Lakeway Resort and Spa -Spring

Just a few of my favorites from a recent Lakeway Resort and Spa wedding-- I love, love a  classic, traditional wedding!

Smiles.. the best.

Tall, classic florals with navy linens and candlelight-- pretty trumps everything :)

Welcome to Laura!

Taking some time to welcome the newest member of our design team-

Laura Lipe.

Laura joins us after graduating from Texas A and M (and getting married).

She's been on our team since late March-- she had to get her honeymoon out of the way also.

She is the second person I know with a degree in Floral Design from A&M, the other, my personal mentor, Ken Senter, AIFD.

We are so excited to have her, not only does she make beautiful florals (see above) she makes some mean desserts also--look for her in our design room and on our delivery team, she will be the one telling all the guys what to do!!

Welcome Laura!

SB

Spring at Lakeway Resort and Spa

I finally remembered to bring my camera on a wedding setup--just a pop of springtime color at

The Vistas Ballroom.

A super fun and colorful cake-- the greatest compliment from a client is a referral, in this case a second daughter.

One of their fun traditions- the wedding cake is a surprise,selected and designed by their dad and other sister!

I am sure she was happy!

And yes, this is cake--all of it except the heineken bottles!

Loved it.

Let's go green ( at Lakeway Resort and Spa)

The centerpieces were a combination of tall and low centerpieces--all in green, the tables were draped in black and the chairs were accented with purple sashes.

The escort card table, gorgeous hanging candles, orchids with a few green flowers and lots of floating candles for the finish.

Oh yeah, the napkins were purple also-- this is a very modern approach to the napkins--laying gracefully on the table, instead of a fold.

And the cake-- an architectural presentation of the purple and ivory --once again finished with the green flowers.

To hire or not to hire a wedding planner??

 

All the photos in this post are collaborations between  many vendors and they all include the guidance of a wedding planner/coordinator/consultant.   We always inquire if you will be using the services of a planner--many times we are asked why do we want to know?  I have recently had a couple of experiences that I wished there had been a planner not only on the day of but in the planning process. One bride made it to her reception for less than 2.5 hours--the inexperience of not having a well planned ceremony and photographer made them hurry through the reception and knowing the minimums that were required, it could not have been a cost effective reception time.  Most recently with the rainy weekends we have faced a few challenges-moving ceremony locations,changing seating arrangements and who is in charge? and making these decisions?  With a job at hand and limited time, we need the decisions to be made either before it becomes an issue or at least have a plan B.  Ultimately, you have to make the decision based on your event. Most planners strive to help you create a beautiful, stress free, cost effective event.

 

 

Lakeway Resort and Spa part 2

 

These images are from Vanessa

The fuschia accents were inspired by these adorable bridesmaids dresses-- flirty and summery,perfect for the fourth of July weekend.

 

Vanessa is one of our favorite photographers because of shots like this- amazing.

 

A few details-- tables featured tall pilsner vases with Bells of Ireland, green goddess callas and fuschia stock on citron green linens with gold chivari chairs. A simple cake, Grace's mom made the cake stand--so very simple and elegant. I recently saw something like this on a wedding blog--could this be  a trend in the making?

Lakeway Resort and Spa- austin wedding flowers

 

Simplicity at its finest-- part of the Vistas ballroom transformed to a ceremony site.

Gold chivari chairs, aisle runner, petals and glass cylinders featuring a floating candle accented a pair of arrangements of green goddess callas, white hydrangea and a touch of fuschia.

 

Overlooking the parched Lake Travis-- one of the great features of this room is the screens that can cover the floor to ceiling windows- helps keep the temperature comfortable.

 

I love these brown metal containers, they are a new addition and will look great with some of our fall weddings.

 

Petals, runner and candles.  I'm always hesitant about the burning candles and water so close to the guests, usually not a problem--we did lose one this time, thank goodness it was as the guests were exiting, it wasn't all that bad.

Blue and orange- a favorite!

 

I'm taking a break from the Bridal Extravaganza bouquets to show you one of my favorite color combos again! Orange and  blue-- this wedding definitely used this color range effectively. Those colored men's ties that I Love-- a pop of color on the flower girl.

 

Both the bride and groom with just a touch of orange!

 

Simple,stunning centerpieces-- hanging candles, orange tulips and hydrangea.

 

A great cake-- these details are picturesque!

Lakeway Resort and Spa reception

 

This was a great reception that was designed last fall- remember the green shoes from earlier this week,they belonged to this bride.  A gorgeour palette of green and chocolate brown. The tables featured a combination of centerpieces--some tall, some low and all with multiple components.  This tall centerpiece featured bells of Ireland with floating candles and river rocks to complete the look.

 

The ever popular submerged green spiders with a  single cylinder of green apples-- another element in green.

 

An overview of the room-- this is a great BIG ballroom-- tall centerpieces  and hanging candles help make this space a little more intimate--along with about a gazillion candles!