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Lambert,
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Foley has landscaped and constructed
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terraced areas throughout the grounds.
Water features, a “Kissing Bridge” and
benches have been strategically placed to
create picturesque settings for photos.
Indoor weddings can be held down-
stairs in the Vista, which was the sanctu-
ary for Meadow Vista’s first church built in
1950.
Upstairs is the Meadow Ballroom or the
Bridal Suite where the bridal party can
prepare for the ceremonies.
“We consider this a versatile venue,”
said Foley. “It’s really comfortable inside
and out. We want to make things nice and
help the guests enjoy themselves.”
The Foleys can provide a list of pre-
ferred vendors, ranging from photogra-
phers, musicians, florists and caterers.
The facility is handicap-accessible with
parking on the grounds.
For larger parties, additional parking is
available in the commercial parking lot
across the street.
Beda Place is located at 990 Meadow
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Alta Sierra Country Club

A bride and groom may get distracted
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Set against the backdrop of mountain
views and lush green fairways, the
scenery makes a picture-perfect wedding.
Nestled in California’s Gold Rush country,
the venue is a short drive from Auburn
and less than an hour from Sacramento.
Alta Sierra Country Club provides an
intimate setting for smaller guests lists but
can accommodate large groups of 250
people without a dance floor, or 220 peo-
ple with dancing.
The couple will say their vows outdoors,
surrounded by blossoming trees in
springtime or gold and red leaves during
autumn. The venue is open year round.
Following the ceremony, guests enjoy
appetizers and drinks on the club’s patios
or decks, before entering the spacious
main dining room, which boasts floor-to-
The Beda Place in Meadow Vista offers comfortably elegant ambiance.
vaulted ceiling windows for views of the
golf course.
The facility offers buffets with dishes
such as slow roasted prime rib, sesame
ginger glazed salmon, chicken cordon
bleu or carved top round of beef. Vegetar-
ian entrees are available. Alta Sierra also
offers Hawaiian or Mexican themed buf-
fets and barbecues.
Seated dinners feature salmon, prime
rib or New York steak entrees. A full bar
helps guests get in the mood for dancing.
Have a little too much to drink? Lodging is
available nearby.
Both country club members and non-
members can book weddings at Alta Sier-
PHOTO COURTESY THE BEDA PLACE
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most popular choice.
Alta Sierra Country Club is located at
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Blue Goose
The Event Center, located in the historic
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Spruced up from its heyday as a fruit-
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packing shed, the large wood timbers,
wood floor and the sweeping 35-foot ceil-
ing create an inviting and relaxed atmos-
phere. While retaining its rustic charm,
the renovation created a reception entry,
The Blue Goose full caterer’s kitchen, bar, stage, and a
Event Center in bride’s green room.
Loomis is a The Event Center gives brides creative
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space.
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Mt. Vernon Winery

Mt. Vernon Winery offers a picturesque
wedding venue in Auburn’s gorgeous
foothills.
This family owned and operated winery
hosts outdoor weddings and receptions
and can accommodate, on average, 150
people, said co-owner Lynda Taylor.
“It’s really a romantic setting,” Taylor
said.
Have a smaller group?
“We also have a cave and we can do
small weddings and rehearsal dinners in
there,” Taylor said.
The cave can accommodate 30 to 40
guests in a seated setting.
Taylor said Placer County’s “largest,
most award-winning winery in Placer
County” is quite the scenic spot for
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The Historic
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outdoor weddings.
“We have a really beautiful setting out-
side,” she said. “We’re surrounded by vine-
yards and willow trees and wisteria, and
the tasting room looks like something out
of a Thomas Kinkade painting.“
The tasting room, an old restored milk
house originally built in 1950, and sur-
rounding area works as a staging area for
brides and grooms.
Mt. Vernon Winery is located at 10850
Mt. Vernon Road in Auburn. Call (530)
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~Loryll Nicolaisen
Foothill Center for Spiritual Living
The Foothill Center for Spiritual Living
might just be the most charming chapel in
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dates back to when the DeWitt property
was a military medical facility, features
high ceilings, tall windows, stained glass, a
picturesque steeple and more.
The sanctuary’s white cushioned pews
accommodate 95 guests, but the space
can hold up to 120 people with additional
seating by way of folding chairs.
Rental of the chapel includes use of the
sanctuary, downstairs bride’s room,
groom’s area — the administrative offices
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rooms. The chapel is suitable for wedding
ceremonies but no reception facilities or
kitchen are available. However, a list of
potential nearby reception locations is
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The chapel is available for weddings on
Saturdays, Friday evenings and Sundays
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hours, including set up and cleaning.
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Couple: Bianca Davis and John-David Martin

