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Your Own Winery

Riverdale, NJ
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    Alyssa Sent on 06/10/2019
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    What a Perfect Favor for the Perfect Day

    I really didn't know what I wanted to do for favors when I first began thinking about them for my wedding. All I knew was that I wanted to do something unique that I had never seen before. I actually met Paul, one of the owners of Your Own Winery, at a bridal expo and fell in love with the idea of making our own wine and giving them out as favors. My fiance and I went in for our first appointment and decided on making three different types of wine. Paul let us try a bunch of different flavors, and we settled on two reds and a white. All three were very unique blends that I had never had before and knew would be perfect. We began the making of the wine that day and was told we would have to come back in two weeks to put in all the chemicals to turn them into wine. After the initial two visits, we were able to come back a few months later when the wine was ready to be bottled. We got to bring our entire bridal party to bottle, which was so much fun (we also got to try the amazing wine we made).
    I think my two favorite things about this wine favor was the customized labels and utilizing the favors as table numbers. One of my bridesmaids is a graphic designer so we were able to design the most amazing labels for the bottles. Each type of wine was named after coordinates, the first was where we met, the second was where he asked and the third was where we got married. Paul was also able to make tags for each bottle that I was able to use as table cards at the wedding. My guests LOVED the wine and thought it was such a unique way to find their seat. They loved the attention to detail that went into the labels and how great the wine actually tasted. Michele and Paul were really easy to work with and really helped make my wedding one that all of my guests will remember. I definitely want to go back and make more wine just to have at home.
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    Lauren Sent on 01/21/2019
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    Great Wedding Favor Experience!

    My husband and I weren't sure what we wanted to do for our wedding favors. We both love wine, so we started to go that route, but buying them in bulk and labeling them ourselves seemed like more work and more money than we wanted to spend. We came across Your Own Winery and liked the idea that you participated in the wine making and bottling process. From our tasting all the way to our bottling, Michele and her team were amazing to work with! They were attentive and made everything so stress-free, a rarity in wedding planning. When our dog unexpectedly passed away, Michele helped us create the most perfect labels and tags so we could honor her at our wedding on our favors. We even involved our friends and family in the bottling experience, and they all had such a wonderful time. It was truly an amazing experience and a perfect choice for favors!
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    Laura Sent on 08/08/2017
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    We loved our experience with Your Own Winery. The wine was amazing and it was such a unique experience for me and my fiance. were so excited to share our wines with our friends and family.
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    Ebony Sent on 08/01/2017
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    Love the experience the wine came out great. When it was time to bottle the wine we did not have that many people Michele pitched in and helped. The wine is the perfect wedding favor and it was very affordable. The staff is great
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    Thomas Sent on 09/15/2017
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    What more of a personal favor then something you made together.
    Michelle and the staff are terrific and fun to work with.
    Cathie and Tom
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    Sonia Sent on 10/30/2017
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    So this is very late but my bridal took place here on March 12. The service was incredible and I loved the fact that all the guests had fun making and bottling their own wine. All the guest have mentioned to me this was an awesome idea that family booked this place for my bridal shower. The guest have also told me it was an awesome experience and the food was amazing. This idea was fun cause guest were not just sitting and talking and be bored it took them out of their seats and they got to experience bottling wine and also trying the wine. The staff was very accommodating and the food was awesome. Great concept and venue for a bridal shower !!!!
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    Awesome people running an awesome business- they have always been able to work with our busy schedules. Our wedding favor bottles turned out perfect!! Can't wait for our guests to get them.
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    Rose Sent on 04/22/2017
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    Michele was amazing! From start to finish she was so easy to work with. She was always prompt answering my emails and very accommodating when it came to scheduling. The whole process was so much fun! I would definitely recommend using them!
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    Stella Sent on 11/06/2016
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    My fiancé and I had such a wonderful experience. Michele is so understanding and very flexible. She makes this experience so memorable. She is great!

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thank you Stella for your very kind words. We always love hearing our wedding favor couples enjoyed the experience. And we're sure your guests will be extremely impressed with such a personal and awesome favor.
    Our Very Best Wishes.
    Your Friends at Your Own Winery.
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    Krystal Sent on 09/13/2016
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    I did my wedding favors with Your Own Winery and the entire experience was absolutely amazing! Everyone was very accommodating and helpful and incredibly nice. The whole time my group was smiling and laughing, I have some great memories from doing this, I would do it all over again! Michele was so understanding when I had to change the time last minute and worked with me to make sure nothing was stressful. Thank you for everyone at Your Own Winery!

