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About Events by Audrey

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez is a local expert when it comes to weddings, corporate, and social events. As a certified wedding planner, she can assist you from the initial planning stages to the fine-tuned details of menu selections, floral arrangements, entertainment, and photography and will guide you to help make your event an unforgettable occasion for you and your guests. She strives for the best in all that she does. Her philosophy is simple: be graceful, sophisticated, and have fun in what you’re doing. With this philosophy she orchestrates events with professionalism and a true sense of hospitality. Passionate Events! Desires Detailed!

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Agnes + Lam 1.23.10

Monday, April 5th, 2010

So what can I tell you about my lovely bride Agnes?  She sweet, smart, & undeniably funny!!  I enjoyed planning her wedding and with her as there was NEVER a dull moment!  From the invites to her glittery gold pumps, every minute with her was like planning a dear old friend’s wedding.  Lam was as sweet as a button and one of nicest grooms you’ll ever meet.  :-)

So with that in mind Agnes had a vision of simplicity chic!  Simple, elegant, clean lines, & very very feminine.  She selected the gorgeous Hilton Hotel Post Oak.  She was the type of bride that enjoyed the planning process.  She tasted it…she touched it… she felt it and she changed it…dresses that is! ;-) She had 4 dress changes.  1. Traditional wedding dress 2.  Vietnamese wedding dress 3.  Korean wedding dress & 4. Fun party dress for dancing!

Oh, and I HAVE to talk about the cakes done by Cakes by Gina…OH MY!!!  Her wedding cake design was a complete surprise!  That’s right folks!  Cakes by Gina created this based on her wedding dress & her personality.  She wanted to give Agnes “bling bling” and made edible jewelry.  OH, not the mention the groom’s cake!!!!  Have you ever seen such a realistic bowl of Pho?  From the chopsticks to the jalapeno peppers..everything was edible!

Here are a few images that were graciously provided by the Oh so wonderful! Steve Lee with Steve Lee Weddings.  He and is staff captured the moment as always….beautifully!  Click on the image for larger picture.

Enjoy!

Happy planning

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Certified wedding & event Planner in Houston, TX

Julie & Chris 11.20.09

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Julie & Chris were such a lovely couple!  They were a referral from the Gremillions whom I did their daughter’s wedding about a year ago.  I LOVE referrals!!! Simply love it!!  That is the best form of a Thank you that someone could send to a wedding planner!

I had so much fun coordinating this lovely event with the mother of the bride & Julie!  Congratulations to Julie & Chris! 

Video from A&A videography on it’s way!  Enjoy!

Videography: A&A Videography

Personal pics and not my claim to fame… :-)

Happy Planning!

Audrey Hu Gonzalez

Certified Wedding & Event planner

Ceremony: Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral Church

Reception: Rockfellar Hall

Caterer:  Demeris Catering

Photobooth:  Houston Party Booths

DJ: Elegante Entertainment

Cakes:  Sondra Simonton Cakes – :-)

Candy Buffet: Designed by the bride set up by yours truly! :-)

Limos: Action Limousines

Linens: The Linen House

Florals : A Floral Event

Invitations & Programs: Designed by Bride, printed by A&E Repographic

Make up:  The Perfect Face

Sara + Stephen 10.25.09

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Hi Everyone!

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

Passionate events!  Desires detailed!

New idea in Groom’s cake – Pull Apart cupcakes!

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Hello fellow readers! I hope that this post finds you well in the new year. It has been awhile since my last blog post. I have so much to tell you and so little time! :-)

Recently, an idea came across my mind and thought I would pitch it to my December bride, Emily. She was looking for something different & something fun for her fiance Micheal. So I suggested pull apart cupcakes! They are extremely popular with little children and I thought this would be such a fabulous idea for such a fun-loving couple.  Michael didn’t want cake…no…he’s a cupcake man!  So what better than a pull-apart cupcake!

So, Emily went for the idea and decided that the most appropriate design would be a tombstone that said: “R.I.P” Michael’s single days…

It was a HUGE hit! Everyone loved the idea of having this! We went to a local grocery store to get it done. Kroger’s in Sugar Land does tasty & yummy cupcakes! She did 24 cupcakes and they did an amazing job & inexpensive too! Roughly about $24.99 for 24 cupcakes so depending on the size would depend on the price.

Happy Planning!
Audrey Hu-Gonzalez
Passionate events…..desires detailed!
Certified Wedding & Event Planner in Houston, TX

Wonderful websites that help create that one-of-kind weddings

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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

Magaret & Jack – June 2009

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

Hello everyone! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything as I have been under contstruction..:-)
But here are a few photos of a recent wedding I did in June held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Houston, TX

With over 450 guests at the wedding it was my LARGEST wedding to boot!  Photography by Ashley K Photography

Enjoy!  Happy planning!

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Certified Wedding & Event Planner

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Caterer- Drop in VS. Full Service

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

When looking for a caterer for your wedding it’s always important to find the best one that fits your budget, taste amazing, and will provide the best service available.

With that in mind, would definitely suggest rather recommend that you select a full service caterer for your next event.

Let’s look at both sides:
Drop In Caterer:

  • They just drop the food and leave.
  • They don’t have linens, chafers, or utensils available which means you would have to rent.
  • You would have to rent everything from silverware, plates, chafers, linens, staffing, decorations..etc.
  • They do not clean up.

Full Service Caterer:

  • They provide you with staffing to serve the food, set up, clean up, and run the bar.
  • They offer a larger variety of items for you to use such as linens and silverware.
  • You have a on-site captain to oversee the entire event to ensure proper service.
  • Cake cutting is included with most caterers.

So for about the same price or just a tad bit more you will find that hiring a full service caterer will save you from all the headaches of hiring staff, setting up, or cleaning up your own wedding. Do you really want to be throwing away trash in your gorgeous wedding dress? Or any of your guests for that matter?

So my vote of course is for the full service caterer!

Happy reading!

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Certified wedding & event planner Houston,TX

 

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