Tips & Ideas for Wedding Planning
As a wedding venue, we have seen many “little things” that have been forgotten in the busyness of the wedding day. Brides, grooms, parents, and the wedding party are trying to get a lot done. Here are some tips for planning your big day so it’s extra relaxing and fun.
How to Plan Your Wedding Ceremony from Start to Finish
When it’s time to plan your big day, it’s easy to get carried away with all of the fun reception details: food, drinks, venue, music, photographer, and so on. But what about the wedding ceremony? Isn’t that why we’re all [...]
DIY or Pro: Do You Really Need a Wedding Planner?
DIY weddings are on the rise and there’s nothing we love more than when couples make their wedding day their own! And with so many little details that go into planning your big day, it can end up feeling overwhelming [...]
9 Tips for Crafting the Perfect Wedding Vows
It’s time to write your vows! Now what? You’re staring at a blank page, so where do you start? You know you’re head over heels for your partner, but how do you want to say that, let alone say that [...]
4 Things We Love About SoCal Weddings
Outdoor weddings offer some of the most beautiful and romantic settings, as long as the weather is nice. While it can feel like a gamble to host an outdoor wedding ceremony or reception in most parts of the country, Southern [...]
3 Key Considerations When Choosing a SoCal Wedding Venue
Your wedding venue is the single most important element of your big day – it's where you'll say “I Do,” it's the backdrop for all of your photos, and it's where your loved ones will gather to celebrate your love. [...]
Wedding Floral Trends: What Experts Say
When you allow yourself to trust your wedding vendors, you’ll enjoy the planning process so much more. Working with your floral designer should be a creative collaboration, with you sharing your vision and then letting your designer bring it to [...]
The Perfect Los Willows Wedding Weekend Itinerary
Are you looking to turn your Fallbrook wedding into a weekend getaway? Lucky for you, there’s plenty to do — and we've done all the research for you! Our beautiful location in Southern California isn't just perfect for weddings. Whether [...]
6 Creative Types of Entertainment to Enhance Your Wedding Day
When you're planning the biggest day of your life, you naturally want it to be fun for all! No one wants bored wedding guests, but it can be challenging to find the right entertainment for you and your venue. You [...]
Why Engaged Couples Love One-Stop-Shop Wedding Venues
Your wedding will be one of the happiest moments in your life. After all, it’s the start of a new chapter, and you’re walking into it hand-in-hand with your favorite person. So it’s only fitting to commemorate it with a [...]
8 Things to Look For on Your California Wedding Venue Tour
You have the ring on your finger, and you’ve told your friends and family about your engagement – probably making them cry with joy! Suddenly, the hazy dream of a wedding you had as a child is now just around [...]
How Los Willows Gives Back to Vets
In honor of Veterans Day this month, we thought we’d share a bit of insight into our Vows for Vets program and why it means so much for us to be able to give back to our community. Owners of [...]
Short vs. Long Engagements: Which is best for you?
You’re engaged — hooray! You’ve been waiting for this day and, now that it’s here, what comes next is a little foggy. Will you dive right into wedding plans? Or are you in no rush to fill your days with [...]
10 Vendors to Include in Your Wedding Professional Team
Whether you’re planning a grand affair with hundreds of guests or an intimate gathering of close friends and family, your wedding will be a joyous occasion to remember! With a reliable team of professionals at your side, you can have [...]
Wedding Trends to Consider for Your SoCal Wedding
Planning your wedding is one of the most exciting experiences you and your partner will share. And while it can be incredibly fun, it does require some work to turn your wedding day vision into reality. You’ll balance a budget, [...]
6 Steps for Newly Engaged Couples to Start Wedding Planning
Congratulations on your engagement! You made it! While there are many major milestones in a relationship, this is undeniably one of the most significant ones for a couple. That new bling represents a promise of commitment, a vow to share [...]
Wedding Photography Trends: To filter or not to filter?
After your venue and caterer, your next important vendor at the top of your wedding planning checklist is your photographer. Think about it. You’ll relive your wedding day on your social media and those photos will grace the walls of [...]
4 Tips for Choosing a Wedding Season
There are few things to worry about when you’re newly engaged besides sporting your new bling and telling the proposal story to everyone who will listen. But, before long, you and your partner will be ready to jump right into [...]
Bridesmaid Proposals: How to pop the question
From a new ring to the endless possibilities of wedding planning, getting engaged is one of the most exciting moments in a person’s life. Who wouldn't want to share such a momentous occasion with their best gals? After all, they [...]
