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BabyBlueNTexas · July 2010

Knotties! Use this section to introduce or reintroduce yourself to the board.

Here you can add fun facts about your wedding, put in your vendors or just general knowledge so that we can become friends.

twinksicle · July 2010

Hey everyone,
I'm getting married Nov. 12th this year at St. Ignatius. He proposed near the 360 bridge in March. It was a surprise. Here are our vendors so far:

Reception/catering: Mansion at Judges' Hill
Photography: AJH photography
Linens: Premiere Party Central
Bridesmaid Dresses: David's Bridal
Bridal salon: Serendipity Bridal

mybestfriend4eva · July 2010

Hi all im Aimee and we are getting married on April 6th 2012. Far away I know but this date is very special and thats the first time it falls close to a weekend. We live just North of Austin by Ft. Hood Military Base. He proposed on Valentines Day where he took me to breakfast and then excused himself and came back with balloons, flowers, chocolates, a poem he wrote asking me to marry him, and the ring. Our wedding theme is a two hearts theme with Dallas Cowboys colors as we are HUGE football fans. We havent got many vendors yet as we still have a ways to go. Heres to new knottie friends!

Only vendors I have so far...
Ceremony- Yettie Polk Park
Reception- Harris Community Center
DJ and uplighting- Wedding and party pros DJ service
Photography- Jennifer Simmons
Dress, Alterations, and Veil- Signature Bridal Salon
Bridesmaids Dresses- Alfred Angelo
Mens attire- Mens Warehouse

SarahPLiz · July 2010

Hi y'all. I'm Sarah. R and I are getting married November 27, 2010 at Casa Blanca on Brushy Creek in Round Rock. Here are our vendors so far:

Caterer: Excuisite Cuisine (Liz)
Dress & Alterations: Alexia Gavela
Makeup: Jenny Wible
Cake: Simon Lee
Officiant: Rev. Joe Calovic
Flowers: Central Market (Donna Foster)
Photographer: Daniel Grove
Guest Hotels: Best Western Executive Inn and Hilton Garden Inn
Booze: Specs

mistyleon · July 2010

Hi everyone! FI and I are getting married on 5.29.2011. We got engaged at Disneyland in January so it is a LONG engagement but it is going by more quickly than I expected. Most of our guests and our families live out of state and we live in Dallas due to my job, so it is basically a destination wedding for us, but we are in Austin around once a month (and more often during football season). The wedding colors are dark purple and silver. Our vendors so far are:

Venue/Caterer/Cake: Four Seasons
Flowers: Petal Pushers
Photography: SMS Photography
Coordinator: Caplan Miller
Guest Hotels: Radisson and Embassy Suites Town Lake
Band: The Atlantics
Rehearsal Dinner: Salt Lick

I look forward to getting to know everyone

kelseymw · July 2010

I was married May 29, 2010 but still pop up here about once a week or so because, duh, I love weddings.

My vendors:
Venue- Star Hill Ranch
Photographer- Benjamin Gustafsson
Florist- The Glass Fountain
Caterer- Hot Iron BBQ
Alcohol- Wildwood Catering
DJ- Fred Bishop, Encore Entertainment
Dress- Pearl's Place
Rentals and DOC- Hill Country Event Planning

I have extensive reviews of them all in my bio, link in sig. (Click on "Vendor Reviews") Beware- I have some negative things to say about some of them.

PS Great wedding date Misty

cryalex24 · July 2010

hello everyone..we are getting married oct 16 2010 ..in round rock ar arbor pointe event centre ..we got engaged at christmas time..colors are black,white and red..

Vendors that i have so far are

Caterer is Poke Joes

Make up and Hair KAG

florist is justin blooms

Most of my vendors are refered by arbor point

BabyBlueNTexas · July 2010

Guess I should post about myself as well!! LOL

I am a student at Texas State University. My FI lives in San Antonio, and we are having our wedding in New Braunfels. I am using mostly Austin Vendors-- because they rock!! LOL

