FOUND IT

Venue hunt over and wedding date secured. You would think with only two posts on this that it was super easy to find, but not so much. In addition to the places in my previous post, we also saw these places in Sonoma:
- Cline Cellars (too big)
- Jacuzzi Vineyards (beautiful but laughably expensive. I don't think they really want to do weddings there)
- Gloria Ferrer (meh. Also, undergoing a renovation at some point in the near future and not booking weddings for 2010)
- Sebastiani Vineyards (nice)
- Paradise Ridge Winery, Santa Rosa (nice, but remote. You have to drive through a suburban neighborhood to get there)

The winner, dear readers, is....Sebastiani Vineyards in Sonoma!
Winning date is....March 26, 2010!

The attempts to decide on a date were nearly as intricate as picking a venue. That probably deserves its own post. Now that we have one set, it seems easy. But as all of you who received multiple emails from me checking dates already know, I may have obsessed.

So what? I want you to be here for it.

Anyway, Sebastiani is lovely. It's just a few blocks off the main square in Sonoma, so there's lots to walk to. They have a couple outdoor spaces we can do the ceremoney: either around a fountain or on the lawn. I like the fountain. If it's raining or cold, we can do the ceremony inside in front of a big ol' fireplace. They have a barrel room for the reception, lounge to hang out in whenever, and changing rooms for bridal party and groomsmen. Also, by getting married on a Friday in March, it turned out to be the cheapest site fee we saw anywhere in wine country.

Website, if you want to visit it:
http://www.sebastiani.com/home.asp

But be forewardned that their website is not so pretty. We'll take pictures next time we're up there and post those.