Callaway Vineyard & Winery

**BEWARE** Do NOT leave any items at the venue until the day after your wedding, they will not be safe or protected. To start off, Chelsea was our coordinator. She was incredibly kind and helpful. Chelsea moved on from this job, and we were moved to Samantha as a coordinator. From the beginning, Samantha would take a long time to respond to my emails, and she was always very short with her responses. I could tell that she did not want to take on our wedding, and she made sure that I knew it with her attitude. When I showed up to the location the morning of my wedding to get ready, the bridal suite had not been cleaned from the wedding the night before. It was trashed, and there were dirty diapers, food in the refrigerator, trash thrown all around in the bathroom, etc. The entire wedding day was amazing, everything ran smoothly thanks to my amazing planner, and everything looked beautiful. The service staff for dinner was amazing, and the food was wonderful. The bartender was rude to people that came back for more drinks, when we specifically paid for unlimited bar coverage, so that was pretty frustrating. I came to pick up my belongings the next morning (as I was told that I could do), and my totes were accounted for, but my bridal bouquet and sweetheart table flowers were missing, (nearly $900 worth of flowers). We sat at Callaway for 4 hours before making our 3 hour drive home trying to figure out what had happened to my flowers, which were very important to me. When we finally got to talk to Samantha, she was incredibly rude, unapologetic, and insincere. She repeatedly said that they are not responsible, and that my family/bridal party had to have taken my flowers because in "all the time she's worked there, this has never happened", making it seem as though I was lying. She said that my belongings were not supposed to be left (though I was told otherwise), and that they would only keep things "accidentally" left behind. What if I did forget something, I would hate to see that they wouldn't take care of it, or keep it safe. She acted as if she had no care in the world that something precious to me was gone. I had to leave the room and go to my car while my father-in-law talked to her on the phone, because her rude comments about the situation made me have a panic attack. She continued to mention that guests had gotten sick at the wedding, which had absolutely nothing to do with the situation. We finally got her to look at the cameras, and she said that they were on a florist cart, and then they magically vanished, sounds fishy to me. The venue still had the audacity to charge me for guests getting sick. I'm not sure how they can prove that it was my guests when they kept the venue OPEN to the PUBLIC during my wedding! They never saw the people get sick, just assumed it was my wedding guests. Several party buses and bachelorette parties were in and out of the location, especially the PUBLIC restroom, and they blamed me. How can they feel comfortable charging me for something that they can't prove was me, and after they didn't clean for me, or keep my belongings safe? After spending $30,000+ at this venue, I'm incredibly upset with the way they handled things, and I only hope that this review can save some of you the heartache that I've dealt with. If you have the chance, ask for ANY other coordinator than Samantha, professionalism goes a long way.

We were wonderfully surprised by Callaway Winery. We initially had our hearts set on another venue for our wedding, but once we toured the property we were floored with how beautiful it was. The ceremony lawn has incredible views, which were even more stunning at sunset for our ceremony. And barrel room for the reception can easily be transformed into whatever you've envisioned for your special day. The venue coordinators, Chelsea & Samantha were so easy to work with and made the experience so much fun. And their partnered chef, Volker, is amazing at what he does. We wanted to have a plant based menu and his creativity for our menu, that was unique to our wedding, was something our guests couldn't stop complimenting. Honestly, everyone told us how incredible the venue was and how everything flowed. We had complete trust in the team there and were able to relax and enjoy our special day knowing that they had everything under control. I don't think we could have anticipated how beautiful and perfect everything was at Callaway.

Callaway was the most perfect wedding destination. Their exclusive vendor package and appealing food and wines sealed the deal for my husband and me. But the staff and attention to detail was an added bonus. The whole event will go seamless at Callaway, from the Venue Coordinator to the bartenders, everyone is so nice here. We would recommend this venue to any of our family and friends. Gorgeous views, delicious wine and yummy food. Thank you, Callaway!