Date- 13 Aug 2011
Venue and Ceremony- Boulder Springs, New Braunfels TX
Offciant - Brian Lefiste, Northpoint Church, New Braunfels, TX
Cake- Cake Creations in Pleasanton, TX
DJ- Altared Weddings, Austin TX
Flowers- Eden's Echo, San Antonio
Photographer- AL Collective, Austin TX
Dress- Mayfair Bridal, San Antonio
Catering- Southren's Fine Dining, Austin TX
Videographer- Altared Weddings, Austin, TX
Wedding Coordinator- Kristi Treadwell, Joyful Details, Austin, TX
Invitations- 123print.com
Menu's and Programs- Vista Print
Tuxes- Menswarehouse
Bridesmaid dresses - Mori Lee, various stores
Flowergirl Dress- JC Penny
Flowergirl Shoes- Target online
My shoes- Kohls

Our wedding theme is pretty much recreating where we met, which is a country dancehall in San Antonio. We are using rich fall colors, like brown and maroon.

sheaday · July 2010

Wedding date- 12/04/10, colors: dark blue and pale yellow

Venue: Texas Old Town
Photographer: Old World Studios
Caterer: Southern's Fine Dining
Cake: Cakes by Kathy
Ceremony Musicians: Angelic Strings
DJ: Ultimate Sound
Dress: Alexia Gavela Bridal
Coordinator: Crystal Occasions

pete2835 · July 2010

Wedding date 8/13
Colors: blue and mint green

Venue & Caterer: Vintage Villas
Officiant: Michael Boles
Photographer: Jeff Loftin Photography
Videography: Blue Umbrella Studios
Florist: Breathtaking Blooms
Cake: Michelle's Patisserie
DJ: Complete Music
Dress(es): Alfred Angelo & David's Bridal
DOC: Wedding Belles

knsbride87 · July 2010

Hey everyone. We are getting married October 23, 2010, FI proposed April 25, 2009 so it's been a long-ish engagement. Our colors are hot pink, lime green, orange, and royal purple...along with black.

Venue - Nature's Point
Catering - Pokejos/All fired up
Cakes - Classic Cakes by Lori
Flowers - ParkCrest Floral Design
Photography - DearCharli Photography
Videography - Heather Olson
Hair/Make up - LucieMarie
Gelato bar - the Chocolate Cup
Officiant - Larry Todd
Hotels - Residence Inn Round Rock & Holiday Inn Express Cedar Park
Wedding dress - Alfred Angelo
Bridesmad dresses - david's bridal
Ceremony musicians - Anima Strings
Bridal portrait location - Austin Country Club

mon@ATX · July 2010

hi ladies,

we got engaged in december 2009 and are getting married on october 29, 2010. it's a halloween weekend, so we're going with black & orange colors and some fall/halloween accents (think pumpkins as table centerpieces, as opposed to skeletons hanging from the ceiling).

ceremony: our lady of the guadalupe church

reception: mercury hall

food & cake: whole foods market
booze: spec's

band: the recliners

photographer: matt montalvo

dress: pronovias, ebay

bridesmaids dresses: whatever they want as long as it's black and cocktail lenght

coordinator: a friend

guest hotels: the radisson and hilton garden inn downtown

jedaniel · July 2010

Hello Everyone!
My name is Jessica and I am getting married on Septmber 25, 2010 at Casa Blanca on Brushy Creek. We got engaged June of 2009, so we have had a very long engagement.

Vendors:
Venue: Casa Blanca on Brushy Creek
Caterer: Catering with a Twist
Photography: Peary Photography
Dress (bridal): Alfred Angelo
Dresses (BM): Customary Couture
Booze: Sam's, Specs, HEB
Cake: Simon Lee Bakery
Florist: Park Crest Floral
Rentals: Marquee

texgal79 · July 2010

These introductions are always interesting - so funny seeing what everyone is doing. Our date is four months away on Nov. 6. I am from Austin, but we live in D.C. and are doing all our planning long-distance (with only one in-person meeting so far, eek. It's hard!) Colors are... a whole lot. Pretty much everything except pastels.

