Cordiano Winery

ng Kim the queen of coordinating had us sold! Wedding planning is stressful enough but with Kim by our side I have to say it turned out absolutely everything that we dreamed of! If I had to do this all over again (I am the mother of the bride) I would want everything exactly the way that it was. Hands down amazing!!!

s off me as the bride. Everything was so perfect down to every last detail and during the day of the wedding, everything ran smoothly with little to no hick-ups. Not to mention, it is hard to go wrong with those beautiful views at Cordiano Winery. Also, I have been dreaming of my delicious wedding cake since the wedding!! This is easily a 5 star review, I can't think of anything that I would have changed about my experience working with them.

ke each wedding spectacular and we are so grateful. We are recommending the winery to all our family and friends and they cannot stop talking about how beautiful our big day was. Which is really saying something considering how stormy it was the day of!

heir wedding coordinator! Kimberly is extremely creative and can transform an empty space into something amazing! She will listen to your ideas and take into consideration your budget, all while creating an evening that everyone will enjoy. Kimberly was responsive and very flexible. She is a master at tablescapes and floral arrangements. We wanted elegant, but simplistic-not an easy task to pull off...and Kimberly exceeded our expectations! I would highly recommend Cordiano Winery and Kimberly for your special event! You won't be disappointed!

ality. She runs the show, from gorgeous floral to booze-infused cupcakes, and gets personally invested in making the day a major success. She has a good eye for aesthetics and knew how to work within our budget. The venue itself is beautiful... it feels like you're in the hills of Tuscany. The Cordiano family (who own and runs the winery) makes you feel right at home and the wine and food went far beyond our expectations. I can't recommend this place enough. You are in good hands with Kim and her team!

ost perfect day. Every employee that we worked with and encountered was super friendly and helpful. All of the visions and ideas we had in mind for our wedding were expertly carried out in every way (food, decor, timing, wine -of course-, guidance, planning, etc) and the extra touches added by Kimberly along with the generosity and warmness radiating from the owners, made for a wonderful experience and as little stress on our end as possible. Having an onsite coordinator is a perk that you do not realize its importance until the last few weeks leading up to your big day. Kimberly was always available to offer a suggestion, answer questions and simply calm my nerves as our wedding day approached. She has an amazing eye for detail and expertly captured the look and feel for what I wanted our ceremony and reception to look like. We received so many compliments on our decor, florals, cake - and so many of those kudos are directly because of the care, ownership and pride Kimberly takes with her weddings - I know she was truly vested in our wedding and wasn't just pushing through an event. She wanted us to be happy and went above and beyond with achieving that. We felt like our small wedding was just as important to them as the larger receptions they host - that's so important to feel that way and Cordiano delivered.

l and magical it was. The venue speaks for itself and I wanted to keep the decor very simple. Wintery greens, candals and rustic chairs and tables... PLUS champagne velvet table cloths mixed with farm tables. It was heavenly. Kimberly's style is amazing - I continued to tell her "whatever you think" because I trusted her style so much! It was the perfect venue - they provided the beer and wine, dessert, and dinner. I used her suggested vendors for photos and DJ (Eden Day Photography and DJ Brian Lehmer) and they were amazing and just as wonderful to work with. It was a very stress free experience with little coordinating on my part. We even ended up having our rehearsal lunch there - because I needed our family and friends to have their amazing pizza, too. I highly recommend Cordiano!

lls of Escondido, and immediately on entering the winery, you have a beautiful view of the hills (especially at sunset!). The winery itself is a very cozy, intimate, beautiful spot that makes you feel right at home. When we consulted with Kim about pricing for the reception, our first impression was that this was a woman who loves what she does. Right from the start, she was interested in us, and in what we wanted for our reception. Other wedding coordinators we had met with didn't give us this same vibe. Simply put, Kim is a magician when it comes to wedding coordinating. We met a total of three times, but communicated a lot via email, and with just this, she put together the most gorgeous reception ever. She made the venue look absolutely stunning. I look back so fondly on this day in large part to her. Not only did my husband and I love it, but our guests couldn't stop raving about the location and the decor for weeks after the wedding. I am beyond happy with Cordiano and with Kim, and I give them my highest recommendation for your wedding =)

just as my daughter was looking for. The only reason I didn't give five stars is because I think that the actual coordination of the ceremony and reception timing could've been better. The reception started about an hour late and guess were getting anxious for food to be served…but all was well once the food came because it was absolutely delicious! Overall it was a very good experience.

