We get this question a lot lately, how is Galveston? Well there is good news and not-so-good news. Most tourist spots are up and running. Hotel Galvez opened their doors on October 31, 2008, but unfortunately lost their new spa :( But they will re-build it.
On the Harbor side, Willie G's Steak House opened back up on December 4, 2008. The main streets are cleaned up, with small piles of debris. The seawall area is beautiful, the sand is clean and the water looks blue (not kidding, blue)!
Once you venture to the residential areas, it does get a little sadder, there is still some major work to be done.
So in sort, if you are holding an event in Galveston, continue to do so. Te event areas are all cleaned up, and your event will help the economy in Galveston so that the whole Island can be rebuilt.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Holiday Sweater Gallery
This post has nothing to do weddings and events, but it is funny!
http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/living-green/staticslideshowdg.aspx?cp-documentid=15180155>1=32001
http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/living-green/staticslideshowdg.aspx?cp-documentid=15180155>1=32001
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Event Trendcast
Last night ISES (international Special Events Society) hosted a fabulous event, with a great panel of experts on future trends in events. Here are a few notes:
Radihka Day with Weddings in Houston Magazine brought up a VERY new trend with bouquets at weddings. The new thing is to keep your colors consistent but let each bridesmaids carry a different style. Makes for some really good pictures!
Mechelle Lobpries with The Knot shared some new cake trends. A notable one- Frills and flowers are out but cool shades of colors and more organic shades of taupe and silver are in!
Amber Bell with Houston Modern Luxury Brides mentioned a new cocktail trend- Herbal Cocktails! People are mixing Asian ginger and lemon grass with different liquors to make a truly signature cocktail.
Veronika with Brides.com shared with us the newest craze in invitations, Modern Letterpress. This is something that has been around, but now we are seeing the floral and pattern impressions placed on invites.
Jennifer Schafer with Premier Bride Magazine gave us some great ideas on "branding" your wedding and events with logo/monograms all over the place and news ways to integrate them.
Radihka Day with Weddings in Houston Magazine brought up a VERY new trend with bouquets at weddings. The new thing is to keep your colors consistent but let each bridesmaids carry a different style. Makes for some really good pictures!
Mechelle Lobpries with The Knot shared some new cake trends. A notable one- Frills and flowers are out but cool shades of colors and more organic shades of taupe and silver are in!
Amber Bell with Houston Modern Luxury Brides mentioned a new cocktail trend- Herbal Cocktails! People are mixing Asian ginger and lemon grass with different liquors to make a truly signature cocktail.
Veronika with Brides.com shared with us the newest craze in invitations, Modern Letterpress. This is something that has been around, but now we are seeing the floral and pattern impressions placed on invites.
Jennifer Schafer with Premier Bride Magazine gave us some great ideas on "branding" your wedding and events with logo/monograms all over the place and news ways to integrate them.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Because you can laugh With Me!
Please remeber to watch this and laugh with me, not AT ME!
http://www.khou.com/greatday/video/?nvid=298698&shu=1
http://www.khou.com/greatday/video/?nvid=298698&shu=1
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Margarita Tour
Trips to the Nutcracker Market coming up as well as a Texans game and a Margarita Tour!
Hey there, Haley.
This is John Lopez from Tuxedo Charters Houston. I just wanted to touch base and let you know we're doing a few events upcoming that brides-to-be may want to sample, if they're thinking of booking a luxury/VIP/party coach.
We've got trips to the Nutcracker Market coming up as well as a Texans game and a Margarita Tour. Details are at our website.
As you know, the coaches seat up to 40 very comfortably and are equipped with amenities like surround sound, DirecTV (200-plus channels), DVD, CD, MP3 connections, etc. -- and a 400 HP Cummins engine with full U.S. DOT licensing.
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John.
http://www.tuxedochartershouston.com/ Get on the bus!
Hey there, Haley.
This is John Lopez from Tuxedo Charters Houston. I just wanted to touch base and let you know we're doing a few events upcoming that brides-to-be may want to sample, if they're thinking of booking a luxury/VIP/party coach.
