Sheila & Rogelio are a wonderfully sweet couple.  She a nurse and him a fireman!  What a great combination! 

So when I got the call to meet them I was really excited to be working with them!  They loved each other so much and were always laughing!  I enjoyed planning this wedding with them.

They are very big into family.  Family is very very  important in their lives & they wanted to respect them as well as incorporate each others cultures.  It can always be a challenge incorporating the two cultures but it can also be amazing & beautiful!  Fusion is the way to go!

So with that in mind they had an authentic Asian Tea ceremony in the morning that is very prevalent in Chinese & Vietnamese cultures and later in the afternoon a very lovely Catholic wedding ceremony.  The danced the night away while enjoying delicious food from Kim Son & dancing hot Latin music throughout the night provided by LG Entertainers. 

TechAve did was a wonderful job of draping and decorating the room leaving the Good luck symbols of the Dragon & Phoenix which is very important in many Asian cultures.

Their intro speech was in Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, & English!  Some of their menus were also in all 4 languages too.  I loved it!  And in every moment in the wedding all you see is love, laughter, & double happiness!

So here are a few lovely pictures from Khloe Madison Photography.  They did such a beautiful job on the wedding and the work speaks for itself!  Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Houston Wedding planner

Certified Zumba Instructor in Houston, TX

I love doing weddings!  I think I may have told you that already!  It’s one of my most favorite & emotional times in a person’s life.  It’s such a special day for all those involved that I always feel extra special when I am selected to do the wedding.

That’s what it was like with Latricia & Okon.  Latricia knew from the moment she met me that I was going to be her wedding planner.  In fact in our first initial meeting, she said, ” I don’t know why you’re bothering trying to sell me, I already decided that I wanted to use you when I first saw your site.  Meeting you was just a fomality and I like you so much already!”   I LOVE LOVE THAT!!!

Latricia had decided to do her wedding at the lovely Bell Tower on 34th.  It is such a lovely venue.  She was the type of girl that wanted just the right “bling” in her wedding.  Not too much, not too little, juuuuussst right! 

I have been blessed with wonderfully organized & sweet brides & Latricia was no exception.  She was meticulous in what she wanted and knew exactly how she wanted it.  Her thoughts & ideas came to life!  The event well extremely well & Jason Garcia with Space City Entertainment did not fail us!  With a great mix of Top 40, Hip Hop, & a good mix of Nigerian music, there was not one person that wasn’t satisfied, musically!

Here are some beautiful images by the lovely Margaret Lee with LoveLee Photography.  Her work is always refereshing & breathtaking!  Enjoy!

I had the distinct pleasure of coordinating this lovely couple’s wedding.  When Heather first met me, it was “Love at first sight”.  We bonded, we laughed, we truly enjoyed each other’s company.   She was sold! 

She decided that she needed a planner for her wedding due to her busy schedule as a Doctor & the idea of planning  a wedding in Galveston while living in Houston would pose a bit of a challenge for her.  She wanted to find the best vendors to work with and new that she didn’t want the hassle of finding them. 

Heather & Tray were such a cute couple!  Constantly laughing and smiling from ear to ear!  You SO see the love between these two love birds that I shed a tear at their ceremony. 

They decided to have their wedding at the BEAUTIFUL Historic Hotel Galvez.  The day was PERFECT!  It was crystal clear skies & the perfect weather.  God couldn’t have made it anymore beautiful!

They danced the night away with with fantastic music provided by Jason Garcia with Space City Entertainment.

So take a look at these “Crystal clear” images by the wonderful & amazing, Margaret Lee with Love Lee Photography.  Thank you Magaret for doing such a beautiful JOB!  Not to mention my amazing vendor team!

So a little history of this amazing off-beat couple. I had met Samantha at a wedding I had coordinated about a year ago. She was the crossbearer for Carolina & Steve’s wedding. We had met there and she told me that she would contact me she was going to plan her wedding. I love it when people tell me that!

We hit it off the very first time her, Alex, & I met. We spent hours talking about her dream wedding. It was like talking to two very close friends! It was kismet! We discussed different ideas and a couple of ideas where thrown into the hat:
* Miami night club theme
* Renaissance theme
* Halloween theme
* Twilight Vampire theme
* Asian Gothic theme

As you can see they had ALOT of great and interesting ideas! They wanted their wedding to be THEIR wedding. They wanted it to reflect their personalities & styles and wanted the world to see and they contracted me to create their vision. 

After a hard and long process of figuring out what they wanted, they finally decided on the color scheme; red, black, & white.  So they took that color theme throughout the whole process, from the draping to the flowers, everything reflected that same color scheme.  As we still tried to figure out their theme…:-)  Final verdict?  Mr. Devil & Mrs. Angel getting married in Old Hollywood!

Now, I must discuss the cakes:  WOW!! Their cakes definitely showed their personalties.  Samantha wanted BLING!!  Wanted the cake to shine & shimmer & Edible Designs by Jessie did NOT dissappoint!  Alex wanted something different, something BOLD, something that reflected his interests.  Now, mind you most brides would not be happy to ablige the groom’s idea of a groom’s cake.  But not Samantha, she wanted to make him happy.  She loved him eternally and unconditionally, so if he wanted a cake with dancers on it, well his wish was her command!   

