Local’s Dream Wedding Comes to Life at Family’s Dutton Estate

When Kyndall Dutton was growing up as the daughter of winery owners Joe and Tracy Dutton, her dream was to have a barn-style wedding. Not only did she get her wish by marrying Blake Larson on the family estate in Sebastopol, he made their betrothal extra-special by popping the question inside their shared horse barn.

Kyndall came home one day from work at Dutton Estate Winery, where she serves as vice president of business operations, to find Blake in the barn with the doors closed. When she opened them, she was surprised to find a table with framed pictures of herself and Blake with their horses, Hank and Goose. And there beside the table was Blake, down on one knee, holding a ring box. Blake had the ring custom-designed with help from his brother and sister-in-law.

“I kept asking ‘Is this real?’” recalls Kyndall. And Blake reassured her that yes, it was real. She says the moment felt “like the start of our forever.”

Their romance began four years earlier when they met at a friend’s summer barbecue. The next day Blake, who works as a pipe fitter, asked her to dinner — and they haven’t left each other’s side since.

Kyndall and Blake's wedding at Dutton Estate Winery — Kyndall and Blake’s late summer ceremony was held at the bride’s family’s estate in Sebastopol. (Amy Jordan)

Once it was decided to hold the late summer ceremony at the Dutton Family property with its garden and refurbished barn, Kyndall’s vision for the wedding of her dreams started to fall into place.

The couple wanted a relaxed yet elegant garden vibe as only Wine Country could provide, and chose a color scheme of pinks, greens, and white, befitting late summer. The theme was carried out in the bridesmaids’ dresses and a floral design that blended with the property. Wrapped around the base of Kyndall’s bouquet were meaningful family mementos: strips of fabric from her mother’s wedding gown, a ribbon with her new initials stitched on it in blue, and her great-grandmother’s rosary beads.

On the day of the wedding a brief, light rain cooled everything down. A panicked Kyndall was told it was good luck. By the time the ceremony began, the clouds had parted and the golden late afternoon sun shone on the couple as they recited their handwritten vows, a touch Kyndall says “made everything feel deeply personal and heartfelt.”

At the reception, following dinner, guests danced and enjoyed the couple’s favorite carrot cake in — where else? — the barn. It was a sweet ending to a wedding day inspired by a young girl’s dreams.