We've got trips to the Nutcracker Market coming up as well as a Texans game and a Margarita Tour. Details are at our website.
As you know, the coaches seat up to 40 very comfortably and are equipped with amenities like surround sound, DirecTV (200-plus channels), DVD, CD, MP3 connections, etc. -- and a 400 HP Cummins engine with full U.S. DOT licensing.
.
John.
http://www.tuxedochartershouston.com/ Get on the bus!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
New Marriage license Law
By JIM DOUGLAS / WFAA-TV
FORT WORTH, Texas - For those planning to get married anytime soon, prepare to pay a lot more for a license or else spend time in a relationship class.
With the goal of cutting sky-high divorce rates, a new Texas law uses financial pain to push couples into pre-marriage counseling,
While presently buying a license costs $41, that cost will jump to $71 in September.
Texas will soon offer a cash incentive for couples to get pre-marriage counseling. If they take an approved eight-hour class, the state will waive $60 from the license fee. The program is called "Twogether in Texas."
Those overseeing the Twogether in Texas program predict only about 10 percent of couples will take advantage of the program initially. The rest, they said, will pay the higher fees.
The program starts September 1, and the marriage counseling classes are free.
http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou082908_tnt_marriage_counseling.23696d1d.html
FORT WORTH, Texas - For those planning to get married anytime soon, prepare to pay a lot more for a license or else spend time in a relationship class.
With the goal of cutting sky-high divorce rates, a new Texas law uses financial pain to push couples into pre-marriage counseling,
While presently buying a license costs $41, that cost will jump to $71 in September.
Texas will soon offer a cash incentive for couples to get pre-marriage counseling. If they take an approved eight-hour class, the state will waive $60 from the license fee. The program is called "Twogether in Texas."
Those overseeing the Twogether in Texas program predict only about 10 percent of couples will take advantage of the program initially. The rest, they said, will pay the higher fees.
The program starts September 1, and the marriage counseling classes are free.
http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou082908_tnt_marriage_counseling.23696d1d.html
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Great Day Houston
Dear friends,Great Day Houston—the morning talk show hosted by Deborah Duncan—has a show opening for a wedding NEXT WEEK. If you know of a couple that is anxious to tie the knot or perhaps has venue issues due to Hurricane Ike, Great Day Houston will host their entire wedding (catering, flowers, cakes, décor, etc.) on the show. It’s a one-hour air time and the couple would be married on television. Just let me know if you are interested - haley@envogueevents.com
Monday, September 15, 2008
Hurricane Ike
We had a wedding planned last weekend for a very sweet couple. Due to Ike the wedding was cancelled. So we are now re-adjusting their wedding plans and date.
On Thursday evening, the fiance turned to his almost-wife and asked her if she wanted to wake up married on Sunday, or post-pone everything.
They decided that the whole point was to start their life together, so they did a quick ceremony at Prince of Peace on Friday morning before the storm came.
Now they are enjoying their honeymoon, as a married couple. Upon their return we will be doing a 're-enactment' of the ceremony and then having the big blow-out reception.
Even in times of crises it is important to remember that family and love is very important.
We all hope everyone is well, and while waiting for power still, that you are with friends and family.
On Thursday evening, the fiance turned to his almost-wife and asked her if she wanted to wake up married on Sunday, or post-pone everything.
They decided that the whole point was to start their life together, so they did a quick ceremony at Prince of Peace on Friday morning before the storm came.
Now they are enjoying their honeymoon, as a married couple. Upon their return we will be doing a 're-enactment' of the ceremony and then having the big blow-out reception.
Even in times of crises it is important to remember that family and love is very important.
We all hope everyone is well, and while waiting for power still, that you are with friends and family.
Monday, September 8, 2008
French Twist on Tradition
This past weekend we learned a great French Tradition.
We placed note cards and envelopes at every table. The guests were instructed to write marriage advice, their best wishes and thoughts of the day. After the toasts the cards were all gathered and sealed inside a box with a bottle of champagne.
