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I'm also not sure on the pricing for the new Ruby Hill, but we photographed an event at Casa Real, Ruby Hill last year and had a great time! We were able to get beautiful vineyard photographs with the couple, and I'm pretty sure that if you book a Friday or Sunday there's a significant discount. You can view the slide show of what a ceremony and Reception in Ruby Hill looks like here. Happy Planning! Dia Dia Rao Photography Dia Rao Photography - Mill Valley - destination wedding photographer www.blog.diarao.com 1-888-222-5982

V. Sattui is such a great rustic location!! We photographed a wedding there last year. Click here to view images of the rustic burgundy reds and rich yellow color florals that the couple went with. As favors, the couple gave away bottles of wine with handmade labels. Also the first few images in this slideshow are of this great 2 bedroom Cottage that you can rent in Downtown Napa. It was the most adorable little house with a beautiful back patio, that definitely beats staying in a hotel. Send me an e-mail if you'd like more info, and I can look up the the name and address. Cheers! Dia Dia Rao Photography www.diarao.com www.blog.diarao.com 1-888-222-5982

As a wedding photographer, I photograph a lot of weddings with and without a WC. I have to say that there are benefits to having a wedding coordinator that if you have the money to spend, it's really worth it. Basically if anything goes wrong on your day, like your sister forgot her shoes at the hotel, or the dj can't find your first song, or a whole group of your guests are late to the ceremony, and there is an un-ended amount of things that can go wrong, people will be coming to you for the answers on what to do. What a "good" wedding coordinator does, is take care of those things for you. So that you get to enjoy your time with your bridesmaids or family before the ceremony, and so that you get to enjoy your reception too. No matter how much planning that you do, or organization, something is bound to come-up on the wedding day that will require your attention. For example, my sister had a really nice wedding, but didn't go with a coordinator, and there was a problem with the lighting that she had to deal with right before the ceremony. Do you really want to be thinking about how to solve an electrical problem on your wedding day? If you hire a coordinator, that's what they do, is solve that problem for you so that you're not. All that said, if you have good vendors, perhaps a dj that is really good with keeping your reception on time, or a photographer that will create a flexible day of timeline for you, and a friend or family member that will be that go to person for you, you can have a wedding without a WC. Good luck! Dia Dia Rao Photography Dia Rao Photography - Mill Valley - destination wedding photographer www.blog.diarao.com 1-888-222-5982

Welcome to the forum! Cancun in December sounds great! Dia Dia Rao Photography www.diarao.com

Hi Kirstie, Congrats and Welcome to the Forum! This is a great place for planning and advice! Cheers, Dia Dia Rao Photography www.diarao.com www.diaraophotography.typepad.com 1-888-222-5982 254 Miller Avenue Mill Valley, California 94941 Become a Fan of Dia Rao Photography on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=50472596610