I have been wanting to blog about this wedding for such a long time!   This wedding had all the fixins’ of a fun & family wedding!

Beverly & Joe felt that it was very important to have a beautiful & intimate wedding with close family & friends in a setting that was historic & special at the same time.  Her father, who was just the greatest father a bride could have, had previously donated to the park & felt that this was the perfect location to have her event.  She wanted to bring in a “Texas Country Chic” theme to the wedding with beautiful flowers that had that “just picked” look & down home BBQ for many of her out of town guests. 

Many of her guests were not from Texas, including the couple, so they felt that BBQ was the best representation of what Texas had to offer!   So we enlisted George Demeris, with Demeris Catering who delighted guests with home town cookin’ and with pecan pie for dessert!

The venue, was the perfect location for this event!  Mixing in historical markers with Houston buildings was the great back drop of fusing the past with the present.  The Texas Heritage Society park is a wonderful historical venue.

We did, however, had a wedding crasher!  That’s right folks, it’s a public park and we can’t deny anyone or any animal from coming into the wedding!  So, a chicken hawk decided to make an appereance right in the middle of the father of the bride speech!  With his meal in tow! Check out the great shots that Dahlia Photo did of this fantastic and unexpected moment.  The father of the bride took it well, shrugged his shoulders, & simply said, “I guess that my cue to end my speech!”

Her father was a sweet man, coming in a checking up on everything, making sure that if we needed anything he was there for us.  He also made the cute table numbers in his workshop.  Now that’s an awesome dad!

Here are a some ABSOLUTELY Fabulous shots from none other than one of my dearest photographer friends, Sharon Steinmann with Dahlia Photo.  She is very journalistic & was able to capture the beauty of the entire event.

TO SEE A LARGER IMAGE, PLEASE CLICK ON THE THUMBNAIL.

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

Kelly being a catering manager knew what she liked and what she wanted for her wedding.  Family and close friends were extremely important to her & her fiance. 

She was extremely detailed-orientated which is nice!  I love it when brides know what they like and how to accomplish it.  She made sure that every detail was well taken care of.

Flowers were among the most important factors in her wedding.  She wanted the guests to be “WOWED” at her wedding.  This aspect of her wedding was carefully planned out and Rebekah with Dream Bouquet did not let her down.  Her centerpieces were pure beauty and absolutely gorgeous!

Here are a few personal images of the lovely wedding .  Ceremony was held at the lovely West U Methodist church in Houston, TX and the reception held at the Ultra modern, super-chicv – Alden Hotel.  It was such a blast to work there!

Enjoy!  To see a larger image please click on the thumbnail.

Sincerely,

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Wedding Planner in Houston,TX

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

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!

Whenever I get an opportunity to showcase a photographer’s work, I jump at the chance!  Here are some amazing pictures from wonderfully sweet Chris Bailey of Chris Bailey photography!  This wedding was so much fun & Chris captured it so very well!  Thanks again to Chris Bailey!

Enjoy!

Happy Planning!

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Certified wedding & Event planner in Houston, TX  & Zumba fantatic!

Well, what can I tell you about the OH SO LOVELY Erin & her DASHING husband Matt?  That they were fun?  That they were always laughing?  Always smiling, and hugging, and kissing?  That they made me laugh?  That they were FULL OF LIFE & fun stories?  Yeah, that about sums it up about the two of them.

They are such a truly fun-loving couple and every minute with them was a blast!  Her mom, Donna, was just as amazing as Erin was!  Even my daughter still talks about her and wishes to see Ms. Donna again!

Erin & Matt had thought long and hard about the color scheme & theme that they were going to do for this wedding.  They decided that using the colors of the peacock, PERFECTLY reflected that style, grace, and total goofiness.  So with the help of some amazing vendors, they created this sweet & colorful wedding filled with a gorgeous candy buffet, peppermint martinis (YUM!) and luscious colors of linen & flowers by Bill with Floral Events.

At the end of the night instead of bubbles, sparklers…the norm, they decided to do white pom poms!  It was more a of “dance off” as they danced their way to the Black Swan at the gorgeous Omni Hotel Riverway to keep the party going!

Here are some amazing and absolutely gorgeous pictures from the renowned David Jones with David Jones Photography!  He was an absolute blast to work with and enjoyed every minute of this wedding!  Thanks again David!

PLEASE CLICK ON IMAGE FOR A BETTER VIEW.

Happy planning!

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Wedding planner in Houston, TX

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!

Phew!  I’ve had a busy month and lot’s to blog about!  I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to blog about this wedding.

So a little background on Liz & Adam, they were referred to me by former clients, Julie & Chris, and when the mother of the bride & Liz met me they already heard wonderful things about me.  So I must say that the biggest compliment is to receive referrals from past clients. : -)

Liz & Adam decided to get married at the very beautiful St. Vincent’s Catholic Church followed by a reception at the Magnolia Ballroom where beats of yesteryear & hits of today were played well by our wonderful DJ Fransisco Perez of Elegante Entertainment.  Flowers by Lisa with Petals by Design.

There is one person I just NEED to mention.  Her grandmother!  She’s the one dancing in one of the pics.  She was sooo sweet and funny!  I just loved her!  She comes up to me and asks me, “So how do I look for an 85 year old?  Pretty good don’t ya think?  I still got it goin’ on!”   I can only hope that I would be that awesome at her age!

Here are some amazing photos taken by Niki with Photography by Niki.  I must say she and her assistant where so much fun to work with!  They were attentive and made my job fun!  Thanks again Niki!