Magaret & Jack - June 2009

Ceremony & Location: The Intercontinental Houston
Photography: Ashley K Photography
Bride's cake: Cakes Affairs & Culinary Creations
Groom's cake: Jungle CafeDJ: John Chen
Flowers: The Secret Floral Garden

Caterer - Drop in VS. Full Service

Mary Henry Zeek Photography

When looking for a caterer for your wedding it's always important to find the best one that fits your budget, taste amazing, and will provide the best service available.

With that in mind, would definitely suggest rather recommend that you select a full service caterer for your next event.

Let's look at both sides:
Drop In Caterer:

• They just drop the food and leave.
• They don't have linens, chafers, or utensils available which means you would have to rent.
• You would have to rent everything from silverware, plates, chafers, linens, staffing, decorations..etc.
• They do not clean up.

Full Service Caterer:

• They provide you with staffing to serve the food, set up, clean up, and run the bar.
• They offer a larger variety of items for you to use such as linens and silverware.
• You have a on-site captain to oversee the entire event to ensure proper service.


• Cake cutting is included with most caterers.

So for about the same price or just a tad bit more you will find that hiring a full service caterer will save you from all the headaches of hiring staff, setting up, or cleaning up your own wedding. Do you really want to be throwing away trash in your gorgeous wedding dress? Or any of your guests for that matter?

So my vote of course is for the full service caterer!

Happy reading!

Sincerely,

Audrey Hu-Gonzalez

Certified wedding planner in Houston, TX

http://www.eventsbyaudrey.com/

Inspiration board created by Studio Capture

Long time since I've posted something. Well I'm back! I've changed my layout around a bit and have posted an inspiration board as my layout.
The wonderful people at http://www.studiocapture.com/ created this lovely inspiration from a wedding that I did last year.

The beautiful couple where Jeff & Grace and they were married at the beautiful Paraiso Maravilla.

Please enjoy the picture and I will continue to add new and interesting information on this blog.

Happy reading!
Sincerely,
Audrey Hu-Gonzalez
Certified Wedding & Event Planner location in Houston, TX
http://www.eventsbyaudrey.com/

Nicole & Tim's wedding - 3.19.09

Hello my fellow readers!
I've attached a link to the most previous wedding I did which was held on March 19, 2009 at the beautiful and gorgeous hotel: The Magnolia Hotel in Downtown.

Nicole: Beautiful bride who "glowed" and was absolutely gorgeous!
Tim: A very happy groom who couldn't believe that he had married his one true love!

Congratulations to both Nicole & Tim!
Thank you to Collins Metu Photography for providing this link! I will be posting photos later!
Collins is an AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER!
http://www.collinsmetu.com/weddings/nicoleandtim/

Facebook - A new way to RSVP

When thinking about new ways to have your guests RSVP think about Facebook! I have found several people use this tool in order to have a better way to connect with friends of family! So what better way that to connect with Facebook and create a group specifically designed just for your wedding! Most people now days are always on Facebook, Myspace, or Twitter! This is great for the technologically advanced bride!

Happy Reading!
Sincerely,
Audrey Hu-Gonzalez
Houston Wedding Planner
www.eventsbyaudrey.com

Party favor idea!

I recently did a 50th wedding anniversary and they had the nicest and most personlized party favor. Each guest was provided a small bottle of Chardonnay with the picture of the couple on the label. What a neat idea! It is definitely something that people will cherish and take home to keep as a souvenier.
Here is the website for all you interested brides. Photo by MH Photography.
www.windsorvineyards.com or call 1-800-289-9463.

Happy Reading!
Sincerely,
Audrey Hu-Gonzalez
Houston Wedding Planner
www.eventsbyaudrey.com

27 dresses dilema? I've got the answer

The other day I met a new vendor who I thought had a fabulous idea. She has a new website where you can sell your gently used bridesmaids dresses on her site! Do you have too many dresses your closet is full? Try this site out and it might help.
http://www.bargainbridesmaids.com/.
MH Photography - Photo
Happy Reading!
Sincerely,
Audrey Hu-Gonzalez
Houston Wedding Planner
www.eventsbyaudrey.com