Hello, I just wanted to leave some customer feedback. We had our wedding this past July. Honestly the location was amazing! But the support and guidance was very disappointing. We first signed up for a regular sized wedding and had amazing communication but with COVID we downsized to an intimate wedding. Immediately, after we did that we felt like an inconvenience. We were signed up to work with S and sent many many emails and finally we were sent over to C. Never heard from her. Don’t get me wrong these people are very nice ladies but getting ahold of them was overwhelming. S never responded to any of our emails after the change. The worse was the day of the wedding. We signed up for a refreshment table and that was never set up until our bridal party mentioned it. We just felt like our coordinator wasn’t there 100%. In fact, I think I only saw her once before the wedding. There were certain things we needed and I had my bridal party run to get her. After the wedding we really wanted to bring down our arch flowers and felt hurried so we said forget it. I get it our wedding was small but small weddings still need coordination and support. Every wedding should be special. Callaway was a great location and amazing place! We loved our wedding but man getting ahold of people was such a migraine.

Callaway was the most beautiful venue for our wedding! We had our ceremony outside and our reception was in the SPECTACULAR barrel room. This venue has the best sunset views in Temecula and classy, romantic vibes throughout their various spaces. We had to reschedule our wedding due to COVID and their team was very accommodating when it came to that stressful process. Callaway does seem to have a high staff turnover as we had a total of 3 different coordinators throughout our engagement, the last one introducing herself to me only 1 day before our wedding. This turnover could also understandably be due to secondary COVID complications, but I still think it's fair to say that the communication was just not there at times. If you're going to have your wedding here, I 10000% recommend that you also hire a wedding planner!

After two postponements due to COVID and then our original venue not reopening for weddings, we were forced to look for a new venue for our daughter's wedding at the last minute. We visited several wineries in the Temecula area and discovered Callaway at the perfect moment! Chelsea gave us a tour and showed us the wedding packages available. They did not have our Saturday date available, but they could accommodate us for the day after, a Sunday. We contacted our vendors immediately and all were able to stick with us with the date change. Chelsea helped us find a fantastic wedding planner and the two of them worked with us over the next few months to plan the best day of our daughter's life! Callaway has the most beautiful setting for a wedding ceremony that I have ever seen. High on a hill overlooking vast vineyards, it was spectacular in the late evening as the sun was setting. The bridal and grooms suites were spacious and comfortable. Cocktail hour on their large patio was delightful with plenty of comfortable seating areas for guests to wait for the reception to begin. Entering the amazing Callaway Barrel Room for dinner and dancing gave us chills! It is set up perfectly for a wedding reception with plenty of room for a large central dance floor surrounded by guest tables amid rows upon rows of stacked wine barrels. The food was absolutely delicious and served by attentive staff. Every single one of our guests has commented on how beautiful and amazing the wedding was. I can't thank Chelsea and the rest of the staff at Callaway for making a difficult situation turn into the dream wedding our daughter imagined 2 and a half years ago. I highly recommend this venue to anyone looking for a place for a very special event!

Callaway was a dream come true for our wedding. It was naturally beautiful and the sunsets at Callaway are stunning!!! Besides the gorgeous venue, the staff at Callaway is excellent. We worked with Samantha throughout the process. We expressed our concerns about having two brides without two bridal suites. They went out of their way to change the "grooms" suite to one that fits two brides. They even changed the sign on the wall to say "Bellas." They always followed through with our requests, even adding the seltzers to our drink package! On the day of, my wife and I felt like VIPs. They treated so well and made sure we were always taken care of. I would recommend Callaway to anyone!! They are the best!

Callaway was the most beautiful venue for our wedding. Our family and friends LOVED this venue. The Callaway Winery staff and event staff were absolutely amazing to work with. (Thank you Chelsea for helping with our big day!) I would highly recommend Callaway Winery as a wedding venue, the best quality venue and an excellent price point. Our wedding day was flawless thanks to the amazing staff and vendors! Thank you Callaway!!

