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The Fallbrook area / Temecula Valley wine country
is the center of the universe for Southern California weddings. San
Diego to the south, LA & The OC to the north, the Inland Empire to
the east. (To the west? Something borrowed, something cool-Pacific-blue).
So many Wedding venues, so little time. How's a Bride to choose? (Rhymes with the "blues"). LA-LA and The OC venues are expensive. Inland Empire venues are at a distance. Brides, let CAKE step in to be of assistance. |
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ARBOR TERRACE at the GRAND TRADITION Have the Fates ever smiled on you to the point you attended a Wedding at the Hyatt Maui on Maui? The Lodge at Koele on Lana'i? The Halekulani on Waikiki Beach? [CAKE has been to all three!]. Admit it: in your dreams you see yourself - the lovely wahine - and Mr. Right, the handsome kāne - walking barefoot down an Island aisle through air as fragrant as the bouquet of orchids in your hand. |
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But entice your family and friends across the sea for your Special Day? Wishful thinking! Not a concern. Thanks to 3 generations of the McDougal family - Beverly & Earl, Don & Pat, and Scott, Mark & Desoree (whew!) - and staff Wedding coordinators - Gena Tweed, Jenna Fransway& Laurie Geiger - the newly-opened Arbor Terrace at the Grand Tradition in Fallbrook is waiting to make your tropical fantasy a reality. Palm trees? check. Koi ponds? check. Waterfalls? check. Check it out: ARBOR TERRACE at the GRAND TRADITION 1602 S. Mission Road |
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FALKNER WINERY Falkner Winery has long been known for its intimate Ceremony site outside the wine tasting room. But in 2006, with the opening of their new Pinnacle Restaurant - and its linked Wedding site / reception site - the Winery entered into glorious uncharted waters in the Temecula Valley. Every couple planning a Wine Country wedding needs to give this wed-in-the-vineyards site a look-see. |
| First off, Pinnacle stands out like a beacon over the
Valley floor. With its oh-so Tuscan colors and design, the restaurant is
an inescapable image in the distance through the vineyards, as one
cruises the Wine Country. Below the restaurant, amid pampered
grapes, the Ceremony site is a little bit of heaven-on-earth. Surrounded
by the Falkner vineyards, with the mountains as a backdrop, this
Wedding site is a vision from a Bride's imagination. Oh yes - lest we forget - the expertise of Falkner Winery's wedding staff - Eva Andrushko, Erin Fonda & Natalie McKee - beautifully complement Loretta Falkner's legendary attention to her couples. FALKNER WINERY
40620 Calle Contento
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GOOD TIMES ENTERTAINMENT OK, CAKE's suggested where to get married and who to do the hitchin'. Now, for crying out loud, can we have some fun?! These gentlemen - and the occasional lady - welcome your guests to the Wedding grounds with grand music of your choosing. For your Ceremony, the DJ provides a wireless microphone so your guests can hear the two of you exchange your Vows. (Wireless means no wires or microphone-stand in your photographs). |
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| He provides the Processional music the Bride and her Wedding party
use for their entrance and the
music accompanying your Recessional. He announces the Wedding party's Grand Entrance
into the
reception and - as if that wasn't enough - keeps the tunes
coming as you and your guests trip the light fantastic into the
wee hours.
Mike Shroyer, of Good Times Entertainment ("Mike at Good Times," as he's know throughout the Fallbrook area / Temecula Valley wine country) - along with fellow disc-spinner John Rodriquez - accomplishes all the above with a sense of professionalism, friendliness and fun. CAKE has watched Mike's game and he's game-on! GOOD TIMES ENTERTAINMENT 22055 Mustang Court |
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Don't plan your nuptials without one! The ladies & gentlemen who share this passion are at your beck and call. Your invitations aren't quite the way you've dreamed them for the past 20 years? Text message your Coordinator. Your reception is minutes from launching and Uncle Jack's seating card has inadvertently been placed on Table 20. Next to cousin Marge! And they aren't on speaking terms!! "If only I had a Coordinator to deal with this!" Aren't you pleased with yourself? The Fallbrook area / Temecula Valley wine country plays home to a select few of the finest Wedding Coordinators in Southern California. Annette Nielsen of Events By Annette travels in this select set. In addition to her steadfast skills for organizing your Special Day, Annette also features a Bridal Shop at 27715 Jefferson Avenue in Temecula, offering such necessities as colored sand for your Sand Ceremony, candles and hurricane lanterns for your Unity Candle Ceremony, engraved champagne flutes . . . and much, much more! EVENTS BY ANNETTE 27715 Jefferson Avenue Suite 104 |
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