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Mercury Hall, Whole Foods Catering, and Lighting

DeLaNocheDeLaNoche member
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Just wondering if there are any comments from either of these vendors or profiles I could look at to see pictures and get reviews. I am pretty sure we will use Mecury Hall has any ceremony and reception site. It's pretty, inexpensive, and we can bring in any vendor we want. My SO and I won't be in Austin permanently for our move until June.
1. I was wondering, in the summer months what is the earliest time we could have an outdoor ceremony without it being so darn hot?With our schedules, the best time of year for us to have a wedding and honeymoon is either June, July, August, most of December, and 1 week in March. Summer would be the best though for us.
2. Who does lighting in Austin, and how much does it usually cost? I wasn't going to get lighting at first, but I realized we really should get it for our theme. We basically want indoor blue lighting with stars on the ceiling.
3. Any current or past people on here have Whole Foods cater or used Mercury Hall? Reviews? Thoughts? Pictures?
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Re: Mercury Hall, Whole Foods Catering, and Lighting

  • reddie36reddie36
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    edited December 2011
    Lighting - call Daniel and Hilda over at D&H Stage Lighting. Great people and very affordable but yet still good quality. http://www.dhstagelighting.com/
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  • erolliserollis member
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    edited December 2011
    Are you familiar with texas weather since it looks like you are from CA.  If you don't already know Texas during those summer months are hot Hot HOT. They also tend to be very dry. If the wedding was outsied during the evening it will be a little more pleasent since the sun wont be beating down on you. If you are inside during the summer you will be just fine thanks to the miricale of AC.


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  • kelseymwkelseymw
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    edited December 2011
    I think an outdoor wedding in March would give you the best weather.  December is really iffy- it could be snowing or sunny. I wouldn't want to take the risk!  June would be my second choice as July is aways scorching (100+ degrees). I am having my wedding outdoors the last weekend in May and I have seen lots of weddings in the summer that were just fabulous despite the heat. Just keep your guests' comfort in mind and make accommodations to help them "combat" the heat.

    No feedback personally from Mercury Hall, but if you like that sort of look check out Star Hill Ranch. It's my venue and I looooove it. Wink
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  • mon@ATXmon@ATX
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    edited December 2011
    i'm getting married at the mercury hall in october and having it catered by whole foods.  both vendors have been wonderful to work with thus far, but obviously i don't have final reviews just yet =)
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  • kkidd83kkidd83
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    edited December 2011
    I'm getting married at Mercury Hall on April 1!  We're using Ecstatic Catering, their prices beat Whole Foods for the menu options we wanted so I'd suggest contacting Jesse Bloom at Ecstatic Catering.
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  • DeLaNocheDeLaNoche member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks guys :)
    Will look into Ecstatic Catering. I just loved how Whole Foods had a ton of vegetarian and organic foods that weren't too "fusion" style.

    Star Hill Ranch is gorgeous, but doesn't really fit the theme of my wedding that well. I am looking for very clean "blank canvas" if you will places hopefully within the ACL that allows me to bring in my own caterers and basically lets me call the shots. Mercury Hall seems to be fit the bill!

    So with the weather, if we have a wedding in very early June, what do you think would be the earliest, most comfortable time during the evening to have an outdoor ceremony? Would 6 be okay, or is that still too hot?
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  • kkidd83kkidd83
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    edited December 2011
    We are having a vegetarian catered lunch at Mercury Hall and Jesse at Ecstatic has been great.  We decided on serving veggie burgers which they did not do so he's developed a veggie burger recipe for us!  So he's definitely great at working with vegetarians and he's also including local/organic where ever possible.
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  • emkay625emkay625 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm using iliios lighting - $1000 for pinspots on every table and the cake table, lighting the stage for the band, a few uplights and an amber patterned wash over the dance floor. They were really great to work with. I just told them my budget for lighting and they worked with it, making recommendations about how to get the most drama for the budget I had.
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