Events By Audrey » DIY brides http://eventsbyaudrey.com Certified Wedding & Event planner in Houston,TX Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:43:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Shirley + Jordan 9.24.11 http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2012/shirley-jordan-9-24-11/ http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2012/shirley-jordan-9-24-11/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:10:59 +0000 admin http://eventsbyaudrey.com/?p=2333 Hi Everyone!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season and a Happy New Year! I have had a wonderful year of weddings! All different, all interesting! I am been so blessed with my clients!

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
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]]> http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2012/shirley-jordan-9-24-11/feed/ 0 Wendy + Dennis 10.23.10 http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2010/wendy-dennis-10-23-10/ http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2010/wendy-dennis-10-23-10/#comments Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:41:32 +0000 admin http://eventsbyaudrey.com/?p=1347  Well hello there!  How have you been doing?  Me, quite well thank you!  Been busy with lost of wedding this month so I’ve been lacking in my bloggin’ duties.  Perdon! :-)

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!

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I can’t wait to blog about this one! Lauren & Bryan were such a young, fun-loving, & super happy couple! They decided that having an outdoor ceremony at the Cohen House in Rice University was the perfect location for this couple.

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

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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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Passionate events!  Desires detailed!

]]> http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2010/sara-stephen-10-25-09/feed/ 0 It’s getting cold out there! What to do with coats during events http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2009/its-getting-cold-out-there-what-to-do-with-coats-during-events/ http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2009/its-getting-cold-out-there-what-to-do-with-coats-during-events/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:14:45 +0000 admin http://eventsbyaudrey.com/?p=481 The other day I attended a wonderful networking event in Downtown Houston. 

The night was BRRRR..cold!  Not like today (December 4, 2009) in Houston,TX and it’s snowing!  BUT it was chilly out so as anyone would do, I brought my coat.

When I arrived I asked the Host if there was a coat check so that I can leave it there and not have to worry about lugging around my big coat.  I was informed that they did not have a coat check! :(

So it got me thinking, although Houston is not a very cold city, I feel that it should be important to offer that service when doing an event in the winter time.  I cannot begin to tell you how crowded it got and having to carry a coat just added to the “cozy” but tight atmosphere.

So in retrospect if you have an event during the winter it might be a good idea to ask the facility if they can offer you a coat check person at the front.  They can keep an eye on your coat and your guests can have FUN at your event instead of having to worry about where their coat is.  You can check with them to see what if any are the additional rates.

Happy Planning!

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Certified Wedding & Event Planner in Houston, TX

Photo courtesy of Mary Henry Zeek Photography

Photo courtesy of Mary Henry Zeek Photography

]]> http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2009/its-getting-cold-out-there-what-to-do-with-coats-during-events/feed/ 0 Wonderful websites that help create that one-of-kind weddings http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2009/wonderful-websites-that-help-create-that-one-of-kind-weddings/ http://eventsbyaudrey.com/index.php/2009/wonderful-websites-that-help-create-that-one-of-kind-weddings/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:28:31 +0000 admin http://eventsbyaudrey.com/?p=285 Last night I got a call from a future bride of mine.  She wants that gorgeous Miami Night Club theme but wanted to find ways to make it work without breaking the budget.  We spoke about centerpieces, linens, decorations, & napkin rings.  In the process of all of this I discovered some unusual and very different websites that give amazing ideas to be creative and personalize your wedding that won’t cost you an arm & a leg to create it.

Here are some sites that I sent over to her and to some of my other clients:

http://www.shopwildthings.com/                                                                                    

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/

And for the kid you try this website.  The price point is better and can serve to purchase simple items that you may need for the wedding. 

http://www.orientaltrading.com/

Happy Reading!

Sincerely,

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Certified Wedding & Event Planner

Houston,TX

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

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