Venue - Allan House
Coordinator - Aimee Villa of Lizze Belle Events
Catering - 2Dine4
Cakes - Blue Note Bakery
Flowers - Rosehip Flora
Photography - SMS Photography
Make up - Sarah Stopper
Officiant - Rev. Bonnie Connor
Hotels - Stephen F Austin & Doubletree downtown; Hotel San Jose
Wedding dress - Anne Barge
Bridesmad dresses - JCrew
Ceremony musicians - Barton Strings
DJ- Altared Weddings
Misc - Amy's Ice Cream

emilymtz · July 2010

hi everyone,

my name is Emily and we're getting married on October 2nd, at Casa Blance in RR!! Gorgeous place! We'll have tons of family in from Monterrey, Mexico and all around Texas

(Hi Sarah:) Just saw your post. We also bought our dress at the same place!)

just read the post about photo botths! Will have to check it out! I LOVE, LOVE photo booths!

here are our vendors
catering: culinary delights
Photographer: Maria Bernal Photography(LOVE her)
Wedding and bridesmaid dresses: Alexia Gavela
Flower girl dress and MOB dress: Laura Coutures
Music: DJ Mr. Thrill
FLowers: Probably Central Market
Linens: No idea yet
Makeup: No idea
Hair: Tam Tran

mohutch37 · July 2010

Hi, knotties!

Been engaged since Feb09, so this is the home stretch and we are looking forward to 10.16.10. We are getting married at University Christian Church and a reception at Caswell House. Our colors are red, black, white and silver. Got a bit distracted after starting this post, so will have to write more later.

erollis · July 2010

Hello. I have been poking around the Austin board for some time now. Very active on my month and year board.

We live together in H-town. I go to university for my bachelors in photography (I got a very late start with going to university). He works in town for an airline. He proposed to me on our 8th anniversary (October 3rd) on a plane at the airport (it was just us and a couple of friends on the airplane). Colors are Black and White with accents of oranges and blues.

Date: October 2nd 2011. This is my birthday and a day before our 10th anniversary.
Venue: Kindred Oaks (Just having a cake and punch reception w/ snacks)
Officiant: Kim Session
Cake: Undecided
DJ: Hollywood Sounds
Flowers: Undecided
Photographer: She-N-He Photography
Dress: Alfred Angelo

richelleleigh11 · July 2010

Hi all. I'm Richelle, we've only been engaged since the end of May and our wedding is planned for December 3rd at the Heritage Oaks Clubhouse in Georgetown. The venue and the photographer are the only two things booked so far.

dapo2004 · July 2010

Hey! My name is Danielle. FI and I are getting married on July 31st! 18 days! We are both from Austin, but we moved to New York so I could pursue my masters at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. FI proposed on top of the Empire State Building in October 2008. We both recently moved back to Austin in the past month and are scrambling to get all of the last minute details together. Here are the vendors we are working with:

Venue - Vintage Villas

Cakes - Matty Cakes
Flowers - The Glass Fountain
Photography - Lisa Pittman
Hair- Renee Rezaie with Simply Irresistible Salon

Make Up- Rhea McCarter
Officiant - Judge Jon Wisser

Wedding dress - Alfred Angelo in Rochester, New York
Bridesmad dresses - Mori Lee from The Bridesmaid Store
DJ- Sean with Greenbelt DJ

FromPenceToPrice · July 2010

I got married February 13, 2010. I found most of my vendors through this board and had a fabulous experience with all of them, so I pop in every few days to post recommendations and hopefully help out the knotties who are still in the planning stages. My vendors were:

Ceremony Venue: Smith Chapel at Riverbend
Reception Venue (food, rentals, and cakes too): Green Pastures
Photographer: Tyler Schmitt
Flowers: Bouquets of Austin (Becky)
Band: The Grooves
Dress: Unbridaled
Invitations: Custom Invitations and Addressing

laurenrenee80 · July 2010

Hey! I'm Lauren, getting married at the Mansion at Judges Hill on 12/18/10. Vendors so far:
Dress: Alexia Gavela
Bridesmaids: White House Black Market
Makeup: Maris Malone Calderon
Hair: Jackson Ruiz
Rehearsal Dinner: the Hyatt on Town Lake
Ceremony musicians: Divisi Strings
Photography: Lume Photography
Florist: Petal Pushers (probably- if they'll email me back!)
Bachelorette party: The W in Dallas
Honeymoon: Dominican Republic

Still undecided on DJ, videography, invitations, and cake!

hs770513 · July 2010

Hello all! My name is Heather and I am brand new to this! My FI is from Austin and I am from the Amarillo area. We are currently living in the Amarillo area. We are newly engaged; he proposed to me on July 3rd on Mt. Bonnell overlooking Lake Austin. It was a total surprise to me. I have the honor of wearing his grandmother's ring, so that is really special to both of us. Our wedding date is August 6, 2011.

