Congratulations Wes and Celina

This wedding took place at the Garten Verein in Galveston. Everyone loves this octagonal-shaped historic dance hall, and it’s a favorite for wedding receptions. The colors for the day were black and white, with a touch of pink. The tables had floor-length white table cloths with black pin tuck overlays. The chairs had white satin chair covers with black ties. The alternating high/low centerpieces consisted of assorted white and pink flowers, with candles around the base.

Celine wore a gorgeous white, strapless gown. It had all over beaded accents with gathers of smooth white satin wrapping around the gown, held in place with decorative accents. There were gathers and pick ups all around the bottom of the gown, with more in the back from the bustle. They really added to the drama of the gown. In her hair, Celina had a simple beaded accent on one side, which was very elegant, and perfect on her. She a bouquet of assorted white and pink flowers hand tied with white ribbon. To finish off the look, she wore the most awesome hot pink shoes! The Bridesmaids wore black knee-length dresses, and carried smaller versions of Celina’s bouquet. Wes was handsome in his black tux, white vest, and white tie. He wore an elegant white boutonniere. His Groomsmen wore similar black tuxes and boutonnieres.

After dinner and the toasts, it was time for the cake cutting. The Bride’s cake consisted of three stacked tiers, with a few white daisies accenting the layers. The Groom’s cake was white with chocolate ‘dripping’ down the sides, and the Texas A&M logo on the top. (To add to the A&M touches, they had a Texas A&M card box as well.) They had a nice cake cutting, no smashing, and on to the special dances. Following the special dances – party time!

Celina had told me that this group loved dancing, and she wasn’t kidding. She was a dancer in high school, at A&M, and then spent four years as a Houston Texans dancer. No wonder Celina and all of her friends could dance so well! It was evident that they all loved to dance, from Hip Hop to Oldies to Country to anything else you could think of. They had a lot of fun on the dance floor!

There were a few other really cool touches to this wedding reception. For one, they had a photo booth. There were all kinds of fun hats and props for the guests to use, and the pictures were put in a scrapbook for Wes and Celina to keep. The pictures and the captions were so funny! Another neat touch was the trolley. They had a trolley shuttling guests back and forth from the church to the reception, and then back to their hotel. That was an especially great idea for the guests who want to drink but not worry abut driving.

After a fun night of dancing, and the bouquet and garter, the night came to a close (although I think this crowd could have partied all night long!). Celina and Wes bid farewell to their guests, hopped aboard their trolley, and headed off to their new life. Congratulations!