The venue was beautiful on our wedding day. We got married outside, ceremony and reception (somewhat hard to find), it was hot but reliably windy. This venue has an excellent backup indoor option, but I am happy we didn't need it. Because we got married outside, the tasting room was still open and security did an excellent job of keeping our space for us. The staff and coordinators (we worked with Leah) were lovely and helpful recommending vendors, being responsive, and communicating with the caterer. I definitely recommend an additional day of coordinator. Also, ask a million questions because there were some additional costs (extra hour or alcohol, table wine service, stationary o'er d'oeuvres (all of which we were fine adding on, but I would have like to know about the cost upfront for budget purposes). Weddings are a fortune, but I would highly recommend this venue for the stunning views, a stable/capable team, and good food and wine.

Where do I start... aside from having the best day of my life, I saw my wedding vision come to life and would not have gone perfectly without Shelby there for me every step of the way. Samantha had shown us around the venue and based on her and her team, we knew we’d be in good hands. The venue layout flows perfectly from beginning to end. The food was amazing, made by Chef Volker and his team, our guests are still giving us their compliments. Our dj who was recommended by them was phenomenal. We feel like we gained new friends (all of our vendors) along the way. I love that Shelby took the time to really go over things with us, answered many many questions, made sure we did all of our menu and wine tastings, and made sure that my schedules lined up on the day of. A huge thank you goes out to Shelby... without you, I would have been messy, and Samantha, thank you for making sure to come grab me before the ceremony to get a sneak peek of my venue... seeing it for the for the first time after all the planning is something I will never forget. You guys truly made our day special and we can’t wait to come back and see you again for our wine pick up days. Of course we had to join the wine club! For all you brides out there... you won’t regret picking Callaway as your venue. They’re worth it. Thank you guys from the bottom of our hearts. <3

My husband and I travelled to California to scope out a couple of wineries in the Temecula area. Out of seven we visited, Callaway's service was beyond exceptional and we knew we'd be in good hands. It really shows how much they care about their couples and how willing they are to make them happy. My husband and I had a smaller guest count but still really wanted our wedding to be on a Saturday. Samantha and Leah were able to fit our budget needs while accommodating the guest count! The food, the venue, the views, and the vendors were all amazing!! Callaway will always have a special place in our hearts and we really can't emphasize how beautiful our wedding turned out. Thank you Leah!!

My husband and I looked at approximately 15 wedding venues (including 5 Temecula wineries) before deciding on Callaway. Callaway is by no means the cheapest venue in Temecula, but I do believe you get what you pay for, and Callaway was an absolute dream from beginning to end. The venue itself is STUNNING and immaculate, and offers so many location possibilities for ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. We knew we didn’t want the standard, run-of-the-mill ballroom reception, and Callaway’s barrel room provided such a unique, beautiful space for our dinner and dancing! Another huge selling point for us was their “all-inclusive package” which allowed us to hire our photographer, florist, and DJ right off the bat, resulting in a whole lot less stress! All these vendors were fantastic to work with! Plus, they’re Callaway regulars and know exactly where to go and what to do – once again, less stress for us! Shelby, our venue coordinator, was unbelievably amazing! She was another huge selling point for us, as we were deliberating between a couple wineries – she just has such a great vibe about her and you can tell that she absolutely loves what she does. Shelby seriously handled SO MUCH of the coordinating for us – from contacting our vendors to setting up extra décor the day of – that we didn’t have to hire an outside wedding planner (saving us a couple grand). I was blown away by how smoothly everything went on our wedding day, and how Shelby and the rest of the Callaway staff went above and beyond to ensure that my husband and I didn’t have to worry about a single thing, other than enjoying our day! Just one small example of this – immediately after our ceremony, my husband and I were whisked off to the bridal suite by golf cart, where we were able to enjoy appetizers and champagne and bask in the joy of being just married for a few minutes before pictures began. This was such a sweet, unexpected touch… I mean, what bride and groom ever get to enjoy their cocktail hour appetizers?! Alone?! I could say a million more positive things about Callaway, but bottom line – everything was spectacular. Gorgeous venue, delicious food, great wine, and amazing staff! Thank you for the wedding of our dreams!

