This recap of our trip is part 1 of 2 and highlights our first few days which included flying to San Francisco, visiting some wineries, and the rehearsal & rehearsal dinner.
Day 1 (Wednesday, January 14)
- Arrived in San Francisco, had lunch at In-N-Out Burger, and made the 1.5 hour drive up north to Sonoma
- Checked into our hotel, The Lodge at Sonoma, where the wedding ceremony & reception were also held
- Dinner at HopMonk Tavern
Loaded with up lots of new toys & books on our flight
She watched part of an Elmo dvd too
Officially in San Francisco and proud to say we survived the flight....
and literally 2 minutes later, Lucy was passed out
First stop...lunch at In-N-Out
Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge on our drive up to Sonoma
Arriving at our hotel for the trip, which is where the wedding was also held
Main entrance
Lobby
Outdoor pool area which is where the cocktail hour for the wedding was held
Side view of the building along with some of the vines (I'm assuming they must make their own wine?)
The stone building on the left is where the wedding ceremony was held which was later transformed into the dance floor and the white tent is where the dinner for the reception was held
Dinner at HopMonk Tavern
Day 2 (Thursday, January 15)- TRX Circuit class at Sonoma Cycle Fit
- Walked around shops near Sonoma Plaza
- Lunch at the Sonoma Cheese Factory
- Wine tasting at Sebastiani & Buena Vista Winery
- Drove back into San Francisco to meet up with Todd's friends
I always love trying new fitness studios when we go out of town & was able to do a TRX Circuit class
Sonoma Plaza
Cute archways that led to some shops and wine tasting rooms
Lunch at the Sonoma Cheese Factory
My parents watched Lucy for a couple hours so Todd & I could go to some wineries....first up was Sebastiani
Inside the tasting room
Enjoying a couple tasters
Todd & I
We purchased a bottle from there....we need to start restocking our wine fridge!
A view of their vineyards
Our second stop was at Buena Vista Winery
Outside of the tasting room
Inside the tasting room
More delicious wine
Selfie
We drove back down to San Francisco that evening to have dinner with Todd's friends that used to work at Honda and moved out there to work for Tesla....we hadn't seen some of them since our last trip there in 2012 so it was awesome to visit with them
Day 3 (Friday, January 16)
Day 3 (Friday, January 16)
- Pure Barre Sonoma with Meghan & a couple of the bridesmaids
- Manicure with my mom at the spa
- Lunch at The Red Grape
- Wedding rehearsal
- Rehearsal dinner at Cline Cellars
- After party at Bean & Bottle (hotel coffee shop/bar)
I rarely get manicures but my mom & I splurged and had one at the spa at the resort and I absolutely loved this neutral color
Hanging out with one of the flower girls at the rehearsal
Wedding rehearsal
The rehearsal dinner was at Cline Cellars in their barrel room
Another view
Lucy playing with her cousins
Everyone mingling before dinner
Family shot (it was cold in the room even with the space heaters which is why we have our coats on)
My dad giving a speech
This meal was delicious and I loved the potato dumplings underneath the meat
After we got back to the hotel, we had a cake to celebrate my Uncle's birthday
Once we celebrated his birthday, we put Lucy to bed and then headed downstairs to the hotel bar for some drinks and to hang out with family and friends that made the trip out to California. We bought a cheap baby monitor (sound only) and were lucky that our room was directly above the bar and we got great reception on the monitor. It ended up being a really fun evening!
Part 2 will be posted tomorrow which includes all the wedding details!
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