Mt. Woodson Castle by Wedgewood Weddings

ue itself is truly stunning, with a scenic, detailed, and elegant design that made for a breathtaking backdrop to our special day. The wonderful planning, exceptional day-of service, and genuine support from the staff helped us bring our wedding dreams to life. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect venue to celebrate our marriage.

assware. Derek was not only instrumental in bringing this to life, but his enthusiasm and creativity helped keep us excited the whole time. The venue was beautiful and the wedding day went off without a hitch. The entire staff, including our wedding day planner Jessica, were prompt, professional and thorough. It was incredibly helpful to have one team managing the venue, catering, set up, etc. They were well prepared for inclement weather (luckily we avoided) and were always quick to reply to our many questions. Would 100% recommend, thanks again Derek!

coordinator was absolutely incredible! The day wouldn’t have been perfect without her!

rst one we viewed and we immediately knew we could cancel all of our other showings because this was the one. It is a breath-taking location, and all of the services Personal Touch Dining offers make it a no-brainer. We predominantly worked with Derek setting up our wedding and we couldn't be any more happy. Everyone knows that planning a wedding can be a stressful event, but Derek is an absolute pro at what he does and made it easy. Everything from helping use choose color schemes, to supplying vendor lists, to an itemized timeline of events! The same goes for Sam! Derek was our chief planner, and Sam was our day-of event coordinator to manage our time and ensure everything flowed smoothly. She was on top of everything the whole day! I can't even imagine trying to do this wedding without Derek and Sam's help. One of the perks working with Personal Touch Dining is that they are not only wedding site coordinators, but are the caterers for food. One of the main things everyone remembers from a wedding is the food, and we had multiple people remark that our wedding food was the best they've ever had at a wedding! Even if you do not select Mt Woodson Castle, I highly recommend checking out Personal Touch Dining's other venues because they do weddings exceptionally well! Ok, now for "the negatives" or the things I wish I changed: - Absolutely no negatives with Derek, Sam, or Personal Touch Dining! We are 100% happy with everything from them. - The timeline: if we had to do it again, we would opt for the extended timeline. The time goes by so fast, I don't know how it went by so quickly! - Weather: be aware that it is quite hot in Ramona during the summer. Everyone in our wedding was either from CA or TX so we are used to it, but for non-locals this is something to be aware of. We didn't have any rainy weather, but there are also provisions included for inclement weather.

tour to the day and communication afterwards, special shout-out to our day-off coordinator Jessica and Derek & Kelsey who worked with us while planning - Stunning outdoor and indoor venue, so you can have the ceremony & dinner outside and then switch inside for the party and dessert. Bonus: in the worst case of bad weather you still have a fantastic place for your wedding instead of a back-up tent solution. And you can go until 11pm while other venues limit the party to 10pm. - Amy's Closet is filled with items to use free of charge and they allow DIY flowers/decor which was important since I am artistic and wanted to give my wedding a personal touch. Only thing you have to do is assign a person resposible for set-up & take down but our day-off coordinator was so sweet to lend a hand too. - Food was fantastic- we opted for 2 carving stations & buffet style dinner but they also offered plated menus for our guests with dietary restrictions. Our guests were complimenting the food and many went back for seconds. Vegan & vegetarian guests were happy with their plates too. Plus: you get to take home the delicous left-overs- they even packed a beautiful to-go plate separately for the bride & groom. - Plenty of parking with option to leave the car over night. Just beware that Ramona is a bit remote so it is not quite as easy to catch a ride, so preordering transportation makes sense. Thank you again @Mt.Woodson for the BEST experience ever!

ing with Kelsey and Sophia made every decision very easy. They responded quickly to any questions and even came up with a last minute rain plan due to a very small chance of rain on our wedding day. We really enjoyed the included food tasting and all of our guests were very pleased with our choices. We had an oak tree ceremony, lower patio reception and did our dancing inside. Highly suggest doing the dancing inside the castle, it was so much fun! The entire venue is beautiful with unlimited options for pictures!

s flawlessly hosted and catered by the exceptional team at Personal Touch Dining. Their unwavering professionalism, support, and expert guidance were invaluable throughout the entire wedding planning process, making it an unforgettable experience. I owe a huge thank you to the amazing wedding planners, Kelsey, Sophia, and Kaitlyn, whose dedication and attention to detail made every moment truly magical. From the moment I set foot on the property, I was captivated by the timeless beauty of Mt. Woodson Castle, and our guests were equally impressed. The venue's ambiance and charm made it an unforgettable setting for our celebration. As for the food and drinks – they were simply divine! Personal Touch Dining's culinary offerings exceeded all expectations, delighting our guests with every bite and sip. Their recommended vendors, who were equally exceptional, ensured a seamless and professional event, adding to the overall magic of the day. I cannot recommend Mt. Woodson Castle and Personal Touch Dining enough for your wedding. Their commitment to excellence and attention to detail not only made our day perfect but also alleviated so much stress throughout the planning process. Trust me, choosing this venue will be one of the best decisions you make for your special day. I am endlessly grateful for the exceptional service and support they provided.

