Archive for March, 2010

Beazley’s: A Garden of Eden Wedding Site in Napa Valley

Monday, March 15th, 2010

We all know Adam and Eve were “married” in a garden.

We’re not sure about the witnesses. We can guess about the guest list. It most certainly included God, a snake and Lucifer. It was a small wedding with a big following.

We don’t have a description of Eve’s “wedding dress” because, well, she didn’t need one.
Adam came in his birthday suit.

Weddings in the Beazley House gardens are much more modern; God’s always invited but we frown on snakes and Lucifer’s never mentioned.

We offer our lush lawns, glorious flowers and a century-old oak as our own version of the Garden of Eden. Whether it’s a intimate ceremony for 2 or a grand wedding for up to 125 the Beazley House promises a nuptial paradise.

Your Garden Wedding paradise at the Beazley House

Your guests enter through the stained glass front door of our stately 108 year old Edwardian mansion.  They may gather in the beautiful parlor to await the bride’s descent on the grand staircase, or proceed directly through French doors to our secluded gardens.

While there are “Wine Countries” claimed all over California, there is only ONE Napa Valley.

And the Beazley House offers the quintessential Napa Valley wedding experience: combining charms of Napa’s old town restaurants, the Wine Train and Opera House with the possibility of a Vineyard Reception. All this and your own wedding coordinator with 15 years of weddings experience.

Sonja Beazley Burch, the Beazley’s daughter, has been involved in the family business from the very beginning in 1981. She has coordinated over a hundred weddings & special events at the Inn. In so doing, she has established valuable contacts with the best local photographers, florists, and wedding professionals.

Sonja with blushing bride Brit at Beazley House, a Napa b&b

Sonja with blushing bride Brit

Sonja knows wedding plans can seem overwhelming: the devil’s in the details. But with her experience, guidance and coordination of trusted professionals, your wedding cares turn into happy memories. Need the perfect place for your rehearsal dinner? Looking for a Vineyard setting for your reception? Napa Valley has very few places. Have your wedding in our gardens and Sonja can arrange your reception at a unique Napa Valley Vineyard or site.

Even if you haven’t planned on actually getting married at this Napa landmark B&B, The Beazley House has Pre and Post Honeymoon packages. And your family, guests and friends can full fill your dreams seamlessly, as if by Angels. YOUR angels can simply go on line to our spa specials page, find a package, or massage , or facial or  on our Packages Page they can find everything from Cake to Fruit and Cheese Baskets, or for a lasting memory, our fantastic sheets  to Gift you.

And if the bride or groom would like to give a member of their family or bridal party a Thank You gift, they can do the same.

The only Angels Adam and Eve encountered gave directions: like,  “OUT!”

While the Beazley House is Napa’s first B&B, we weren’t around when they were evicted. Pity, Adam and Eve would have loved our private spa tubs…and our Apple tree.

Beazley House is Top Dog Friendly B&B in Napa

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Dogs are great guests.

Tummy is just waiting for someone to play.

They’ll kiss you the moment they meet you. They’ll let you rub their bellies even if they don’t know you.
And they mind MUCH better than most little kids. Rare is the two year old human who responds to “sit, stay!”

And dogs NEVER talk back.

In Napa Valley dogs aren’t welcome at most lodging places. But since the Beazley House B&B has such great gardens and one Golden Retriever greeter named Tummy it’s a natural fit.

People know how to travel with their dogs. They come prepared with a traveling den (their car), favorite toys and food, even their bed. Heck, what’s not to like: dogs are with their favorite people in the whole world.  And they got to GO!

Once they get to the Beazley House they’re greeted warmly by humans and hound alike. There are wonderful smells in the garden, treats offered and a there’s a bowl to borrow. Their humans are given a copy of “Fido Friendly” magazine. Life is good.

After a copy of the house rules are signed, it’s off to explore the place! The really smart humans allow time to check out the gardens, greet new friends and get used to new surroundings.

Pooches may bring their own robes.

Their room is sparkling clean. After all, their humans have paid an extra $30 per day to assure it stays that way. Beazley housekeepers make sure there are no doggy smells (nor strange human for that matter) to offend. And the innkeeper humans have even supplied a huge towel in case feet get muddy.

They will never be left alone in the room. Breakfast can be brought to their human’s room, or they can dine with them in the gardens or living room.

And at dinner time the Beazley House has found Dog Friendly restaurants with outside patios or there’s always the familiarity of their rolling den.

Dogs and Wine tasting naturally go together.

Barking neighbors aren’t a problem because only well behaved pooches are allowed at the Beazley House.

Because dog owners are used to traveling with their pooches, they naturally know just how much company everyone will enjoy.

While pooches aren’t allowed in the Beazley House dining room, they are encouraged at the Friday night wine tastings. There’s nothing like a cold nose to remind your fellow travelers what goes with wine: petting.

And if food happens to fall, clean up is quick business.

Lastly dogs are very discrete. They’ll never tell what their owners look like in their spa tubs…they’ll just laugh among themselves.