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Austin Honky Tonk Wedding

June 3, 2017

Get ready for one of my biggest photo re-caps to date. It is not every day that a bride calls you with her wedding ideas and the discussion is full of neon bar signs, colored Christmas lights hanging in the bar, wedding colors that match the Pearl Snap beer can and a roasted pig. Woo-hoo, sign me up! I was so thrilled that Linnea brought me on to assist in planning her wedding at Mercury Hall. It was such a fantastic event and to say everyone had a blast would be an understatement.  Many thanks to Jennifer Jones with Luxe Photography for capturing all the unique and amazing details.

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Thank you to all the great vendors:

Venue: Mercury Hall Courtney Landers 512-236-1226

Catering/Bar: Contigo Catering Brooke Greer 512-750-0343

Bakery: Blue Note, Angi Jiles 512-797-7367

Reception Band: Weldon Henson

Ceremony music: Frank Cavitt and friends

Photography: LUXE Photography, Jennifer Jones 512-876-6365

Table rentals and bar (rainplan tent) Premiere 512-870-8552

Marquee: Honky Tonk details Paula, 512-491-7368

Florist: Bouquets of Austin 512-257-2395

Transportation: Bill Talley 512-930-4835

 

What a fantastic night for the two of them and all their guests. Honky Tonk Wedding, check that off my bucket list.

Barbara

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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New Austin Area Wedding Venue

July 15, 2015

One of the best things about planning Austin weddings is the large variety of wedding venues a short drive from downtown Austin. Dripping Springs has been called the Wedding Capital of Texas with many venues for couples to choose from. One of the newest wedding locations is The Prospect House http://www.prospecthousetx.com/category/amenities/ and it is very unique. I toured the site in March and saw it under construction, but today while visiting for a planner luncheon I definitely saw all their hard work has paid off. You can see their professional photos on the link above, but I took a few photos from the luncheon below. I wasn’t documenting the venue to show my couples since we like to tour them in person, but I did want to share a few detail shots from the luncheon today. We had wonderful vendors that sponsored the event and they are listed below.

Prospect menu photo 1 prospect house luncheon photo 3 prospect house ceiling photo 3 potige photo 3 prospect house seating photo 1 potige photo 4 Potige photo 2 prospect grooms room photo 1 prospect house brides room photo 2 prospect house ceremony site photo 2

I look forward to my first wedding at Prospect House,

Barbara

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Wedding Budgets in Central Texas

March 12, 2015

One of the hardest, yet most important discussions I have with my couples regarding wedding planning is “What is your wedding budget?” This is the starting point to where we begin finding you what you need for your wedding day. It tells me what venues to consider and what price point I need for the other vendors. All florists, lighting, video, transportation, caterers, and venues are not created equally. The same is true for Austin wedding planners. We are all different price points and all offer different services as well as experience.

I have brides contact me daily and when I send them my pricing, I often hear “Oh, you are too expensive” and that is okay. I am not the right planner for all couples. Yes, you can find planners less expensive and far more expensive than Barbara’s Brides. I spoke with a newly engaged couple today with a budget of about $28,000 for 250 people. Even though I would love to work with them and we’ve started a good communication through e-mail, I know what all the other details add up to within the Austin wedding market.

A fellow vendor recently said “They have a dollar store budget with a David Tutera vision” and that is happening more and more. I understand how beautiful the weddings are on The Knot, Style Me Pretty, Pinterest and TV, but that does not mean every couple can have those weddings with a small budget. I try very hard to make sure couples that contact me realize what it means to want something and need something for their weddings. Not everyone can have specialty lighting, a limousine, peonies and the list goes on. I love working with couples and seeing them happy on their wedding days. So yes, I have worked with lower budgets because we were all on the same page from the very beginning regarding what they could afford and what we could deliver for that price point. We created a fantastic wedding in the $25,000 range on a Sunday afternoon between 1:00pm-5:00pm with 50 guests and an overall casual atmosphere with all the details. Having a planner allowed them to know where to cut and what they still needed to create a wonderful day.

I had a discussion with an Austin wedding venue recently and she said that couples are just shocked when she tells them their budget should be at least $40,000 before they consider having their wedding at her venue. Why? Because as an Austin wedding vendor we hear all the stories and concerns from couples when they can’t find a band for $3,000 or a florist for $2,500 and they did not hire a planner who laid out the expected costs for them. A little tough love here, but just because you expect your DJ to be $500 doesn’t mean they will be. The same is true for the brides cutting out hors d’oeuvres from her menu because they are too tight on the budget and she doesn’t think anyone will miss them. There are other areas to cut that the guests won’t notice, but hors d’oeuvres will be missed.

Another couple asked me if all my weddings are over $150,000 and I said no, not at all. I just try very hard to make all our weddings reflect what that the couple wanted within their budget which may have been between $50,000-$100,000 which varies each time.

If you don’t know where to start or what your vision will cost, give us a call and let’s see if we can help you create your wedding day even after the scary budget discussion.

Here is the latest CNN post on wedding costs from The Knot. Very interesting info.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/12/pf/planning-for-wedding-costs/index.html

Happy planning,

Barbara

512-257-8100 office https://austinweddingcoordinators.com

 

 

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Wedding Plans for Winter Months

December 5, 2014

I plan weddings all year round in Austin, however our peak season is definitely the spring and fall months. Just as it is too hot in Austin for outside weddings, we do need a great plan for winter weddings as well since our weather can easily turn rainy and the temperatures are completely unpredictable with ranges between 70-20 degree. We always make sure we review what our plan B will be regarding tenting, decor and keeping all the guests comfortable. Here are a few of our past winter weddings at a variety of venues that had great backup plans or were perfect for an inside event with no weather worry at all. By the way, winter in Austin can start as early as late November and not end until mid-March.

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Do you have a wedding planner to discuss the countless questions with in regards to decor, weather, which vendors to choose, how it all comes together and so on?  Thanksgiving through Valentine’s Day is peak engagement season, so don’t hold off. Arrange an in person or phone consultation today so we can immediately help alleviate your stress.

Happy planning,

Barbara

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