Introduce yourself to the Austin posting grounds..

brkelayne

hi im brooke...have been engaged since 1-23-10 and am getting married on 6-7-13, our 7 yr anniversary...we are going to look @ the inn at wild rose hall in 2 weeks...other than that the only thing we have planned is hot pink & pewter as the colors.

sksjae

Hi everyone! FI and I met while going to school at Texas State and have since moved to Florida, and are moving back to Texas in April. We got engaged in July of 2010 and are getting married October 15, 2011!

Vendors:
Venue and Ceremony- Old Glory Ranch Wimberley, Texas
Cake- TBD
DJ- through our venue
Flowers- Also through the venue
Photographer- CMI Photography New Braunfels, Texas
Dress- David's Bridal Austin, Texas, Brodie Location
Makeup and Hair- Angela with LucieMarie Austin, Texas
Catering- Probably Fritz's Catering New Braunfels, Texas
Wedding Coordinator- Carey of Bash Events New Braunfels, Texas
Invitations- Michaels
Tux- Menswarehouse

haldira

Hi all,

I just got married on 2/12/11. 

I'm going to make a large post of vendor reviews shortly.

A little about me -- I run a local charity, Austin Browncoats, as well as some local conventions, IKKiCON and Anime Overload.

I look forward to getting to know all of you.

Wedding Planner –Personal Personnel

Venue (Ceremony and Reception) – Chateau Bellevue (Amber)

Dress – Alfred Angelo

Brides Shoes – Iron First (ceremony), Converse (reception)

Bridesmaid Dresses – Alfred Angelo

Bridemaid Shoes - DSW

Flower Girl Dresses – David’s Bridal

Alterations – Bride – Alfred Angelo, Bridesmaids – Sewing by Norma (would not recommend Norma)

Men’s Attire – Al’s Formal Wear

Men’s Tie Printer -

Men’s Tie Graphic – EmilyAdamsonFire.com

Veil, Headpieces and Jewelry – Austin Browncoats

Bridal Party Gifts - Converse

All Paper goods (Invitations, Place Cards, etc.) – Austin Browncoats, Personal Personnel

Music – Sean with ATX DJ

Officiant – James Hazlerig

Florist – Sherry Lloyd

Photographer – Aaron Blumenshine

Videographer – Capital WeddingVideo

Caterer – Emily’s Catering

Alcohol – Water 2 Wine (wine), Specs (beer)

Cake – Michelle’s Patisserie

Favors – Austin Browncoats

Make-up – Tiffany Creuzbaur

Hair – Anna Alvarez

Pre-Wedding Facial – Spa at the Lake (Anna)

Mani-Pedi – US Spa

Transportation – Angeli Carriages (Elysian)

Photobooth – Hill Country Photo Booths

Rentals – Hobby Lobby

Hotel (Guests) - Doubletree

Hotel (Wedding Suite) - AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center

Rehearsal Dinner - Threadgills

Gifts for Parents – Things Remembered

Honeymoon – Carnival Cruise Line

robinharmony

Hey Everyone
I'm Robin and my fiance and I are getting married April 6th, 2012. He proposed on valentines day. It was sweet, I was asleep with our daughter and he came in quietly and woke me up to ask if i would marry him. It doesn't sound like much, but it was. I'm so excited to start planning and can use any and all the help I can get.
Thanx for reading guys
Robin

Gabby0819

Hi my name is Gabby I have been engaged for about 2 weeks, we are planning to get married Feb or March 2012. I am just now starting to plan and find vendors

confettiegg2000

Hi! I'm Janelle! Ryan proposed at the end of his summer Army/National Guard drill on July 27, 2010 and we'll be getting married on June 16, 2012. Today was a big day - I found my dress! I figured it was appropriate to introduce myself to the board at this point, and quit my quiet days.

Vendors so far...

Reception Venue: Old Blanco County Courthouse (Blanco, TX)
Caterer/Coordinator/Rentals: Sullivan Street Caterers (Blanco)
Photography: AL Collective (Austin)
Flowers: Virginia Ingari (Blanco)
Dress Shop: Celebrations (New Braunfels) - Maggie Sottero "Gatsby"
Cake: Classic Cakes by Lori (Dripping Springs)
Rehearsal Dinner: Uptown Restaurant (Blanco)
Paper products: Vistaprint
Band: Kris Kimura Quartet (Austin-based)
Engagment Ring(s): Ruby Lane (online antique store) and Tacori
Officiant: personal friend

Looking forward to sharing this adventure with everyone here!

matalee17

Hi everyone!  I'm Matalee!  I have been reading Knot postings for a while, but I just tarted getting actively involved  My fiance and I have been dating for seven years and are getting married on 5/7/11 - really soon!   I should be down to the last details, but I still have a TON of wedding planning to do!  We are having the wedding in Austin, but just relocated to Dallas and I have found that planning a wedding remotely is a little taxing. ha!  Here are my vendors so far:

Ceremony and Reception venue: Mercury Hall

Caterers:  Mighty Cone (Rosi) and Vanilla Orchid (Molly Peck)

Photographer: Jake Holt  - he already did our engagement photos and they are fab!

