Wine Country Venue Visit

Today was one of those hot summer days that pushes me to drive all the way to the wine country to spend it with my family. The drive was pleasant since traffic was not bad at all! shocking! We had lunch at Yountville where most of the restaurants are. After our nice cozy meal under the warm sun, I had time to visit a few of the venues that I have not been to in a while.

Since I have time today, I thought to myself "why not visit a few of my venues!." I always love to shoot in the wine country. The environment moves me and the architecture always inspires me to be more romantic while capturing my clients' emotions.

A lot of my clients ask if I visit venues. I usually don't and here is why... I usually arrive a bit early at the venue to scope around for shoot locations and ideas. Decoration and sometimes layout on the wedding day is usually very different compared to a "normal" day at a venue. Location of the tables may change and sometimes, even seating locations can change. Since there are so many unknowns, visiting venues beforehand may and may not help at all! I find arriving 15 mins early to my venue on the day of my weddings help tremendously.

Anyhow, I had a great time visiting two of my venues for this year:

1. V. Sattui
2. Auberge de Soleil

Both of these locations are absolutely stunning. Take a look at some of the pictures that I took today.

Our first stop was V. Sattui










I have not been to Auberge du Soleil for over 2 years. Nothing really changed. The view from this venue always take my breath away. Wwwow!