Brazos Hall September Wedding

May 19, 2017

So many amazing Austin wedding vendors came together to create a beautiful wedding showcasing special touches throughout Brazos Hall. From the stunning floral ceremony wall created by Bouquets of Austin, to the stunning, flowing ivory drapes by Unique Design and Events and the perfect backdrop of lighting for the dance floor, there were great details everywhere. We worked together for over a year and we could not have been more thrilled with the end results on their wedding day. Thank you to Joseph West Photography for capturing the wedding day.

I was also happy to have Jerry Hayes Photography come in to take additional detail photos for me. It is such a blessing to have Jerry available for this wedding. His photos are below.

Thank you to The McKellars for the moving video.

http://www.facebook.com/TheMckellars/videos/1041474015963242/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

A huge thank you to all the vendors:

Venue and Bar: Brazos Hall, Chelsea Mansfield 832-741-0014

Caterers: Royal Fig, Alyson Ambrose 512-586-0877

Floral: Bouquets of Austin 512-257-2395

Officiant: Mike Rinehart 512-785-6149

Lighting: ILD Lighting, Michael 877-266-6935 ext. 5

Ceremony Music: Barton Strings Tracy 512-445-6864

Bakery: Polka Dots, Olga 512-476-3687

Drapery: Unique Design Events, Yara 512-522-5924

Reception Music: Groove Labs, Craig 512-560-9280

Photographer: Joseph West (832)-347-2972

Videographers: The McKellars (903)-630-3343

Limos and Shuttle: Transportation Consultants, David 512-930-4835

Enjoy!

Barbara

www.barbarasbrides.com

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.

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

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

Four Seasons Austin Intimate Wedding

July 2, 2016

I met Zhou and Miao just three months before their preferred wedding date. I was thrilled they loved all my preferred vendors so that we could quickly create an amazing, intimate gathering of their family and friends. Zhou wanted their wedding full of beautiful things including lush flowers, fine food and great music for her friends and family to enjoy. Thank you to Pam Hults Photography for capturing the wedding day for them.