progress!

Over the holidays, the husband-2-be and I drove all around the central coast looking to nail down a location. Keeping in mind that something naturey and oceany would be awesome, as well as near hotels and nightlife, we found our spot. The Holland Ranch. Located just 10 minutes from both Pismo and San Luis Obispo, it's so convenient yet isolated! It's in the canyons that are just East of Pismo so your neighbors are far away. Also, as opposed to the wineries, we have all day here - all the way till midnight for the music, 1am for the stragglers. See pictures below.


Here are some photos of other beautiful places we saw! I recommend them all!

From left to right, top row to bottom: Eagle Castle Winery (2 photos), Cypress Ridge,

Robert Hall Winery, (2 photos), Oak Hill Manor,
a cute church under construction in Shell Beach, Still Waters Vineyards

As for the ceremony spot, the Holland Ranch does have one, but we saw some gorgeous parks right on the cliffs in Pismo/Shell Beach area. See photos below. (It was a wet and cloudy day!) Hopefully we can get past the city's limitations in terms of max number of people there. The views are amazing!


Thanks to Cameron again (he suggested Holland Ranch!), I got a great recommendation for Events Redefined - some awesome wedding planners! I think I reached a point where I realized that planning a wedding from across the country is too hard! Unless I had a private jet, unlimited budget, all the time in the world... Looking forward to working with them!

So things are moving forward finally. Save the dates are next! And of course the dress!