WEDDING VENUES: THE COLONY HOUSE

Being a caterer in the wedding industry, we get to see a lot of different venues and one in particular that we loved working at is The Colony House in Fullerton, CA.

The building itself is a beautiful modern styled cream colored structure with a rugged metal sign. The interior makes you feel like you’ve been transported somewhere in the mountains with its beautiful brick wall ballroom that is offset with tan wood floors. When first walking in the doors, you are greeted by a rustic wood slated wall on top of large dark gray tiles, just a little to the right is where the very large ballroom is at along with a small stage perfect for the ceremony to take place. Once the ceremony is finished, you and your guests can head to the enclosed outside area for the reception where there is a large area for people to gather along with a fireplace to give it that homey and rustic feel.

This place has everything, it even has a very large upstairs area that is perfect for the bridal party to get dressed and ready while having an amazingly magical feel perfect for additional photos. What about parking? Don’t worry, this place has its own parking lot attached with plenty of spaces.

If you’re looking for a beautiful wedding venue in the Orange County area with all the bells and whistles, then look no further than The Colony House in Fullerton.

Venue: The Colony House, Coffee: Rugged Coffee, Photographer: Aileen Aurora Photography, Balloons: Balloon and Paper, Bridal Gowns: Ferndale’s Bridal, Tuxedo: Friar Tux, Cake: Finalee Floral Cakes, Donuts: Brenda’s Sweet Treats, Florist: LVL Floral Events, Makeup & Hair: Makeup By Dina, Pinata: La Piñata Design Studio, Signage: CT Lettering, Video: A Sports Films, Rentals: La Piñata Party, Rentals: 3 Little Birds Event Planning, Wedding Planner: Time With Terrazas, Wedding Planner: Simply Sweet Memories, Bride: Christina Kanbar, Groom: Randy

LION & LAMB COFFEE ROASTERS

“Good friends are like stars, you don’t always see them, but you know they are there”

We love our friendships in the coffee industry, they are who helped us become who we are today. Today we just wanted to highlight a friend in Costa Mesa, a coffee roasters called Lion & Lamb Coffee Roasters. Lion & Lamb is owned by Rick and Rosie Wheeler who started this company to help the world become a better place for all.

Rick and Rosie have worked in the specialty coffee industry for many years at some of the most prestigious coffee companies where they grew their skills and knowledge of the craft. Now they roast and serve some of the best coffee around where they use their platform to donate 100% of their profits to help people around the world who truly need the help. They work with Trees for the Future, a nonprofit organization that teaches people in impoverished areas around the world how to grow trees and crops to create a sustainable life for themselves and for their community; they work with Water.org, a nonprofit organization that helps people to have access to clean drinking water that otherwise wouldn't have it; and Action Against Hunger, a not-for-profit organization that helps get clean water and food to people around the world that need it.

Lion & Lamb is one of our favorite Coffee Roasters that we work with and we are so fortunate to be able to be apart of what they are doing to help the needy around the world. If you want to purchase some of their coffee, visit: www.LionandLambCoffee.com and enter the discount code “RUGGED” to get 10% off all bean purchases and to be apart of their mission to help those in need.

TOP QUESTIONS BRIDES ASK US: OUR COFFEE & MENU

What is on the menu? Knowing what’s on your coffee menu is essential to having a great catering experience at your wedding and that’s why we love spending time with our Brides and Grooms customizing their menu and getting to know their needs. A few things you may want to ask yourself,

1) Do I have a favorite coffee roaster that I would love to have served at my wedding?

2) What sort of milk needs are important to me?

3) What Flavors do I want to have on my menu?

One thing we pride ourselves in is the fact that the menu that we offer to you is fully customizable. We work with many different specialty coffee roasters and are able to serve you and your guests with a specialty coffee of your choice. When serving you and your guests, we stick with using milks that are of the highest quality, so we like to stick with whole milk and barista oat milk, but if you have any other requests we are able to mold our services to your needs. Your flavor choice is another part of our service that we find joy in getting to curate for you. We make all of our flavors in house, so we are able to fully customize a unique flavor just for you and we also have a large list of Signature Flavors that we have created in the past and are able to use at your choosing.