Their love story began in 2013 in Santa Clara, California. Christina had just started as an intern at Hitachi Data Systems where Chris had been working. They met one fateful day in the office lobby while discussing a work project. Afterwards, Chris was pleasantly surprised that Christina joined as a new member playing volleyball at lunch with the Hitachi team. They started hanging out after work and discovered pretty fast their mutual sense of humor, love for food and travel, and the rest is history!
"And so the adventure begins..."
Chris proposed in December 2018 while on a Caribbean Cruise vacation with their close friends, Chris and Blanca. They were snorkeling off the beach in Barbados after Chris asked their friends to sneak the engagement ring into their towel. When Christina came back to the shore, Chris was there on one knee asking her to marry him. Luckily, she said yes.
Wedding Details
Ceremony and Reception
Friday, April 8, 2022 at 5:30pm
Boulder Ridge Golf Club
1000 Old Quarry Rd, San Jose, CA 95123, USA
Ceremony: 6pm-6:30pm
Cocktail Hour: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Reception: 7:30pm-12am
#PartyLikeaKhuuKidd
Parking: Once you arrive at the Boulder Ridge Golf Course, please follow the signs to the complimentary valet parking. Once you drop off your car, one of the golf carts will drive you to the wedding venue on the hill. The wedding venue opens at 5pm and the ceremony will start promptly at 6pm. Please note - there is no overnight parking at the venue.
We want you all to enjoy yourselves (Open bar with beer, wine and top-shelf spirits!), so please plan accordingly and take a Lyft or Uber if necessary.
Captured Moments
Bridal Party
The Girls
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The Guys
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AndreiaMatron of Honor
Christina and Andreia have been best friends since middle school and have travelled across Europe and North America together. Andreia is the most patient person Christina has ever met and never hesitates to help Christina to get out of trouble. |
ChrisBest Man
Chris and Chris met at Hitachi where they quickly built a friendship revolving around sports, billiards, and the world of food and drinks. They lived together in San Jose where they regularly binge-watched shows like Dexter, and joked over a few (or 5) drinks. |
BlancaBridesmaid
Blanca and Christina met at Hitachi and have built a relationship around massages, shopping, and traveling across North America with the Chris’s. They have had many great conversations over coffee and never let one another win any board games. |
JJGroomsman
JJ and Chris met at Cal Poly University. Their friendship was driven by a love for music and terrible horror movies while experiencing various (and not always safe!) adventures around Southern California and Texas. |
ShandraBridesmaid
Shandra is Chris’ younger sister and Christina’s guinea pig for new food recipes and adventure. They have grown close through wine, babies, and more game nights that one can count. |
MattGroomsman
Matt and Chris met at Cal Poly University. They built a strong friendship based on unique (and often ill-conceived) experiences they had throughout college. Matt was there for Chris during the good and bad times with a smile and an adventure. |
VanessaBridesmaid
Vanessa and Christina met in college and spent many evenings binge watching Reality TV Shows and cooking together. They traveled throughout Europe together but their obsession with Italian food keeps drawing them back to Italy every year. |
MikeGroomsman
Mike and Chris met at Hitachi and quickly became friends due to their terrible golfing abilities. Any time Chris would have a bad shot, Mike would selflessly be there for him with a beer. |
Welcome to San Jose
Guest Accommodations:
Hayes Mansion San Jose, Curio Collection by Hilton
200 Edenvale Ave, San Jose, CA 95136
The hotel is approximately 15 Minutes (5.5 miles) away from the wedding venue. The couple and the wedding party will be staying at Hayes Mansion before and after the wedding.
Recommended hotel to attend the after-party!
Hayes Mansion Website
Hayes Mansion on Booking.com
Hayes Mansion on Hotels.com
Wingate by Wyndham San Jose
5190 Cherry Ave, San Jose, CA 95118
This is the closest hotel to the wedding venue and approximately 8 minutes (2.5 miles) away. Close to restaurants/cafés and Westfield Oakridge Mall.
Wingate by Wyndham Website
Wingate by Wyndham on Booking.com
Wingate by Wyndham on Hotels.com
Things to Do
Visit
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Visit
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1. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
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1. Napa Valley in California Wine Country is one of the world's famous wine regions for wine tasting, wine tours, eating at Michelin star restaurants etc.
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Visit
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Visit
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1. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
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1. Cannery Row, sardine-packing industry
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Honeymoon Fund
We don’t want to offend, but we really have enough,
Plenty of household goods… so much stuff!
To save you shopping, sit back and rest,
A gift of currency is our request
Don’t go overboard or rob any banks,
Any amount will make us smile with thanks! Link to Honeymoon Registry
