🌱 Patch AM: Why are celebrities quietly choosing Laguna Beach for their dream weddings?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why are celebrities quietly choosing Laguna Beach for their dream weddings?

Also on today's calendar: LOCA Art Talks - meet fascinating artists!.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy with a shower in spots, with a high of 68 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, temps: high: 64, low: 61.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Este Haim Marries Tech Entrepreneur Jonathan Levin in New Year's Eve Wedding (eonline.com) — Two celebrity couples in this wedding roundup chose Laguna Beach for intimate, private ceremonies, including one elopement and another backyard-style celebration while the bride was four months pregnant. While the main story spotlights Este Haim’s New Year’s Eve wedding elsewhere in California, Laguna Beach appears as a favored, low-key destination for stars seeking a meaningful coastal setting.
   

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Thursday January 15

• LOCA Art Talks - meet fascinating artists!
  LCAD Gallery , 374 Ocean Ave , Laguna Beach
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Bling it On! Art Camp (4-9Y)
  Kidcreate Studio - Dana Point , 34255 Pacific Coast Hwy #113 , Dana Point
  9:00 am
• ImprovCity Show - Tickets
  ImprovCity , 138 W Main St , Tustin
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 3

• Zero Trash Initiative
  Cinepolis Theater , 30632 Santa Margarita Parkway , Rancho Santa Margarita
  9:45 am
• Soccer, Girls VR vs Fullerton
  Newport-Mesa Unified , 2101 Eastbluff Drive , Newport Beach
  11:00 am
• Soccer, Boys VR vs Fountain Valley
  Newport-Mesa Unified , 2101 Eastbluff Drive , Newport Beach
  3:00 pm
• Basketball, Girls VR vs Fountain Valley
  Newport-Mesa Unified , 2101 Eastbluff Drive , Newport Beach
  5:30 pm
• Basketball, Boys VR vs Fountain Valley
  Newport-Mesa Unified , 2101 Eastbluff Drive , Newport Beach
  7:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Second Semester Begins
  Newport Harbor High School , 600 Irvine Ave , Newport Beach
• A Day Late Start
  Newport Harbor High School , 600 Irvine Ave , Newport Beach

Tuesday January 6

• Strength & Conditioning - Laguna Niguel, CA 2026
  Sea Country Community Center , 24602 Aliso Creek Rd , Laguna Niguel
  12:15 pm
• Regular City Council Meeting
  City Hall Council Chambers , 30111 Crown Valley Parkway , Laguna Niguel
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Aliso Viejo

• Hiking off the Holidays in OC (voiceofoc.org)
• Nurses With a Sense of Teamwork More Likely to Take Breaks (newswise.com)

Laguna Niguel

• 15 free fun things to do in January in Southern California (ocregister.com)
• Megyn Kelly declares CBS 'irrelevant', claims 'legacy media is dead' (meaww.com)

Laguna Hills

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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