Amber & David May 17, 2008

The wedding and reception were held at the Southwest School of Art and Craft. On the day of the wedding the bride called me several times asking if it were raining. I have to admit I lied. I told her there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The truth was I was really frantically pulling the linens off of the tables because huge drops of rain had begun to fall. I knew it would pass and I did not want her to worry about the behind the scene details. She just needed to get beautiful and show up. Leaving the worrying to us!
The guests arrived to a passed beverage and allowed to mingle while taking photographs for the couples guest book.

When it came time for the ceremony the guests were led into the chapel. The bride looked stunning as she waited outside to go down the aisle. Her bouquet was all white and her bridesmaids who wore green satin gowns had bouquets in plums and purple.

The contrast was really beautiful.

Following the ceremony the guests were led to the river garden where they were greeted by a mariachi trio who serenaded them for cocktails and dinner. The bride and groom joined their guests for cocktails and then they all moved over to the dinner area. They were served salads at their places and then allowed to have access to several food stations placed around the garden. The menu was a perfect mix of traditional wedding flavors and few unexpected items such as hand patted gorditas made on the spot. When it came time for cake, the Trio led the couple along with their guests back into the chapel that had been transformed by our staff. We had the walls dramatically up lit. The cake was placed in the center of the room. There were intimate conversation areas along with plenty of room to get out and dance. The DJ turned up the music and the dancing began. The guests had a great time mingling both inside and out while dancing in between.

We designed the event to flow from one space to another and the colors to flow each transition. Bronze taffeta linens draped the cocktail tables for the pre-ceremony cocktails and the cocktail hour following the ceremony. The dinner tables were covered in Olive green taffeta linens. The floral throughout was a mixture of purples and plums. When we moved the guests back inside the chapel we had taken the color scheme a bit darker but still in keeping with the rest of the look of the event. We had deep plum linens covering all of the tables and some of them we added a sheer green/blue/plum overlay. We wanted the feeling that they had entered an upscale lounge.

Photography by Philip Thomas
DJ by The French Connection
Hair and Makeup by The French Connection
Floral by The French Connection with William Garza

Angela & Todd April 19, 2008

I know I say that all my clients are wonderful but I really mean it!! Angela and Todd along with Angela's mom were so much fun to work with! We would end up laughing throughout most of our meetings. Angela and Todd live outside of Dallas so when they would come to town we would have long power meetings. As with all of our clients we tackle the planning process step by step with meetings covering each detail that needs to be accomplished. Angela and her family followed my every recommendation.

They pretty much used all of our services and we heard many compliments on the wedding day. I am sorry in a way that we are all done planning. I will miss our power meetings!!!

The wedding was at The Chapel of the Incarnate Word. The reception at Holy Spirit.

The French Connection provided the floral, guitar for cocktails and dinner, DJ and photography.

Sandra & Peter April 5th

This was a blow out wedding that just kept going and going!! The couple and the guests did not want the evening to end.

The ceremony was held at the gorgeous Chapel of the Incarnate Word.

We sent the bride out with our signature bubbles on the steps of the chapel. I always love this shot.

It reminds me of the traditional wedding photographs.

Following the ceremony the guests had a break and then joined the reception for Dinner, Dancing and FUN! The reception was held in the ballroom at Holy Trinity.

The couple really wanted a venue that would give us lots of flexibility and accommodate all of their guests. Holy Trinity was perfect and so easy to work with.

We added up lighting to give the room a POP of color. The couple really wanted to have both a traditional Tejano band and to be able to enjoy some good old dance music so we had a DJ too.

We divided up the timeline so the guests and the couple were able to have a full evening of both. It really kept the event interesting.

After dinner we set up our candy bar and the guests just went crazy. They really loved being able to pick out exactly the candy they loved. I have to say few weddings ever go past midnight but this one really did. We ended the event at 1:00 AM with a late night snack of Bean and Cheese tacos from my FAVORITE taco place, Taco House on San Pedro. Yummmmmm!!!

