I attended a Catholic all-girl high school in Sierra Madre, CA. It was slightly unknown and relatively smaller than other Catholic all-girl schools in the area but it boasted one thing that no other high school had, the villa. The Italian style villa is located just a few steps from the high school buildings. The villa was a very important part of my high school life that, to this day, I call it my high school when I see it on tv, in movies, or featured in wedding blogs.
After all, we had plenty of activities there. We did annual Haunted Houses there, had our Winter Formal there, ran around the grounds during Mary's Day and after school, attended countless masses there, enjoyed Mother Daughter brunches there, took yearbook club photos all around the grounds, had our senior year retreat there, watched as movie crews set up and took down all kinds of sets there, and just had fun there. I may call it the villa, but formally it is known as the Villa Del Sol d'Oro.
Sound familiar? Well it can be seen in movies such as Princess Diaries, Legally Blonde, and A Walk in the Clouds, episodes of tv shows like 90210, Dirty Sexy Money, Cane, Bella Mafia (tv movie), ad campaigns for Michael Stars and forever 21, even Guns n Roses video for November Rain, and it has countless other credits.
It's also been a part of many beautiful weddings that I have seen through countless photographer and wedding blogs. Sarah K. Chen, Cameron Ingalls, Digital Video Artistry, and two gorgeous weddings by Love and Splendor.
Having the Villa be such a part of my life, I think that if I currently lived in LA I would most likely have my wedding there. It's a beautiful place surrounded by nature. The grounds are expansive and the architecture is lovely. It's history is rich and unique. Spending time there is like you're somewhere else. And viewing all the lovely photos convinces me that I want to have some sort of celebration there in the future, maybe have our engagement session there.
But I also think it's a bit funny since it's my high school.
A photo of a few of my friends and I during a break from our senior year day long retreat at the villa. Oh high school days :)
Blog title is from lyrics by The Ramones
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