l be giving a 4 star review, regretfully but with conviction. Positive things about our venue: Beautiful, amazing ambiance and location. When you work through Mt. Woodson, you work with their caterer, their decorator, their bakery, their coordinator, and there is an abundance of supplies/décor/trinkets that you can use for both the ceremony, cocktail hour, and the reception. It is basically an all-inclusive package, which is amazingly convenient and makes it so much easier to plan and work with their coordinator. Our wedding was the best day of our lives, and we had a beautiful day overall. The food was delicious, our guests were happy, and overall, there were absolutely no major issues. Since we got married in April 2022, we were slightly worried about the weather, because sometimes we will get rain. However, the weather was absolutely perfect too, and Mt. Woodson even set up heat lamp rentals for us, which our guests appreciated when it got dark. The décor was beautiful, our bartender was excellent, we had signature drinks, and many other small details that they helped to coordinate. There were games to play during cocktail hour for our guests, the bridal and grooms suites were very nice and it was amazing to be able to have photos there. Everything was on site. The other people we had hired for our wedding made it even more amazing (DJ, officiant, florist, photographers, and videographers). They provided a list of recommendations, and accepted vendors, although if you found someone who wasn’t on the list and you wanted to hire them, you had to get it approved. Which is fine and understandable due to insurance reasons. We have absolutely no complaints on the OVERALL day. Now, here is why we have a 4 star review instead of 5 stars. When we originally toured the venue, we still had other options that we were looking into. It was a different wedding coordinator than the one we ended up working with. I think her name was Taylor. A few months later, we contacted Mt. Woodson and booked our date, and by then our coordinator changed to someone named Peyton. We were working with her for our entire planning of our wedding and were informed that she would be our coordinator the day of. However, the day before our wedding, we did the rehearsal at the venue with our wedding party. The coordinator was someone we had never met, who was clearly new to the position, and said she was still being trained. She also informed us she would be our coordinator the next day, which was slightly stressful because we had never worked with her. Details get missed when that happens, which is what ended up happening. I had been working with Peyton on a number of décor items we wanted at our venue (our main archway at the ceremony, the pillars at top of the aisle, and some other items) that Mt. Woodson provided. When I mentioned these to the new coordinator, she seemed confused and quickly wrote it down. The archway, on our wedding day, was there but the pillars to hold flowers were not. We had printed our signature drinks and put them in frames to put up at the bar, which we gave to them the day before. We found out later that our frames were broken and our signature drink posters were taped to the side of the bar and no one really knew we had signature drinks. We found out because we asked our guests if they had tried our signatures drinks yet, and they had no idea what we were talking about, so we went over to the bar and saw for ourselves. Our food was delicious, but was disappointing. We wanted a buffet style, but being the bride and groom, we were served plates which knew ahead of time and were fine with. However, we were pulled away after eating a few bites, to do photos, and when we came back about 15 minutes later, our plates were cleared. We were starving and never got more food, because our coordinator was nowhere to be found. She seemed very disorganized and kind of frantic. My husband and I honestly don’t even remember the coordinators’ names from the day of our wedding (night shift and main coordinator) because it was so last minute and stressful. One thing that was very important to us was the leftovers that we were told throughout our planning, and even on their website, were going to be packed up for us. Since we had a buffet, and an extra side and extra meat for everyone, along with hors d'oeuvres at our cocktail hour, we were expecting many leftovers. When we were getting picked up by our driver we hired, we asked about our leftovers. The brand-new coordinator we had never seen before showed up (night shift coordinator?) and told us she would search the back for leftovers. Supposedly, there were no leftovers to be found and “our guests ate all the food and there are no leftovers”. If that is true, that worries us because that means they ran out of food and our guests went hungry. If it is not true, they completely lied to us multiple times, since we had even contacted the venue afterwards about it and they continued to deny we had leftovers. They told us that this is the first time they had run out of food. That worried us even more because we had about 10 no-shows at our wedding. Would 10 people have gone hungry? We know they were not being honest with us, because we saw the amount of food there. This was completely unacceptable and we had to drop them a whole star from their review because of this. Also, as a side note, the dessert was mediocre, we weren’t a huge fan, and that was the majority of the “leftovers”. We ordered a large variety of dessert and they looked great, but tasted like chemicals. Overall, we had a beautiful wedding, it was the best day ever, the vibes were amazing, and the venue provided what we wanted. Would we still recommend this venue? Yes, absolutely. I think there was an issue with communication between the coordinators and the issue with the caterers either not providing enough food, or not providing us with our (VERY EXPENSIVE) leftovers. Thank you, Mt. Woodson, we are grateful and will never forget our perfect day. -Tisa and Robert

