Congratulations Dylan and Rylee

With the wedding colors of navy, soft pink and gold, this reception was so pretty.  The tables had navy floor-length cloths topped with gold chargers and soft pink napkins.  The high/low centerpieces were beautiful.  They were tall candelabras with hydrangea, with greenery flowing down.  The low centerpieces were white lanterns with candles inside, with small vases of flowers on the sides.  The guest book was different and I thought it was a great idea: it was an address book, and each guest filled in their name and address.  That will be so helpful in the future!

Rylee’s ‘naked’ wedding cake was unique, as it had three stacked tiers with no frosting at all on the sides.  Instead, there were strawberries and blueberries sprinkled with powdered sugar, encircling the bottom of each tier.  Dylan’s groom’s ‘cake’ wasn’t a cake at all: it was assorted donuts on a three tiered stand.  The guests loved them!

The newlyweds said they wanted the night to be a great party, and they got it.  There was dancing from the first song to the last, and the guests had a great time!  As a surprise, Rylee’s sorority sisters got her to join them on the dance floor for a special song.  For an added fun touch, the couple passed out glow necklaces to everyone.  After the last dance ended the night, the newlyweds ran through a shower of bubbles before they climbed into a vintage Rolls Royce and headed off.  Congratulations Dylan and Rylee!

Vendors:
Venue: Ashton Villa

Catering, Cakes, Linens, Flowers: Carriage Caterers

Photography: Barron and Barron Photography

Congratulations Doug and Dawn

This wedding reception had the colors of coral and steel blue, and they were so pretty together.  The guest tables had ivory floor-length linens, gold chargers, and coral napkins.  The centerpieces were arrangements of coral roses, blue hydrangea and greenery.  They were surrounded by votive candles.  To match the day’s colors, the bridesmaids wore steel blue floor-length dresses while Doug’s groomsmen wore steel blue vests and ties.

Dawn’s three tiered, stacked cake was beautiful.  It had smooth white frosting and accents of coral gum paste flowers.  Doug’s chocolate cake had white frosting with chocolate ganache dripping down the sides.  Yum!  For favors the guests received steel blue koozies, customized with Dawn and Doug’s names and wedding date.  In lieu of the traditional reception events like the toasts or a bouquet toss, this couple chose to just cut the cakes and spend the rest of the reception dancing and enjoying time with their family members and friends.  When the night came to a close, the newlyweds headed off to their new life in a vintage limousine.  Congratulations Doug and Dawn!

Vendors:

Venue: Menard Hall

Catering, Cakes, Linens, Flowers: Carriage Caterers

Photography: Rhea’s Photography Art

Limousine: Vintage Limo Service

Congratulations Austin and Veronica

This wedding ceremony and reception brought us to a beautiful historic venue in Galveston.  With tall stained glass windows and hard wood floors, it’s perfect for weddings.  The ceremony featured a wood altar accented with flowers draping down.  On each side of the altar were crates, flowers in vases, lanterns, and candles.  The aisle décor consisted of bottles filled with fairy lights surrounded by rose petals.  It was so pretty!  After the ceremony, the guests went to an adjoining room for the cocktail hour.  Quickly, the ballroom was ‘flipped’ for the reception. 

The guest tables had ivory table cloths and featured alternating centerpieces of bottles with fairy lights (the ones that lined the ceremony aisles) and vases with flowers.  To give the room a golden, candlelight glow, we had amber uplights shining up the walls.  For a perfect wedding accent, we had our rustic 2’ LOVE marquee letters sitting on wood boxes the couple provided. 

There were a lot of other details that made this wedding stand out: coloring books for the kids; mints in wrappers that had “Mint to be” written on them; gold chocolate coins with custom wrappers that said, “For richer, For poorer;” small bags that held coffee with custom packaging that said, “Let Love Brew;” customized Koozies; customized votive candle holders; a jar with cards for guests to write notes to the bride and groom, for them to read on their first wedding anniversary; and a Polaroid guest book in addition to a traditional guest book.  For a really cute accent, there were two signature drinks at the bar, and they were named after the couples’ dogs.  Wow!

Veronica’s elegant wedding cake had three, stacked white tiers accented with gold.  All the tiers featured fresh flowers and the gold topper had the couple’s last name.  Austin’s Game of Throne cake was amazing!  It was the throne chair, all in silver, with “House (the couple’s last name) written it.  It was a huge hit!

After a night of fun that went by too quickly, the newlyweds ran through a tunnel of sparklers before waving as they drove away to their new life together.  Congratulations Austin and Veronica and enjoy your Hill Country mini-moon!

Vendors:

Venue: The Lyceum Galveston

Catering: Catering by Benno

Cakes: Cakes by Jula

Photography: I Love Us Photography