was a perfect day for everyone there! All my guests were amazed by everything (decorations, food, wine, staff, etc.) I am still to this day getting compliments from it! I highly recommend Cordiano for weddings and even just a tasting to enjoy the wine and view!! :)

wedding and we are so glad she did. Our wedding was spectacular, and as the bride to be that's what you wish for. Our guests we're very impressed with the venue, floral, setup , etc...even our photographer commented on how beautiful the venue was. He was excited because he knew he would get some great shots. Kim did an excellent job on the floral! I highly recommend that you have her do the floral as well because it will look beautiful and also keep things easier for you. Thank you Kim and the Cordiano Winery for making our day so special.

of Kim, who played a HUGE roll in capturing the vision I wanted for my wedding. She went above and beyond to make my wedding day memorable and fantastic. I cannot begin to express how gorgeous the floral, cake, set up, linens, and EVERYTHING was. My guests were raving at how awesome the view/backdrop was, as well as the food, and how everything was decorated with care and time. Kim made wedding planning such a breeze! You will not regret choosing Cordiano Winery as your venue for the wedding or any event!! :)

everything turned out, the cake was so delicious as well. This is the best spot for a wedding. It couldn't have gone any better. Kim really made all my wedding dreams into a reality. We love this place so much. Thank you so much to Kim and the cordiano staff.

his venue you get Kim as your wedding coordinator! That is reason alone! Kim is incredibly talented and will take your vision to another level. I would have never had a wedding if it wasn't for her! She did the florals, the cake, and decorated everything!! Everything was so romantic and the food and the cake were so delicious! She really went above and beyond and answered any question I had, gave me recommendations that were perfect, and she always kept the budget in mind. She helps you select every little detail about your wedding. She is genuinely the nicest person and really cares about making sure you're being taken care of. My wedding was absolutely stunning and everything that we wanted and more. I am still getting compliments about how beautiful it all really was. All the people that work at the winery we're such nice people. I feel really lucky that I came across this jewel. Book this venue, you won't regret it!!! Thank you so much Kim and the rest of Cordiano Winery!!!!

ration, color, set-up; the whole thing. She even made our cake (a delicious vanilla creme brulee with blackberries - she can make absolutely ANYTHING you want out of a cake)! She is always upbeat and will genuinely share in the happiness of your big day. On top of being there to make sure everything ran smoothly, she even joined us on the dance floor! She makes wedding planning easy - all you need to do is tell her what you want and she'll make it happen. Secondly, this venue is absolutely stunning. In the hills, it offers gorgeous sunset views that create some breathtaking wedding photos. Built in the owner's back yard, the venue is quaint and comfortable. It is a little bit of a drive on a windy road, but it's well worth it when you get up there. It's hard to come up with more words for how gorgeous this venue is, so do yourself a favor and make a trip up there to check it out. I guarantee you won't be disappointed. The food and wine are spectacular. The red wines are specifically wonderful. I particularly enjoy the cabernet franc while my wife enjoyed the pinot noir. Wine and food tastings are included with your "wedding package," and that's enjoyable in itself. The tastings also offered a great chance to meet the family that owns the winery (they even gave us an individualized "tour" of the barrel room with some tastings straight out of the barrels)! For our food we went with the penne ala rosa and a chicken dish. Both were delicious and all of our guests were quite sated. One of the things we love about this place is that it is entirely family owned and operated. The owners came directly from Italy, while their sons seem to run most of the day-to-day business. They are some of the most warm and friendly people you could ever meet, and they'll make sure that the winery feels like your home too. Suggestions: Make sure you order a little extra food. We ordered "for the number" of people at our wedding. The appetizers were gone before everyone had a chance to partake of them and we had just enough of the main course meals to make sure every body got some. We had absolutely no leftover food, and I'm sure people would have eaten more if we had ordered it. The venue does not provide speakers. So if you don't hire a DJ that provides their own sound equipment and you opt to do sound yourself, make sure you get some good speakers (or several of them). We opted to do music ourselves and provide our own speakers. The speakers we had sounded fine in our backyard and we thought would be enough for the ceremony. Once we got to the venue, you could really only hear the music if you were within about 15 feet of the speakers due to how open the venue is. All in all, we would DEFINITELY recommend this venue for a wedding (or even just a date night out). We will be returning often just for the sheer pleasure of it and we know we will be welcomed warmly every time we do. Even the suggestions I mentioned really were of no fault of the venue, simply things we would have done a little differently. Our wedding at Cordiano ended up being exactly what we wanted and we have an absolutely stunning photo album to remember it. If you're looking for a winery wedding, Cordiano will not disappoint!

