Serendipiosity: Picking a Wedding Venue

Mr. T and I didn't take long to pick a wedding venue. We looked at a bunch of different types of locations but none had all of the requirements we were looking for. Here were the requirements:

-Be close to the ocean but not right on the sand
-Have the ceremony and the reception in one place
-Be affordable
-Be close to hotels and things to do for our many out of town guests
-Have great customer service
-Has some style and is slightly modern. Not too modern and not too old fashioned
-Have great food
-Has nature/ natural setting

Below is a list of the places we looked (we live in San Diego County)
Carlsbad Seapointe Resort (ceremony place was next to a china link fence and railroad tracks)
Orfila Winery (not very pretty and way overpriced)
Estancia Resort and Spa (waaaaaay out of our budget, but everything else was perfect)
Scripps Seaside Forum (also perfect but out of budget)
Andaz Hotel (loved the downtown location, but not enough nature)
The Dana Hotel and Marina (super over-priced)

Then we stumbled upon the Coronado Community Center. Doesn't sound too exciting but it has everything we need and is pretty inexpensive. The only thing we had to compromise on was having our ceremony and reception in the same place. There is a lawn next to the community center but it is by a busy road, so we decided to have the ceremony at Centennial Park overlooking the San Diego skyline. We love the location and have filled out the application and are waiting on the contract!