The instructions for the bride and groom are to either wait until their Seventh year of marriage (seven year itch!) or after their first BIG fight, then they can break the seal and read all of the cards to remind them of their wedding day.
We placed note cards and envelopes at every table. The guests were instructed to write marriage advice, their best wishes and thoughts of the day. After the toasts the cards were all gathered and sealed inside a box with a bottle of champagne.
The instructions for the bride and groom are to either wait until their Seventh year of marriage (seven year itch!) or after their first BIG fight, then they can break the seal and read all of the cards to remind them of their wedding day.
Friday, September 5, 2008
New Music Trend?
So this week a bride had the best idea ever- Gospel Choir! We contacted Texas A&M University's Gospel Choir to see if they would travel to Houston for a wedding. We are awaiting their response, I will keep you posted!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Bridal Shower Ideas
Bri-dull Showers
Turn your dull wedding shower into a real party with some new and different ideas! Below are just a few gift and game ideas to get the party going. Enjoy!
Naughty & Nice Shower
What is a Naughty & Nice Shower? It’s a shower where guests bring one "naughty" gift for the Bride and Groom's honeymoon, and one "nice" gift. Collect all the naughty gifts in a black satin pillow case and tie with four long red ribbons for the couple's honeymoon night. Then play one naughty game and one nice game:
Dirty Game: Wear the Teddy
Put a teddy bear in a brown paper bag and tell the guests whoever gets stuck holding the bag in a game of hot potato has to wear the teddy! Don't tell your guests it's a teddy bear - they'll be terrified thinking it's a silky lingerie teddy!
Nice Game: Toilet Paper Wedding Dress
Divide the guests into two or more teams of at least three people each. The teams are given rolls of toilet paper, and each team chooses a "bride." Give the teams 20 minutes to create a wedding dress on their "bride" using the toilet paper. At the end of the allotted time, vote for the best wedding dress and the funniest, and give prizes to the winners.
Couples Stock the Bar Shower
Invite the guys because they'll want to be included! Have guests bring a bottle of wine to share, and a gift to help stock the couple's bar. Provide cheese plates and snacks, and spend a nice night with friends and family. No games necessary!
Makeover Shower
Small showers don't have to be boring! There are so many more things you can do at a small shower, like having makeovers for all the guests! Invite a Mary Kay or Avon consultant to do the makeovers and have a fun day of relaxing beauty and pampering!
Game: You Melt My Heart
Freeze little candy hearts in ice-cubes before the party. To play, give each guest one of the ice-cubes in a little cup and tell them they can try to melt the ice cube using any body part, but they can't take the ice-cube out of the cup. First one to melt completely, wins.
Kitchen Shower
This shower is all about good food and friends! Host a potluck dinner where every guest brings their favorite dish. Guests will also bring a recipe card for the dish to start off the new couple’s recipe collection. Gifts should all focus on the kitchen, and these crowd-pleaser games will fit right in! Give prizes to the winners, and let the guests personalize aprons as a favor.
Game: Name That White Stuff
Put 10 different white substances in Ziploc bags, like flour, powdered milk, and baking soda. Be sure to number the bags so you can keep track of the right answers.
Game: Herb Sniffing
Put 10 different herbs in individual numbered cups, cover with foil, and put several small holes in the foil. Guests take turns sniffing the herbs to guess which herb is in which cup.
Turn your dull wedding shower into a real party with some new and different ideas! Below are just a few gift and game ideas to get the party going. Enjoy!
Naughty & Nice Shower
What is a Naughty & Nice Shower? It’s a shower where guests bring one "naughty" gift for the Bride and Groom's honeymoon, and one "nice" gift. Collect all the naughty gifts in a black satin pillow case and tie with four long red ribbons for the couple's honeymoon night. Then play one naughty game and one nice game:
Dirty Game: Wear the Teddy
Put a teddy bear in a brown paper bag and tell the guests whoever gets stuck holding the bag in a game of hot potato has to wear the teddy! Don't tell your guests it's a teddy bear - they'll be terrified thinking it's a silky lingerie teddy!
