Lake Oak Meadows | Temecula Wedding | Nick & Sara

Nick and Sara picked a truly beautiful place to get married when they chose Lake Oak Meadows. The venu is nestled in the heart of Temecula’s wine country. We loved the visual variety that Lake Oak Meadows has to offer from their vineyard covered hillsides adorning the private lake, to the rose gardens that lead to a rustic bridal suite and honeymoon ranch house. Nick and his boys took over the ranch house to relax before the wedding and iron their suits while Sara and her ladies were pampered with hair and makeup in the adjourning bridal suite.

Nick and Sara planned their day around maximizing quality time with their family and guests. To do this they happily decided on incorporating a first look early in the day. We pre scouted with them a few days before the wedding and they decided the ceremony spot surrounded by the lake was also perfect for their first look. When it came time for Nick to turn around and see Sara in her beautiful dress for the first time, there were smiles and tears all around. The first look made it possible to photograph the wedding party and all the family portraits before the guests arrived and the ceremony started. There was even time for the boys to take their jackets off and relax for a bit.

Ok now what little girl doesn’t at some point or other dream of riding around in a white horse drawn carriage wearing a beautiful dress like cinderella? Well when two white horses came prancing up behind the ranch house pulling a matching white coach to pick up Sara and her uncle I felt like a giddy school girl. So I can only imagine how Sara was feeling. The carriage glided away and it was truly a picturesque moment as Sara made her way around the lake in style to her wedding. The ceremony was short. sweet, to the point and exactly what Nick and Sara wanted. Then it was off to the reception and time for dancing and lots of fun.