Wedding Planner- Madison and Lily Events (Katy & Ashley)

Flowers - RoseHip Flora (Erin)

Dress: Lulu's Bridal in Dallas - Watters "Austin"

Cake: Cake Balls by Vanilla Orchid

Rehearsal Dinner: Boat Rental on Town Lake, catered by The Hyatt Regency

Paper Products: designed by my fiance, printed at Paper Place

Officiant:  my cousin!

Makeup - I DON"T KNOW YET, EEKS!

Hair - Personal friend

Suits: J Crew (groom), JC Penny (groomsmen)

Bridesmaid Dresses: J Crew

Additional Touches: Uncommon Objects and thrift strores

Looking forward to reading about everything wedding!  

Stealiingbeauty

hey, i'm sarah! got engaged on 1/11/11 and the wedding is 4/8/12 (easter.. eek). the only thing we have planned so far is hummingbird house for our venue!

rerawalt

Hey everybody, my name is Becca and I've been waiting to post here until I had a few vendors booked.  Here is what I have so far:

Venue:  Mansion at Judges Hill (Laura as DOC)

Flowers:  Wild Poppy

Cake:  Cakes by Rosemary

Groom's Cake:  Objects of Confection

E-pics (#1):  New Roads Productions

Jewelry supplies:  firemountaingems.com

Wedding Dress:  Weddings by Debbie (Katy)

That's all for now, I will update as we plan.

RoxieBee10

Hey ladies!
My name is Roxie and my fiance proposed in December of last year.  Here's the stats so far...

Date: 12-17-11
Venue: Vista West Ranch in Dripping Springs
Hotel: Blanco Luxury Suites
Cake: Galaxy Bakery in Georgetown
Dresses: David's Bridal

I'm still in the market for a photographer and a caterer if anyone has any suggestions

abertone

Hi Everyone!

I've been engaged a year and a half and we are getting married on 3/24/12. We've both been married before so we weren't in any real hurry.

I don't have anything set 100% but here's where we are leaning:

Venue: Oasis (Fiance's only request was a wedding overlooking a lake)

Colors: Pink, Orange and Yellow

Cake: Simon Lee Bakery (99%)

Linens: Dreaming of some from Wildflower Linens

Invites: Me

Can't wait to read about all you are doing!

NickieM

Hi everyone,

My fiance proposed in my kitchen on December 21st, 2010 and we are getting married on November 19th, 2011.  We've been best friends for 5 years now and I cannot wait to be his wife!  

Here are our vendors so far:

Venue: Star Hill Ranch

Officiant: Victor Gonzales

Coordinator: Becky @ BZ Events

Colors: Eggplant Purple, Grey, Black

Save the Dates: Wedding Paper Divas

Invitations: TBD!

Rehearsal Dinner: Cannoli Joe's

Dress: Alfred Angelo

Tuxes: Men's Warehouse or Al's Formal Wear

Bridesmaid dresses: custom made by an up and coming designer named Tom H!

Flowers: Bouquets of Austin

Decorations/Linens: Coordinator assisting with.

Caterer: Black's BBQ

Cake: Krissy's Cakes

Entertainment: Looking for a DJ!

Photographer/Videographer: Looking for this currently too!

Hair / Makeup: See above!

Favors: Again. Not sure.

Whew. Still a lot to do!  My day job is that of a meeting planner, so I love this kind of stuff.  But I've found making decisions when it affects MY wedding to be really hard sometimes. Luckily, I have a very involved and helpful fiance!  : )

Glad to be here. So excited for the future!

- Nickie

jenmfernandez

Hi Austin Knotties! My name is Jenny and I'm excited to be planning my wedding with you ladies.

