I'm from a fairly small town in North East Texas and there aren't that many places where wedding receptions can be held. The places that are big enough just aren't that pretty, and the places that are pretty don't hold that many people. The definition of a "big" wedding is different for everybody and I kind of feel like ours was "average" for the size towns we're both from. I was honestly worried that we wouldn't have enough room for people, but it worked out perfectly. I did about 90% of the planning on my own (with my mom's and mother-in-law's help, of course), but decided about two months before the wedding to hire a "day-of" coordinator for the decorating (church and reception) and to kind of run the reception. I showed him my ideas that I'd drawn up, as well as the supplies for decorations we'd already purchased and let him take it from there. I stopped by the reception on my way to the church for about 3 minutes to check in and never saw the finished product until we arrived. IT. WAS. BEAUTIFUL.
Looking in from the outside: (The building used to be a dry cleaners and the stains on the window will not come off. I embraced them because I think it adds character!)
This is the entry table:
We danced ("Everything" by Michael Buble):
Both the cakes were honestly the best wedding cake I've ever tasted. Bride's was bridal white cake with buttercream filling and white buttercream icing
Brad's was chocolate fudge cake with Kahlua filling and chocolate buttercream icing:
We had 3 centerpieces throughout the tables. Brown and gold ornaments in hurricanes (in keeping with the Christmas season):
Large candles with beads in bowls. (And yes, you do see chips and salsa on the table. We had fajitas for dinner!)
And flowers to resemble the bouquets in vases. The tent cards you see are the favors to our guests. Instead of giving out match books or cookies or anything monogrammed, we decided to donate to a foundation we support that was started by the parents of one of my former patients.
Of course, we had to get all the Aggies together to do the Aggie War Hymn:
And flowers to resemble the bouquets in vases. The tent cards you see are the favors to our guests. Instead of giving out match books or cookies or anything monogrammed, we decided to donate to a foundation we support that was started by the parents of one of my former patients.
Of course, we had to get all the Aggies together to do the Aggie War Hymn: Such the perfect night!
Honeymoon to come...
3 comments:
Great pictures!
We also did charity favors.
The lighting in your reception room is really cool!
Love your venue, and the cakes both looked scrumptious!
*I found your blog through Kelly's Korner!
I love your colors and decorations-- absolutely beautiful!! My parents are both Aggies and I'm sure their hearts swell with joy when they hear about things like you and your friends singing the Aggie War Hymn at your wedding!! So funny!!
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