She develops a great vision of YOUR vision, has amazing ideas to bring your vision to reality, and considers every detail to deliver your wedding the way you want it. Read the other reviews too… Every word about Kim (and the Cordiano staff) is true. By the wedding date, I truly felt Kim was more a family member than a wedding coordinator! I think Kim feels that way as way too. She’s not planning from the side… She’s IN it, living it, right there with you! The venue: FANTASTIC! Go there. Have a pizza and a glass of wine. You’ll know right away it’s the place to have your wedding. It’s not difficult to imagine you are sitting among the grapes in the hills of Italy, having the rustic wedding of your dreams! Our wedding date was late August. Perfect time to have a sunset celebration. Ceremony in the daylight; sunset and evening reception. We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful evening… Sunset behind the hills across the valley and “Super Moon” rising from the mountains behind. Both hanging in the sky at the same time! We held our ceremony, pre-reception wine hour, and full reception at Cordiano. I can’t recommend this enough. . . An amazing setting for a ceremony and a perfect reception venue! Such a convenience when you and your guests do not have to travel between multiple spots. We had 150 guests (Cordiano's capacity). The venue accommodated the group perfectly. Our ceremony was under the rustic, open air barn-style veranda, with a simple, yet beautiful rustic alter. Plenty of room. We moved down to the main terraces with vine covered trellises for a wine and appetizer hour (while the Cordiano staff seamlessly prepared the veranda for the dinner & reception). The terraces were elegantly adorned with warm lighting to pick up perfectly where the setting sun left off. Appetizers and wine are superb! The veranda was beautifully arranged for the reception dinner. Every requested detail was perfectly captured; from the champagne table cloths with lace overlays, vintage place settings, and rustic floral arrangements to the warm chandelier lighting. The veranda has a stage area the perfectly accommodated our live music ensemble. (Great for band of any size or DJ. Doesn’t take up any of your dance floor!) The table arrangement was perfect. Plenty of room for tables and good sized dance floor. The Italian food options prepared by the kitchen are absolutely delicious! (And vegetarian options!) Kim made our cake as well. Elegant and delicious! Cordiano Winery breathes Love and Warmth! It is a perfect setting for your wedding. You will not be disappointed!