As the evening wore on, the couple decided to incorporate their Mexican culture by have the “Vibora” song play.  This is where the bride & groom stand on a chair & the groom holds the bride’s veil while guests ran under it as fast as they could.  Let’s just say that it was definitely a site to see! Fransico Perez with Elegante Entertainment had the crowd on their feet the whole night!

Everything about this wedding was different and amazing.  I must say that the vendors TRULY outdid themselves at this wedding.  From the DJ, draping, cake, chocolate fountain, photographer, floral, & reception facility, no one ceased to amaze the couple!  I am happy to say the wedding went FABULOUSLY!

I want to thank the following for truly making this wedding the dream come true for the couple.  Without them it would have NOT happened.

Thank you to the following additional vendors:

Carmen Floral Designs

Techave

Houston Party Booths

Chocolate Fountain Express

Thank you all and I want to with Samantha & Alex a wonderfully happy life filled with love & lots of little ones! XOXO!!

Sincerely

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Houston Wedding Planner

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

I had the pleasure of being a part of Dennis & Wendy’s most fun wedding!  EVERYONE had a blast at this wedding!  From the minister who is her Uncle from Tiawan to all the guests who flew is from almost every continent on this planet!  They danced the night away with songs from the past & present!  It truly was a wedding that I feel honored to have been a part of!  Thanks Wendy!

So here’s a few details of the lovely bride & her wedding.  They had contacted me approximately two years ago and where deciding between Boston & Houston.  Boston is where the lovely couple met Houston was their home.  So after much thought & meditation, they decided on Houston.  Yay me!  So began the process of this wonderful wedding.

They decided to follow some ideas of David Tutera for their wedding ceremony, by hanging red ribbon with a yellow carnation on a very beautiful tree.  Red, yellow, or gold are very important colors in the Chinese culture.  Representing good luck, health, & wealth.  We could all use a little of that!

Instead of doing the traditional, Wendy decided to have a cocktail hour BEFORE the ceremony!  So as the guests arrived on School buses (Wendy being a teacher) they enjoyed a cool beverage of either Mexican beer, Blue Moon beer, Mexican coke, & some other yummy delights!  Her guests were her TOP priority!

After the ceremony had ended, the guests were transported to Fung’s Kitchen where several absolutely amazing dishes were served course after course!  I love Chinese weddings!  We love love to eat eat!!!

A photobooth, uplighting and draping completed the decor.  She transformed this into her personal space! 

Instead of doing the traditional wedding cake, she wanted to incorporate his & her love for Super Mario Brothers.  So with that in mind Cakes by Gina made this truly amazing cake that awed all the guests & staff alike.  Since Dennis likes to grill alot, Wendy decided to also have a BBQ grill to represent his ability!

Click on : http://sharonnicolephotography.com/gallery/2010/11/wendy-dennis/  to see some absolutely beautiful pics for Sharon Nicole Photography.  She is wonderfully sweet & did such a great job!  Thanks Sharon!!  She did a MUCH MUCH BETTER JOB THAN I DID!

Want more?  Check out this wonderful video posted on You Tube by the videographer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXjH44fDMCc - Courtesy of http://www.cromagnumfilms.com/index.html

Here are a few of my personal pics that I wanted to share also.  Enjoy!

Ok here is part two.  Once again Thanks Lovelee Photography!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE PICTURES FOR A BETTER VIEW.

Happy Planning!

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Certified wedding & event planner in Houston,TX

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Ok, I am going to back track on this one a little bit.  Last year I had the DISTINCT & most HONORED pleasure of planning probably one of the most special & one of the most heartwarming events of my career.  This special event confirmed to me that love can last and marriage is truely one-of-a-kind.  The event that I planned was the 50th wedding annivesary of Liza’s parents.  It was such a lovely event surrounded by all of their beautiful daughters & their families!  Both Liza & her other sister Clari had contracted me to do this amazing and wonderful event and I loved every minute of it!

So when it came time to plan Liza’s wedding, Liza & Clari once again decided that having a wedding planner for Liza’s important day was extremely important.  She wanted to ENJOY her wedding rather that having to STRESS over her day.

Liza had a beautiful wedding held at the Briscoe Manor.  She incorporated both cultures from her and her fiance’s background.  She had lovely Greek music playing during the cocktail hour and surprised her guests with a group of high school Greek Dancers to entertain throughout dinner.  And decided to open the dance floor to Suavamente by Elvis Crespo. 

To this couple, being of Mexican & Greek culture, was very important to them.  They wanted to display their proud culture and traditions.  I love it when couples incorporate their cultures into the wedding.  And guess who blessed the dinner?  Her 4 yearl old nephew!  He was just sooo cute!  He blessed the food with “God is good, God it great, Let us thank him for our food.  How to we eat quietly!”

Here are some AMAZING pictures graciously provided by the lovely LOVELEE PHOTOGRAPHY!  Margaret did such and amazing job and captured the Groom’s PANATHINAIKOS themed cake so well!  It was too much fun.  Thanks LoveLee!  Oooh forgot about the cute dog that was part of the wedding, You rock Rocky M.D.!

Side note: Image above from my new Panoramic camera.  Like it?