Sunday, July 12, 2009

Congratulations Donnie and Rachael


What a pretty afternoon wedding reception! It was held at Maggiano’s on Post Oak, and not only was the ballroom pretty, but the food and staff were great as well. The colors of the wedding were indigo (blue), champagne (ivory), and silver. The tables had ivory tablecloths and were topped by alternating high/low centerpieces of flowers including ivory and blue hydrangea. The programs for the ceremony and the bubbles for the exit were tied with blue ribbon, to match. Something you don’t see often, but is a nice touch, is a donation favor. This couple did that, by donating to a charity in lieu of giving favors to the guests. There were cards on the tables letting the guests know that it was done.

Rachael was gorgeous in her strapless, ivory fitted gown: she has such a tiny waist! She carried a bouquet of blue hydrangeas and ivory calla lilies. The Bridesmaids wore strapless, cocktail length gowns in indigo, and carried bouquets of ivory calla lilies tied with blue ribbons. The Groom wore an ivory vest and tie under his tux, with a blue hydrangea boutonniere. The Groomsmen wore silver ties and vests with ivory boutonnieres. It all looked very elegant and summery.

Now for the cakes. The Bride’s cake had three ivory colored tiers with their last name initial on the top. The top and bottom tier had a simple blue ribbon ‘tied’ around each one, with a bow on the front. The middle layer had blue accents all over it (I don’t know how to describe it, but it’s like blue squiggles.) The Groom’s cake was amazing! The theme of his square chocolate cake was deer hunting, so I guess we know his hobby. :-) The cake itself was chocolate, with a deer stand on top. The stand was covered in chocolate and had green icing vines and leaves all over it. The front of the cake had an icing blue ‘river’ running down it. On the rest of the cake there were chocolate trees with green icing leaves, and chocolate covered ‘rocks’. The only things not edible or covered in chocolate or icing were the deer. That cake was really, really awesome!

After a seated, family style dinner of spaghetti and chicken parmesan (which the guests loved), the special dances, the cake cutting and toasts, it was time to party! This was another reception that shows that you can have lots of fun and dancing in the daytime. After the third song (you know it takes a little bit for people to get warmed up), it was dancing until the end. A bit later, the Bride and her Zeta sisters did a Sorority Candlelight, followed by more dancing. I can’t forget the dance dedicated to Dylan, Donnie and Rachael’s son. It was sweet that even though he was too young to understand, they wanted a special song just for him. He was a little cutie!

After lots more dancing (and some dancing craziness near the end of the reception LOL), and the bouquet and garter tosses, it was time for the newlyweds to leave. They ran through a shower of bubbles and took off in a gorgeous antique limo to begin their new life together. Congratulations Rachael and Donnie!

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