The Casitas Estate was the first venue we toured, and we knew the moment we laid eyes on the beautiful Spanish-style architecture and the incredible views of the surrounding hills and nearby Talley Farms that we wanted to host our reception there.
Despite booking 18 months out, two other couples were interested in Casitas on our same wedding day, so we're glad we didn't wait long to put down a deposit.
Much of our family and friends are from the Midwest, so seeing the Casitas Estate was among the highlights of our wedding weekend for our guests. We were blessed with immaculate weather, which didn't hurt.
Pat and Tony, the owners, are salt-of -the-earth people. (Tony is an amazing cook, our family loved the breakfasts he cooked in the mornings.) Our caterer was horribly short-staff (another story for another time) and Pat and Tony even filled in for them by serving our guests wine. That's how much they care.
The only challenge with the Casitas Estate is the shuttles, but they ran smoothly and none of our guests has an issues. We ran them to and from the two hotels we reserved wedding blocks at. Pat and Tony were flexible on this and we really appreciated it, as did our guests. (Side note: We recommend the Agrarian Hotel for a wedding block.)
I could go on and on about this place. My wife and I have remarked that "we want to be Pat and Tony when we grow up" and fantasize about somehow owning the Casitas Estate one day. It is a very special place, and we look forward to returning for a stay in the years ahead.
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