Kristina & Dave

Kristina and Dave were married at the groom’s family ranch in Medina, Texas. The couple felt the ranch would be a perfect location for the site of their wedding so once they were engaged the groom’s family immediately begun a huge renovation project at the ranch. A barn was constructed and the grounds around the 100 year old home were completely transformed. The ceremony took place in front of a lake that exists on the property. The family had a dock built specifically for the occasion. This wedding was a destination wedding for everyone involved. The couple wanted to treat their guests to a bit of Fiesta so we arranged for everyone attending to stay at the Marriott Plaza Hotel downtown. On wedding day we used motor coach buses to pick all of the guests and transport them the 90 miles to the ranch. The guests were greeted to gentlemen holding cowboy hats with the wedding programs.

Once the guests were seated the wedding began with the maid of honor playing the fiddle as she walked down the aisle.

It was amazing! The wedding party including the bride and groom all wore cowboy boots and we encouraged the guests to do so too!

We designed gorgeous invites that were perfect for this ranch wedding and added our suggestion on the invite so all guests would be prepared.

Following the ceremony the guests enjoyed cocktails around the home and then they all walked down to the barn for dinner.

The guests dined on some Texas flavors served from food stations. For dessert they were treated to Peach cobbler. The wedding cake was really a homemade pie made especially for the newlyweds by the bride’s mom.

The doors to the barn remained open and a large bonfire was set up outside.

The guests meandered in and out listening to the live music inside and enjoying the bonfire outside. Inside the barn we decorated with a combination of round and long family style tables.

We covered the tables with simple burlap runners, galvanized pails filled with wildflowers and tree trunks with candles on them.

It was truly a Texas Wedding.

Photography: Peacock Photography

Floral: The French Connection

Hair/Makeup: The French Connection

Invitations and print work: The French Connection

Elva & Anthony

Elva and Anthony were married at Incarnate Word Chapel with their reception following at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel. This wedding was amazing. I had a blast working with this couple. It was so much fun combining their personal design styles. His style was modern and hers romantic. I think we achieved a perfect balance of both.

She wanted pink throughout her day. I loved the bridesmaid's dresses. Elva allowed each of her gals to choose their own dresses each in a different shade of PINK.

We had pink cocktails that greeted the guests as they arrived to the reception and the ballroom was beautifully lit in a wash of pink. The standard round tables were swapped out for wide and long tables. This created a more intimate atmosphere.
And the Spurs coyote made a special appearance as a surprise to the bride.
This was a wonderful event that turned out beautifully.

Check out this video clip . Click the bride and groom's names below to view the video clip of this wedding Thank you to Elite Video for sharing the below clip.

Elva& Anthony from elitevp.com on Vimeo.

Anne Marie & Dave April 10, 2010

Anne Marie and Dave are well traveled and their journey to meet each other took them literally around the world. That being said, we made this the theme for their save the date postcard. On the cards we designed a map that showed the journeys of each Anne Marie and Dave and then where they met.
The guests came from all over the world. This was was basically a destination wedding for most attending. For the invitation we incorporated the bride and groom's color scheme along with their current home town's skyline. The invites turned out really cute. They are fun and festive and I love seeing San Antonio's skyline incorporated.

The entire event took place at the beautiful Southwest School of Art and Craft. Having done many events at this venue we handled this one much the same as we have in the past. We love make use of all the gardens here and using the inside too. This wasn't a huge guest list so moving the guests around wasn't a problem at all. The ceremony was held at the gazebo, with dinner in the convent garden. Since the groom is originally from Australia we incorporated native Australian animals as table names and used them on the escort cards as well. The groom also treated the guests to sweets from Australia which served as favors.

After dinner guests were led in to the chapel by mariachis. Guest had a great time dancing the night away in the beautiful amber lit chapel. At the end of the evening the couple departed in a horse drawn carriage.

Erynn & Tim March 27, 2010

The theme… Wizard of Oz!!!! How cool is that?!

The bride wore ruby slippers and carried a bouquet of red poppies. The ceremony aisle was lined with yellow rose to mimic the yellow brick road. The ring bearer carried a large lollipop. The bride walked down the aisle to “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. At the end of the ceremony the wedding party exited to “We are Off to See the Wizard” from the soundtrack. Some of them even skipped! It was very cute.

Greeting the guests as they entered the reception room was a large tree with apples scattered around. We found this prop just days before the event at one of our vendors we work with and it looked exactly like the talking trees from the movie. A family member of the bride made the cake which was decorated with red poppies. We really loved the linens, they were blue and white gingham linens and the centerpieces piece were beautiful green candle scapes to emulate the Emerald City. Each guest received a lollipop or a tin of Wizard of Oz themed magnets to take home. The highlight of the evening was when the bride’s dad came out dressed like one of the flying monkeys and danced with his daughter. It was truly a magical evening.

Photography: The French Connection

Linens: BBJ

Floral: The French Connection

Invitations: The French Connection

Hair and Makeup: Folawns

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