How to Create a Spending Plan for Your Wedding
When people think of weddings, most picture the end result—ring exchanges, first dances, cake tastings, and all the other sweet moments of the day. Yet, any engaged couple knows that there is much more leading up to that moment. Yes, [...]
Wedding Etiquette 101: Creating Your Wedding Guest List
You and your partner naturally want your loved ones present at your wedding to witness such an important milestone in your relationship. After all, the festivities wouldn’t be complete without them! But deciding who to invite can be trickier than [...]
4 Interactive Elements to Make Your Wedding Memorable
What’s more romantic than choosing to spend the rest of your life with your special someone? Your wedding is a momentous occasion marking the beginning of your future. Not only does it signify the joining of two unique individuals, but [...]
When Should Wedding Invitations Be Sent?
You’ve got the date and you’ve got your venue, but how exactly do you get your guests there? You’re paying good money to have your loved ones at your wedding... So, how do you make sure they’ll show up? For [...]
What’s the Difference Between a Wedding Planner, Venue Planner, and Coordinator?
Among all the new wedding verbiage you’re learning, now that you’re engaged, you’ve probably heard terms like “venue planner”, “wedding planner” or “day-of coordinator” being thrown around a lot. So, who are they and what do they mean to you? [...]
General Information about Los Willows | Fallbrook Wedding Venues
Where are you located? Los Willows is an outdoor wedding and event venue located in Fallbrook, CA, near Orange County, CA. If you’re searching for Southern California wedding venues, wedding venues San Diego, or Fallbrook wedding venues, Los Willows [...]
4 Wedding Color Palettes That Work for Every Season
Choosing your wedding colors is an important part of your wedding planning. But it can be a bit overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. The uncertainty birthed by this pandemic can also have you feeling reluctant. The simple [...]
3 Important Questions to Ask Before Renting Your Wedding Venue
There are certain unavoidable and important questions you must ask before you rent the perfect venue for your wedding. The answers to these questions then guide you in making the decision to either choose the venue or keep searching for [...]
5 Questions to Consider When Choosing Your Wedding Photographer
Does their style reflected in their portfolio match what you want for your photos? Luckily, we live in a time where social media has flourished and researching is as easy as browsing Instagram or Pinterest for wedding inspiration. Notice what [...]
Why an Intimate Wedding Is Truly All You Need
Sometimes, while planning a wedding, you might become indecisive about having a small, intimate wedding or a large wedding. Both can be tempting but if you look at the heart of it, an intimate wedding really draws more from romance [...]
3 Simple Tips to Help You Find Your Wedding Style
With your wedding already approaching, we’re sure you’ve spent hours scrolling through social media to find the perfect wedding style, yes? While that’s good for inspiration, it can sometimes overwhelm you. To help you stay focused on planning your wedding [...]
Should I Have A Big Wedding or a Small Wedding?
Here at Los Willows, we have a wealth of wonderful things ready for your wedding. We’ve perfected the art of painting weddings with beauty, and we owe a large part of that to our luxurious wedding venue. Los Willows is [...]
4 Tips on Choosing Your Wedding Style
Gone are the days when wedding designs strictly entailed white tablecloths with pink centerpieces and nothing more. And although most weddings have been put on hold due to this coronavirus pandemic, you can use this period to finetune the details [...]
3 Tips for The Perfect Wedding Décor
When it comes to weddings, décor is just one way a couple can showcase the beauty that is their love story. As a top wedding location, we know the importance that your décor has where your wedding is concerned and [...]
How to Feel Calm and Relaxed on Your Wedding Day
So many couples are anything but calm and relaxed on their wedding day, and we can understand why. Being nervous means these couples often miss out on subtle but crucial moments of their wedding day and barely have any fun. [...]
4 Differences Between A Rustic and A Classic Wedding
Classic weddings have always been the norm and are still what many couples opt for these days. Think a long white gown, an ancient church, and flower arrangements almost everywhere you look. The rustic wedding is a creation of Gen [...]
6 Essential Details for the Ultimate Luxury Wedding
A luxury wedding is what most couples yearn for, and we can understand why. Luxury weddings get people talking; they are bright and beautiful; they forge wonderful memories that last a lifetime. Have you been dreaming of hosting the ultimate [...]
4 Important Things That Your Wedding Needs
Having a successful wedding is a dream that many couples have. Here at Los Willows, we believe the perfect is always within your grasp. We can help make it happen. With Los Willows, the wedding of your dreams is a [...]
3 Tips on Writing Your Own Wedding Vows
Wedding vows are fundamental to a wedding-that goes without saying-but they don't often receive the attention that they deserve. Those little words that forge an eternal bond between you and your spouse are very significant. They give meaning to everything [...]
