What was the one thing about the venue that made you know it was the one?
Very simple, the history of the place and the exposed brick. Butler’s Courtyard caught my eye after reading about its history, the fact it used to be an old bank and had the original brick and old cash vault. It fit so perfectly with my vintage-themed wedding since it had all these old beautiful unique features!
Which three details from your wedding were your favorites?
The centerpieces, the candy buffet, and the DIY decorations, as well as the bridesmaids’ clutch purse bouquets. The centerpieces took me a year to collect. I went to a bunch of antique stores, thrift stores and old places out in the country while on vacation to find old vintage tins and mason jars of all shapes and sizes. We then filled those tins with beautiful peach English roses, wax white flowers and lots of greenery. They were gorgeous! The guest favors, which my bridesmaids and I made, were also part of the centerpieces. We had mason jars full of the ingredients for Hootie Creek cookies and hot chocolate since winter was right around the corner! We made the labels and cute tops!
The candy buffet was the biggest hit of the whole evening! We had glass jars of all sizes with a mix of Kasey’s and my favorite candies with cute labels. I also found an old vintage suitcase at a antique place in Houston and incorporated it in the wedding by using it to hold our wedding cards. We also handmade all the wedding invitations and wedding programs. It was time-consuming but reflected our personal style!
My ultimate favorite detail of my wedding would be the bridesmaid bouquets. I wanted them to be something totally different and unique. We bought ivory silk vintage-looking clutch purses for each bridesmaid as a gift/bouquet. I told my florist (my uncle) that I wanted to fill the purses with lots of green and little white flowers to look like it was spilling over. So he did just that! He filled the purses with lots of green and white wax flowers and the girls carried them down the aisle instead of a regular bouquet of flowers. It looked stunning and almost a year later, it is still the one thing that people keep telling me that they loved! They came out better than I ever imagined!
What was the one thing about your venue that made you know it was the one?
Loved the garden for a romantic, intimate ceremony while still being outdoors.
Loved Palm Door for the classic party atmosphere it provided. Plus, it was a ‘blank slate’ which allowed us to decorate to our personal taste.
Which three details from your wedding were your favorites?
1. My wedding dress because it was the most beautiful, exquisite piece of clothing I’ll ever wear.
2. The wooden bar at Palm Door which stretched from end to end and gave our reception the perfect party vibe! Plus, our wedding cake looked great sitting on it!
3. Our getaway car- classic ’62 Lincoln Continental Convertible from 4LeafLimos, was the perfect vehicle to ride away in style from all of our loving family and friends.
If you could offer one piece of advice for other couples planning their wedding, what would it be?
Don’t stress too much about any one detail; when all is said and done, the most important thing is that you have a great time with family and friends celebrating one of the most important days of your life. Everyone remembers the great time they had- not the color of the centerpieces.
Give us the one moment in your wedding day you can’t stop thinking about.
Seeing my husband as I walked down the aisle toward him. We were both in tears already!
What was the one thing about your venue that made you know it was the one?
My groom and I wanted to get married in Horseshoe Bay and we wanted to be outside, surrounded by the Lord’s creation. My grandfather (who lives in Horseshoe Bay) had told me if I would be patient, that he and my grandmother were involved in opening a new club and that he thought it would be a perfect fit for me. The “Great House” or clubhouse at Escondido was finished in May of 2011 so when we went to see if for the first time, sure enough, everything felt “perfect.” Our ceremony site was on the grand staircase that is nestled between the clubhouse and hole 18 on the golf course. There is a stone bridge and a small creek that separated our ceremony site from our reception site. My grandparents’s dream came true when we decided to get married at the club they helped open.
Give us the one moment in your wedding day you can’t stop thinking about.
I thought this would be hard for me to answer but there is no doubt what moment this was for me. An hour before the wedding when the bridesmaids-groomsmen pictures had all been taken, Alexandra gave me about an hour to just focus on the moment. Our ceremony began at 6:30pm so at 5:30pm Cody and I had our “moment.” Alexandra used a corner where two walls came together outside in the courtyard to bring Cody and I for this special time. Neither Cody or I wanted to see each other before the wedding, but we did want to hold hands, pray, and hear each other’s voices. Alexandra made the wish come true and it was flawless. She placed Cody on one side of the wall, while he had his back on the wall, I came in from the opposite direction and nestled myself on the other wall. Cody reached around and grabbed my hand from the opposite side and we just took in the moment. We dated for seven years so we just kept saying, “I can’t believe this is really it!” He was so strong and I was very emotional. He laced his fingers in mine and told me he couldn’t wait to see how beautiful I was today as he married me. Then we bowed our heads and he prayed over the moment. It was something I will never forget for the rest of my life. The anxious feeling I had in my stomach, mixed with a giddy excitement and humbled heart. It was breathtaking.
Tristyn and Philip’s wedding was a work from the heart. They had it at Tristyn’s parent’s home in Shelbeyville, Texas. The feathers, champagne & pinks everywhere, and the beautifully perfect day made this wedding truly memorable!
This Texas couple wanted to have a cowboy farm wedding that represented their personalities! Bluegrass music, Dickey’s bbq, s’mores and beer by the fire, customized koozies, homemade pies, and cowboy boots! The bride’s dress was inspired by Lonesome Dove and their first dance song was Harvest Moon by Neil Young. Perfect Texas autumn day!