The moment we walked into Callaway last year, we knew it was the venue for us. The views are to die for and the barrel room is elegant and beautiful. Once we met Leah, one of Callaway’s wedding coordinators, the deal was sealed. She is amazingly personable and truly makes you feel like a top priority. We received so many compliments from our guests on the venue, the food, and the wine. Thank you Callaway for making our wedding everything we hoped for!!

We had looked at a lot of wedding venues and we were started to feel pretty discouraged. Wedding planning can be very stressful and it can be even more stressful when you can’t find the right place to host your big day. We found Callaway and immediately fell in love. We were brought on a site tour by Leah and she really made the experience unforgettable. We knew that this was the place that we were going to have our wedding. The staff at Callaway is so friendly and helpful and they make your experience so enjoyable. Leah was our coordinator and she made the wedding planning process so much easier. She continually checked in on us and made sure our day ran smoothly. Callaway gave us the wedding of our dreams and we couldn’t be more thankful for all the help we received from everyone who works there. The food is amazing, the staff is so hard working and friendly, and they go above and beyond to make sure everything is perfect. For anyone looking for a venue for their wedding day should really consider hosting their best day ever at Callaway winery.

This was the most perfect venue! We looked at venues from Beverly Hills to San Diego and Callaway was perfect for us. From the very beginning they truly cared about us as a couple rather than rushing us off after showing us the venue like other venue meetings we had. We transformed Callaway from a winery to a white wonderland of flowers. They were so communicative and involved in every step. We even had a rehearsal dinner there which was absolutely perfect! The fact that their caterer is on site, their wines are amazing, and your ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception is all in the same place is incredible. I don't know why anyone would want to get married anywhere else!

We can honestly say Callaway Vineyard & Winery was the best decision we made for our wedding day (well of course other than to get married to each other)! Driving up the long driveway through the vines up to the winery is the perfect entrance and just completely sets the stage. The winery grounds are incredible and set backdrops for the most beautiful photos. We also had our hearts set on having the ceremony and reception in a barrel room, and Callaway's barrel room surpassed our high expectations! It is awesome! Leah was our coordinator through Callaway, and we absolutely LOVED her and cannot thank her and winery staff enough for helping us put together our dream day. Leah and all the staff were so professional, friendly and supportive to ensure our wedding vision was a reality. On the day of the wedding, every little detail came together! The barrel room was set up perfectly for our romantic evening ceremony and the flip to the reception was outstanding and seamless! And of course the food and wine were exceptional. This among many reasons was a another big part of why we chose Callaway. All our friends and family had nothing but great things to say about the appetizers, dinner and wine! We look back and we still can't find something we would change about our venue. Callaway Vineyard & Winery provided all the support, a breathtaking location, amazing food and wine and THE BEST WEDDING STAFF we could've asked for!

I really enjoyed working with Leah and Sam at Callaway Winery to plan my wedding. They were always available to answer any questions I had and made the process very easy for us! The staff at Callaway was very nice and accommodating and our wedding day was perfect.

We had our Christmas Party in the Barrel Room. It was amazing. The food was delicious and the staff did a wonderful job. They were very helpful and very attentive.

We loved Callaway! We are so glad that we chose Callaway for our wedding venue. It was absolutely beautiful, and we liked working with Samantha, Leah and their team. The ceremony outdoors, the cocktail hour in the tasting room and the reception in the barrel room were all perfect, and we couldn't be happier with how it all turned out. We also used the on-site restaurant for our rehearsal dinner, and the food was delicious then and at the wedding. Highly recommend!!