This wedding was so much fun.

Talina & J March 29, 2008

This busy couple came to me to plan their wedding and reception with plans on having it at their home but they had no idea how to pull it off. With only a few months to plan we dove in and pulled it all together.

Talina was a great bride allowing me to be creative and design her day without constraint. She shared with me her desire to have a private ceremony and a larger reception for the rest of the guests.

Their backyard was the perfect backdrop! The home has many mature oak trees that made a great canopy for hanging paper lanterns. There is a tree house that gave the DJ a Birdseye view of the party.

But the DJ was not the only music. We had our fabulous guitar duo play during the cocktail hour and then we moved in to dancing with the Oh So Good band.

The food was delicious as always! We placed the food stations strategically around the lawn that kept the guests mingling around.

Lounge furniture with bright pillows matched the overall look the bride was going for.
Weddings at a home are not always easy to pull off as you do not have many of the built in amenities but with the proper planning it can be a more intimate and memorable day. I think we achieved a perfect day from beginning to end.

Jamie & Manuel March 8, 2008

Jamie and Manuel planned there small intimate destination wedding in San Antonio at the beautiful Westin La Cantera Resort.

The view from the ceremony location was one reason so many fall in love with this venue. The French Connection photographer captured the day while our guitarist played the music as the bride walked down the aisle. The floral design we did for her was simplistic with a touch of color she requested. We were pleased to be apart of this day.

Whose Wedding is it Anyway? Krystal & Kevin February 23, 2008

We just flew back in from Dallas where I was filming for the seventh season of Whose Wedding is it Anyway?

The wedding was a huge success. I could not have been more pleased with the way their special day turned out. The couple Krystal and Kevin were such a pleasure to work with. Their unique day was filled with support from all of their close family and friends. Having their involvement made the day all that more memorable.

The new season of Whose Wedding is it Anyway? will be kicking off on Tuesday March 4, 2008. The premiere of my episode will be airing at some point in April. I will post again with the exact date!

Meghan & Robert March 1, 2008

Meghan and Robert planned their wedding from North Carolina. This busy couple chose to take advantage of our many services to help pull off their special day. The couple and several of their guests stayed downtown at the historic Fairmount Hotel.

This made getting to the ceremony very convenient. Meghan and her bridesmaids had their hair and makeup done by our team of artists that came to them at the hotel. The quaint ceremony was at the Little Church of La Villita with the reception following at the Fort Sam Golf Club.

We surprised the guests and transported them all to the reception using San Antonio Trolleys.

We think everyone really enjoyed themselves! The French Connection photographers were on hand to capture all of the moments of their day.

The couple also used The French Connection's DJ who got everyone out on the dance floor following dinner and cake. Meghan and Robert rode off into the night in a Rolls Royce while

The French Connection team finished off their day by handling all of the little details.

Ali & Grady February 29, 2008

We had such a fun time working with Ali, Grady and their family. Both Ali and Grady love to be different and when they learned this was a leap year they decided it was the perfect day for their wedding. The wedding was a big success. Getting emails such as these from our bride's make us love our work even more!



From: Alison
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:16 PM
To: Tracy French
Subject: Post Wedding

Tracy -
I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful job you did for our wedding! It was great! We cant thank you enough for all of your help.
What you do deserve is a huge hug! Thank you so very much! You made my day run so smooth and we were able to relax and enjoy the day!
With thanks, Ali

Whose Wedding is it Anyway? Krystal & Kevin February 23, 2008

We just flew back in from Dallas where I was filming for the seventh season of Whose Wedding is it Anyway?

The wedding was a huge success. I could not have been more pleased with the way their special day turned out. The couple Krystal and Kevin were such a pleasure to work with. Their unique day was filled with support from all of their close family and friends. Having thier involvment made the day all that more memorable.

The new season of Whose Wedding is it Anyway? will be kicking off on Tuesday March 4, 2008. The premeire of my episode will be airing at some point in April. I will post again with the exact date.