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thank You Krystal. We are very glad we were able to make your wine favors experience without stress - especially being so close to your big day. Your wine favors turned out beautiful - and we're sure all your guests will be extremely impressed and appreciative of such a thoughtful and personal favor. Our best wishes for your Big Day coming up very soon, Your Friends at Your Own Winery.
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    Nicole Sent on 06/04/2016
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    We had the most incredible experience here. During all of the chaos and the wedding planning, getting to create our favors was a fun date that let us get away from it all. My fiancé enjoyed as Michele's crew let us sample the wine and then took us through every step of actually making the wine. Michele also has a great design eye and helps you to create the most beautiful customized labels. The whole presentation of the bottle is absolutely stunning and I can't wait to give them out to my guests. They also take pictures of you and share them with you, and it's nice to have a token keepsake like that. My fiancé and I are already planning to come back once we are married and make our first batch of wine as husband and wife. The only problem is, he wants to make a red wine and I want to make a white wine...I guess we will have to do both!

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thank you Nicole. We are always thrilled to hear our couples had a great time making their custom wine favors. And thanks again for making your favors with Your Own Winery. Your custom bottle label is truly special - sure your wedding guest will laugh - and they will certainly enjoy the great wine. Best Wishes from your Friends at Your Own Winery.
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    Diane Sent on 06/16/2016
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    This was so much fun! We got to personally pick a red and white that we wanted to create, make the batches, bottle the wine and have amazing favors that EVERYONE enjoyed. It was such a cool and personal touch to have this at the wedding. The wine is delicious, the team, especially Michelle, is fantastic and helpful at Your Own Winery. We will be back to make a blend that we want when we were there for the tasting. You can't go wrong with these favors. We also had plenty left over so now we have them for ourselves!

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thank You Diane. We are always so glad to hear you had a great experience making your wine favors and most importantly you were very happy with you favors - and you're right - the wine is really good to. Best Wishes from your Friends at Your Own Winery.
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    Kelly Sent on 04/29/2016
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    Everything about our experience with Your Own Winery was fantastic. Starting from tasting the wines and selecting, to bottling and labeling. They have such a great selection to choose from, we wanted to make them all! I think my favorite thing would have to be the staff though! They are so down to earth, they make you feel like family! We cannot wait for our friends and family to get our favors on our wedding day!

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thanks a bunch Kelly. We always love hearing our wedding couples had a great experience making their favors. While it's especially important to us that you love how your favors turned out - it's equally important you enjoyed the entire experience.
    Our Best Wishes for your Wedding Day and many years to come.
    Your Friends at Your Own Winery.
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    We love wine and we knew all along wine would be our wedding favors. I looked at many different options and so glad we found “Your Own Winery”. Michele, Paul and Charlie are amazing. From the tasting to bottling, the experiences are amazing and fun. I am sure all of you already know that from either reading the reviews or from your own experiences. Our wedding is not till later on this year but I already know it will be a big hit and everyone is going to love our favors. More importantly, not only the labels, the ideas, the staffs, the places are unique and amazing, the wines are also delicious. We ended up making our own wines for “us” to drink and our friends also made their own wines when they bottled with us. I highly recommend this place whether for your wedding favors or for your own home to drink . The value of the wine and the whole experiences are first class and five stars all the way. We are going to be a long term customer to “your own winery” because it truly is a great wine school/place .
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    Michele and Paul were awesome to work with! They are so helpful and knowledgeable. Our wine favors could not have come out any better!! I recommend this for wedding favors!!

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thank You Nicole. It was a pleasure working with you and Kyle - and your favors turned out beautiful. Your Montepulciano with the clear label and flat black foil cap is especially elegant. Our very best wishes for your wedding day and many years to some.
    Your Friends at Your Own Winery.
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    Roxanne Sent on 04/24/2016
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    My sister-in-law did her wedding favors here and I saw from her what a fun and nice idea for wedding favors. The whole process was fun and interesting learning the process of making wine. The wine bottles are also bigger than normal wine wedding favors which are great!! We were able to bring family and friends for the last step to bottle, cork, and label our own bottles. Michele and the rest of the staff were beyond helpful and nice!! Thank you so much for helping us make our wedding favors. Our guests loved them!!

