We are getting married next September in California (we're both from there). Maybe it's a bit early (is it?), but we started looking for venues. We will have 90-100 guests, and our budget for the venue (including catering/bar) is around 12-14k. It is ambitious, I know. We both come from large families and are close with cousins, so the number of guests is our closest family and friends. We are looking at some wedding venues in Temecula and have found a few candidates - The Pavilion at Chapman Ranch, The Garden Room Winery, Meadowlark Golf Club, The Harborside... Maybe it is a long shot asking here, but this is a large community, and you never know where you might get a helpful tip. If anyone has any experience with organized celebrations at any of these locations, please share. We are also more than open to suggestions (Temecula). We have yet to decide if it'll be indoors or outdoors, so anything cute but affordable is an option. And one more question: Some venues allow pets or state that "pets are allowed on a case-by-case basis." We have a corgi; she's a well-behaved, sweet little thing. We thought of having her with us. Just all the funny videos of dogs at weddings make us question this idea. Any thoughts?