Winter Chill Wedding at Austin Four Seasons with Barbara’s Brides

August 19, 2014

Planning long distance with our couples has become more and more common. Austin is a fantastic city and sometimes a couple visits and decides it would make a great wedding location for them. Other couples may have attended UT or lived here as kids, either way it is wonderful to create an amazing Austin wedding for them even if they live out of state. We planned long distance with Elly and Chris trying to keep their Austin trips to a minimum and doing what we could via e-mail. They only needed to make 3 trips to Austin to work with me creating a wonderful Austin wedding.

We had a very unseasonable cold front come in the week of the wedding and added a beautiful lined tent to the outside scheduled dinner under the stars which was very important to the couple. All the other details worked out very well by moving the ceremony inside the Four Seasons lobby and creating an absolutely stunning party room in the San Jacinto ballroom. So many fun details captured thanks to our photographer, Ashley with www.ashleygarmonphoto.com even with the challenges presented by family members stepping into the aisles during the ceremony and during the prime photo opportunities. I have become even more focused on no tech weddings so the professionals can do their job well for the couple.

Thank you vendors for working together on such a great wedding:

Ceremony, reception, catering, cake and bar: www.fourseasons.com/austin/

Photographer: www.ashleygarmonphoto.com

Ceremony Music: www.bartonstrings.com

Officiant: Judge Jon Wisser www.austinweddingjudge.com

Reception Music: Joel with www.greenbeltdj.com

Hair and Makeup: www.raecosmetics.com

Video: Cousin

Flowers: Stephanie at www.Bouquetsofaustin.com

Tent, linens and cocktail furniture: www.marqueerents.com

Lighting: www.filodesigns.com

Photo booth: www.saycheesephotobooth.com

If you are looking for a wedding planner, we’d love to hear from you and see if we can be of assistance to you.

Happy planning,

Barbara

www.barbarasbrides.com

Spring Wedding Planning at Lakeway Resort

August 12, 2014

Jenny was such a fun bride to plan with. Very busy as most of our brides are, but her mom helped with many details to keep the planning on target. Jenny had a great vision of making the indoor facility at Lakeway Resort feel like a garden for her guests without the Austin heat we deal with in May. Thank you www.ashleygarmonphoto.com for the making the day even better with her humor.

Thank you vendors for making this wedding so special:

Ceremony, reception and catering: Lakeway Resort Julie Stanfield, www.lakewayresortandspa.com

Ceremony music: www.arundelensemble.com

Reception Music: www.memphistrainrevue.com

Linens: www.marqueerents.com

Officiant: Judge Jon Wisser

Photographer: www.ashleygarmonphoto.com

Video: www.crescentvideo.com

Flowers: www.bouquetsofaustin.com

Bakery: www.sweetishhill.com

Lighting: Lakeway in house

Central Texas Photo Booth: 512-905-2711

If you are looking for an Austin wedding planner whether for day of help, full service or something in between give us a call to see how we can be of assistance for your wedding.

Happy planning,

Barbara

www.barbarasbrides.com

Barbara’s Brides Planning a Monday Wedding

August 6, 2014

I hear from all types of couples. Brides planning alone with little help, couples planning together, couples planning with their parents, couples planning from overseas and the list goes on and on.

When I hear from a bride that has most things completed, but is missing just a few key vendors and is concerned how it is all going to come together, I know we can step in and do just that. We have such fantastic vendors for the missing pieces and being the go to person for the timeline, organizing the vendors and keeping things on tasks is one of our specialties.

Our bride Casey had a beautiful vision, some of her vendors already hired, but having a professional planner on site just in case was what she needed. We did suggest several of her key vendors that she was missing and they definitely proved themselves as my preferred vendors on her wedding day. Her wedding was on a Monday and Austin had a crazy cold front come through on Sunday so what should have been a lovely spring wedding became downright cold outside wedding. Casey was such a trooper and we all worked to make her day just what she wanted. I was so grateful to have Royal Fig Catering on site and their stellar team. I also loved having Craig with Groove Labs handling all the ceremony and reception music perfectly. She thanked us so sweetly for being on her team and being proactive in keeping her vision true. Being an advocate for the bride is something we take very seriously.

The photos below are all my own and not professional, but I really wanted to share her day.

It was such a pleasure being Casey’s planner. If you feel you need assistance with your wedding planning whether a little bit or full service give us a call to arrange a complimentary consultation either by phone or in person.

Happy planning, Barbara

www.barbarasbrides.com

Beautiful Nature’s Point Wedding by Barbara’s Brides

August 4, 2014

Couples hire me for a variety of services. Some need a lot of help and others just want me to assist with the finishing touches. Working with Mimi and Clint was so much fun. Their wedding was one of pure joy and love energized the entire day.

From the amazing choir singers that lead the parents in singing “Oh happy day”, to the bridal party dancing back down the aisle to “Happy” and the fact that everyone was smiling the entire day. That was the theme of this wedding, happy in all forms.

The guests were surprised and eager participants in the “Butt Sketch Artist” for a portrait like they’ve never had before. I am so grateful they picked me to be their planner for their wedding. The flowers were all from www.bouquetsofaustin.com and they captured exactly what Mimi wanted. Thank you to Diana www.dianamlottphotography.com for capturing all the special moments.

The very best way to describe this wedding is FUN!

Barbara

www.barbarasbrides.com
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Gorgeous Gold Wedding at Austin Four Seasons

June 24, 2014

When Lauren contacted me she was very distraught that she couldn’t have her wedding she had dreamed of because another planner had told her it was impossible for less than $75,000. When I was recommended to her and we spoke on the phone, I told her where she could save and how to make her vision a reality. Please don’t let others discourage you and tell you what is impossible for your wedding day. Lauren had a great budget for what she was picturing and we were 100% successful in making her dream a reality. Lauren had a vision with gold and glitter touches. I love working at The Four Seasons, especially on the back lawn for the ceremony with the new easy access to the San Jacinto patio now that they added an opening in the wall along with a path. Such a great touch and simple access for our guests. We had wonderful vendors helping with all the details to create a perfect day for Lauren and Justin. Many thanks to Pam Hults with www.alaviephoto.com for capturing such a fantastic day.

Vendors thanks to: Four Seasons, Meredith 478-4500, Ceremony Music: Terra Vista Strings
Officiant: Sam Riccobene, Reception Music: Groove Labs, Craig, Flowers: Bouquets of Austin www.bouquetsofaustin.com, Linens, chargers and head table: Marquee Rents 491-7368
Lighting: PSAV in house pin spots and Groove Labs perimeter uplights

Looking for your own Austin wedding planner to assist you in your day of, full service wedding coordination or something in between? Give us a call 512-257-8100 www.barbarasbrides.com

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