We toured 4 Temecula venues and without question chose Callaway based on the beautiful grounds and customer service from the very beginning. The grounds were by far the most beautiful we saw, they had multiple options to hold the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception to completely design our day around our vision. We ended up having our ceremony on their grassy hill area overlooking the vines, with large trees to the side and the most perfect sunset. We took our photos in the vineyard while our guests enjoyed cocktail hour with tray passed appetizers on the lighted terrace with picturesque vines draping down the trellises, then headed into our reception in their rustic barrel room, where guests entered through the stainless steel fermentation room. All around gorgeous grounds with tons of choices to design your big day. We had just come from a venue tour from a top competitor across the way who were extremely arrogant and herded my (now) husband and I like cattle throughout the tour (we literally almost left halfway through), only to come to Callaway after that and see the insane contrast of what phenomenal customer service looks like from a staff who is not only effective, in high communication and truly cares, blew our minds. Half the reason we went with Callaway was because of Leah. My husband and I have been in customer service industries for over a decade each, he has worked with multiple caterers and I have worked for 3 wedding coordinators in the past, so for someone to absolutely blow our expectations away is something we do not come across often. Leah was absolutely incredible and there to answer any questions we had throughout the planning process and was so attentive and on top of it on our wedding day. We planned our wedding in under 100 days, and due to Leah and the Callaway staff, we were not stressed whatsoever. I can't tell you guys how many friends and family looked at us shocked beyond belief that we were doing a full blown wedding in less than 100 days and were as calm as we were throughout the planning period. With their help and ability to purchase the vendor package that Callaway offered (their preferred vendors are familiar with the venue who all had 5 star reviews and were absolutely amazing to work with), we not once had to worry about our venue, food, alcohol, florist, cake, dj, or photographer. We toured once and came back to the venue only one other time to do our food and beverage tastings before our wedding and that was it, everything else was a breeze with Leah and the staff. My new husband and I can't rave enough, go with Callaway. It was a perfect day, thank you all for your help and for flawlessly executing our wedding.

Holy moly this was the wedding of my Pinterest dreams. We booked this venue after finding it on the Weddingspot. We wanted to do a destination wedding in California in southern wine country and boy did we pick well. Views are stunning. We barely even needed extra décor because it was so beautiful. The wedding coordinators were amazing as well as all the other staff. We are still on cloud nine even after 2 weeks. Best decision ever!

My daughter's wedding was absolutely beautiful! The event planners made everything so easy and set up the venue and vignettes just how we wanted them. The food and wine were amazing, the entire wedding experience at Callaway Vineyard & Winery was perfect!

We had our rehearsal dinner here on the VU Deck and it was beyond gorgeous!! Breathtaking is more of a word for it. The staff was extremely helpful throughout the entire planning process and executed the day of flawlessly. I would highly recommend this venue for any event but especially a wedding rehearsal dinner or wedding reception.

We chose the VU room for our Wedding Welcome dinner for 85 guests. I wish I could give more than 5 stars. First of all, Leah was incredible to work with. I live in Houston so depended on email and phone conversations. Leah always made me feel that my requests were important and that she had it all under control. And she did! Everyone loved the event. The venue itself is beautiful and the food, wine and beer and service was outstanding. Leah orchestrated the florist, sound person, room set up, lighting candles, serving schedule. Leah and Callaway gave us a perfect event.

Hosted my rehearsal dinner, and gosh did they do a terrific job! Wish I could better describe (but I'm a groom and not good at writing reviews). Leah, their coordinator, made planning smooth, and accommodated everything my mom and my bride wanted. When we decide to do a vow renewal, we will be sure to pick Callaway!

Getting married at Callaway was our best decision ever!!!! Our ceremony and reception was just last week end, August 18th, but our experience with Callaway started a few months ago when we went there for a visit, at the very beginning of our planning. We were so well supported from day 1 till the big day. Absolutely everything was perfect! 1- Our coordinator: Leah is the best!!! She is the sweetest! We can’t thank her enough for her help in making this day so perfect. She was so easy to work with, and she had a solution for everything! 2- The venue! I mean..what more can I say. The ceremony took place outside on the lawn. It was almost sunset. The view on the vines as a background. The reception took place indoor, in their barrel room. Again..WOW! Our guest (and ourselves) were very impressed. I just cant wait to see the pictures! 3- food/beverages/service: we only got good comments from our guests about the meal, and the wine served at our reception. The staff was super nice and accomodating. I can’t find anything negative to say, other than it went by too fast and I am sad it is already finished :( Thank you Callaway and thank you Leah, we both had the best day of our lives!! XO Amelie & Mirko

Thank you, Callaway, for hosting our wedding ceremony and reception! The staff did an amazing job to make sure we had the best day of our lives! I especially want to thank Leah Simoneau. She kept up with our request and even last minute changes. We had a vision for our wedding and she did a fantastic job to make that a reality! Living 1,000+ miles away is surely harder to coordinate an event like this but Leah made it easy and possible.

