I would like to thank my grandma for planning a magical Disneyland trip for our family in 2015. My grandma was diagnosed with cancer (Miss her so much) and for her last big trip she wanted to take all of her grandchildren/extended family to Disneyland. This was my first Disney trip ever, who knew it would become truly magical for me. Well I ended up downloading Tinder in the Boise airport before flying. I knew so many people that have met off there and thought I should give it a shot in California. I didn't think I would actually meet anyone but while bored in line at a ride I started swiping....Well I came across this super hot surfer guy with an awesome dog (Clutch) and he caught my eye, I swiped right and I immediately matched! My tag line was "I'm in town for a week, take me to the beach"....Jared responded with "What time am I picking you up?", I said "tonight at 7"...He said "i'll be in Downtown Disney to get you"....Well as i'm in my wheel chair getting pushed around by my brother I started panicking that I'm meeting a random guy in a wheel chair (I had knee surgery weeks before)...I messaged Jared that I was nervous and backing out, well he told me he "isn't crazy and I need to chill" and he will take me to dinner in downtown Disney. After Jared waited an hour and a half while we were in line at Tower of Terror (he was asleep on a bench tired of waiting), my brother rolled me up, my mom rolled my grandma up, and I met Jared for the first time. I texted him "i'm the one in red", he said "that's not very helpful", then I said "i'm the one in the wheelchair"...he didn't text back right away but then I saw him see me....I stood up in pain and I told him I needed to return my wheelchair. We got dessert at the Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney then he drove me to Newport Beach where we got dinner at Sharkys and we finished off the night walking the beach at 3am talking about life. 3 weeks later he drove to Idaho and the rest is history. 5 years later & here we are!
We chose to get married at this beach in Newport because our first apartment together overlooks this beach so it is very special to us. This beach offers small beach cottages, RV's, RV parking, and multiple hotels near by: Marriott, Hyatt, Holiday Inn Express, Balboa Bay Resort, and many more are all within a mile Website: https://www.newportdunes.com/ Nearby Beaches/Places to visit: Balboa Island (1/2 mile), Newport Beach (3 miles), Huntington Beach (6 miles), Huntington Harbour (where I live) (10 miles), Laguna Beach (13 miles)