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

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

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.

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

December Driskill Wedding by Barbara’s Brides

January 2, 2015

Alison has a very busy work schedule, her mom lives in Florida and her fiance is active duty military. She wanted more than day of wedding planning and wanted to still be involved in the planning. The most challenging part of the planning was keeping the band a secret in order to surprise the groom. They were his favorite so we did all that we could to keep it a secret until the great reveal. The groom was stateside in October which made everything better for Alison. Nothing like having a military fiance on home soil. Tyler Schmitt did a great job with all the photos and is just fun to have at a wedding http://millphotostudio.com . Melanie Tipton with http://lastpetal.com did a wonderful job on the flowers.