A Winery Wedding Experience
Guest Bloggers: Amber Dayus & Jordan Beaumier from Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery
Meet our Guest Bloggers: Amber and Jordan are part of the team at Sprucewood Shores – a full-service wedding venue located in Amherstburg, Ontario. This lakefront winery offers a one-of-a-kind setting combined with high-quality wine, food, and customer service. The family-run business opened in the early 2000s and is nestled within a tranquil landscape, featuring a charming Tuscany-style building with a welcoming ambience.
When you picture a winery what is the first thing that comes to mind? Fields of vines, wine tastings,
ladies weekend, a romantic date, gift ideas, photo opportunities for your social media? The beauty
of a winery goes far beyond just its food and beverage offerings. Hosting your wedding at a winery
offers an enriching and unique atmosphere for your guests on your special day. So what makes a winery
so special?
The Venue
Choosing a winery as a venue is a unique choice that will not soon be forgotten. Many weddings blend in
the mind of guests that are held at the “typical” venue. Another large empty hall creating necessary
drapery to cover the dividing walls and endless decor to give the feel of a beautiful wedding. Wineries
provide a certain charm that can not be matched at your everyday event hall. Our winery venue has an
old rustic charm with large wooden beams, accent stone walls, grand chandeliers, floor to ceiling
windows, functioning balconies, a cozy bridal suite, authentic working barrel rooms and so much more
that will make your wedding stand out from the rest.
The Property
One of the most important aspects of your wedding is the photos you will capture and cherish forever.
During cocktail hour or before the ceremony couples often need to travel off-site to find the right
location for the photos they will hang in their family homes and share with their closest friends.
Choosing a winery as your venue eliminates the need to go off-site for these memories. Our property is
extensive and all yours exclusively during your wedding. Picture photos of you and your fiancé running
through our vines, embracing in front of our grand stone walls, walking through the brush of pampas
grass and trees, admiring your reflection together in the pond, or sharing a sunset kiss on the beach.
Wineries offer so many rare photo opportunities that you will love for years to come.
The Food and Wine
Let us not forget about one of the best things about having a winery wedding, the wine! Working with a
winery ensures you are going to find the best pairings for your food, your personal taste, your time of
year and bonus, you won’t run out! If you and your family are a fan of wine you definitely want to host
your special day at a winery. Here at Sprucewood we have wines for every season. Imagine the sweet
taste of a rosé for spring, a fresh cold white for summer, a deep full body red for fall and a warm ‘n cozy
mulled wine for winter. Not to mention sangria which goes with every season and a sparkling to
celebrate. Wine is always involved in weddings and special events, but the only way to get the best of
the best is to go right to the source.
Along with your perfect wine choices we have the amazing Chef Don Kumarasinghe from 3D Catering.
Not only is he an Olympic gold medalist for fruit carving displays, Chef Don has received nothing but
raving reviews from everyone who has had the pleasure of experiencing his food. Able to accommodate
any dietary restriction and never saying no to a challenge, Chef Don is guaranteed to perfect your meal
choices while helping you choose the ones that are best with your favourite wines.
The Staff
When choosing a winery as your venue you know you will be working with staff that are passionate
about what they are creating. Most wineries are family or friend run and were dreams that have
become a reality. When working with staff that are so dedicated to what they do you can rest assured
they will do everything possible to make your dream a reality as well. Sprucewood Shores was a dream
that began in 1975. Started by Gord and Hannah Mitchell and passed down to their children Steve,
Tanya and Jake; Sprucewood Shores is a family-owned estate that makes you feel right at home.
There are so many reasons to choose a Winery as your venue for your special day. They are definitely
not to be overlooked and are growing in popularity year after year. If you dream of a timeless venue a
winery is a perfect choice.
