Shadowridge Golf Club 1980 Gateway Drive • Vista • California 92081

Enveloped by flowering shrubs and bougainvillea, Shadowridge Country Club's hilltop ceremony site provides the sheltered privacy of a secret garden. Tall hedges embrace the intimate spot, where a classic gazebo at the far end overlooks the Vista hills. As perfect as this setting is, you're welcome to add your own unique touches, from lanterns and draping to a rose petal aisle or even crystals. Sculptural boulders, trees and sweeping hillsides around the perimeter serve as ideal backdrops for wedding photos and a post-ceremony champagne toast.

Once vows are exchanged, you and your guests will be shuttled aboard luxury buses to the modern, Mediterranean-style clubhouse with its wide circular drive, white-washed exterior and red-tiled roof. A graceful staircase leads up past feathery palms to your exclusive entrance and a small "welcome" patio overlooking the immaculate golf course.

Double French doors open to the newly renovated reception wing, whose rooms can be used in whatever combination best suits your event. The light-filled Ballroom has wraparound picture windows, offering magnificent views of the verdant fairways and distant hills dotted with upscale homes. A raised white ceiling and contemporary cylindrical chandeliers lend an open, airy feel, while seagrass-covered walls add texture to the neutral palette.

Want to increase your square footage? The Champagne Lounge just across the hall can be utilized for a separate cocktail reception.

Flexibility is Shadowridge's specialty. No matter which spaces or package you choose, the highly trained staff will work with you every step of the way to make sure your celebration matches your style and budget so that you get the best possible value. The club's accomplished Executive Chef can also help design the right menu for your affair—with popular selections like Almond Crusted Mahi Mahi, Char-Grilled Filet Mignon and Chicken Fontina—or plan a buffet with fun options like a Potato Martini Bar.

Thanks to service like this, it's no wonder Shadowridge hosts so many special events, including Sweet 16s, bar/bat mitzvahs and quinceañeras. But with one of the prettiest ceremony sites to grace a golf club, it's easy to see why weddings top the list.