 

One of our biggest decisions for the wedding was inspired by our first date – we got to know one another over dinner, but fell in love over a glass of wine, under the stars, in the middle of nowhere, talking about our bucket list of journeys and travel destinations. I kept coming back to that every time we visited a new venue and tried to visualize our wedding.  Then we found Driftwood Vineyards – with a totally unassuming, open air pavilion that just happens to look out into the most gorgeous, rolling Texas hills covered in grape vines. And since it’s in the middle of nowhere, as soon as the sun goes down, you can see every star in the sky. That was it for us! We’re working to build the rest of the wedding around this beautiful space and all the things we love about our life, our roots and our family and friends. Oh, and did I mention we’re on a super strict budget?? Yeah, that’s been fun…

 

Date: March 24, 2012 – two years to the day from our first date

Venue: Driftwood Estate Winery

Photographers: A L Collective – highly recommend… they’ve been so amazing to work with thus far

Day of Coordinator: Kristi with Joyful Details – just started the business and is super sweet

Officiant: Pastor John

Colors: Neutrals, highlighted with peachy terra cotta and buttery, pale yellow.

All stationary: Twig & Lily – highly recommend! Local Austin vendor who uses 100% recycled materials and is very reasonable! Every idea she has sent us just blows us away.

Rehearsal Dinner: Casa Chapala

Wedding dress: Monique Luo

Suits: Jos A Bank

Welcome bags (destination wedding for everyone but the bride and groom!): Me, with lots of help from local vendors and Sam’s

Transportation: Grayline Buses

DJ: Tim with Austin Party Machine

Caterer: Carino's Italian Grill - awesome prices

Flowers: Wendee with Unexpected Elements - such a cool freakin girl, AND she's a preferred vendor on Style Me Pretty!

 

And the TBDs… would love any recommendations!!

Cake

Decorations/Linens

Hair (doing my own make-up)

 

Thanks ladies! Can’t wait to read about all of your plans!

annaklara

Hi!

I am Anna-Klara! I am getting married in December 2011. I am Dutch and he's American, so we are throwing a party in The Netherlands AND in Austin, Texas. We live in The NL, so all the wedding planning will have to happen from a distance... I am looking for a good photographer right now in Austin, do any of you have any tips? Your help is much appreciated!

Good luck with all your planning!

Anna-Klara

kitkatbubblicious

I'm Kat! FI is Cesar! We're having a semi-formal wedding 

May 26 2012

Theme: Butterflies

Colors: Hot Pink (Fuchsia) & Lemon Yellow

Venue: Texas Old Town

Dress: Ebay!

Tuxes: ...uhh dunno yet

Catering: Pok-E-Jo's Smokehouse

Photographer: Texas Wedding Photography

Cake: DIY

Invitations & STDs: DIY

Hair & Make-up: Beauty by April

Flowers: Afloral.com (DIY)

Linens: LinenTableCloth.com

DJ: gonna find somebody on craigslist

Dang! Got a year left and already got most everything laid out!

hockey_tiffy

I am Tiffany and I got engaged last month after being together for 13 years, right after college. We live in Boston but love Austin. So, we are looking at a city destination wedding there in Fall of 2013. I am planning a trip this fall to come down and take a look at reception venues, photographers and bands.

We want to have a different, hip, urban venue. I am going to explore The Belmont, The Palm Door, Speak Easy and Six Lounge.

vonbunny

Hi I am Davonne. I got engaged on my birthday, April 15th and we are getting married on June 2, 2012. 

venue: Cedar Bend Eventss

dress: ?

catering: Rudy's BBQ

Invitations: DIY

Dessert bar: Central Market

Photography: ?

I am still getting things figured out. We are getting married outside and I am working on a lot of DIY projects.

Jessicadbaker

Hi everyone! My name is Jessica I'm getting married to my fiance David April 7th 2012 at Winfield Inn in Kyle. We both have a child from a previous relationship. We have been together going on 3 years. He proposed to me in Port A in the begining of June. It was a complete surprise. Perfectly romanic at night on the beach :-) XOXO. So far everything is going perfect! The only bad thing I have come across is registering at Khols in Kyle. Do NOT go to that store to register. LOL I can explain why :-).
Vendors so far
Venue and food- Winfield Inn
DJ- DJ Madness
Still need flowers and cake

LizzyW32

Hi everyone, I'm Liz!  My fiance, Taso (he's Greek) and I are getting married on May 19, 2011 and are so excited!  Here is what we have planned so far:

Ceremony:   St. David's Episcopal Church
Reception:   Four Seasons (includes food, cake and linens)
Room blocks: Four Seasons, The Raddison and the Hampton Inn Suites
DJ:  David Hexum

Still working on the flowers and photography.  Any good suggestions? 

