We have decided on Formal Attire. According to the Knot: If the invite says "formal" or "black tie optional" The wording here suggests something slightly less formal than black tie. This means that a tuxedo isn't required, but the event is still formal enough for one to be appropriate. He should wear: A tuxedo or formal dark suit and tie. She should wear: A long evening dress, dressy suit or formal cocktail-length dress.
We recommend flying into town the Thursday or Friday before the wedding. Typically, we fly into LAX or Long Beach airport and get some sort of transportation to Laguna (usually 1-1.5hrs drive).
We typically don’t rent a car, as we find we spend most of our time on the beach and can walk, take a free trolley or Uber any place we want to go. However, if you are planning on taking in other sites in Southern Cal (Disneyland, Hollywood, Venice Beach, etc.) then it would be wise and necessary to rent a car. Also if you're going to drive from LAX to Laguna you will absolutely need to rent a car.
Please book your hotel and travel accommodations ASAP as this is a busy time of year to travel to Laguna Beach. Additionally if we need to add additional rooms to the room block we can do so if we have enough advance warning :)