HEAT WAVE!

Are you all packed? Well, be sure to include some summer clothes because Southern California is having a heat wave! The forecast shows the tempatures in the upper-80s and lower-90s on Thursday and Friday in Temecula. On Friday the ceremony is at 6pm so it will be cooled down a little by then and the rest of the night will be inside. If you plan on being outside anytime during your stay, be sure to pack summer clothes and stay hydrated!

See you all VERY soon! Safe travels!

Hotel Room Blocks-CUT OFF SOON!

We just wanted to let everyone know the hotel room block cut-off date for the Hampton Inn and Embassy Suites is on Thursday, September 16, which is next week! Be sure to make your reservations before that date in order to get the discounted rate on our block. The links to make reservations for both are below. If the room blocks fill up or the cut-off date has past, we suggest making reservations through hotels.com, priceline.com or a similar site for the best deal. There are plenty of hotels in the Temecula area, but that is a busy weekend with the Julian Apple Days and other events around the Temecula area, so make your reservations sooner than later. (Holiday Inn Express cut-off has already past.)

Hampton Inn and Suites

28190 Jefferson Avenue
Temecula, CA 92590
951.506.2331
1 King Bed - $105/night
2 Queen Beds - $114/night
Click here to make reservation

Embassy Suites

29345 Rancho California Road
Temecula, CA 92591
951.676.5656
1 King Bed - $147/night
2 Queen Beds - $157/night
Click here to make reservation

Wilson Creek Winery
35960 Rancho California Road
Temecula, CA 92591

A Day for the Bride to Be!

I just wanted to say Thank You!! so much to everyone who came to the shower and bachelortte party last Saturday. That day was so special to me and I really appreciate all of the love and support I have from my friends and family. And thanks for all of the generous gifts. We have been having a lot of fun this week unpacking and playing with all of our new things.

Also, special thanks to the bridesmaids! Lindsay, mom and grandma, the shower was beautiful. You did a great job planning! Kaeley and Amy the party bus and surrounding festivities were soooo much fun! I couldn't have asked for a better party.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

On a side note, if anyone has pictures from either party, I have an empty album for each that I need to fill. If you want to send me a CD or zip file or prints of any of your favorites, it would be greatly appreciated My address is below.

2626 1/2 S Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064

-or-

lauren.e.ogard@gmail.com

Miss you all already and see you soon!! (26 days to be exact-YIKES!)

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What are the Mr. & Mrs. up to?

If you are staying for a few days after the wedding, we'd love to try and spend more time with you. Below is our tentative plan for the Thursday-Sunday of that weekend. Please let us know if you want to join us at any of the places below.

Lauren: 517.256.4636 or laureneogard@gmail.com
Rob: 310.597.0544 or rwdabb@gmail.com

9.30.10
12-2pm • Manicure & Pedicure
Best City Nails
28310 Old Town Front St.
Temecula, CA 92590
909.308.1580 for appointments

2-5pm • Wine Tasting
We will be tasting at a few wineries, but don't know which ones quite yet. If you want to join, let us know and we'll have more details on which locations soon!

7:30pm • Cider & S'mores
Temecula Farmhouse
39175 Intrepid Road
Temecula, CA

10.2.10
12pm • Lunch with friends
We're planning to have lunch with friends at one of the wineries followed by some wine tasting, so let us know if you would like to meet up and we will give you more details on our lunch spot and winery stops.

4-10pm •  Disneyland
We will be meeting up with friends and family for the second part of the day. Dinner reservations have been made at Tortilla Jo's in Downtown Disney for 7:30pm so be sure to let us know if you plan on coming so we can make sure we have room for enough people. No balloon hats allowed for the new Mr. & Mrs. ;). If you don't want to go into the parks, Downtown Disney is free and has a separate parking lot that is free with validation. If you are going into the park, let us know and maybe we can ride a ride together!
Tortilla Jo's
1510 Disneyland Drive
Anaheim, CA 92802

10.3.10
10:30am • Brunch with the Mr. & Mrs.
Before we all head back home, we are going to open gifts, have brunch and say goodbye. Reservations have been made for 10:30am outside on the patio. Be sure to let us know if you can make it so we have enough room for everyone.
Harry's Pacific Grill
41577 Margarita Road
Temecula, Ca
$21.95 Adult brunch menu
$9.95 Children 12 and under

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Cider & S'mores

We know a lot of our family will be staying in Temecula on Thursday night so please join us for cider & s'mores by the fire. Rob's mom has rented an amazing house in the hills of Temecula that has a nice outside area with a fire pit. If you are around that night stop by to say hi to the bride & groom before the big day!

Cider & S'mores
9.30.10 • 7:30pm
Temecula Farmhouse
39175 Intrepid Road
Temecula, CA

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Things to Do!

We just visited the winery this past weekend and found out there are a few events going on in the Temecula area that our guests might be interested in. If you are sticking around for a few days, it's also Restaurant Week in LA starting on October 3. More information is below.

Kenny G Concert
10.2.10
South Coast Winery Resort & Spa
34843 Rancho California Road
Temecula, CA
wineresort.com

Julian Apple Days Festival
10.2.10-10.3.10
Menghini Winery (60.8 miles)
1150 Julian Orchard Drive
Julian, CA
julianappledays.com

Sip, Savor & Stomp
10.3.10 • 5-9pm
Wilson Creek Winery
35960 Rancho California
Temecula, CA
Wilson Creek Winery Events

Restaurant Week in LA
Indulge yourself in a selection of specially priced three-course menus from some of LA’s best restaurants. The restaurant list will be added to the website after September 1, but we know Drago Ristorante is going to be one of them. (Look at the spelling of that restaurant name and try to see something interesting about it.)
City of LA and surrounding areas.
Restaurant Week Website

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Video Camera Needed!

Hi everyone! Hope your summers are going well. We are looking for a guest who has a video camera and tripod we could borrow to tape our ceremony. Please leave a comment if you have one that you wouldn't mind letting us borrow. Thanks!!