Nice Game: Toilet Paper Wedding Dress
Divide the guests into two or more teams of at least three people each. The teams are given rolls of toilet paper, and each team chooses a "bride." Give the teams 20 minutes to create a wedding dress on their "bride" using the toilet paper. At the end of the allotted time, vote for the best wedding dress and the funniest, and give prizes to the winners.
Couples Stock the Bar Shower
Invite the guys because they'll want to be included! Have guests bring a bottle of wine to share, and a gift to help stock the couple's bar. Provide cheese plates and snacks, and spend a nice night with friends and family. No games necessary!
Makeover Shower
Small showers don't have to be boring! There are so many more things you can do at a small shower, like having makeovers for all the guests! Invite a Mary Kay or Avon consultant to do the makeovers and have a fun day of relaxing beauty and pampering!
Game: You Melt My Heart
Freeze little candy hearts in ice-cubes before the party. To play, give each guest one of the ice-cubes in a little cup and tell them they can try to melt the ice cube using any body part, but they can't take the ice-cube out of the cup. First one to melt completely, wins.
Kitchen Shower
This shower is all about good food and friends! Host a potluck dinner where every guest brings their favorite dish. Guests will also bring a recipe card for the dish to start off the new couple’s recipe collection. Gifts should all focus on the kitchen, and these crowd-pleaser games will fit right in! Give prizes to the winners, and let the guests personalize aprons as a favor.
Game: Name That White Stuff
Put 10 different white substances in Ziploc bags, like flour, powdered milk, and baking soda. Be sure to number the bags so you can keep track of the right answers.
Game: Herb Sniffing
Put 10 different herbs in individual numbered cups, cover with foil, and put several small holes in the foil. Guests take turns sniffing the herbs to guess which herb is in which cup.
Summer Themes
Life’s a Beach…
Summer is the perfect time for beach-lovers to express themselves with a tropical theme. Celebrate your spring or summer wedding with a Luau or beach theme! These themes are great for receptions and rehearsal dinners alike. For information about planning a beach wedding in nearby Galveston or suggestions on incorporating the beach into your wedding, email us at info@envogueevents.com.
Hawaiian Luau
Summer is the perfect time for beach-lovers to express themselves with a tropical theme. Celebrate your spring or summer wedding with a Luau or beach theme! These themes are great for receptions and rehearsal dinners alike. For information about planning a beach wedding in nearby Galveston or suggestions on incorporating the beach into your wedding, email us at info@envogueevents.com.
Hawaiian Luau
- Use the colors of hibiscus: Bright pink, yellow and orange, with accents of deep green
- Surround your guests with tiki torches
- Place hibiscus trees at focus points (bar, cakes, guest book)
- Decorate buffet tables with tropical flowers and baskets of tropical fruit
- Use palm branches and brightly colored rose petals as accents
- Centerpieces of hibiscus, ginger, orchids, and birds of paradise
- Table-top tiki torches give the table a nice glow
- A starry night projected onto the ceiling
- Greet each guest with a fresh or silk flower Lei
- For escort cards, split coconuts, fill them with a tropical drink (like a mai tai or pina colada), and install a small flag with the guest’s name and table number.
- Instead of typical tables, create low tables (folded tables supported by cinderblocks) and provide cushions for guest seating
- Cover the table-top in green Ti leaves
- Use raffia or grass skirts in lieu of table skirts
- Hire a fire juggler for guest arrival or an outside event
- Modern Hawaiian band and a wandering ukulele performer
- Hula dancers performing and giving lessons
- Dance floor with limbo and hula competitions
- Decorate the bride’s cake with orchids and other tropical flowers
- Top the groom’s cake with male and female dashboard hula dancers
Key Largo
- Colors – Turquoise and nautical blues
- Table cards attached to sand dollars, starfish, and large seashells are spread across a table, nestled in a bed of sand, surrounded by votives and tropical flowers
- Guests can help themselves to drinks at the tiki-themed bar
- Centerpieces: large fish bowls half-filled with sand, seashells, and turquoise beads, with a large pillar candle in the center. Surround the base with a string of large artificial pearls.