I can go on for days on how amazing our wedding was, all thanks to Leah and Samantha! Callaway Winery has the most beautiful and breathtaking views. We got married on the west lawn, had cocktail hour near the stage and the reception in the barrel room. Our guests are still ranting and raving about how our wedding was the best wedding they have ever been to. Samantha and Leah made the entire process so much easier and stress free. I absolutely adore them both and I have developed friendships with them through this process. I HIGHLY recommend Callaway to anyone looking to get married in Temecula. From day 1 they were so helpful, responsive and personable. Thank you Callaway for everything!! We love you!!!

Amazing staff, beautiful venue, perfect day! We couldn't have asked for a better venue and group of people to help with our big day. The staff was so friendly, attentive, and went above and beyond to make our day perfect! The venue coordinators work as a team and were all so helpful in mapping out each detail, and walking us through how the day would go. We are so happy we chose Callaway!!

Impeccable. From the day we walked in to tour the venue to last night 3/17/18 everything was simply beyond what we thought it would be. Samantha and Leah who helped us were phenomenal throughout the entire process. Little things like continually checking in on us and asking how we were doing and catering to us throughout the entire evening made us feel like royalty. We had a few weather changes before our wedding date and Callaway was so accommodating. If you want a beautiful wedding, something to remember for the rest of time, and have all your guests wowed continually throughout the night have your wedding at Callaway!

This venue was amazing. We worked with Leah, who really went above and beyond to make our day wonderful. It's not only the scenery, but the amount of work Leah put into every detail of our day to make sure it went smoothly. She walked us through the day multiple times beforehand, made sure we felt comfortable, and on the day made sure we were taken care of. She was punctual, professional, and we always felt like someone had our backs. Even after the ceremony, Leah brought us some champagne and some of our cocktail hour appetizers so we could just breathe and take in the moment. In addition to Leah's awesomness, the staff during the reception was incredible. They were really friendly, very attentive, and even our guests were complimenting us not only on the food (which is amazing) but on the staff. Seriously, who gets compliments on the wait staff? We did! Overall, we wouldn't change anything. Our day was amazing, and we owe a large part of it to Leah and the staff at Callaway.

Corey was an amazing coordinator, and she helped us at every turn. We loved every moment of our wedding at Callaway, and the food was superb. The owner of the restaurant was always super friendly and welcoming to us as well-- it was a great experience all around. They were so flexible with what we wanted to do that I can't imagine getting married anywhere else.

Our daughters wedding at Calloway Winery was one of the most amazing and memorable times in our lives. It was a picture perfect day in everyway. From the initial planning stage, to the rehearsal dinner, to the “I do’s”, and throughout the reception, we could not have asked for more. The Calloway staff was very professional and accommodating. We love the winery, the venue, the food, and most of all the wine. Cheers!

Everything about our wedding at Callaway was perfect. From viewing the venue for the first time, food tasting, and my million emails to Lindsay, the event planner, everything was easy and fun. The staff was awesome and everything was AMAZING. Highly recommend!

We had a Saturday brunch wedding. The location was beautiful, the food was wonderful, and the staff went above and beyond. Only two mishaps. The food ran out before everyone had been fed but they made more food so eventually everyone got fed. I had purchased many bottles of juice to be placed with champagne for a mimosa bar during the cocktail hour. The juice never made it out which bummed me out pretty bad when I found out later. But overall a great experience and I would definitely recommend this location to anyone looking for a beautiful vineyard wedding. Lindsay was new to the role of coordinator at this location but did a very good job of getting up to speed and making sure we got all that we needed.

