Today I tell you the story of a lovely young lady named Mirna.  When I first met Mirna, I thought she had this amazing aura around her.  Her laughter, her smile, her pure exucerbance shine through.  When I met her fiance, Mena they would steal loving glances and each other and constantly would steal kisses when I wasn’t looking.

They you could say was a match made in Heaven.  They had been together for awhile and truly loved each other deeply.  They decided that they wanted to get married in Galveston, TX so they chose the very pretty & close to the beach I might add, Hilton Galveston Island Resort.  The pool was so nice and so relaxing…ahhh…oh, where was I?   LOL, that’s right back to the wedding!

Anyways, Mirna had decided that her color palette would be lime green & hot pink for a festive event.  She was having many friends & family coming from all over the U.S. & Latin America and wanted to incorporate her Latin routes with Latin Music & Reggae.

I loved this wedding.  I felt like I was planning the wedding of one of my dearest friends.  She and I got along beautifully and I was sad to see it end.  But watching her walk away with Mena made me feel happy that I was part of it.

Here are some lovely shots that my EM, Courtney Fontenot took with her phone.  Sadly I left my the batteries in my camera at home.    But she took some lovely shots!  Thank you again Courtney!

Sincerly,

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Houston Wedding Planner

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Zumba enthusiast!

This time I introduce to you Shirley & Jordan. They were really a very cute couple who where very proud of their culture & definitely wanted to incorporate their Heritage in the music and in the dancing. Not to mention the groom is an Aggie of course! The Aggie fight song just had to be played!

So with the help of DJ Darilek they coordinated the perfect Polka for the day! Throwing in some hard core rock n’ roll, a little bit of country, & lots of Polka dancing made if for a fun filled night full of hard core dancing.

Shirley also wanted to incorporate Jordan’s love of John Deere so his groom’s cake was of the John Deer logo, guests brought John Deere gifts & her exit was green & yellow rose petals.

It was a very fun wedding and all the guests had a blast! Here are a few personal pics of the wedding. Sorry they aren’t the best looking pics! Hee hee….

Enjoy!

Sincerely,
Audrey Hu-Gonzalez
www.eventsbyaudrey.com
Wedding planner in Houston, TX

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

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. 

PLEASE CLICK IN THE IMAGE FOR A LARGER VIEW.

Sincerely,

Audrey Hu – Gonzalez

Wedding planner in Houston, TX

Certified Zumba instructor!

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

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 am really excited to blog about Shirley & Neerav’s wedding.  This wedding was just beautiful!   Shirley & Neerav were such a gorgeous couple!  Every time Shirley entered the room everyone lit up.  Her smile & her laughter was pure!  Neerav was always making Shirley laugh.  There was never a dull moment with them.  You could sooooo see the love between this beautiful couple.

This wedding was a multicultural event.  Both Shirley & Neerav wanted to incoporate both their Indian and Mexican heritage into the wedding, so they had both a traditional Hindu ceremony followed by a beautiful Christian ceremony officiated by none other that Minister Lynn Turner with Weddings Performed.  It was two very beautiful ceremonies!

Shirley & Neerav had decided food was a key factor in their wedding.  They wanted to provide their guests with an amazing fusion on Indian & Mexican.  And the Hotel Derek & Bombay Brasserie did not fail in this task.  Bombay Brasserie provided an amazing array of Indian food throughout the day and for dinner & ended the night with hearty breakfast tacos with spicy salsa from the Hotel Derek.

Guests danced the night away with full color & fantastic tunes by DJ Yogi – G.  From Bhangra to Salsa to Hip Hop, he DID not fail to please the guests!  He made everyone kick up a notch with all their dancing!

I loved their wedding!  Their wedding matched the couple’s personalities.  Fun, Vibrant, Happy, Joyful, Beautiful, & Ultra modern!  Congratulations to Shirley & Neerav!

Here are some AMAZING pictures from Jesus Tirso with Decca Photography.  He was fun and energetic to work with!

Here is also an amazing video from www.anavideo.com Enjoy!

http://www.vimeo.com/29754888

Enjoy!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGE IN ORDER TO GET A BETTER VIEW.

Sincerely,

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Wedding & Event Planner|Houston,TX

Zumba Fanatic!!!

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