We began our premature visits to possible locations for the wedding and reception this past weekend. Our first stop was Mountain Terrace in Woodside. It is a nice place with a large grassy area for a ceremony (and if the ceremony and reception took place in the early afternoon, the kids could run around out there). We didn't have a rough guest count so the coordinator there gave me a rough estimate of cost. The options here though would be a Sunday afternoon or a Friday evening in the fall since their Saturdays are booked until November.Our second stop was to Thomas Fogarty Vineyard also in Woodside. We visited once before and enjoyed their wines so it was a refresher really. Unfortunately, after reviewing their wedding brochure we realized that while we liked the scenery and the wine, we can't afford to get married there. Bummer. The site rental, which doesn't include catering and you need to use their approved vendors, was $9,000 for a Saturday.
The last stop we "visited" was Hakone Gardens in Saratoga but it was ten minutes before closing and we didn't get to go in. I'm not sure if you can have evening events there either. But it looked nice on the website.
Next up: Tahoe, Sonoma, Santa Cruz.
Hi there! I just read your post & wanted to offer a fabulous wedding spot in the Santa Cruz Mountains, along with a wedding planner & photographer .. all of whom I met this summer while catering a wedding. Full disclosure: my company provides espresso & coffee drinks, along with ice cream treats (with or without the ice cream truck). I am also an East Coast transplant! If you are interested, please contact me .. and wishing you all the best in your planning! Lauren auntlali@auntlali.com
ReplyDeleteHi Lauren, your ice cream truck looks like a fun idea for a wedding dessert option. I think we are going for a fall wedding and I am not sure how warm it will be for ice cream unfortunately. But I will keep Aunt LaLi in mind should we change our plans (which could very well happen). :-)
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