Park Winters Site Visit

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One and a half hours northeast of San Francisco, tucked away in an expanse of open fields, is an adorable inn and barn that serves as the perfect little wedding venue: Park Winters. My friend Tiffany will be getting married there later this year (and I will be photographing it). This spring, Park Winters opened up their grounds for a little artists’ invitational, so I took the opportunity to make a little site visit and have a paint date with my friend Pam.

Park Winters, California Wedding Venue | Spring Showcase

Here’s my watercolor illustration of the inn.

There are so many cute gardens and nooks to the venue.

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Park Winters, California Wedding Venue | Spring Showcase

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Park Winters, California Wedding Venue | Spring Showcase

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My friend Pam is an awesome watercolor illustrator based in Oakland. Here’s what she sketched outside.

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Eclectic details inside the inn:

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Park Winters, California Wedding Venue | Spring Showcase

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Some of my sketches from around Park Winters.

Park Winters, California Wedding Venue | Spring Showcase

Afterwards, we headed into the town of Winters for lunch.

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Park Winters, California Wedding Venue | Spring Showcase

So cute! I’m looking forward to more paint dates with Pam and returning to Park Winters this winter!

Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco but often traveling and working around the world. See more of her museum, opera, and symphony exploits under #awculturetime on instagram and view more of her professional work at annawu.com.