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Finding the Perfect Wedding Colors

December 8, 2016

I always look forward to seeing the latest Pantone colors releases and start dreaming of different color combinations for future weddings. What colors do you love for your home, clothing and your wedding?

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http://www.pantone.com/fashion-color-report-spring-2017

Happy Planning,

Barbara

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 24, 2016

Our busy fall wedding season is wrapping up. We are looking forward to cherished family and friend time. Today we give thanks for all our blessings big and small. Never has it been more true to “Do what you love and love what you do”. Sending warm wishes to everyone.

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Madeline Manor Styled Shoot

August 23, 2016

I have been working with Regina Peek, the owner of Madeline Manor for several months. She has a beautiful venue in Kyle and I saw so much wedding potential at my very first visit. Regina has a great personal style that is reflected in venue decorating taste. I knew that we had to create a styled shoot at her venue and showcase all the beautiful wedding locations and reception highlights Madeline Manor offers.  As an Austin wedding planner, I spend the majority of my time coordinating and designing real weddings, so when I started to put together my ideas for this styled shoot I wanted to feature different wedding gowns and décor styles. It was a wonderful day and it all came together to create a stunning day. An extra heartfelt thanks to Sherry Hammonds Photography for capturing all the details so perfectly!

None of this would have been created without the help and talent of the following vendors:

Madeline Manor

Bouquets of Austin

Whim Rentals (chairs, Sophia tables, place settings, and chair covers)

Our gorgeous model, Molly McCaskill

Michelle’s Patisserie

Marquee Rents (linens and pink goblets)

Pink Tulip Invitations

Alexia Gavela provided all the wedding gowns and jewelry

Hair and Makeup by Katie Astoria Modern Muse

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I have looked through these photos more times than I can count and really can’t decide if my future Austin couples will want their weddings at Madeline Manor to reflect a modern, stylish wedding or a romantic, garden event with a touch of whimsy.  There is so much potential at this venue and I can’t wait to share it with new couples.

Happy planning,

Barbara

 

 

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Spring Romance at Stephen F. Austin Downtown

July 15, 2016

Most couples know that the most popular time to get married in Austin is in the spring and fall. The weather is perfect and the venues book up very quickly. You need to book a year in advance, so if you want an April wedding you need to start no later than the previous April, if not sooner. We started looking for the perfect spring 2016 venue for Ashley and Marc in June of last year. We had our challenges finding the right Catholic Church time along with the right reception venue. Ashley and Marc really wanted their guests to enjoy all that downtown Austin has to offer. We hit a homerun with an ideal location, ballroom size and amazing balcony overlooking Congress, so it worked out to be the perfect day all around. Julie Stanfield at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel took great care of us and I am grateful we had Doberenz Photography to capture all the memories. Thanks to Allen for taking my now favorite photo of entire bridal party in the middle of Congress Ave. in front of the Capitol.

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Such happy memories going through these photos. You two are amazing, Barbara

Vendors:

Austin Wedding Planner: Barbara’s Brides 512-257-8100

Venue, catering and bar: Stephen F. Austin: Julie Stanfield 512-721-4227

Photography: Allen Doberenz 512-925-4810

Transportation: Austin Charter, Abdul 512-782-2273

DJ and lighting: Greenbelt DJ 512-571-3412 

Hair Bonnie b.loo21@yahoo.com and Makeup: beautybyamos@icloud.com

Bakery: Green Lily Bakery 512-694-1376

Florist: Bouquets of Austin 512-257-2395

Rentals: Linens, Marquee 512-491-7368

 

 

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Driskill Winter Wedding Fun

July 8, 2016

Lia and Tye are such an enjoyable couple and were a good team in starting their wedding plans. They hired me eight weeks before their wedding to pull together the final vendors and wedding details at one of my favorite Austin venues, The Driskill. The groom’s parents have an amazing home near Zilker Park and hosted a wonderful rehearsal dinner on Friday night. The wedding day was crisp, but not nearly as cold as February could have been.

I love seeing all the details come together at weddings, especially when they reflect what the couple loves.  They definitely had one of the most epic cake cuttings I’ve seen in a long time, I loved their photo booth cut-outs of our favorite Texans Matthew McConaughey, BEVO and Willie Nelson not to mention the non-stop dancing thanks to Blind Date. All of these details and more were captured by the amazing Tyler Schmitt with Mill Photo Studio.

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What an absolutely amazing weekend we had. Cheers to a lifetime of happiness for you both.

Vendors:

Church: St. Mary’s Cathedral Austin

Wedding Planner: Barbara’s Brides

Reception, catering, and bar: Driskill Hotel, Hannah

Cake: Sweet Treets, Jackie

Photography: Tyler Schmitt with Mill Photo Studio

Videographer: Bird and the Bear, Bryan

Flowers: STEMS Floral

Reception Music: Blind Date Mark

Hair and Makeup: Kandy Glass, makeup 512-0357

Uptown Valet & Transportation

Photo Booth: Smile Booth

Lighting: PSAV, Xavier

 

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