Alex + Drew - UT Austin Summer Wedding

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This June, Your Very Own Fairy Godmother Wedding & Events had the joy of planning Alex and Drew’s fabulous UT Austin Summer Wedding. Everything from the bridesmaids burnt-orange-inspired pale peach dresses, to the whimsical cake from Sweet Treets Bakery, to the grooms Longhorn buttons were perfectly planned to reflect the couple’s shared love of Disney, UTexas Pride, and each other. This fun, fantastic theme kept the entire bridal party and their guests smiling all night long.

 

The joy and love overcame the summer heat in the beautiful AT&T Conference Center courtyard as the groom became overwhelmed by emotion at the sight of his bride.

 We love this great reaction shot that photographer Tyler Schmitt of The Mill Photography Studio captured when the groom shocked the bride with a surprise wedding serenade, inspired by the movie Love, Actually.

 

Finally, the newlyweds and their family and friends retired to the grand ballroom to eat, drink, and dance the night away in celebration of Alex and Drew’s timeless love.

Vendors:

Cake and desserts - Sweet Treets Bakery www.sweettreetsbakery.com

Flowers - Stem Floral Designs www.stemfloral.com

Ceremony and Cocktail hour Music - Terra Vista www.terravistastrings.com

Videographer - ILC Videography www.ilcfilms.com

Photography - Tyler Shmitt, The Mill Photography Studio www.millphotostudio.com

Hair/Makeup - Andrea Juarez www.andreamjuarez.com/

Reception Music - People’s Choice www.texchoice.net

Venue - AT&T Conference Center www.meetattexas.com

Photo Booth - Booth66 www.booth66tx.com

Chairs - Monarch Rentals monarcheventrentals.com

Dessert Lounge Furniture - Birch & Brass birchandbrass.com

Drapery - Unique Designs uniquedesignandevents.com

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Austin 512.644.6886

Houston 972.804.3295

Real Weddings: Katie + Nick

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You see it in the movies all the time. A pretty girl attends a wedding as a single guest, hoping that maybe there would be a handsome and available guy there to sweep her off her feet and dance the night away. Well, not only was this how Katie and Nick met but they soon became each other’s happily ever after and no surprise to those who know them well. Katie has been nothing but smiles from her engagement pictures around Austin to their pedicab exit from their fairy tale wedding at the historic Chateau Bellvue and Josh with AzulOx Photography has been around to capture it all!  I love the tenderness and the spunk that you can see in each of these lovely images.

Even though they call Seattle home now, they met while in Austin. When Nick found out he needed to move for work they created a “bucket list” of things to do in Austin. Little did Katie know his bucket list included a proposal off the iconic Austin 360 bridge. Katie began the next chapter, planning her Fairy tale Wedding!

One of my favorite things to do with my brides is talk about who they are, how they met, and incorporate their personalities into their wedding day. It’s the easiest way to leave your guests talking about your event long after the night is done. For Katie and Nick they incorporated their fairytale story in the details like their table and seating arrangements.

Each guest found their name listed under the name of a city that held some special meaning for Katie and Nick and at the table a picture and a story to tell them why.

Nick loves forest green and Katie wanted lots of purple. I love how the talented floral team from Stems Floral Design pulled together these romantic designs with a just-picked-from-the-garden look.

In addition to the traditional bride and groom’s cake, their dessert table boasted some of the couple’s favorite treats from Sweet Treets Bakery including lavender decorated lemon bars, cannolis and cookies.

Even their place settings had a little bag of lavender meant to share a little piece of something special from Nick and Katie’s home.

Special Thanks to our amazing vendor team for this fairy tale wedding!

Venue: Chateau Bellevue

Photographer: Azul Ox Photography
Coordinator: Your Very Own Fairy Godmother
Linens: Unique Design & Events

Rentals and lighting: Stems Production
Mantle and vintage rental accessories: Bee Lavish Vintage Rentals

Chiavari chairs: Premiere Events
Makeup: Makeup by Vannessa
Desserts and Cakes: Sweet Treets Bakery

Band: Hot Sauce ATX

ownfairygodmother.com

Austin 512.644.6886

Houston 972.804.3295

Real Wedding: Kristi + Jon

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We are in love with the elegant jeweled tones Kristi and Jon brought into their wedding day! The peacock inspiration was tastefully brought out in everything from the floral design, the linens, the place settings and the lighting to really accessorize the sleek and modern space inside the beautiful W Austin Hotel.

Kristi was an absolute joy to be around from start to finish of her Big Day!  Photographer Lisa Woods did an amazing job capturing her bubbly personality throughout the day and we are excited to share her images with you here!  Thank you to all the wonderful vendors who helped to pull off a beautiful wedding!