Callaway and their staff were so helpful and awesome in creating our perfect wedding. Denise is the most AMAZING coordinator and goes above and beyond to help in any way she can. We had goldfish in our centerpieces and not only did she keep them overnight, but even went out to buy them food the next day so they wouldn't die. She makes sure everything is perfect and how you want it and helps you to feel reassured that everything will go smoothly. Her sister, Dina is also very sweet and so helpful in planning everything out so it goes according to plan. The food at Callaway is FANTASTIC and the entire experience is so worth the money!

This place is perfect if you are looking for something rustic yet amazing. The location is great for pictures and the staff was overall wonderful and easy to work with.

Everyone involved in our wedding planning was very professional. With the looming bad weather they were very flexible with our options and allowed us to make the call to have the ceremony outside on the terrace at the very last minute. Everyone raved about the food catered by their resturaunt and the barrel room where our reception was held. If we had any negatives to mention it would be the lack of control of the wedding party after the ceremony. By the time we realized it was time for pictures everyone had been shuffled into the chardonay room for cocktails. All in all i would recommmend Callaway for anyone who wants a venue in beautiful Temecula.

Guests said the food was the best and the wine was delicious. The day went along very well-better than we could have ever expected. Very kind and helpful staff.

Callaway was absolutely wonderful. The location is beautiful, service is great, and the food was fabulous!

The vineyard sits on top of the hill so you have beautiful views of the mountains and vineyards. The winery and areas for the wedding and reception are very pretty and ideal for a wedding. I would recommend this location for any bride, but I would give one piece of advice. Hire a day of wedding coordinator. The woman we worked with at Callaway was not very professional and did not seem to know her business very well. Her boss was very attentive, but unfortunately that is not who we dealt with 99% of the time. In fact the day of the wedding, the coordinator I hired was making sure the day was perfect while the women who worked for Callaway were bartending and serving; not directing their staff. Overall the place was beautfil and reasonable priced, but I would have been a basket case worrying about all of the small details if my coordinator was not there. The chef also did not get our requests right. We asked for different side dishes and that did not occur.

I had an incredible experience with Callaway, starting from the very beginning of the wedding planning process! For me, one of my first major things was having good communication with all my wedding vendors because we live up in Sacramento, 500 miles away from Temecula. The event coordinators that I worked with at Callaway, Jeanne and Krista, went above and beyond!! They were SO organized along every step of the way, answered every question I had right away (no matter how ridiculous of a question it might be), and all the way through, as stressed as I might have felt, kept me comforted and calm, letting me know that they had everything taken care of, which they did. And beyond that, they are such awesome people! When we went for our wine and food tasting, we had the best time with them! :) They of course had many other events going on at Callaway, but the entire time from our booking to the wedding, Jeanne and Krista always made me feel like their main priority, like I was their only bride (though definitely not!) :) We had our wedding ceremony out on the grass, overlooking the vineyards. It was gorgeous! I had been a little worried about being out on the grass with heels, which I and all my bridesmaids wore, but it was totally fine during the ceremony. We sank in a little more while we were taking pictures on the grass after the ceremony since we were there for a while, but it was completely worth having that setting...just beautiful. Plus, at that point you're so beyond happy that nothing that insignificant matters. :) We had our reception in the barrel room, which was low-lit with these great chandeliers, and tealights lining the barrels. Gorgeous and such a great atmosphere!! Fantastic food and wine too! (My parents joined the wine club because they got a percentage off the wedding total cost, but they are pretty picky about their wine, and LOVE Callaway wines!) Our guests raved about everything from the setting to the food to the people at Callaway...I could go on and on about our fantastic experience. I would do it over and over again if I could! I hadn't thought that a winery wedding would have been able to fit in our budget (all the other ones we looked at in Temecula were over $100 a plate) , but it was, and it was PERFECT. We love you Callaway!!