| do you get when you have your destination wedding in | | | | provide an intimate sit down dinner wedding reception |
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| Mouse, that is. | | | | 888-869-7569 for reservations. |
| From the numerous sun-drenched beaches to a | | | | Disneyland: |
| magical wedding at Disneyland, Southern California has | | | | That's right - Disneyland. Why not hold your happy |
| it all. Consider these familiar settings and not-so-familiar | | | | wedding at the "happiest place on earth?" Disneyland |
| settings: | | | | is a very popular wedding venue, so be sure to make |
| Beaches: | | | | your reservations about a year in advance. You can |
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| serve as beautiful and tranquil backdrops to your | | | | Wine Country: |
| wedding ceremony. From the smaller communities of | | | | No, not Napa or Sonoma. Southern California has its |
| La Jolla, Laguna Beach, Malibu, Newport Beach and | | | | own wine producing region, and it’s called |
| Oxnard, to the larger communities and beaches of | | | | Temecula, located approximately 85 miles south of |
| San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ventura and | | | | Los Angeles, 60 miles north of San Diego and 20 miles |
| Santa Barbara, you're sure to find a beach that has | | | | inland from the cities of San Juan Capistrano and |
| what you're looking for - beautiful scenery for your | | | | Oceanside (other great beach wedding locations). |
| wedding and perfect hotels for your honeymoon. | | | | Numerous wineries in the area host weddings, including |
| If you're trying to keep your wedding within a smaller | | | | Callaway Vineyard & Winery (800-472-2377) and |
| budget, consider having your ceremony at one of the | | | | Falkner Winery (951-676-8231), both with beautiful |
| many public beaches. One such public beach is La Jolla | | | | landscaped grounds. |
| Cove, 1100 Coast Boulevard, a very small beach in La | | | | Look, Up In The Sky…: |
| Jolla (15 minutes north of downtown San Diego). La | | | | Say “I do” in an aerial wedding above |
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| beaches in Southern California. (Having been there, I | | | | Desert” at 760-776-5785 to inquire about their |
| don't doubt it for a moment). For permit information call | | | | special wedding package. And, don’t worry, if |
| Coastline Parks at 619-221-8901. | | | | you wish they can use smaller, more private balloons |
| If you have an expanded budget, you might consider | | | | so you don’t have to share the balloon with |
| the Surf and Sand Hotel in Laguna Beach, 1555 South | | | | strangers. |
| Coast Highway, a fabulous resort hotel with their own | | | | Whether you get married at the beach, Sleeping |
| private 500-ft. white sandy beach. Their Grand Pelican | | | | Beauty's Castle, or flying high above the desert, a |
| Ballroom can host receptions of up to 250 people, or | | | | Southern California wedding is truly a memorable one. |