This elegant, beach-themed wedding reception took place at the Hotel Galvez, which was the perfect location. I never knew you could mix black, white, seashells, and elegance together, but this couple did it and it was beautiful! The tables had floor-length black pin tuck linens with white napkins, and white chair covers. The flowers were gorgeous. They were done by Ace and his coworkers (it turns out that he is a Floral Designer, and a good one that that!) There were three alternating centerpieces: tall vases with calla lilies, shorter vases with orchids in water with and seashells and lights, and wide vases with pillar candles of assorted sizes in sand and shells surrounded by shells on the table. To tie in with the theme, the tables were named after places in Galveston, such as “Moody Mansion” and “Seawall Boulevard.”
Andrea was so beautiful in her strapless, ivory gown. It had a fitted, gathered bodice with a low bustle. The matching veil had lace edging and was pinned into her updo. Andrea e carried an elegant full bouquet of white calla lilies, hydrangea, roses, and others. Her Bridesmaids wore black-knee length gowns and carried bouquets of yellow and white calla lilies and hydrangeas. Ace looked great in his black tux, black shirt, ivory tie and vest, and white calla lily boutonniere. His Groomsmen wore all black, with their white ties and yellow boutonnieres being their only color. The fun part was the guy’s shoes: Ace wore white Converse and the Groomsmen all wore black Converse.
After a nice seated dinner, it was time for the special dances. You should have seen Ace dancing with his mom – it was awesome, and they rocked the dance floor!! Not to be outdone, Andrea and her stepfather did a great job as well. As soon as we met this group, we knew they’d be a lot of fun, and we’re right! Once the special dances were over, it was party time. They danced to everything from Salsa to Michael Jackson to Country to everything else you can imagine. A few times, half the room was singing along to the music. When we played “Conga”, they spontaneously started doing a Conga line on the dance floor. And Ace, the Groom, was hilarious! He was the king of the dance floor, and for a good reason. Later, a group of people basically reenacted the dance scene from Footloose, with the guys on one side of the dance floor and the ladies on the other side, dancing towards each other. It was so funny! Later, Andrea jumped into Ace’s arms as he spun her around like in Dirty Dancing. They also did the dance from Thriller, and others. Like I said, this group was fun!
When it was time for the cake cutting, the guests were in awe of the amazing cakes. The Bride’s cake had five white tiers, with a black ribbon at the bottom of each. A few orchids and calla lilies were on each tier and the top. It was very elegant. The Groom’s cake was incredible! It was a Jeep. Not a flat cake with a Jeep on top, but the whole cake was shaped like Ace’s Jeep. It had the tires, grill, seats, a windshield, everything. And most of it was edible. It was sitting on a base of ‘sand’ (brown sugar) and shells, with a few palm trees around it. Just amazing!
After more dancing, the Dollar Dance, and the Bouquet and Garter, and the guests enjoying the chocolate candy buffet, the night sadly came to an end. I think this crowd could have danced all night long! Ace and Andrea ran out through a shower of petals, jumped into their limousine, and headed off to their new life. Congratulations you two!
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