I’m a writer - with ink under my fingernails, and the itch to write about everything I experience. Why should my wedding be any different?
My previous columns on Los Poblanos and Casa de Suenos started this series about my search for the perfect wedding location. This column on Casa Rondena Winery is another of the excellent options for a destination wedding in Albuquerque. With its perfect weather, gorgeous mountain and desert vistas, and colonial Spanish history there's plenty of places to choose for the reception, and plenty of things for guests to do to enjoy their visit.
Casa Rondena Winery
Wineries are often sophisticated and extravagant places evoking French castles, Spanish haciendas, and Italian villas.
Casa Rondena projects the feel of a Spanish hacienda -- tasteful, and elegant, with grape vines providing an European feel. The effect is totally romantic. There are ponds, vines, beautifully tiled buildings, all available as backdrops for an outdoor ceremony.
Hold the ceremony in one of the outdoor garden areas, and then come into the Casa Rondena ballroom for dinner and dancing. Or, set the tables outside for dining al fresco. Or any combination. They also offer a smaller space with its own gardens. You can even choose to set the tables up in a room filed with wine casks.
If you want a bit more of a homey feel, there's the building that was indeed the former home of the owner of the winery, and it is a beautiful space of wandering welcoming rooms and an outdoor terrace.
Alcohol is limited to Casa Rondena wine. Happily, they do have really nice wine. But it does limit the range of alcoholic beverages available to guests.
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