Mount Palomar Winery

ut Mount Palomar made it a breeze! Me and my husband couldn’t have been more happy with the way everything turned out. This is how amazing Mount Palomar is...me and my husband had planned to have both our ceremony and reception outdoors, but due to a storm that rolled in the night before we were unable to have our reception outdoors. I of course was very bummed because I had another vision of what I wanted it all to look like, but the Mount Palomar team assured me it would be just fine. BOY Were they right!! Not only was it “just fine” it was Amazing! The set up was gorgeous, and it was a nice intimate romantic feel! I received so many compliments from my guests!! If I could do it all over again I would, and I wouldn’t change a thing! Thank you Mount Palomar for making our wedding dreams come true!

us view, great food & wine along with professional service… look no further, Palomar is the place. We highly recommend the venue and their staff. Eric Morales Extreme DJ Service

ways look forward to my weddings at this venue. There are SO many places to photograph that literally no two weddings of mine at this venue look the same. It is amazing! So if you are looking to book this venue for your BIG day, look no further. <3

I know this was not a common choice, but I am so happy our guests got to experience both locations (most guests were coming from Arizona and had never been to a winery or barrel room). Sandy was always quick to respond to all my questions and everything went smoothly on the day of. We had a perfect wedding! Thanks Mount Palomar Team!

big day as easy and seamless as possible. We are had an absolutely fantastic experience from the moment we paid our deposit up until the end of our wedding night. Having Sandy there to answer questions and make sure everything went smoothly gave us so much peace of mind. Thank you Mount Palomar!

ys felt welcome and that our day was the venues top priority! The venue itself was everything we dreamed of and gave me goose bumps the first time I walked down the aisle touring the grounds! Its extremely spacious and the views are to die for! The bridal suite was also a great touch with a steamer, sparkling wine, and plenty of mirrors for the bridal party to get ready in! I highly recommend considering this special place for your day!

essly. Oh and their wine is amazing!! We highly recommend this venue!!

the outdoor wedding ceremony and reception sites were on a separate level and blocked from the public access areas - we honestly felt like we were on our own private little winery. Sandy was beyond helpful and responsive to my (many, many) emails throughout the months leading up the wedding. She was so easy to work with and I am so grateful I was able to work with someone so professional and who seems to truly enjoy working in the wedding industry. Kimberly was our day of coordinator and she was prompt, friendly, organized, and got things done! Our guests are still raving about the views, the location, the food, etc from our wedding! The staff was so accommodating with all of our requests! The value and experience we got for our wedding far exceeded our expectations and that is a true testament to the staff at MPW. We look forward to returning to Mount Palomar in the future, as it will forever hold a very special place in our hearts! Thank you so much for making our wedding dreams come true!

eathtaking. We could not have asked for a better day, truly. Sandy was a joy to work with and she ensured that all our questions/concerns were answered in a timely manner - And we had a lot of those since this was a destination wedding for us! Our hearts are forever grateful to MPW and their incredible team! I highly recommend anyone looking for a stunning venue with amazing service for their wedding day to seriously consider Mount Palomar Winery. You will not regret it!!! We are lucky to know that we can go back to our wedding venue for years to come and it will always be beautiful & special to us and our family. If you are on the fence between this venue and another, look no further! This team and venue will make your dreams a reality. Thank you MPW for all you did for us, we are forever grateful to you all!!

ere to reassure me and help me. The wedding was more magical than I ever pictured and the staff exceeded all expectations through the whole process. Our guests are still raving about the food, drinks, winery and whole wedding. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you Mount Palomar Winery for the best day ever!!!

e and responsive to our questions and requests (thanks Sandy!!!). I knew nothing about how to plan a wedding or an event of this scale, and Sandy really helped me through the process to ensure that everything was done on time and to a very high standard. Kimberly was our day of coordinator and she made everything absurdly easy on the day and kept everything running on time. By the time it came down to it, we were actually able to enjoy the wedding, as opposed to worrying about any logistics, which was exactly what we wanted. The food was lovely, the wine was exquisite, and many of my guests told me it was one of the best weddings they had ever attended. It was also by far the best value for the package you get compared to other venues in the area (we toured several others). I truly don't think we could have picked a better place to get married, and thank you so much to everyone at Mount Palomar for helping us have a wedding that surpassed even what we hoped for!!!

