Let's Celebrate

Timothy & Mary

Sept. 28 2018

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About Us

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Mary Lopez - Bride

Born in Sinaloa and raised in California, this gorgeous woman is an extremely creative and a highly intuitive entrepreneur. Mary also has the tendency to get lost in just about every country she visits. She once got stuck on a train in Shanghai, China with no passport, phone, money or Timothy. Luckily, Timothy jumped on the next train and pulled a Liam Neeson and found her..

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Timothy Salmas - Groom

A blend of Persian and Greek, this handsome man has an eye for design and love for traveling. Timothy also has a severe issue with motion sickness. For his 35th birthday, Mary surprised him with a day trip to Catalina Island. After a 50 minute extremely choppy fairy ride, Timothy spent the next 6 hours curled in the fetal position on Catalina's beautiful beach. After refusing to leave the island, they stayed the night and the next morning Timothy was heavily medicated on the return trip home..

Our Love Story

"Be weird. Be random. Be who you are. Because you never know who would love the person you hide." C.S. Lewis

The Introduction

28
Oct 2014

Our story began as a blind setup by mutual friends. Mary was sent a picture of me and asked what she thought. She replied "He's Beautiful! You should go out with him." Where her friend replied "No Stoopid, he's for you!" With excitement, Mary agreed to have her picture sent to me. Soon after, I received a picture of Mary with a text "Hey, what do you think? She's Latina and single." I immediately responded with, "Of course I'm down! Hook it up!!!" The photos to the left are the actual pictures we first received. As you can see, we were both obviously excited to meet each other.

Our First Conversation

28
Oct 2014

Our first communication was the evening before my 34th birthday. Immediately after receiving Mary's phone number, I sent her a text to say hello. Within the first few minutes, Mary made sure to let me know that the photo she sent me was her "Good" photo and that I should first see the "Real" her before getting too excited. She then sent me a new picture with a comment "this is the real me with no filters." To which I quickly replied "If that is at your worst, beautiful! Followed with “And by the way, the photo you received of me was my 'Good' photo too. Here is a more real picture of me..." (The photos to the right are the actual pictures we sent to each other). We talked and joked for over an hour and decided to meet in person…

Our First Date

01
Nov 2014

For the first date, Mary was brave enough to drive to the OC bubble from the Valley. We met up and had a few drinks to calm our nerves, as we were both so nervous and smitten with each other. We then headed to Laguna Beach and went to Mozambique. We had an amazing night with dinner, dancing and talking until 5am about everything and nothing. It was perfect...

The "next level" talk

14
Feb 2015

I had everything planned out including an amazing dinner at Pelican Hill followed by a romantic walk by the beach with some gelato. Then when the mood was just right, I was going to ask Mary to officially become my girlfriend. Unfortunately, none of that happened since the restaurant was overbooked and had over an hour wait. Moving to plan B, Mary and I enjoyed a delicious meal at In-n-out followed by Yogurtland. After our little adventure, I asked Mary to officially be my girlfriend, where she responded with uncontrollable giggling followed by an excited "of course stoopid!"

The Proposal

14
Feb 2018

On our third year anniversary, I planned yet another romantic dinner at Pelican hill (this time actually booking a reservation). Before dinner, we went to our 'favorite spot' to sit and watch the sunset. I nervously got on my knees and pulled out the ring and popped the question.. As usual, Mary responded with uncontrollable giggling followed by an excited "of course I would love to marry you! I love you!" To celebrate, we had an amazing dinner in a private cabana with our amazing friends. 

The Wedding

28
Sept 2018

After getting engaged, we agreed to push the wedding out a couple years and enjoy the engagement. However, that quickly changed being that Mary is a Gemini and we are both a little on the crazy side. One early morning in mid May, Mary woke up and randomly asked me "Hey, what if we just get married this year?" Half asleep, I responded with "I'm down. YOLO!" Once I finally woke up, Mary had already looked for good dates for the wedding. As usual, I said "As long as it’s not on my birthday month, I’m good!" With a few minutes of going back and forth we quickly agreed on Sept. 28th, 2018. As with most things in life, we got extremely lucky with every aspect of the wedding. Including the Venue of our dreams being available (with every date within 2 months before and after fully booked), Mary's desired wedding dress being available and within the time frame, as well as the other vendors and the timing overall. This was truly meant to be...

Bridal Party

Mary and Timothy have so much love around them and have invited some of their closest friends and family to join their celebration as part of the bridal party. While there are many additional friends and family they both would have loved to be a part of their bridal party as well, but come one now, the bridal party can't be larger than the guest count..

Bridesmaids

Josie Barcenas (Maid of Honor)

Brittinay Lenhart

Frishta Ekhlas

Genelle Meghdadi

Jazmin Edeza

Karely Edeza

Lani Tran

Olivia Bassett Hazel

Yulissa Molina

Groomsmen

Sam Meghdadi (Best Man)

Ahmed Hamidi

Ali Kermani

Bijan Afshar

James Busak

Jawed Ekhlas

Kofi Abrampah

Piage Afshar

Samuel Hazel

Sascha Neubauer

Fun Photos

Enjoy some of our magical moments together:

Wedding Event

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." -Dr. Seuss

Where to go:

When you arrive at Pelican Hill Resort, complimentary valet parking is provided for our guests. Please let them know you are attending the wedding of Timothy and Mary.

The ceremony will be hosted outside at the big rotunda (you can’t miss it). Once you enter the lobby, please continue to the outside patio. Signs will be posted to guide you. If you have any questions, please ask concierge at the front desk and they will be more than happy to help you.

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Our Ceremony

The ceremony will be held in Pelican Hill Resort and will begin at 5:00pm at the rotunda.

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Hors d'oeuvres & Cocktails-

Following the ceremony outside the Mar Vista ball room.

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Dining, Dancing, and Fun-

Following Hors d'oeuvres & Cocktails inside the Mar Vista ball room.

Gift Registry

Your love, support, and presence at our wedding is the best gift you can offer us. Also, Mary and I are very grateful to have everything we need in our home. So we will not have a traditional gift registry. In lieu of housewares, you're welcome to contribute to our honeymoon adventures. As you're probably aware, Mary and I are a bit nuts when it comes to traveling. Feel free to browse through our honeymoon plans and contribute any amount to any part of our honeymoon. All contributions will be used towards the items gifted.

Flight to France

Our honeymoon begins with a flight to the beautiful Paris, France.

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Shangri-La Hotel

One night in this luxury hotel with an amazing view of the Eiffel Tower.

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Tour de France

From Paris, we will make our way to Nice and then Monaco.

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Dinner at Le Grill

Aenean et turpis efficitur, pretium lorem vitae, feugiat mi.

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Flight to Italy

Our next adventure takes us to Amalfi, Italy.

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Santa Caterina Hotel

A few nights in this gorgeous hotel built into the hillside.

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Italian cooking class

Time to spice up our skills with a true Italian cooking class.

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Dinner at La Sponda

Dinner at one of the most beautiful restaurants in Amalfi

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Flight to Greece

Time to visit Timothy’s roots and explore the incredible history and breathtaking scenery.

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Amazing island Hotels

A few nights on each island that will make Greek gods jealous.

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Charter a yacht

A bottle of wine, a pack of Dramamine, and we’re ready to get the best tan of our lives

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Dinner at GB Roof Garden

With Acropolis in the background, this restaurant has the best ratings in all of Athens

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