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.

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I have been looking forward to blogging about this amazing wedding!  This wedding was filled with so much love & laughter! 

So a little about the couple, Anja was one of those sweet artistic and romantic girls.  She loved sweetly & gently which reflected alot in her wedding.  She also wanted to incorporate her British heritage by creating an English tea theme into her wedding.

Joe was an absolute sweetheart.  He loved Anja so much it was so heart warming everytime I saw them together.  He was a tough guy with a soft heart.  They were the perfect pair!

I also loved her parents!  Fantastically wonderful and so loving parents and her mother always smiling from ear to ear & laughing!  Just loved her!

So for the wedding the perfect location for them to have it was at her parent’s most beautiful ranch in Navasota, TX.  This place was just simply….. BEAUTIFUL, SERENE, PEACEFUL, QUAINT, & JUST LOVELY!

With it’s rolling hills, beautiful huge trees, & her funny & quirky animals; it was the perfect scene for this outdoor wedding reception.  From Llamas to longhorns there was never a boring moment at the ranch!

She wanted to bring the outside in, so with with help of Angela with TechAve we accomplished just that.  With a team of fantastic and wonderful vendors this wedding was just absolutely beautiful!   Thank you goes to Jason with DJs Unlimited, Beth with Elegant Linens, Carmen with Carmen’s Floral, and Courtney with Alpha Prosperity!

Here are a some just really amazing pictures from the fabulous duo Amber & Jeremy with Life As Art Photography, renowed Dallas photographers & just plain “cool” people.  I enjoyed working with them. 

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Sincerely,

Audrey Hu – Gonzalez

Wedding planner in Houston, TX

Certified Zumba instructor!

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

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!

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!

After the ceremony guests wined & dined the night away with some rockin’ music by the Groom’s cousin, Stephen Frazier.  It was a family event where everyone participated from the singers at the ceremony to the Father of the Groom gettin’ down with his old college band! Everyone danced the night away!  It was nice to see the Father of the Groom having fun at his son’s wedding!

Here are some personal pictures of the wedding.  It was a blast to coordinate this event & a blast to be a part of it! Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Certified wedding & event planner in Houston, TX

This was a fun wedding! They incorporated the color purple & the outdoor cowboy theme bringing in a little bit of Texas with a twist!  In order to soften the area a bit they decided to drape certain areas for a softer look.  Thanks to Angela with Techave Inc  they did just that!

I enjoyed planning this fun & whimsical wedding. From the flowers to the cake everything tied in well. Enjoy a few of my personal pics!

Sincerely,
Audrey Hu-Gonzalez
Certified wedding & event planner in Houston, TX
www.eventsbyaudrey.com

For more information about A&A check out their website at : http://www.ana-nico.com 

Here’s a little sample of my absolutely lovely bride & her dashing groom Kris.  Congratulations!  More blogging to come I promise!

Happy Planning!

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Certified wedding & event planner

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

I had the pleasure of planning this lovely couple’s yacht wedding.  That’s right Yacht wedding!  It was my very first time planning a wedding on a boat.  I must say it was fun!  The boat, the water, the yacht lifestyle…aahhhh I could really get used to that! Ahhh…yacht, lavish living…uh?  oh sorry drifted away for a bit!

Anyway, Charlotte & Kristofer were such a gorgeous and wonderfully sweet couple.  They both love to fish and what better place to have a wedding?  So you can say that the theme of this event was based on water, boat, & fish. 

I enjoyed planning this unique and wonderful wedding with Charlotte.  She knew what she wanted and had fun & youthful tastes.

Here are a few pics from the wedding.  These are personal pictures..LOL…a bit fuzzy, a bit fun, uniquely me! Haha!

Enjoy!

Happy Planning!

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Wedding planner in Houston,TX

They wanted a back yard “Texas Chic” Wedding.  The bride from Colorado wanted to incorporate some Southern Twang into her wedding.  So she wore cowboy boots! : )  It was so cute!  The minister was what I would say a Gothic cowboy!  He was so sweet!  He wore a Black cowboy hat, black nail polish, and a kilt.

What was different about their ceremony is that they had a  toast in the middle of the ceremony.  They offered each guest a glass of champagne and toasted them for bringing them together.  It was so touching.  They exited dancing to “White Wedding” from Billy Idol.

They also did a BBQ in the back yard and decided to use the Bandana as their main color scheme.  With gorgeous flowers provided by the ever amazing Carmen with Carmen’s Floral design, the flowers, food, cake, & complete ambiance exceeded the couple’s expectations!

It just happened that on this day it RAINED!! ALOT!!  It rained the night before and all day on May 15.  We were worried that the wedding would get rained out. Since it was an outdoor wedding, the rain plan was to have a tent set up and ready to go.  Low and behold after much prayer the rain stopped!  2 hours before the ceremony.  Just in time!

With the glistening of the raindrops and the gorgeous sunset that God had provided us, we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day!  With just a little change of plan we were able to execute an excellent event.  We used the tent for the tables, chairs, &  food.  The ceremony was still held outdoors.  We were lucky enough to have nice flooring to use.

Here are some pics that the lovely Carmen with Carmen’s Floral design took for me.  Unfortunately I accidentally deleted all my pics.   I had lovely pics of the bandana cake, the tabasco place cards, the centerpieces, fans, & the fun set up.  But Carmen saved the day!  Here are a few pics!

Enjoy! 

Happy Planning!

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Wedding planners Houston, TX

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

I’ve just added this too!  Check out this fabulous photo montage by Carlos Galvan Photography!

http://weddingmedia.net/blog/outdoor-wedding-photography-katy-texas/

Sara & Stephen’s wedding was set in the beautiful backdrop of the Rose Garden at Herman Park.   She wanted a simple outdoor wedding with her dog Zen as the ring bearer!  It was a beautiful wedding and GOD blessed us with ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL weather!!!  Thank you Lord!

Here are a few tasty tidbits of the wedding:

Ceremony: Rose Garden in Herman Park

Reception : The Aquarium Restaurant Downtown – AMAZING STAFF!

Cake:  Who Made the Cake!

Floral & Linen: Dream Bouquet

Ceremony rentals of chairs: A Finer Event

Limo: Monarch British Limos

Officiant:  Reverand Jim Hensley – Wonderful!

Flamenco dancers : Adams & Green Entertainment

DJ/Uplighting /Gobo : Elegante Entertainment. 

Here are some personal pics of the event.

Happy Planning!

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Certified wedding & event planner in Houston, TX

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