My husband and I had our wedding ceremony at Wilson's Vineyards.
Unfortunately, I won't recommend this place to anyone. I felt nickel and dimed. On more than one occasion whil...e speaking with Sandy, the on-site coordinator, she remarked "Oh well, you're ceremony only, so in that case...." Yes, we understood that we were not having our ceremony and reception there, but I felt like we were less valuable as customers because of it.
Additionally, and more importantly, in pre-contract talks she said we could arrive as early as we'd like, no charge to set up, take pictures etc. and that the 2-hour ceremony time in the contract was for the ceremony (from the start of the ceremony to the end of pictures, tear down time not included in the 2-hour period).
As the wedding got closer, we realized we wanted more pre-ceremony time for pictures, getting ready, etc. And we asked to come early (we had already agreed that the wedding party would arrive 1-hour before the ceremony) but she was very reluctant to do this.
Mind you, this wedding was on a FRIDAY! There was no other event scheduled that day! Us arriving early, would not mean additional work for her or her staff. And on top of that, she charged us for the extra hour ($125.00) and gave me the bill right before the ceremony! (Classy!). By the way, NO WHERE in the contract is there a statement about hourly fees, rates and when/if they may apply.
She also did not allow any negotiating. The ceremony package comes with a toast and since the majority of our family and friends do not drink alcohol (point in case, we only used about 6 bottles of wine out of 36 at the reception) we asked to have that removed, she refused.
My husband and I paid for our wedding ourselves and we wanted an outdoor venue with great foliage (so I wouldn't have to buy as many flowers) and we coupled it with a Chinese banquet (again to save money) so that's why we chose Wilson's and while Sandy knows her stuff and the venue is beautful, if you can find another place to do your wedding, I would look elsewhere.