ol historical place to get married. The grounds are so well maintained--the oak trees, flowers and other natural foliage created such a beautiful and romantic environment for our outdoor spring wedding. It’s one of those places where if you wanted to, you could get away with very minimal decor and/or florals because the property has so much natural beauty just on its own. The most appealing part of getting married here second to the actual location is the amazing team and resources that come with it! Mt. Woodson comes with a full service catering team and bar services (Personal Touch Dining), a day-of coordinator, organized rehearsal, venue manger support every step of the way with a production meeting to coordinate all the fine details, rentals, a room filled with complimentary decor you can use for your wedding day, lawn games for guests, etc. It was such an easy choice for someone like me who wanted choices and control over many aspects of my wedding, but appreciated how organized and painless Mt. Woodson made many aspects of the planning process by offering them in one place. I would like to personally recognize Kelsey and Sophia (Mt. Woodson’s venue sales manager and event producer) for being so awesome and assisting me in planning this wedding via the multitude of emails/questions I sent their way! They were always prompt, kind, and extremely helpful. I never felt like I was being a nuisance and knowing I had an approachable team to reach out to was incredibly important to me. :-). I would also like to thank Kaitlyn for being the true MVP as my assigned day-of-coordinator and absolutely KILLING IT with her leadership, organizational skills, and attention to detail. She placed (and packed up!) all of my decor, organized basically every moment of the day, and made sure our wedding was as beautiful and perfect as we could have ever hoped for. You are a gem, Kaitlyn. <3. Thank you Mt. Woodson!

o the staff who made this possible! Kelsey, Sophia, and Kaitlyn worked hard with my husband and me to plan and coordinate everything to be "just right". They dealt expertly and kindly with my struggles as a DIY wedding planner, and helped ease the process along the way. This venue's communication, kindness, professionalism, and overall dedication to each wedding is unmatched. It was a pleasure to work with them and celebrate my big day with them, and if the idea is ever feasible in the future, I would absolutely go back to this venue to celebrate an anniversary!

t talked about having our wedding at Mt. Woodson and she made sure we had all the details regarding contracts, payments, tastings, and production. Her and Kelsey were so communicative and always answered my long emails with multiple questions. We had a last minute request for heaters and they easily got those taken care of for us. I do have to give a special shout out to Sam who helped us in the day of. WOW! She was so sweet and great to work with. She made sure to keep us on time, did little breathing exercises to calm our nerves, made sure we got to eat & drink, and held space for us to have our 10 minutes of alone time. She listened to all of our requests and brought together a beautiful ceremony and reception. My guests are RAVING about the venue, decor, food and drinks, and overall service. We are so impressed with Personal Touch Dining and would recommend them for any couple who is wanting a seamless wedding experience. TWe truly had the perfect fall wedding of our dreams and we are so grateful!

m all helped pull it together for us. They were very attentive when we had questions, returning our emails promptly. We had a food tasting, production meeting, and a rehearsal walkthrough to make sure everything went off without a hitch. The wedding day itself was perfect! Sam, our day of coordinator, pulled out all the stops to make sure my wife and I had everything we needed. Our guests were truly amazed at the production level, everyone told us how beautiful the venue was. We highly recommend this venue for couples who want to create the perfect wedding experience. A big thank you to everyone at Personal Touch Dining and Mt. Woodson Castle who helped make our day so special.

ee site for the wedding ceremony to the exceptional service provided by the Personal Touch Dining staff, everything was simply perfect. Peyton, our Sales Manger and Day of Coordinator, was an absolute gem to work with. From our first meeting to the last dance, she made the entire wedding planning process a breeze. Peyton's warm and friendly demeanor put us at ease right away, and we instantly knew we were in good hands. She took the time to listen to our vision for the day and offered valuable insights and suggestions that elevated our wedding to the next level. Peyton's attention to detail and organizational skills were truly impressive. She flawlessly coordinated with all our vendors and ensured that every aspect of our wedding day was executed with precision. She went above and beyond to accommodate any last-minute changes or additions we wanted to make. The Mt. Woodson Castle itself was a fairytale venue that exuded charm and history. The picturesque castle provided a stunning backdrop for our reception, and the well-maintained grounds and gardens added to the overall beauty of the setting. Our guests were in awe of the venue's unique charm, and many remarked that it felt like stepping into a storybook. We cannot recommend this venue enough for couples looking to create an unforgettable wedding experience! Thank you to Peyton and the Personal Touch Dining team on creating such an unforgettable day! :)