I only have one vendor so far, but I am pretty sure we'll get fajitas catered from Matt's El Rancho.. it's our favorite food.

Venue: House on the Hill

sksaucedo · July 2010

Hi! My name is Selena and we're getting married May 14, 2011. We've been engaged since New Years Eve, but I wanted a May wedding so I have lots of planning time!

Ceremony, Reception Venue & Catering: Barr Mansion

Dress: Watters

Bridesmaids: Jenny Yoo

Photography: Mike Reed Photo

DJ: TIm at Austin Party Machine

Bachelorette Party: Vegas

Honeymoon: Europe

Still undecided on everything else.

Future Ramsey · July 2010

Hi,

I'm Brandie. My FI and I were engaged 11/26/2009. He proposed in front of the Texas A&M Kickoff Team Foundation at their tailgate before the TU game. The only thing that would have made it better is if the Ags would have pulled out a win

We are getting married 3/19/11 in Austin, TX.

Ceremony & Reception venue: The Mansion (Texas Federation of Women's Clubs)
Colors: Chocolate & Blue (perfect for the venue)
Officiate: Chaplain Larry Todd
Event Planner: Kristi Treadwell - Buon Affare Events
Table/Chair Rental: Musical Chairs (lowest cost around)
Linens: Purchased from another knottie; overlays purchased at Garden Ridge
DJ: Airwave Dave (he's playing piano during cocktail hour too)
Dress: David's Bridal (style 9V9665)
Hair/Makeup: Keep Austin Gorgeous
Photographers: Blackerby Photography
Catering/Beverage Service: Culinary Delights (providing china too)
Hotel Blocks: Hyatt Summerfield Suites & Staybridge Suites in the Arboretum and the Hilton at the airport (hotelplanner.com ROCKS!)
Florist: Donna at Central Market
Cake: Nothing Bundt Cake (so good)
Save-the-Dates, Invites, & Programs: Vistaprint
Favors: my future MIL (she's the BEST!)
Photo Booth: Max Photography
Honeymoon: Waldorf Astoria, Park City, Utah
Bridemaid & Flower Girl Dresses: David's Bridal
Men's Attire: Al's Formal Wear
Rehearsal Dinner: Iron Cactus North
Party for Bridesmaids & Moms: Embellish
Bridal Party Jewelery: Charming Charlie

classytasha · July 2010

hey ladies...i've been lurking here for awhile now lol and i figured its time to come out of hiding, especially since i've noticed how much more active the board is now. Our wedding day is july 25,2010! just 9 days away...eeek!

I was married May 29, 2010 but still pop up here about once a week or so because, duh, I love weddings.

My vendors:
Venue- Embassy suites central
Photographer- Monica B. (my aunt who's a photograher for the houston area)
Florist- a friend of the family
Caterer- Embassy Suites
DJ- my uncle

Dress- alfred angelo

JudieN · July 2010

Hello everyone. I have introduced myself before, but here it is again! Besides, I have more vendors now

We were engaged in Italy this past November and our wedding will be December 11, 2010.

Rehearsal dinner: Serrano's on Symphony Square (Red River)
Venue (ceremony & reception): Villa Antonia
Bridal gown & bridesmaids dresses: Signature Bridal
Florist: Becky at Bouquets of Austin
DJ: Barnstormers
Caterer: Sterling Affairs (required by Villa Antonia)
Photographer: Old World Studios (love them!!!)
Cake: Hill Country Cupcake
Save the Dates: Magnet Street
Invites: most likely Wiley Valentine on Minted.com

arobinkc · July 2010

Hello, ladies. Greetings from Kansas City!
Wonderful fiance & I met at ACL in 2003 (yes, among all 60,000 peeps). I was living in KC & he was there with friends from Baltimore. Fast forward a few cities & many years later and we're finally tying the knot. Given that our family & friends are spread out, we decided to make it a "destination" wedding of sorts in the city where it all began--Austin.
Proposal was priceless and included a very large marquee at a historic theatre in downtown Kansas City in October 2009 (see below). Given long-distance planning, full-time jobs & both being in grad school, we're having a long engagement & getting married on Friday, April 29, 2011.
Planning from afar has been somewhat tricky, but was become a great way to determine which vendors are or are not responsive (and I'll be happy to share some of my stories). Long way & many decisions to go, but here's where we stand today:

LOCATION | CATERING: Hamilton Twelve (ceremony + reception)

FLORAL: Wild Poppy

PHOTOGRAPHY: Ku Photography (Tony Ku)

PLANNER: Rebecca Bonura (Wild Poppy)

DRESS: Bridal Extraordinaire (Kansas City); [wearing a Matthew Christopher gown that I found for about 80% off original price!]

