(Written on Tuesday, November 1)
Doug, Rachel, Ruby and I headed down to Temecula from Oxnard at about noon. Dad suggested we take the 210 to the 15 and take that all the way down, and we did that and it was a long drive. It took us almost three hours to go the 170 miles or so. We stopped only once, just before we got down there, to grab some food, and we finally arrived at the winery just before 3 PM. The weather was outstanding and so were the villas that Mom and Dad arranged for us. I took pictures of the villa that I stayed in (#2902) and you can see them below.
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| Villa at South Coast Winery A view of the villa that I stayed in while at the South Coast winery where Jen and Jason got married. this is looking from the dining area into the bedroom area. |
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| Villa living room This is another view, looking from the living area into the dining area. |
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| Villa fireplace and porch A view from the bedroom area into the living area. You can see the fireplace and doors to the porch. |
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| Whirlpool tub in villa The first time I’ve ever stayed in a room with a whirlpool tub. Pretty cool. |
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| Shower in villa The glass shower in the villa. Water shot out from two different directions. |
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| Complimentary wine I don’t drink wine so I gave the bottle to my parents, but I imagine it must be pretty good if it came from a winery. |
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| Vaulted ceilings in villa There were vaulted ceilings and all sorts of interesting decorations. |
Shortly after we got there, we had to head over to the winery proper for the rehearsal. Somone told me that we needed to be dressed for dinner beforehand, so I showered and dressed. It turned out I was the only one. There was time after the rehearsal for getting ready for dinner.
I think the rehearsal lasted less than an hour from beginning to end. Here are a few pictures from the rehearsal:
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| Jim, Jason and Joan |
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| Dad, Jen and Mom |
After the rehearsal, everyone else got dressed (I was already dressed) and we headed over to Baily’s Fine Dining in downtown Temecula, CA. We had a private room upstairs. I had the steak and it was outstanding. So was the crab bisque soup that they had. And there was a creme brule for dessert. Jim, Eric and Dad all made brief toasts. There were quite a few people there and it seemed like everyone had a really good time.
Jen and Jason handed out gifts to members of the wedding party and Doug and I, as bridesmen, were included in this. I got an 8 DVD set that includes every issue of the New Yorker ever–something like 5000 complete issues. It also came with a cool New Yorker hat.
By the time I got back to the villa, I was beat. I think I fell asleep within a few minutes of getting there. The beds were amazingly comfortable.
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