So much to blog but wanted to share with you these lovely images from Collins Metu with Collins Metu Photography.  Enjoy!

I LOVED THIS WEDDING!  This couple was soooooo much in love love love!!!!

Sincerely,

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Wedding planner in Houston, TX

Zumba with Mango Picosa!

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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.

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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. 

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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!

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Sincerely,

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Wedding & Event Planner|Houston,TX

Zumba Fanatic!!!

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!

So, I find that many brides & their mothers deal with a very difficult decision at every wedding.  This issue has caused great grief amongst friends & family members.  What is it??  To allow children at the wedding or not. 

Yes, that’s right folks this can cause alot of stress on your wedding.  Having children at the wedding has it’s pros & cons. 

Pros:  A wedding wouldn’t be a wedding without little children.  Right?  ; -)  They bring joy & happiness to every wedding and for some reason always can keep the party going with their rambucious and happy personalities.  They make for the cutest little dance partners and photographers LOVE photographing them!  They represent our future!

Cons:  But they run around, pull out flowers out of centerpieces, place their cute little fingers on the cake, eat all the party favors with candy, whine, cry, yell, eat on the floor, throw flower petals on the carpet and smush their cute little feet to make pretty little designs on the carpet, or the most popular one; go underneath the buffet table to play “tent” under sternos, chafers, knives, spoons…OH YES!!  Note:  I have a little one so I know from experience!

So, what do to?! Oh my!  What to do???  Well, I recently attended a fundraising gala at the Magnolia Hotel in Downtown Houston.  It was going to be a lovely event, however I was not sure I was going to be able to attend since my little one was going to be with me.   I was worried who I was going to leave her with. 

Well no worries!!  The event offered on-site sitters for the event!  Yay!!!  I was sooo happy and excited to know that I could safely bring my child to event and someone was going to play with her, do activities with her, dance & have fun with other children!

So, the million dollar question:  Who was this amazing sitting service that they provided?  On-site Wedding & Event sitters!  Cher (the owner) did a MAGNIFICENT job with my daughter and with all the little ones there.  She had activities for them, danced with them, and played games with them!  My daughter enjoyed the time she had with Cher & her the new friends she made.

So, don’t fret my dears!  On-Site Sitters are here!  Make your event stressfree for not only yourself but for those parents who want to join in your celebration and not have to sacrifice in having one stay at home OR finding a good sitter at home.  In this way your children will be with you always.

On-Site Sitters for me have been a heaven sent!

Happy reading!

Sincerely,

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

www.eventsbyaudrey.com

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