During the winter months, why must I start my wedding no later than 3PM?

During the winter months from November through February, we start our weddings at 3PM.  The reason for this is, Los Willows is located in a canyon with a large hill to the west of us, therefore the sun sets 20 minutes earlier at Los Willows than recorded sunset time for Fallbrook.

We require your wedding to begin at 3PM to ensure public safety as we cannot allow guests to arrive or leave the meadow ceremony location in the dark.  Furthermore, we want to ensure that your ceremony and subsequent photos will not be in the dark.