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Web for wedding planner?
More brides informing guests
with wedding websites
BY CARYN ROUSSEAU
ASSOCIATED PRESS
With friends and family headed to her
California wedding from all over, bride-
to-be Carrie Shields decided online
organization was key.
“Really the wedding website was one of
the first things we did,” the 32-year-old
public relations director from San Diego
said.
Shields is marrying fiancé R.J. Jones, 36,
who was born and raised in Wales. Their
April wedding in Napa Valley comes four
years after they met through friends.
“I knew people were going to have a lot
of questions about what to do and how to
get there,” Shields said. “I wanted to make
it fun and personal. I kind of jumped right
on things because people were traveling
so far.”
Wedding experts at TheKnot.com and
its partner WeddingChannel.com say the
2010 annual survey found 64 percent of
brides now have a website to share details
with guests about ceremony and recep-
tion logistics, registry information and
travel accommodations. Web companies
exist that allow couples to host wedding
sites for free while others charge a fee for
access to fancier templates and tools.
“A lot of the people coming over, they’ve
never been to America,” Shields said. “I’m
going to add a little bit about things to do
in San Francisco, trying to take the guess
work out of it.”
Experts at WeddingWire.com recom-
mend that couples launch their website at
least six months before the wedding date
to give guests as much information as ear-
ly as possible. That allows enough time to
make travel arrangements.
Carley Roney, founder of TheKnot.com,
said her site and WeddingChannel.com
together host more than 500,000 wedding
websites for couples.
“It’s a simple, easy way of communica-
tion,” Roney said. “It’s really like going to
the website for a restaurant or a concert
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Carrie Shields is pictured updating her wedding website at home. With friends
and family headed to California from around the country and the United King-
dom for her upcoming wedding, Shields knew online organization was key.
Spread the word
Post your engagement and wedding
announcements online at
www.goldcountrybride.com
event. Everything is in one place.”
That’s why more wedding website
addresses are appearing in fancy fonts on
the bottom of printed invitations.
“You’re going to want to give the same
information you always needed to have
on an invitation: the name, location, time
of event,” Roney said. But things like dress
code or babysitting services can be saved
for the website. Some sites let couples
upload music or an audio track of their
voices, video, animated graphics, or polls
asking guests what songs to play or which
appetizers to serve.
To personalize her website, Shields
added a glossary of Welsh and American
words, and photos of the 20-member
wedding party.
Couples who choose WeddingChan-
nel.com to host their websites can choose
from templates by high-fashion designers
like Oscar de la Renta and Vera Wang.
AP PHOTO • DENIS POROY
“You still want to make the investment
in it to make it uniquely you,” Roney said.
“Just like you do on the wedding day.”
Roney offers three tips for setting up a
wedding website:
• Don’t assume your audience is only
younger friends, and remember your eti-
quette. “You want to keep things ‘wedding
and older people friendly,’” Roney said.
“You don’t want to go on and on forever.
Some of the etiquette that is wrong for
wedding invitations is wrong for this too.”
• Include your registry information.
According to TheKnot.com and Wed-
dingChannel.com survey, about 61 per-
cent of guests find out where a couple is
registered from their wedding website —
a figure that has grown from 47 percent in
2008. “It really is becoming the absolute de
facto way that guests are going to find out
where you’re registered,” Roney said.
• Get the word out. Don’t just create and
publish the website and assume everyone
knows it exists. “Send the information
directly to your guests,” sometimes more
than once, Roney said.
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Finney,
Lyon get
married
James Finney and Madison Lyon, both
originally from Auburn, were married
May 8, 2010 at Parkside Church of the
Nazarene in Auburn.
Sergeant James Finney is currently serv-
ing in Afghanistan with the United States
Marine Corps as an infantry squad leader,
3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment Lima
Company.
Madison eagerly awaits her husband’s
safe return. Here, she shares some details
about their special day.
How would you describe your wedding
planning process?
The wedding planning was crazy! We
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were both living in San Diego but wanted
to be married at home in Auburn.
Our families helped with much of the
Madison Rosalie
Lyon and James
Mason Finney
were married on
May 8, 2010 at
Parkside Church
of the Nazarene.
COURTESY
planning details.
What were some of the details that made
your wedding and reception unique?
I picked the colors based on James’
Marine blue uniform — clover green and
Marine blue. James’ sister Simone created
the most amazing blue and green invita-
tions. We were married at the Parkside
Church of the Nazarene, James’ family
church. We had 513 guests!
We had a photo booth for favors. There
was a groom’s cake made by Divine
Desserts that represented the Dark Horse,
James’ Marine battalion. First dance was
to Adam Sandler’s “Grow Old With You.”
What are some of your favorite memo-
ries from that day?
Our favorite memories are our fathers’
speeches, my bridesmaids dancing in
their cowboy boots, 14 bridesmaids
escorted by eight Marines and grooms-
men (two girls for every guy), the poor
photographer trying to organize a wed-
ding party of 26, being honored by family
from all over the place and many dear
friends.
We are so lucky and blessed. Our wed-
ding was really a perfect day. It was meant
to be. There was a little temptation to take
the money our parents offered us instead
of a big wedding, but it is the day we will
treasure forever.
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Showcase your personal taste