Venue: W Austin Hotel

Wedding Coordinator: Your Very Own Fairy Godmother

Photographer: Lisa Woods Photography

Florist: Flora Fetish

Lighting: Intelligent Lighting Design

Rentals: Premiere Party Central

Makeup / Hair: Rae Cosmetics Studio

Ceremony Music: Arundel Ensemble

Reception DJ: Penguin Entertainment

Cakes: Amazing Cakes of Austin

Photo Booth: Booth 66

Officiant: Judge Jon Wisser

Transportation: Cynthia's Manhattan Limousines

Send Off: Austin Carriage

Kristi was always smiling!  Especially when her dad came to visit her in the Bridal Suite as she was preparing to head to the ceremony. He acted shocked that he was expected to be showered and dressed already.  Loved how "Real" that moment was!

Cynthia's Manhattan Limousines kept the guys entertained as the girls literally stopped traffic in the 2nd Street District of Downtown Austin just outside the W Austin Hotel.

A sunset rooftop ceremony

ILD brought the room to life  as they did an amazing job incorporating the couple's theme into their lighting design!

Penguin Entertainment kept the crowd moving all night long!

Treating their guests to a sweet late night snack of homemade donuts was just one of the personal touches! 

ownfairygodmother.com

Austin 512.644.6886

Houston 972.804.3295

Real Wedding: Alli + Brandon - The Flowers

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You really need to enlarge this to fully understand the magnitude of the gorgeous flowers created by STEMS Floral Design for Alli + Brandon's June wedding.  Descriptions follow... 

Ceremony Altar:

Floating candles in cylinder vases, white hydrangeas, yellow tulips, and white phalaenopsis orchids will spill off the ledges behind the altar. Lucite risers are used to create height on either side of the stain glass cross.  Votive candles are scattered on the risers of the altar stage.

Lining the aisle are yellow tulips at the base of each pew reaching up out of the rose petals.

Bride’s Bouquet:

The bridal bouquet is a simple, naturally-shaped bouquet of white tulips, white lily of the valley, white stock flowers and ivory garden roses wrapped in ivory ribbon with the stems showing.

The Reception:

In front of the entrance to the ballroom, the guest book table will have cylinder vases lining the center of the long table with white tulips and the letters L-O-V-E spelled out in yellow buttons and propped up in front of the tulips. 

At the entrance to the grand ballroom, just beyond the guest book table, tulips hang from the top of the door so guests walk underneath them.

The tall centerpieces consist of a fluted trumpet vase overflowing with white phalaenopsis orchids, yellow tulips, yellow garden roses and white hydrangeas. They are surrounded by tall and short votives.

Some of the centerpieces are crystal candelabras with the base covered in white hydrangea “clouds” and large white callas and yellow tulips twisting up the center in different directions with a single phalaenopsis orchid bloom on each cluster. Tall and short votives surround.

The low centerpieces are square vases wrapped in ivory fabric with a black ribbon band and overflowing with white hydrangeas, yellow tulips, white phalaenopsis orchids, and yellow garden roses. They are surrounded by tall and short votives.

Additional white square vases with a black ribbon around it are filled with yellow tulips for cocktail tables.

Initials covered in yellow button flowers greet guests at the church on the entry doors and later hang from the bride + groom's reception chairs.

Ceremony: Northwest Hills United Methodist Church

Reception: Renaissance Austin Hotel

Event Design & Planning: Your Very Own Fairy Godmother

Photography: Focal Point Photographics

Videography: Lizama Videography

Florals: STEMS Floral Design

Rentals: Premiere Party Central

Lighting: ILD Lighting

Ceremony Music: Arundel Ensemble

Cocktail Hour Music: Danny Shoemaker

Reception Music: Brent VanSickle

Cake: Simon Lee Bakery

Ice Bar: Full Spectrum Ice

Frozen Yogurt: Yogurt Experience

Stationery: Scratch Paper Studio

Transportation: Transportation Consultants

ownfairygodmother.com

Austin 512.644.6886

Houston 972.804.3295

Mad Science Birthday Party

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Science + Party = Amazing Fun 

As the mad scientist, Mad Maggie, was setting up, guests arrived and were prepped for the lab with personalized lab coats and goggles.  Diet Coke + Mentos in the backyard made for additional entertainment until the real mad science show began.  Mad Maggie put on an amazing interactive show that the kids and adults alike loved!  The Experimentation Station featured petri dishes and "make your own" macaroni and cheese experiment elements.  (Sauteed leeks, sauteed mushrooms, broccoli, chives, bacon, chicken, pepper, and the kids favorite: colored milk)  Celery stalks were in 4 glasses of colored water to see the "drinking straws" that they use to move the water through the plants.  Cream soda and water bottles received cute printable wrappers and flagged straws.  Favors included science themed cookies, slime they made with Mad Maggie, a test tube of insta-snow with directions attached, and of course their lab coats and goggles.

Lab Coats & Goggles: Pro Safety Supplies (Order a few weeks in advance)

Printables: The Celebration Shoppe

Mad Scientist: Mad Science (Mad Maggie was awesome!)

Cookie Cutters: Think Geek

Test Tubes for favors: Amazon.com

InstaSnow (in test tubes for favors): Amazon

Bengaline Grotto linens: Premiere Tents & Events

ownfairygodmother.com

Austin 512.644.6886

Houston 972.804.3295