Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Recent Engagements


December is not only the month for Christmas and celebrating the new year, but also the month that many couples take the next step in their relationship to becoming engaged!

Several celebrity couples got engaged over the Christmas holidays and even a few of my friends as well. I'm sure New Years Eve will have the same result!

This is a very exciting time for many couples. You should be full of giggles and butterfly's in your stomach and anticipation for what's to come! Not only are you are in a stage of excitement, but your family and friends are celebrating with you as well. So what do you do first?

Well if you have found our blog you are one smart cookie, because wedding venues book from six months to two years in advance! Especially those "premium" dates like 11/11/11 or dates that are very important to a couple like a couple that booked their shared birthday as their wedding day.

But, before you book a venue you need to decide the number of people that will be invited as well as the look and feel you are going for. It is very important to figure this out before you put down a deposit on the venue, because you most likely wont get that money back, unless the venue knows they can resell that date.

The next most important things are finding your wedding dress, booking a photographer (because the really good ones will be booked up to a year in advance) and then the caterer and the DJ or band. After these major things are covered it's easier to find a place for rentals, a florist, invitations, and more.

It seems like a lot, but planning your wedding is tons of fun. You get to experiment and look things up just for the fun of it and giggle to your friends, family and fiance about all the silly, cheesy wedding things you find.

You are definitely excused to having to make everyone happy, but don't turn into a bridezilla either!

So, in the holiday spirit here is a link to a lot of great inspiration boards and the top wedding colors of 2011.
Inspiration board from WeddingWire blog

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

October Wedding in Sage Hall

Katie Hodges, now known as Katie Burkhart, got married in October in Sage Hall. Below are just a few (I really mean almost 30) of our favorite pictures from her wedding which was photographed by Griffin Photography. If you're really interested, check out her blog too! It's at  http://luckygirlsweetsnstuff.blogspot.com/.

Enjoy!!























Thursday, December 16, 2010

2 More Weddings: Jan. 2010 and April 2010

Maggie and Patrick were married in January 2010 at Saint Mary’s Cathedral in downtown Austin, Texas. They had their reception at Texas Old Town in Sage Hall.  Pictures below of their fun reception by the wonderful Old World Studios Photography.






Lacey and Ian were married in April 2010 at Texas Old Town in Tejas Hall. They had PoK-e-Jo's cater their reception and their DJ was The Awesome Sean with ATXDJ. Photography was done by Old World Studios. See their wedding photos below.








Don't you just love weddings?! We will be posting more pictures next week!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

2 Weddings: December 4 & December 5 beauties

Congratulations to Raj'ae and Travis & Angela and Jodie!

These couples recently got married at Texas Old Town. One on December 4 and the other on December 5.
Both were photographed by Margaret of Old World Studios. (Just a reminder...if you have any photos from an event at TOT, pass them on so we can feature your event on our blog!)

Now...on to the photos!

Let's start off with Raj'ae and Travis.


Now it's time for Angela and Jodie!





Stay tuned...because tomorrow we will be featuring a few more weddings photographed by Margaret at Old World Studios!

Monday, December 13, 2010

A Texas Christmas

In the spirit of Christmas, I want to offer you a few gifts.

Not real physical gifts, but a few cyber gifts! For one, check out this website with a list of Fun things to do all around Texas. This is great if you plan on traveling around visiting family and friends during the holidays. Check it out here: Fun Things to Do In Texas

The next one is a great compilation of free things to do in Austin right now. Free things right when you need them in the midst of all the crazy holiday shopping! Check it out here: Keeping Austin Free

These next few are great family photos that hopefully get you thinking around your family this year. I hope you need a laugh... Photos courtesy of Awkward Family Photos.





Here's to hoping your Christmas is as Fun, Free and Awkward as these links and pictures show!