675 West Highland
Avenue, Sierra Madre, California 91024
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Catered
Exclusively by Santa Anita Gardens
Catering since 1992
For filming inquiries, please click on this link Alverno High School e-mail
**It is Alverno High School’s policy that
wedding reception photos may only be taken on the grounds at
The Villa del Sol d’Oro if and only if you have already booked your reception.**
{Last updated January 5 , 2010}
► Santa Anita Gardens Catering Menu ►**Menu
prices will only be made available over the phone**
► Single dinner entrées
begin at $15 per person
► Request our $9.00 per person
wedding cake package
Includes: wedding cake, please click on our menu
link for flavor ideas
Any cake flavor and most designs [rolled fondant is not available]
Champagne for the toast, coffee or tea in a silver service
Two additional cold beverages [examples, lemonade, fresh raspberry punch, iced
tea]
Items in this package are also available priced individually
► Ask us about our $7.50 per child Kid’s meal
Available for children 10 years
of age and younger
At Santa Anita Gardens Catering, we
customize each reception to fit your needs so complete packages are not
offered.
Be prepared to answer many questions regarding your event. An itemized priced
catering estimate will be presented to you for our services.
►
Available 2010 Villa dates (Saturdays only)
FEB 13th; MAR 27th;
APR;
MAY ; JUN; JUL 17th, 24th ,31st;
AUG 14th, 28th;
SEP 11th; OCT 23rd; NOV
13th, 27th; DEC
11th, 18th, &
25th
*Dates
highlighted in yellow are on
hold and should be finalized soon*
►Facility rental for 2010 is $5000
(equipment rentals are extra)
** In order to reserve your event date, you must sign and submit a contract
and a non refundable $2500.00 deposit **
► 2011 Villa event calendar (Saturdays only) dates will be available
between February – April 2010
Please e-mail info@sagardens.com
us your name and contact information to be added on our waiting list.
**Some important information to know. Alverno High School has first priority
on booking Saturday events**
► Please call or leave a voicemail message if you are requesting a
scheduled appointment (626)
444-3377
► On average, a year of more in
advance is required to reserve an event date at The Villa del Sol d’Oro
►Please send us an e-mail or call (626) 444-3377
(Contact information and preferred date of event) &
you will be contacted by phone or e-mail the answers your questions.
►To see the Villa set-up for an event, it is by
appointment only on Saturday
JAN 30th
& FEB 13th
between 12:30 - 2:30 PM
You
will be able to view a reception set-up before an event begins and the guests
arrive.
Walk through times may vary week from to
week.
► Maximum number of guests
attending is 230 ► Music must be off by 9:30 PM!
► Guests must be off the premises by 10:00 PM!
► Amplified music may only be
played indoors.
► Bistro lighting [as seen in
some of our photos] formerly available over the Terrace is now only available
thru Arcadia Party Rentals.
The charge as of April 2009 is $500 for
installation and removal per event.
For rentals,
we work close with these venders
► Equipment (Tables, Chairs,
Linen, and etcetera) rentals are rented from Arcadia Party Rentals
► Table ware (Dishes, Glasses,
Cutlery, and etcetera) are rented from Lindbergh Services & Rentals
► Click here for additional Recommended Services
► Photos of
The Villa by Diana Henderson Photography ► Photos
from The Alverno High School web site
► Photos of
The Villa by De Remus Photography ►
Photos of The Villa by
Frazier Photography
► Photos of The Villa by Juan Posada Photography
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Villa
del Sol d’Oro ― House of the Golden Sun
The Alverno Villa is a duplicate of the
Villa Collazzi located on the outskirts of Florence Italy. Villa Collazzi has been occupied for
several centuries by the Bombicci ― Fomi family, and legend has it that
the Villa is the only one ever designed by the immortal Michelangelo. The
Villa del Sol d’Oro is one―quarter scale to the original. Nestled at the foot of the beautiful San
Gabriel Mountains in the picturesque City of Sierra Madre, the Villa was
built in the “pure” Italian Renaissance Style in 1922 by the famous Pasadena
architect Wallace Neff and was completed by 1928. The estate was built by Dr.
Jarvis Barlow for his wife, who had visited the Villa Collazzi and wanted a house
just like it. This design was a radical departure from the Mediterranean
style that that Neff perfected in his other homes. He used entrance rotunda
and iron work in several of his later homes. Originally built on thirteen acres of
trees and flowers overlooking the entire San Gabriel Valley, the Villa had
five master bedrooms, four bathrooms, and ample help quarters, one of the
first electric elevators in the area, porches on three sides, and spacious
patios. On the grounds were garages, stables, caretaker’s home, swimming
pool, bath house, and tennis courts. The building is comprised of two stories
and a tower. It is said that the walls are made of two rows of hollow tile to
keep the building cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The lower story
houses the reception rooms, dining room, drawing room, and library. The upper
floor includes the living quarters and a spacious ballroom. The tower was
built to obtain a better view of the valley. Dr. Barlow himself supervised the
planting of the trees which included: orchids, tulip, Japanese Magnolia,
strawberry tree, flaming eucalyptus, monkey tree, camphor, sapoitas, English
Yew, coral, and carob. To frame the southern façade, a sunken garden was
added, lined on either side by Italian cypress. The Villa is now part of Alverno High
School, a private Catholic girl’s school, which has been educating young
women since 1960. |
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