BRIDESMAID DRESSES: Ann Taylor [same color, but different styles]

GROOMS & GROOMSMEN ATTIRE: Jos. A. Bank [was far cheaper to purchase new suits than rent]

HOTEL: TBD (if you need assistance, I would highly recommend working through the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau. They've been amazing in helping us with lodging, given that all 100 guests will be flying in from out of town)

COLORS: Green & yellow; think shabby chic/vintage, with a touch of Amy Butler fabric. Going for outdoor garden, casual feel.

SAVE THE DATES: etsy; Cheerupcherup

INVITATIONS: etsy; Blackbird Press (letterpress)

CAKES: Doing a dessert buffet that includes Austin Cake Balls, cakes & pastries from Whole Foods, Italian cookies from Mandola’s Italian Market, etc.

STILL TBD (although very close on most of these): Rehearsal dinner; hair/makeup; ceremony music; DJ; officiant; lodging; transportation; linens, etc.

I look forward to getting to know everyone in the coming months & wish you all the best of luck!

~Andréa

pacificgalx · July 2010

Hey there! Sorry I'm late posting to this. My name is Jocelyn, everyone botches my name up so just call me Lynn. FI is David. We met in 10/2007, engaged 7/2009, sold my house in 7/2009, bought our new home in 11/2009 and now we're planning a wedding! Whew!!! We have about 2.5 months to go, 10.10.10.

Venue - Doubletree Hotel
Officiant - Rev Joe Calvolic
Coordinator - Kristi with Buon Affare Events
Photography - Cna Photography out of houston
Photobooth - Hill Country
DJ - FI' s friend
Entertainment - Tropical Events
Hair - my sis is a hairstylist
Mani/pedi - bff is also a pro
Invites - Etsy
Makeup - still shopping
Linens - Platinum Linens
Cake - Kayly Knight Cakes
Dresses - Alfred Angelo
RD spot - our home in the backyard
RD caterer - waiting on quotes from Maudie's, Southern Dining & Curra's Grill.
Videographer - Still deciding
Honeymoon - FI is surprising me

Getting down to the wire, I hope I haven't forgotten anything. Happy Planning ladies!

krishasson · July 2010

Hi everyone! Yall are way ahead of me... I just got engaged this summer, but we are now thinking about getting married in the spring, so I need to get on it!

I'm hoping to do an outdoor event- somewhere beautiful and unique (not fancy, though). I just want to throw a fun, memorable party with great atmosphere, food and music. Sorry I don't have much to share yet, but I'm hoping to get some ideas here, and I'll be happy to pass along any helpful info I learn in my own upcoming search around this town.

Congrats to you all and good luck on your weddings.

fatpenguin4304 · July 2010

Hey guys! My name is Jessica and my FI is AJ. We got engaged in January of 2009 and we're getting married october 17th 2010.

Here are our vendors:

venue: Texas old town
Dresses: Alfred Angelo
Tuxes: Al's formal wear
catering: still working on this (Ahh!)
cake - my sister
flowers: sam's

ritac221 · July 2010

Hi Ladies,

It is nice to meet all of you and congratulations on your enagement!...seems to me the board has been much more active lately. Love it!! I got engaged last Christmas Eve and our wedding is March 25, 2011. Our wedding will have a hint of asian influence throughout considering I am Taiwanese

and thus will have the requiste color red as one of the colors. The other color is royal purple. Here is what we have so far...

Venue: Four Seasons Austin (love the new carpet/reno they did to the ballroom!)
Dress: Maggie Sottero
Bridesmaid Dress: JCrew
Photographer: Sweet Caroline
Florist: Verbena
Photobooth: boothBooth
Invitations: a friend is designing for us

rita

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