Food-service professionals dish
on planning the perfect reception
BY LORYLL NICOLAISEN
I DO MAGAZINE

Food is a part of any good celebration,

so make your big day a delicious one.
Friends and family are sure to work up
an appetite attending your wedding, and
there are plenty of ways to incorporate
taste into the day’s events.
“The food is a large part of the recep-
tion,” said Janet Moranda, owner of Lin-
coln Oaks Catering. “I think it always has
been.”
Not sure where to start in the reception-
planning process?
When considering the appetizers, the
meal, the cake and all the other edibles,
the biggest thing to keep in mind is what
you like — this is your day, after all.
“I always try to focus on the couple and
their families — what kind of people are
you? Where do you like to eat? It’s really
about paying attention to their likes,” said
Melissa McCullough, senior event coordi-
nator with Randy Peters Catering.
Moranda of Lincoln Oaks Catering, said
couples can do a few things to efficiently
plan to feed a crowd.
It’s important to book the facility before
thinking about food. A head count is
important, as is a general idea of the wed-
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“Are they looking for really elegant? Are
they looking for country? What’s their
style?” Moranda said.
Would you rather have a formal full-
service plated dinner? Seeking something
a bit more casual, like a buffet line?
Patty Hanford of Hanford’s Catering
suggests keeping the day’s timeline of
events in mind. Seated service can take
more time than a buffet setting. Do you
want to speed things up in order to get
everyone out on the dance floor?
Couples should keep a budget in mind.
“You’ve got to live with yourself the next
day, the next month,” Hanford said.
It’s also good to keep in mind that you
can’t please everyone, Hanford said.
“Weddings are occasions that include a
It’s important for a bride and groom to, first and foremost, select foods that
reflect their preferences.
lot of different ages and appetites,” she
said. “I always suggest that you should
think that 80 percent of the people will like
what you serve.”
McCullough said one thing couples can
do to add some wow to their reception is
to offer a nightcap. Having passed appe-
tizers near the end of the night seems to
be gaining in popularity.
“It’s that wow factor — ‘Oh my gosh,
more food?’” she said.
Whether you go for three-course service
or a fajita bar, it’s important to save room
for dessert.
Shelly Thrall, owner of Shelley’s Sweet
Sensations, said not all couples go the way
of a traditional multi-tiered cake. She’s
done everything from pie to cupcakes to a
lavish dessert table for brides and grooms.
“Variety is always nice, instead of one
flavor,” she said.
Whether you’re a cheesecake junkie or
really love chocolate fondue, the top pri-
ority is to offer what makes you and your
soon-to-be spouse happiest.
“Make sure you’re happy with your
selection first and with what you’re put-
ting out,” Thrall said.
“Make sure you’re comfortable with
what you’re giving your guests because if
you’re not, they’re probably not going to
like it.”