ere as private and exclusive as Mount Palomar. The staff were so professional and experienced they answered every question on spot. The alcohol selection was great, not to mention one of the few wineries in the area that has their liquor license. They only do one ceremony per day, so in no way do you clash with other wedding parties and the exclusivity of the upper level is the greatest. There really is no opportunity for wedding attendants & wedding party to clash with restaurant & winery guests. Privacy was a huge deal for my husband and I when it came to venues, I visited another winery (Ponte) which was equally as beautiful but not as private. I witnessed 3 ceremonies going on at once while my visit and disliked the organization of it all, I practically saw the whole ceremony from the restaurant from one of the ceremony sites (there were several) and I felt uncomfortable watching as usually it is an intimate event. Anyway, Mount Palomar exceeded my expectations when it came to the day of, there were several hiccups throughout the day of course but staff handled each problem professionally and quickly. Sandy and Kimberly were both awesome. Unfortunately the day before my wedding it poured and poured all day, my reception was scheduled to be outside but as soon as forecast was certain, Sandy (wedding coordinator) emailed me with a new plan of moving indoors to the barrel room with new seating arrangements and set up. It was perfect! No stress needed just my decision as the day of my wedding would be wet grass and cold. Just like that, the reception was quickly moved indoors with ceremony still outside. I rarely had to make contact with vendors the day of as staff handled all of it and I was able to relax and enjoy as much as any bride can on the day of. Pictures were beautiful, the place hardly needs any decorations as it is covered with beautiful scenery all around and a view of all of Temecula (one of the highest peaks). I could hear guests rant and rave about the location and how they would've love to get married there as well. All I could say is I wish I could've been my own attendant to my wedding to witness all the splendor of the day and venue. Very large area to decorate as little and as much as you want. My day was perfect at Mount Palomar, thank you all of the staff.

delight. Sandy was always quick in returning calls. Overall the wedding was beautiful & we had a magical night. To be honest about our experience, I need to share a few negatives. I say this in hopes that for future weddings they will reflect & make changes. We live in AZ. The first issue,they fired the caterer. We came into town from AZ, to do a tasting months before w/ her. I wasn’t told for over a week(the previous caterer had called to let me know). After a week I called them. They tried to convince me the new company was fantastic & better than the previous caterer (they weren’t better at all). I’m a “foodie” so the food was extremely important to me. The previous caterer was fantastic. I knew NOTHING of the new caterer & other people’s opinion is just that, their opinion. This happened 3 weeks before the wedding. I couldn’t drive from AZ for a new tasting. I asked Sandy what the bottom line was on options. It ended up, there were no options after she spoke to Chris, Dir. of Operations. I asked to speak to her & Sandy had her call me. BIG MISTAKE on my part in wanting to speak w/ her. It went from bad to worse. In my mind I would tell her where I was coming from & she would listen and do the same & we may agree/disagree/ or come up with a compromise. My job includes customer service & I would NEVER treat a client as she treated me. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you she NEVER let me finish a sentence & cut me off every time I spoke, within 3 words. The level of frustration I felt when I realized she never had any intent on listening to me was overwhelming. I couldn’t believe she was so rude & condescending. I finally told her how bad she was treating me on this call & told her I deal with clients & in a million years I would NEVER speak to them as she was speaking to me. This was her reply, “Anne, you are emotional, you are a bride. You will look beautiful, you will look beautiful in your dress, we love you(I have never met her) your day will be beautiful.” Then she gave an underlying threat that if I wasn’t happy they can just pull the wedding. In no way was the conversation at a level to make that threat. I was shocked & shut down very quickly in fear that would happen. I wish I could describe her robotic, condescending way she spoke to me. I just hung up the phone & cried. An hour later I called Sandy & told her what happened. I said that I somehow have pull myself up from this & move forward. It was so awful & it put such a huge damper on things I can’t tell you. Chris should NEVER be allowed to speak to any client. The 2nd issue I wasn’t aware of until after the wedding. Several guests said that right after the champagne toast, before dinner, they were collecting glasses, before guests were finished. The server actually said “We need to take the glasses because people steal them”, then she said she needed to wash them so she could go home. They collected napkins, water glasses etc. way too early with the impression of getting staff duties done as a priority over making guests comfortable. My guests words were “it was bad”. Overall, it was majical & a few things should have been handled differently, but Sandy & Kimberly were a true delight & made the day beautiful. Thank you!!

lomar was by far our favorite. Sandy was extremely helpful and quick to respond when we had questions. We had the whole wedding venue property to ourselves. We used the barrel room for the “after party” and had late night “snacks” (pizza & sliders) for our guests and it was a blast! The entire wedding from the ceremony to the reception looked like a dream with the beautiful landscapes & sunset! We are so happy we had our amazing wedding celebration at Mt Palomar Winery!

il-oriented - There wasn't a single time I had to stress out about anything because they were always one step ahead of me to make sure coordinations were running smoothly. The wedding packages are the most inclusive and have the best value compared to any other venue we toured (we toured 9 other venues) and their ceremony and reception spaces are jaw-droppingly gorgeous! We had multiple guests comment that our wedding was the best they've ever been to and it was largely due to Mount Palomar and its incredible staff. Thank you for helping us make our wedding day one of the best days of our lives!

g was perfect and I cant thank them enough! They even offer discounts for active military and veterans!