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thank You very much Roxanne. It is so great to hear you had a previous wedding favor experience with us - and liked it so much to come back for your own favors. And of course we're thrilled you liked your favors - as did your guests.
    Best Wishes for Many Years to Come.
    Your Friends at Your Own Winery.
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    Kaitlan Sent on 02/06/2016
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    What a fun idea for wedding favors! We had a great time throughout the process of making our wine, and ended with a bottling party with our bridal party. The staff is great and accommodating, and our favors came out wonderful!

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thanks so much Kaitlan. It was a pleasure helping you create such beautiful wine bottle favors. And thanks for trusting us with your wedding favors - we truly appreciate it. All our best wishes for your wedding day and all the years to come.
    Your Friends at Your Own Winery.
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    Paul Sent on 09/18/2015
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    Very helpful staff. The place was very clean each time we had an appointment. We had fun through all of the processes. We had to miss one of the appointments because I was very ill, and my fiancee was not in town, and the staff managed to work around that issue.

    The bottling process was a fun event to do with the bridal party. I would highly recommend this business to everyone that likes to drink wine. Oh and make sure to eat before doing the taste test because they do not mind making you try multiple wines until you find the perfect ones for your wedding.

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thank You Paul & Kristina for those very kind words. We know how important it is to have a great experience with all the choices you make for Your Big Day - so we certainly strive to provide an exceptional experience when a soon to be married couples makes their wine wedding favors with us. Our very best wishes for your wedding day and many years to come.
    Your Own Winery
    Michele, Paul & Charlie
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    They were exceptionally kind and helpful. I contracted their services a little last minute, and they were very accommodating all throughout. We really enjoyed the experience, were very happy with the results and are very excited to give these away at our wedding. We think it is such s nice, unique and useful favor to give our guests. The bottle size is actually very large, much bigger than other sized favors. We definitely recommend YourOwnWinery!

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thank you R.O. It was such a pleasure working with your family on your favors bottling - your Mom was wonderful and it certainly seemed like she had a great time. We're sure your wedding guest will be very impressed with wine favors. Our very best wishes for your wedding day and many years to come.
    All the Best,
    Michele, Paul & Charlie
    Your Own Winery
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    Natasha Sent on 07/10/2015
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    We are so glad to have chosen Your Own Winery for our wedding favors! My husband and I first visited Your Own Winery to do several tastings. We then decided on a merlot, which our guests loved! The second time we visited, we brought members of our family to help bottle, cork, and label the wine. What an awesome experience! Michele and Paul were so friendly and helpful! We really had a great time with them and were happy to take part in this experience all together. The favors were a hit at our wedding. I definitely recommend Your Own Winery for a wonderful experience and for favors guests will definitely enjoy! 5 stars!!!!!
    -Natasha & Dino

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thanks much Natasha & Dino. It is always great to hear that our couples enjoyed the experience of making their wine bottle favors - and really happy with how their favors turned out. And we have tons of fun helping you create the very best wedding favors.

    Our very best wishes for your wedding day - and many years to come.

    Michele, Paul & Charlie @
    Your Own Winery
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    Danielle Sent on 05/23/2015
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    We found an ad for Your Own Winery in The Knot newsletter and decided to take a ride. We are so glad we did! we had an amazing time making our very own wine for our wedding day favors~We made a red and a white wine. Michele and staff were so helpful throughout the entire process! They taught us about the wine and were so helpful in making sure our favors were unforgettable. They were flexible and helped us out since we lived about an hour away and made the bottling, corking, sealing and labeling process a party.

    We were able to have unique and fun wedding favors that were a big hit! They even provided us with a thumb drive of pictures and videos of the process for us to enjoy.

    Your Own Winery's reply:

    Thank you Danielle for such a wonderful review-look at all of those STARS! We are so glad you enjoyed the winemaking experience and that your beautiful wine favors were a big hit with your guests. You were such a terrific group – it was a great pleasure having you make your wine wedding favors with us. Hope that you guys come back soon to make more wine – this time for yourselves. All the Best, Michele & Paul at Your Own Winery.
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    Our favors came out great and everyone loved them!
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    Everyone in this store is SUPER nice. They explain everything you need to do to make your wine and walk you through the steps. We live a little far them the location so they offered to do some of our steps for us. They are very accommodating and helpful. I will be back to make more wine with them!
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