, was that because we were married on a public boardwalk we shared our day with people we didn’t even know. When my husband and I walked past the restaurant after our ceremony the whole restaurant clapped and cheered for us. One couple even told us they were married there 20 years ago. I just loved that!!

In addition to the venue being beyond beautiful, and the rooms (the bridal suite especially) being amazing, our banquet manager Dave was simply the best. He was there to help us with anything we needed from getting my husband and I a beverage to enjoy while taking pictures, to getting a wheel chair for my grandmother, to making sure our wedding party and I had champagne and appetizers immediately following the ceremony, to the most important part of all…making sure my husband and I actually ate our fabulous wedding meal of Sea Bass and NY Steak. He made sure we ate first which allowed us to greet each table while our guests ate. This was one of my favorite parts of our wedding!

I really could just go on and on and on about how beautiful, fun, amazing, and easy our wedding day was because of the wonderful, helpful staff and beautiful accommodations at the Catamaran. Besides all that, my husband even said to me at the end of the night. “I would totally get married here again” From the night time Sea World fireworks, to the gorgeous ballroom, the magnificent food, beautiful room accommodations…everything was just perfect, and we loved every minute of our experience at the Catamaran and we are looking forward to celebrating many more anniversary’s there!”