Longshadow Ranch Winery Reviews
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4.3 out of 5 rating
4.3 out of 5 rating
21 Reviews
86% recommend it
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Neha B. Sent on 11/17/2019Beautiful Rustic Venue
Longshadow ranch is the perfect setting for a rustic wedding, the entire winey is so beautiful and the animals are a nice touch if you have kids at the wedding!
Our wedding turned out to be perfect thanks to Shayna, she made sure every details was covered before the wedding and then ensured all those details were perfect on the day. I didn't have any stresses or worries on the day as Shyana made sure everyone was were they were supposed to be at the right times.
We are still getting compliments on how beautiful the venue was, we definitely picked the best one of there! -
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Danelle Sent on 04/30/2019An absolute dream
This was the first venue we toured during our wedding planning process and after seeing the venue and speaking with Shayna (wedding coordinator), we knew it was the one! Longshadow is absolutely beautiful. From the ceremony area to grand lodge where the reception takes place and all the great places to take pictures. Shayna was amazing throughout the whole process. The day we toured the venue, I came in with a list of questions, but didn’t even need to use it because she already answered all them all when she was going over everything. She got back to us super quick whenever we had any other questions pop up along the way. We were also provided with a list of vendors to use as a starting point which helped A LOT! On the day of the wedding there’s so much going on, but Shayna made everything run so smoothly! The whole day was such a dream and I’m so glad we had our wedding at Longshadow! We already plan to visit again on future anniversaries
They also have really good wine!Longshadow Ranch Winery's reply:
Thank you so much for taking your time to review your experience with us! You, Austen, and all your family and friends were so sweet. It was an absolute honor to be a part of your day. Can't wait to see you when you visit! ~Shayna -
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Megan Sent on 05/25/2016I cannot speak highly enough of Longshadow and our experience of getting married! My husband and I are both wedding photographers, and Longshadow is a venue we had shot a few times before booking our own wedding there. It is absolutely gorgeous, perfect for a rustic themed wedding that has a beautiful background with little need for extra decorations.
And then there's Laurie... Laurie is the most incredibly awesome coordinator! She honestly MADE the experience for us. When you're busy stressing out over everything else wedding-related, it is so calming to have Laurie there making things much easier. She was quick to respond to our many questions and was so accommodating in making sure our day was as perfect as possible. We absolutely love working with her on both a professional and personal level.
On another note, the wine is absolutely delicious! We very happily signed up for the wine club and will be picking up our first batch soon as we celebrate one month of being married! :) -
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Bree Sent on 04/23/2015I don't think there are enough words to express how lucky and honored we were to work with Longshadow Ranch and Laurie Caty for our wedding. They made the entire planning process so easy and realistic. They made every single wish and hope and dream come to life. Laurie, the venue coordinator, was so professional, friendly and helpful. Anything I wanted or needed she made sure was possible. The venue is absolutely stunning. The ceremony took place on the lawn over looking vineyards all around. The reception was held in the barn which had the perfect amount of rustic charm and simplicity. I wish I could have my wedding day all over again just to be back at Longshadow! -
User1078867 Sent on 01/27/2013We had our wedding at Longshadow Ranch and Winery. All in all, our wedding turned out fabulous and beautiful. Longshadow was exactly the beautiful and rustic venue that we were looking for. It is fairly reasonably priced, especially compared to the surrounding wineries in Temecula. I still think of it as a hidden little gem because not that many people seem to know about it. :)
The staff at Longshadow is very chill and they pretty much let you do what you want as long as you are out by 10:00 and don't make any distortions to their walls. The coordinator that we worked with, Samantha, was one of the reasons we decided to go with Longshadow. In the beginning, she was so sweet, helpful, and seemed like she could give us the world. Unfortunately, as it got closer to the wedding, we felt that she was not nearly as quick to respond as she had been in the beginning. There were also some things that she told us we could do when we booked that were not going to be able to happen once it got closer to the wedding. Perhaps we had a few miscommunications and she was very busy a couple of weeks before our wedding. In any rate, on the day of our wedding, she was awesome! She was very helpful and made the day go very smoothly.
My husband and I had an amazing wedding and I know that having it at Longshadow played a big part in it. We had a countless number of compliments on our wedding and the venue. We had the best day of our lives and I know that all of our guests had a blast; therefore, I would recommend Longshadow as a wedding venue. -
User2425919 Sent on 11/14/2015For the most part our experience getting married at Longshadow was great. There were a few hiccups the day of that were not the best, and for the most part Laurie fixed them.
Pros:
-The Venue itself is so pretty, and it helps that everything is included in the price so you don't have to stress over some of the small stuff, which makes it easy.
-Laurie is available for any questions that you have before the wedding and is very good about responding to emails quickly.
Cons:
-We were told that wine tasting would be closed off inside the barn so that we could begin getting ready upon our arrival time and they were still serving when we got there. I was not thrilled about the fact that I would be getting naked upstairs to get my dress put on while there were still people doing wine tasting below.
-We were told we would have a bottle of wine and other refreshments for us when the bridal party was getting ready. It was not prepared for us, and we had to ask multiple times for bottle and drinks before eventually one of our friends who was there to set up brought a bottle of wine up for us.
-They have their bonfire/concert thing going on during certain months in the summer which for the most part wasn't a problem, however what was a problem was people from there coming over and peering through the windows during the reception, and coming across the way to take photos in the photo booth we rented.
-Another big issue I had was during our grand exit. I had planed for us to leave to a specific song and the band from across the street was so loud, you would think that the venue and the band would have the courtesy to stop or take a short 3-5 minute break for us, but nothing was done about it. In fact one of our groomsmen went over to ask them to stop for a minute and was told it was their last song. When the song ended they then announced that they would be playing another song...I just felt that was rude and could have been handled better. -
User1175427 Sent on 05/27/2013I chose this venue because it was rustic and truly is charming. At first the coordinator was responsive and basically the venue promised us we could do all of the things we had asked. Towards the wedding I was quickly informed that those things couldn't be granted. For example I planned to get ready at the ranch and they said we would have the venue all day. That was a lie and a week before they stated that we couldn't set ANYTHING up until 2 hours before the wedding. Be careful! My wedding was beautiful and the cost was great but I felt cheated. Also we chose to have a cash bar and the rule was we had to have our guests spend a minimum amount. My guests were trying to help me get to that amount so that I wouldn't have to pay the difference so they bought bottles of wine etc to get the tab higher. The bartenders told my father at 9 pm that we had far surpassed the required spend and at 10 pm suddenly we were told we owed $300. This did not make sense at all! They then said bottles of wine aren't included. They previously told us they were. The owner showed up as we were cleaning up the venue and was completely rude. It was my wedding night and I never once said anything about having to pay 300 and yet he seemed to have a chip on his shoulder. I also was told that champaign would be served dueing cocktail hour. As i was reflecting on my wessing 3 days later i realized that did not happen. I ask the cordinator about it and she said that NO ONE ASKED FOR IT DURING COCKTAIL HOUR. I thought guests were to be served and how were they to assume that we had organized complimentary champaign? again, they were not willing to do anything to fix their mistake. Overall the venue is pretty and could be a wonderful place but these people do not care about your special day. Watch out because they will promise you the world to get your money and then will back out in the end.
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