Roadtrip Destinations: Wine Country

Whether you’re planning a honeymoon or destination wedding, California wine country checks all the boxes. It has sweeping vineyard views, plenty of outdoor activities, scrumptious, farm-fresh food and, of course, superb wines.  One of the area’s best-kept secrets is Healdsburg, nestled in Sonoma County on the lush banks of the Russian River. Only 90 minutes by car from San Francisco, the…

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A Wine Country Destination Wedding

A Good Time for All

After interviewing our real-life wedding couples, we normally take their answers and information and transform them into a blog post write-up for all of you! For today’s real wedding, however, the bride Jennifer was so well spoken that we decided it would be best to just let her answers speak for themselves. She and her…

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Discover California’s Wine Countries

Discover the Difference in Destinations

It’s day two of our Destination: California Wine Country week and today is all about exploring your options in terms of activities and packages. Once you’ve studied the resources in yesterday’s Destination: X post, California Wine Country Weddings, you can hunker down and plan the more exciting aspects of your wine country getaway! Below, we’re…

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California Wine Country Weddings

A Passion for Planning

It’s day one of our Destination: California Wine Country week and we’re looking forward to five days’ worth of rolling vineyards, fashion advice, helpful travel and planning insight, and real-life weddings. Whether you’re planning your destination wedding, honeymoon or other pre- or post-wedding event in California wine country, there’s going to planning involved. Today’s Destination:…

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Napa Valley Destination Weddings

There’s no denying the California Wine Country was blessed by the gods with blue skies, gently rolling hills and picture-perfect sunsets. While the more famous areas of Napa Valley draw crowds, you can’t beat the tranquil charm of the town of Calistoga. A 90-minute drive from the Oakland, Sacramento and San Francisco airports, Calistoga’s treelined…

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Harvest Time in Napa Valley

If the setting for your destination wedding includes exchanging vows amidst rows of bountiful vines, a reception in a charming barrel room and superb wines to wow your guests, Napa Valley may be a perfect choice. When you step inside a winery during the harvest the concentrated smell of crushed grapes are quite intoxicating, without…

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