mony site of Mount Palomar Winery, we were sold! We absolutely LOVED working with the staff and team of MPW! Sandy, Kimberly, Lauren and the other Mount Palomar staff took the best possible care of us not only on our wedding day but on each day we spoke prior to. They helped us pick the food, the wine, plan where the decorations would be placed, and finally helped us organize our vendors. There are so many moving pieces on the big day and Mount Palomar staff did their very best work to make sure everything was beautiful and went according to the plan!

as so inclusive of my outside wedding planner and they both were on the same page on the wedding day. It was so refreshing. A huge advantage is that the venue only has one wedding per day so you have the ability to decide having the reception outside vs inside until the day before the wedding. We are so incredibly pleased with our decision. Our guests could not stop talking about the space and I understand why.

ndle light was so romantic. If your thinking about an outdoor ceremony, they have a couple of options depending on what you like. Both are beautiful. Our pictures turned out great! We chose to have a pretty small wedding with simple decor and but you could easily dress this place up to be more formal and fit a pretty good amount of guests. The staff was so accommodating especially with any questions or concerns we had. They made my husband and I, plus our friends and family feel so relaxed and ready to enjoy our special day.

coordinator, Kimberly was great at controlling our rowdy wedding party and keeping us on schedule -Food was delicious What really disappointed me about this venue was that ALOT of our guests complained that the venue was being very stingy about the food. Nobody was allowed second helpings and even the toasting champagne was taken away BEFORE most of our guests were even able to finish them! We paid good money for this food and for me to hear from our guests (including family) that they had gone hungry at our reception due to staff witholding food from them, really angers me to be honest. Why am I angry do you ask? Because I heard that not only did they not give our guests second helpings, but they packed the extra food away!!! Why would they pack the food away THAT WE PAID FOR WITH OUR HARDEARNED MONEY when our guests wanted more??? Maybe they were hoping we (my husband and I) wouldnt notice that we were being a bit short changed?? Another thing that irks me even more is that we had 9 people who did not show up to the wedding who I am assuming should have been accounted for, ergo, our venue should have had a surplus of food due to a smaller headcount than anticipated. Hoping I get a clear and honest explanation for this. I really did want to give them an above average rating, but this service is unacceptable.

saw it. The views at the ceremony site are incredible, the photos don’t do it justice. The MPW staff is extremely easy to work with making the day of very smooth. We had our wedding in the beginning of May and the weather was gorgeous and the flowers and vines were bloomed. Bonuses of the venue: • It’s gorgeous all by itself you don’t need to spend a ton on florals • All-inclusive – we were planning our wedding from afar and the only vendors I needed were the music, photography, and floral • The food vendor brings you plates of your cocktail hour food and dinner, so you get to eat • They only do one wedding a day so you have full access to everything to take photos and the staff is focused on just your day The only complaint I heard from quite a few people was that as soon as they would set their wine glass down to take a photo or chat the staff would take the glass immediately. I experienced this with my glass too when I was taking photos I’d turn around to get my glass and it was gone. We did an open bar so price wise that didn’t affect us but if you weren’t doing an open bar I would suggest getting those drink toppers that say “Please don’t take, I’m still enjoying my wine.” I would highly suggest Mount Palomar Winery for your wedding. The venue looks like a million dollars but is extremely affordable. I can’t tell you how many people told me this was the best wedding venue they’ve ever been to.

r away. We visited the venue once, signed the agreement and came out only one more time for the catering and wine tasting. The rest was handled via email and phone calls - which we appreciated! The food was outstanding, the wines were great and the day flowed smoothly with the coordination from the Mount Palomar team. I have been a bit surprised that no one from Mount Palomar followed up with me after the wedding seeking feedback about our experience. If they had, I'd have shared with them that one thing slipped through the cracks: we were supposed to have a wine-blending ceremony and no one put the wine out for it to take place. We ended up having to do a bit of improv during the ceremony and since it was listed in our program, a few people asked us why we skipped that part. I presumed that the venue would provide and set up these items and no one told me that I needed to bring the items and have them set up for the ceremony. I'm still not sure whose responsibility that part was. Because of this, I couldn't give perfect 5 stars across the board.( I only would take off 1/2 star but theknot only allows whole stars - the other site I reviewed them on I gave them 4.5 stars). However despite that oversight/miscommunication (not sure which it was?), if given the chance to do it all over again, I'd still choose Mount Palomar Winery for our wedding ceremony and reception site. The team there helped us to create a beautiful, unforgettable day.

staff was really great on the day of too. Every guest was well taken care of. We were told bartenders were all friendly and fun. We must have toured almost every vineyard venue in Temecula before deciding on Mount Palomar and we couldn't be happier about our choice! For what you get, it is very good value. During the planning process I definitely had many questions and MPW staff responded to every email very prompty and helped me through it all. Our guests all raved about how good the wedding food was too! Overall, if you're considering MPW, look no further, you won't regret your decision to host your wedding here. :)