Melissa & Ben - St. Anthony Hotel

St. Anthony Hotel - Photos by Dos Kiwis

Melissa and Ben hired us for our Day of Planning Services.  We had a great time working with this couple!  They chose to have their wedding on St. Patrick’s Day.   Melissa wanted an elegant event not over run with green. She chose cream and gold tones with touches of green. Melissa and Ben put lots of personal touches into their wedding. They had a custom made cake topper that resembled the happy couple, a different photo of the couple was at each table to mark the table number, & Melissa’s aunt made beautiful paper flower napkin rings for guests to take home. Guests got to see family photos from past generations at a custom built photograph wall. To bring in St. Patrick’s day, the couple provided themed props for their guests to use during the dancing. This group danced the night away! Fun & exciting!!

Ceremony: St. John Luthern Church 

Reception Location: St. Anthony Hotel

Photographer: Dos Kiwis

DJ: Holtz Entertainment

Cup Cakes: Cathy Young

Lauren & Joey March 13, 2010

Lauren and Joey were married on March 13, 2010 at the historic St. Anthony Hotel in downtown San Antonio. This site is where Joey proposed to Lauren over Valentine’s Day in 2009 so of course the St. Anthony has special meaning to them.

Lauren was a very busy bride who had very little time to plan her wedding, so she enlisted the help of her mom Judy. Judy then turned to us to help bring the event together. We worked with Judy to plan Lauren's wedding with the guidelines and inspiration Lauren provided us in her absence. Lauren wanted purples, blacks and ivory with hints of green. We brought in stunning eggplant linens and black Chiavari chairs to create an elegant classic look to the room.

Guests enjoyed cocktails and scrumptious hors’d oeuvres in the St. Anthony’s famous Peacock Alley while listening to a classical guitar duo provided by The French Connection.

The guests were then invited into the ballroom for dinner. There was an array of food stations for the guest to enjoy. After cake and the toasts came the first dances. The bride surprised her mom and dad by selecting the same song her parents first danced to at their wedding as her dance with her dad. Halfway through the song her mom Judy was invited on to the dance floor to dance with her husband. It was a beautiful moment of the evening. We brought in a photo booth for all of the guests to enjoy during the evening. Everyone had so much fun. This was a wonderful event and we truly enjoyed working with this family to create the perfect event for them.

Photography: The French Connection

Hair and Makeup: The French Connection

DJ: The French Connection

Floral: The French Connection

Cake: Cathy Young

Crystal & Matthew March 20, 2009

Crystal and Matthew had a very nice ceremony in LaCoste, Texas and their wedding reception at the historical St. Anthony Hotel.

At first we had a hard time find just the right location for Crystal's special day. She really wanted a romantic setting. Finally we sent her to the St. Anthony and she fell in love with it.

It was the perfect backdrop for her special day.

The wedding was done in shades of pale pink with touches of black. It was a very elegant day.