Also, I have one small concern about the Four Seasons...has anyone had their reception in the smaller San Jacinto ballroom?  We are only having 150 guests so the larger ballroom is too big, but I don't want our wedding to be outshone by the wedding next door. 

Finally, the weekend we are getting married is also the weekend of UT graduation...ugh!  BUT, we have blocked a bunch of rooms at various hotels at different price points.  Can anyone anticipate additional problems this weekend might present?

Thanks so much...I love this wedding board!  You girls are soooo helpful!

Liz

meg8604

Hi! I'm Megan and my fiance is Terry and we are getting hitched June 9, 2012!

Vendors so far:
Venue: The Inn at Wild Rose Hall
Cake: we're doing pie!
Catering: Jack Allens
Flowers: DIY
Photographers: Two Pair Photography from my hometown (Abilene)
Linens: supplied by venue (awesome!)
DJ: probably a friend's father
Save the Dates: Wedding Paper Divas
Colors: Coral, Grey, Yellow, White

lis1027

Howdy! My name is Melissa. Brian and I are were engaged 5/19/2009 and we are getting married 9/25/11. Long engagement due to me dragging my feet on planning. We planned the Honeymoon first! We are having a small ceremony/reception in the Hill Country.

Venue: Chapel Dulcinea

Officiant: Scott Payne (The Knot Tyer)

Engagement ring: Calvin's Jewelry

Wedding bands: Ben Bridge

Save the Dates, Invitations, Thank You Notes, etc.: Vistaprint

Dress: Siri from Unbridaled

Brides shoes: Nordstrom

Mani/pedi: Shari @ Nails Etc.

Grooms Suit: Banana Republic

Colors: Silver, Black, White, Red

Honeymoon: Eastern Caribbean

I really hurt my back some what recently and I am a bit behind. If you have any suggestions for a photographer and/or florist please let me know.

Nolajess

Hey guys! My name is Nola and my fiance is David. We just got engaged July 12, 2011 and we're getting married october 13th 2012.

Here are our vendors so far:

venue: Kali Kate Pavilion
catering: Ecstatic cuisine (there food is AMAZING and affordable!)


I would love suggestions on flowers, photography, and in particular if anyone knows anything about getting a chuppa for our Jewish wedding

Nolajess

try Ecstatic Cuisine for your caterer. I am just soo impressed with them. I don't know why people haven't heard about them. Their review on yelp are amazing and i have had the opportunity to try their food at a couple different event now and it is AMAZING!!! Also their staff is really nice and exceptionally helpful

AnneR15

I'm Anne, FI is Josh. Nothing's really nailed down yet since we just got engaged 2 weeks ago, but we're looking at July 2012.

Ceremony venue: Either St. Luke's on the Lake or St. David's Episcopal Church
Reception venue: looking into Barr Mansion or Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum; might add others to the list
Cake: I really want to do cake balls!

Colors: most likely shades of blue and grey/silver, with orange as an accent color

Honeymoon: definitely Europe, probably Italy or Spain

MaysAvon

Hello Everyone!

I just wanted to introduce myself.
We are renewing our vows! A very exciting time for us. Our first wedding was a crash. I wouldn't have even really consider it a wedding so much.We got married through a judge. I didn't have my family there. My In-laws alienated themselves from our small gathering. I even served my own cake! It was a sad day. Now that we are renewing our vows I can start planning the wedding I couldn't have. So I'm on cloud 9 right now.
Our wedding is a long time from now. April 05,2014. But it gives me lots of time to plan what I want and get ideas. We plan to get married at our church and have our reception at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. So loving it!

Magheeta

Hi Ladies!  I want to introduce myself since I lurked on this board a ton when I was wedding planning.
My name is Laura, and my DH and I were married on April 1, 2011 (very appropriate for us because we are a couple of goof-balls)  I graduated from TxState in 2008, and absolutely love the Central TX area!!  Here are a few of the details from our wedding:

Venue/Reception/Catering: The Winfield Inn, Kyle, TX
DJ: DJ RJ with Music4Life DJ's, Austin, TX
Photographer: Amanda Hagood with WhitneyLee Photography, Austin, TX
Cake:  Michelle's Patisserie, Austin, TX
Flowers: Bouquets of Austin, Austin, TX

Dress: Circle Park Bridal, Addison, TX

Bridesmaids: Alfred Angelo

Groom/Groomsmen: Men's Wearhouse

Shoes:DSW
Colors: Black with lavender and sage
Invitations: 123print.com

We haven't gone on a real honeymoon yet, but we stayed a few nights at the Mansion on Judges Hill.  It was absolutely perfect because it was so easy to just relax and not have to worry about traveling after the hoopla of the wedding.  The resturaunt there is fabulous!
I had great experiences with all my vendors, and highly recommend them to anyone.  Happy wedding planning, y'all!

