Save the Date 10/8/11

We found the place! It is all set. Save the Date for October 8, 2011 in Laguna Beach, California.
The entire wedding will be held at La Casa del Camino.  La Casa del Camino opened in 1929.  It is a Mediterranean-style boutique hotel that sits oceanside in Laguna. We cannot wait for everyone to see the view!

Ceremony begins at 3:30 p.m.
La Casa del Camino Rooftop

Directions to La Casa

La Casa Del Camino

1289 South Coast Highway

Laguna Beach, CA 92651

From the 405 freeway:

From Los Angeles or from any north Orange County city take the 405 South and exit at the 133 South. Follow the 133 south through Laguna Canyon. Continue traveling until you come to Pacific Coast Highway and turn left. Take PCH South five minutes until you reach Cress Street. Turn right and La Casa del Camino will be on the right (corner of PCH and Cress). 

From PCH (Pacific Coast Highway):

Pacific Coast Highway runs straight through Laguna Beach. Coming from LAX you can exit the 405 and access PCH through either the Seal Beach BLVD exit or the Beach BLVD exit. In either case take the exit towards the ocean and turn left on PCH.  PCH can be filled with traffic but it is a beautiful drive South.

Directions from LAX (Google Maps)

Directions from John Wayne Airport (Google Maps)
Directions from San Diego (Google Maps)

Wedding Registry

Mark and Jamie are registered at Macy's and Crate and Barrel.

Click here for a direct link to each registry:

Macy's

Crate and Barrel

Getting to California!

Flying to Southern California!

*Advice about flying to Socal...watch for sales. Every once in a while airlines have special rates posted from Chicago to Los Angeles.
** Check out the budget airlines (Virgin, Southwest, JetBlue, etc).
*** The best place to search for fares is on the individual airlines websites or Kayak.com

There are three airports that you can fly into.

LAX (Los Angeles)

• Most major airlines fly from O'Hare into LAX (Virgin, JetBlue, American, and United). 
• This can be the least expensive option because it is a major airport. 
• LAX is 53 miles from Laguna Beach.
• Southwest flies from Midway to LAX. 

LGB (Long Beach)

• Long Beach is a small airport. 
• JetBlue is one of the major airlines that fly into Long Beach.
• Long Beach is 5 minutes from Seal Beach and 34 miles from Laguna Beach.

SNA (John Wayne - Orange County)

• Orange County is another smaller airport. 
• Many major airlines fly from Chicago to Orange County but there tend to be very few non-stop flights from O-hare or Midway.
• Flights into Orange County airport can also tend to be more expensive.
• Orange County airport is approx 15 miles from Laguna Beach.

Getting to the Hotel from Airport

There are a variety of rental car companies at each of the airports. Rental cars companies include: Budget, Alamo, Midway, Avis, Advantage, Enterprise, etc. Rental cars can ted to run less expensive at LAX because it is a major airport. The BEST place to look for inexpensive rates is HotWire, Expedia, or Orbitz.