5 Unusual Trends For Themed Wedding Decor
No doubt about it, there are countless ways to design a theme for your wedding. Whether you prefer more traditional, elegant decor, a refresh of a timeless style, or something completely from your imagination, there’s a theme that can capture [...]
Elina and Ben’s Elegant Display of Romance At Los Willows
Elina and Ben's Elegant Display of Romance On this Flashback Friday, we wanted to highlight one of the most romantic and timeless weddings we have seen at our venue - Elina and [...]
4 Little Touches for the Perfect Boho Wedding
This year, boho weddings have been all the rage, and it’s easy to see why. Boho (short for bohemian) is a style that’s bang on trend and - having been originally inspired by the hippies of the 1960’s and [...]
Our Top Tips for a Stunning Rural Wedding Setting
Here at Los Willows, as a private wedding estate in San Diego, we provide our clients with an absolutely picture-perfect rural wedding ceremony. By choosing to have your ceremony take place in our magnificent garden oasis set in the heart [...]
Fun ways to add a touch of personality to your wedding day
While we understand that Coronavirus might have meant that you have had to press pause on your plans for the time being, this gives you extra time to plan fun joyful little things like these to make your day extra-special [...]
Kaitlyn and Brian’s Best Day Ever at Los Willows
Kaitlyn and Brian's Best Day Ever Kaitlyn and Brian's wedding day was truly the Best Day Ever! Kaitlin day began her wedding day being greeted by Champagne, Mimosas and styling chairs for [...]
3 Ways to Bring More Fun to Your Wedding Guests
Weddings are supposed to be fun and there’s no reason why yours shouldn’t be. Believe it or not, lots of surveys have shown that most people attend weddings for the food and the party. Couples who have a fun wedding [...]
Ashton and Matt’s Summer Wedding Soiree at Los Willows
Ashton and Matt's Summer Wedding Soiree "Ashton and Matt's Summer Soiree wedding was definitely one to remember here at Los Willows San Diego Wedding Venue. Their perfectly romantic and elegant design combined [...]
6 Things That Guests Love at Weddings
Your wedding is supposed to be all about you, but making your guests happy is a great way to make sure the wedding is truly complete. It won’t be much of a celebration if only the bride and groom are [...]
Matthew and Samantha’s Something Blue at Los Willows
Matthew and Samantha's Something Blue "We've all heard the saying, "Something New, Something Old, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue" . We absolutely love how Matt and Sam incorporated the "Something Blue" into [...]
5 Easy Ways to Combat Anxiety Ahead of Your Wedding
Everyone feels nervous in the days leading up to their wedding, but for some people, that anxiety can be crippling. If you’re one of those people, worry not. You're not alone in this and there is a cure for it. [...]
Allyson Marries Her Real Life Hero Sean at Los Willows
Allyson Marries Her Real Life Hero Sean "In times like these we are reminded of our true heroes: Doctors, Nurses, Grocery Store Workers, First Responders and everyone working selflessly to keep our [...]
6 Steps to Get You Started on Your Californian Wedding Planning
You got engaged just before or during the lockdown, right? Well then, congratulations! Yes, yes, we know there isn’t much cause for celebration right now, but Coronavirus will eventually pass. It can’t stop your wedding from happening! The only problem [...]
Matt + Chrissy’s Springtime Wedding at Los Willows
Matt + Chrissy's Springtime Wedding "Matt and Chrissy's wedding definitely transformed our San Diego wedding venue into a rustic yet elegant escape for their guests! While wanting to let the beauty of [...]
Ashleigh + Jordan’s Bohemian Oasis Wedding at Los Willows
Ashleigh + Jordan's Bohemian Oasis Wedding "Ashleigh and Jordan's wedding definitely has our hearts feeling all the warm, fuzzy feels as we obsess over their orange, pink and and burgundy wedding day [...]
Hali + Stephen’s World Series Kind of Love at Los Willows
Hali and Stephen's World Series Kind of Love "That can’t eat, can’t sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, world series kind of love.” That's the exact way we would describe the love between [...]
Laura + Brett’s Fairytale Wedding at Los Willows
Laura + Brett's Fairytale Wedding From the second we met Laura and Brett we knew these two had a love that was unmatched! From the first tour and throughout their planning meeting [...]
Brooke + Austin Tie the Knot at Los Willows
Brooke + Austin Tie the Knot After nine years of dating, Brooke and Austin knew exactly how they wanted to integrate their personality and style into their big day at our Orange County [...]