her enough. It's that typical request every bride must say to Kim: I want BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING and all of the details and food and music to go seamlessly, but I also don't want to be bankrupt at the start of my marriage. : ) And Kim delivers on every front, and then some. First, the cost because that has to be far and away the most practical concern people have: Cordiano is a hidden gem in this regard. This venue is by far the most reasonably priced venue in San Diego county that offers the views, the beautiful terrace, an on-site wedding coordinator who truly, truly loves what she does and you can feel that from her the second you meet her, and personal contacts with extremely talented, well regarded, and reasonably priced music, officiants, flowers, etc. You give Kim a theme or an idea, and she dedicates her time and her energy for your vision to come to life...but at the SAME time, she keeps you very well apprised of the budget and respects your parameters. I told her that I wanted simple (it was a small wedding); but simple did not mean plain and she just "got" me on my vision that I could not articulate myself. During the planning process (and we met multiple times, which she never seemed to mind and always seemed to have time for), she came to the table with a series of pictures and ideas for us to narrow down and streamline into a final vision. And after all of the talking was over, I find in my inbox emails that walk me through different ideas, picture by picture, from table decor to dramatic, draped entrances to the terrace. She's really that good at taking your vague ideas and creating a concrete plan. And I speak from experience because I am a planner myself. And even though I pride myself on my organizational skills, planning your wedding, no matter how small it is and how simple you THINK it is going to be, is stressful and time consuming for the bride...and Kim really knows how to take the pressure off. In the end, she took the blank canvas of the terrace (with that jaw dropping backdrop of mountains and vineyards as your built in ambiance), and she arranged the following: Caprice Strings for music (and that is another review - they are magical), she HANDMADE our wedding favors (miniature boxes with succulents inside), she negotiated with multiple vendors to arrange the best prices for vintage tea sets for the post-wedding brunch, a lovely vintage seating area on the terrace (complete with sofa, vintage clock, candle sticks, a trunk, etc. - you seriously have to see it to believe it), a beautifully decorated arch, a dramatic, billowy draped entrance way with lanterns...I'm just getting started here but the word limit is fast approaching. What really, really blew my mind was that I sent her a picture of a table setting on pinterest and she not only took that idea and re-created it, she improved upon it with her own touches-my photographer said that it was a joy to capture this wedding and its creativity). This doesn't even include the vegan wedding cake. She. baked. a. vegan. wedding. cake. ..AMAZING. I need a whole other chapter to discuss her skills at the evening party hosted off site-she made my friend's backyard into a wedding wonderland. In sum, it was perfection.

ndly and down to earth. She did a fabulous job understanding my vision for the wedding and reception by finding only the best linens, glassware, and china for the reception. She understood our budget and was able to put the florals to double use for the ceremony and reception. Cordiano has beautiful views across the vineyards and our photographer did an awesome job of captializing off of those views and all the details of Kim's design expertise. Our family and friends also loved Cordiano and had nothing but lovely things to say about the venue, the food, and the wine. We had a small wedding, but Cordiano was perfect for the intimate and classy ceremony we desired. Cordiano is a gem and we highly recommend them for weddings and other functions!!

ibe requests down to every detail! Throughout the planning experience Kim kept communication open between her and I, even sending my fiancé courtesy copy emails keeping his deployed worries at ease. The staff at Cordiano Winery treated all of us just like family. Even when our get away motorcycle battery died- all of the guys chipped in and tried to help us find a way to make it work! We had our ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception all on the premisis (along with backup plans to move any portion to the wine cellar for weather contingencies). The balcony view of the mountains and vineyards made the most beautiful backdrop for all of our wedding photos. The sunset from the winery is the absolute best in the county! We expected everything to be way over our price range, but surprisingly, Kim and the family worked hard to help us stay well under our budget of 6,000. Did I mention they catered our 25 guests with an exquisite and authentic Italian meal that blew everyone at the table away?! Kimberly even handmade our gorgeous naked wedding cake. DELICIOUS. The antique chandeliers, the beautiful China, the geneuinely heartfelt touches for me and my groom (stunning handmade signs on our chairs, cute silverware and toasting flutes just for us two)... One word sums it up- perfection. Kimberly and the staff at Cordiano Winery made all of my dreams come true. A perfect memory that will last beyond a lifetime!

s so perfect for the reception ambiance. I highly recommend this venue.

g for the size of our wedding (145). They did a fantastic job setting up for the wedding and the wedding was seamless and absolutely beautiful. I had no problems or worries on our special day, and I got LOTS of great feedback from friends and family about how much they enjoyed the view, food, and atmosphere. They also do food and drinks, rentals, set-up and take-down.

elicious! The food is quite good too. Thanks for taking care of us and being a part of such a memorable experience.