San Diego • Temecula • Southern California
Vineyard rows, long light and heat that decides your timeline for you. We write the ceremony around your story and keep it moving.
Weddings in Temecula
Temecula weddings are wine country weddings. Rows of vines behind you, a hill somewhere in the frame, and a guest list that mostly drove up from San Diego or down from Orange County. They tend to run larger than coastal weddings and more relaxed, because everyone has already committed to the day by the time they have driven an hour to get there.
The heat is the planning problem. From June through September the valley regularly sits above ninety degrees at four in the afternoon and the ceremony lawns have almost no shade. The light is worth it. From about six thirty the valley goes gold and stays that way for the better part of an hour, which is why so many Temecula ceremonies are set late in the day. Winter is a different wedding entirely: cold by five, clear, and often the best air of the year.
Logistically, vineyards are easy on the officiant and hard on the guests. Ceremony sites are usually a short walk from parking over gravel or grass, so heels are a running theme. Sound carries poorly across an open lawn with any breeze, so we bring amplification when the venue does not. Rehearsals matter more here because the aisle is often longer than couples expect.
Guests arrive dehydrated. They have driven, many of them have been tasting since noon, and they will stand in full sun waiting for you. Water at the ceremony entrance, shade if you can rent it, and a start time after six will do more for the feel of your wedding than any decision about flowers. Keep the ceremony near twenty minutes in summer.
A few of the places couples get married here. Ask us about yours.
A personal ceremony, thoughtfully led.
Everything you need for a ceremony that feels warm, personal, and unmistakably yours.
Starting at $595
Check Your DateYour story. Your vows. Your moment.
For couples who want a completely personalized ceremony experience.
Starting at $995
Check AvailabilityPrepare for the years, not the day.
Four sessions with us, the eight module Get Your Ship Together curriculum, and the workbook and book posted to your home before you begin.
Starting at $600
Start Marriage PrepPrepare for the wedding. Invest in the marriage.
The Signature Ceremony, Marriage Prep and vow coaching, prepared together. Marriage Prep runs on the eight module Get Your Ship Together curriculum.
Starting at $1,595
Begin Your ExperienceSignature
Prepare for the wedding. Then keep going.
Everything in The Marriage Experience, including the eight module Get Your Ship Together curriculum, and then four more sessions across your first twelve months of marriage, at roughly one month, three months, six months and a year.
Starting at $2,150
Begin The First YearAlso serving Murrieta · Fallbrook · Wildomar · San Diego · Orange County. Destination wedding inquiries are welcome.
Twenty minutes, no cost, no pressure. We talk about your day and whether we are the right fit.