- Decorate buffet tables with tall cylindrical vases. Inside, create a base of turquoise beads, and place a waterproof LED light. Fill with water and place a floating candle or a blue floral arrangement.
- White tablecloths with teal napkins and chair covers
- Across the center of the table, sprinkle a swirl of colored sand to match the theme
- Guests arrive to songs by the Beach Boys
- Shrimp and oyster station nestled in a large ice sculpture clam
- Light blue wedding cake studded with white and cream sugar seashells. At the base of each layer sits a string of frosting pearls
- “Gone Fishing” cake topper
Sunday, April 27, 2008
We welcome Kaitlyn Julian Brown!!
Kelly Mitchell & Julian Brown, married over a year ago at Ashton Gardens, just welcomed the cutest baby into the world!!!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Jadlowski Wedding
Here are a few pictures from this past weekends wedding, can you believe this is on Lake Conroe?! photos by Best Day photography
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Propsal contest
En Vogue is hosting it's first proposal contest. The winner will be announced on Valentine's Day and the couple will win a special prize. Everyone can enter, just email your proposal to info@envogueevents.com
"Erik and I have been dating for 3.5 years. He is always so sweet and wonderful to me. I wanted the proposal to be completely his idea and I wanted it just like all other future brides dream of. However, Erik went above and beyond. It all begin when he surprised me to go to Disney World with him and his family for one week. I was such in awe because Disney World is my favorite place. It is really magical and definitely you can be a kid! We were there for about 6 days before he proposed. He and I were at Epcot( a park in Disney). It is my favorite park because I LOVE To travel** He and I were together and saw just about ALL the Disney characters including my favorite(chip and Dale) then later that night we sat down and waited for the Ulimations to begin(fireworks that Disney shows) As they were going off... I felt Erik begin to shake... I did not know why, but before I knew it he turned me around and got down on one Knee and he said" Lauren Nicole Ray It has been an incredible journey these past two years it will be an honor for you to be with me the rest of my life"... of course I was crying and said YES YES YES! It was an incredible moment I nor he will ever forget!"
Lauren Ray and Erik Peterson,
June 14,2008 (wedding Date)
"Erik and I have been dating for 3.5 years. He is always so sweet and wonderful to me. I wanted the proposal to be completely his idea and I wanted it just like all other future brides dream of. However, Erik went above and beyond. It all begin when he surprised me to go to Disney World with him and his family for one week. I was such in awe because Disney World is my favorite place. It is really magical and definitely you can be a kid! We were there for about 6 days before he proposed. He and I were at Epcot( a park in Disney). It is my favorite park because I LOVE To travel** He and I were together and saw just about ALL the Disney characters including my favorite(chip and Dale) then later that night we sat down and waited for the Ulimations to begin(fireworks that Disney shows) As they were going off... I felt Erik begin to shake... I did not know why, but before I knew it he turned me around and got down on one Knee and he said" Lauren Nicole Ray It has been an incredible journey these past two years it will be an honor for you to be with me the rest of my life"... of course I was crying and said YES YES YES! It was an incredible moment I nor he will ever forget!"
Lauren Ray and Erik Peterson,
June 14,2008 (wedding Date)
Bridal Show
"Before You Say… I Do!" Bridal SoireeSunday, January 27, 20081 pm - 6 pmHoustonian Hotel Club & Spa111 N Post Oak LaneHouston, TX 77024 (map)A not to be missed event! Let us help plan the biggest day of your life.Join Weddings in Houston magazine as we present Houston's most prestigious bridal event.Mix and mingle with 70 of Houston's finest wedding experts as you browse through lavish displays of cakes, gowns, flowers, invitations, photography and more. Enjoy a champagne reception and attend a stunning runway show. This year's special guest is celebrity couture designer ROMONA KEVEZA.Reservations are strongly suggested as this is the luxury wedding showcase of the year.For more information call 713.464.4321www.houstonbridalshows.com
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