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Going
vintage?
Pick the gown because you
love it, not to cut corners
BY SAMANTHA CRITCHELL
AP FASHION WRITER
There’s something romantic about the
idea of a vintage wedding dress, with the
wonderful stories it could tell. Maybe
there’d be some delicate lace, too, or
exquisite siren-worthy satin.
Reality, though, isn’t always so pretty.
Some vintage dresses are those perfect
gowns you dream of, says Mark Ingram,
CEO and creative director of Manhattan’s
Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier, but others are
too costume-y, too dated or, more likely,
simply ill-fitting.
“You can reach back to some vintage
eras and look as contemporary as buying
a new dress. But,” he says, “you have to
consider your figure first and foremost. If
the dress isn’t flattering to your figure type,
just don’t go down the road.”
Cameron Silver, owner of the Los Ange-
les couture vintage shop Decades, sug-
gests these questions to ask — frankly —
of yourself:
Do you need to wear a bra? Do you have
a boyish figure? An hourglass shape? What
about your hips? All of these, he says, are
factors in buying any wedding gown, but
particularly those meant to fit women of
previous generations.
Silver, a resource for Hollywood red-car-
pet looks, also warns that finding a pris-
tine white vintage dress can be hard, and
that a good vintage dress, if it’s not an heir-
loom, can be more expensive than you’d
think. Even with your grandmother’s
dress, there could be pricey alterations.
“Don’t do this because you think it’s the
easy way out, or that it’ll be cheaper,” adds
Ingram. “You have to want it — you have
to want to have this look.”
But if you do find that ideal gown from
yesteryear, Silver says, it’s a magical
moment. He once sold a full Chantilly lace
32 I Do 2011
Chunky beading and silk charmeuse fabric contribute to the vintage look of this
Jenny Packham wedding dress at Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier in New York. Some
brides like the idea of a vintage or vintage-inspired wedding gown.
wedding gown by Chanel. “It was such a
thrill,” he says.
There was a more recent Olivier
Theyskens for Rochas gown that practi-
cally brought tears to his eyes.
(If you find a keeper, be ready to buy it
right away — no wavering — because
there’s not another one stuck in some
inventory closet.)
If you’re partial to embroidery, look at
gowns from the 1920s-’30s, while sultry,
satin gowns come out of the ‘40s. Women
with a full bust might look to the curvier
‘50s silhouette, says Ingram, WE TV’s
“gown guru,” while mini-dresses of the
‘60s are cool, yet hard to pull off unless the
event is casual or the bride prides herself
an individualist.
Silver says that’s usually the case with
those who wear vintage. “This bride does-
n’t want to look like everyone else.”
Still, you can hit contemporary fashion
trends. Something from the ‘70s, a little
bohemian but sexy, too, is probably the
hippest look going.
The period to stay away from is, no sur-
prise, the ‘80s, with its oversize pouffy
shoulders and tapered sleeves. “Right now,
the ‘80s looks so dated. Yes, 20-30 years
back is ‘vintage,’ but if you’re going back,
that’s a bad period to dip into. No
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‘Dynasty,’ not even Princess Diana,”
Ingram says. “There could be a big trend
back to the ‘80s if Kate (Middleton) wore
it, but I can’t imagine that. It’s too big. The
proportion was too big, and it wouldn’t
look modern now.”
A bride’s goal often is a timeless look,
since the photos will hopefully last a life-
time, but each era still has its signature,
says Michael Shettel, designer of bridal
brand Alfred Angelo. You might be best off
with a classic silhouette, while adjusting
embellishments and details to current
tastes, he suggests.
Wedding-gown trends don’t swing as
quickly as ready-to-wear fashion, he
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says, and the asymmetrical neckline
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