LadyRusa

Hey'y'll

I've not formally introduced myself here yet, sooo here goes

My name is Carol, I'm from Wisconsin. My FIs name is Gordon, he is a native to Texas-born and raised (adopted) in El Paso and has lived in Austin since he got out of the Military.

We got engaged in May 2011 and our first wedding, small church wedding, will be 8 October 2011. Our second one, the BIG one, will be November 2012 at the Texas Ren Fest. We are doing the small ceremony now because my Mother is dying of cancer and we wanted to see that her daughter is happy. (this is the 2nd marraige for both of us)

Vendors~~

Flowers-Self made from Micheals
Catering-HEB
Dress-Forever Yours-great ebay steal for $1 !!!!
BM dress-Alfred Angelo
FI Tux and guys shirts-Mens Wearhouse
Cake-HEB
Venue-Either our Church or Mills Pond at Wells Branch
Shoes-Medieval Moccasins
Veil-Half Borrowed, other half from LightInTheBox.com
FIs Ring-James Avery
My rings-His grandmothers and Moms
Decor-All DIY

jennilap

hello,

im jenn fiance ben -- ben n jenn he proposed about 2 months ago at starbucks (the fisrt place we met) que romantic with roses and candles and kisses in our spot lol. right now everything is still a huge ? but ideas are flowing. definitely march and its in 2013.

jackiejo77

Hello Knotties,

 

My fiancé and I are getting married next spring. Tentatively, we are looking at May 12th.  We are in the very early stages of planning and are definitely having a budget wedding. Since my parents are older retirement age and my FI’s parents have 7 adopted children under the age of 10, we will likely have a pretty casual wedding we will likely pay for 90% of it ourselves.

 

We will probably get married in Waco, unless we can find something we like at a reasonable price in Austin. We’ve found a reception hall in Waco that’s pretty reasonable, but haven’t had as good of luck in Austin (seems everything is much, much more expensive here). Waco is the front runner for the moment for several reasons. It would be nice to spend my last night as a single gal in the house I grew up in and a lot of our family and friends are either from there or still live there.  And it’s not too bad of a drive for the Austinites.

 

If we do choose Waco, I will probably do bridal portrait in front of the historic Suspension Bridge and assuming we don’t find a church and the weather cooperates we could get married there too. (My 3-great grandmother walked across in the 1800s with her children to settle just west of the Brazos River).

 

We are looking forward to some great planning ideas, advice and meeting some new folks. 

 

Best Wishes,

Jackie & Gabe

bludart

Hey folks! 

She's west-coast baby and he's a deployed soldier from up north. We're getting married, somewhere in Texas, next fall.We're a bit ...strained, not knowing where anything is in our area, so hopefully we can find some great ideas here! 

Our idea is to have a casual, FUN, outdoor wedding. Think large oak trees. summer dresses, home cooking and BBQ. 

 All of our friends and family are spread throughout the US, so they'll be flying in. We want to have several days to spend, enjoying their company, so I'm looking into cabin/house rentals near Austin, New Braunfels, and Ft Hood as potential lodging/ceremony/reception places. Anybody have leads??

If we weren't renting our home, I'd go crazy landscaping our backyard for the event. If we weren't likely moving a few months after the ceremony, I'd even go out and buy a bunch of container plants to dress it up, but it's not really financially a good idea....

If we could find a "campsite" with cottages/cabins that have private rooms for all our coupled-up-guests, or a Ranch/Farm near Ft Hood where we could hold a ceremony and reception, that would be ideal. Maybe even a resteraunt with a great garden/outdor patio area?Our budget is tiny since we're paying for everything ourselves (to avoid personal conflicts with family wanting to do something "their" way), and while we haven't set a number yet, I'm shootingfor under 1k. Total. Thankfully, a good friend's mom is making my dress, so that frees upsome budget rom. 

Oh, and our other challege: if we decide to stay somewhere for a few days (no more than a week) our three exceptionally well behaved dos will be coming with us. Boarding them is not an option (though a day-of sitter will probably be used, and they would be supervised at all times).  So, folks, that's our story. Anybody have some advice?

Best, 

Nea & Rob