Destination Wedding In Austin From Stella Alesi / Photography
SO many weddings are destination weddings. Whether across the country or to some exotic location, weddings usually involve travel for many of the guests ~ and quite often the bride and groom! Now, you might not consider Austin, Texas a typical setting for a destination wedding, but for this bride and groom, it held everything they could possible dream of! Sent to us by stella alesi / photography ~ Christina & Todd’s fantastic Austin wedding …
from Christina …
Todd and I met in Houston, Texas, at a restaurant. On our first date (the next night) I looked at Todd and said, “I think I will marry you!”…not a great first date line, but exactly a year later he was my husband!
Though we live in New York City, we have roots in Texas so we wanted to be married there. I had seen pictures of weddings at the Four Seasons in Austin and thought it would be a beautiful destination wedding.
Our wedding colors were inspired by a gray suit Todd spotted in December before we were engaged. I wanted to incorporate my favorite color, pink, in a way that was respectful to a man’s taste. We made gray the basic color and pink the accent: suits and dresses gray, accessories and flowers pink. The bridesmaids wore beautiful silver and stone bracelets and long pearl necklaces made by one of the bridesmaids.
Wendee from Petal Pushers pulled everything together with flower design: chandeliers of peonies, lanterns, mirrored boxes of arrangements, crystals, and twinkling votive candles. Mint julep glasses in the floral arrangements complemented our signature drink. And the bouquets… HOLY PEONIES, they were beyond beautiful!
We wanted our guests to experience the greatest in food and drink. The Four Seasons did not disappoint anyone! We feasted at several stations: sushi to Mexican to beef tenderloin. Late night snacks included cookies, tomato basil soup, and grilled cheese sandwiches.
We celebrated Todd’s parents’ 40th anniversary that night with a special cake and an anniversary dance. Also, instead of throwing the bouquet to my already married girlfriends, I gave it to my mother.
I cherish every memory and thank Stella and Leon Alesi for capturing our special weekend on film to remember for a lifetime.
See all of Christina and Todd’s photos in their SMP Gallery
Photography: stella alesi/photography ~ SMP Portfolio
Flowers: Petal Pushers ~ SMP Portfolio
Event Planning: Aimee Villa of Lizze Belle Events
Ceremony & Reception: Four Seasons Austin - Lawn
Dress: Monique Lhuillier ~ SMP Portfolio
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This is such a magnificent fusion of themes. Cowboots, pink peonies, chandeliers, oh my! But it turned out beautifully. I'm such a sucker for pink and white peonies, this is a cowgirl after my own heart!
The bridesmaid shoes are adorable! Who makes them??
Very pretty! While normally I am not a fan of pink at all, I LOVE those bouquets! And her bridesmaids are all gorgeous... WOW!
gorgeous gorgeous! Christina was so amazing and very creative!! We wished she lived in Texas!
gorgeous goregous! christina was so fun to work with and had so many creative ideas. we wish they lived in Texas!
BEAUTIFUL! We are obsessed wirth her hair..We will be linking your site if that is OK with you guys to share with our readers as well! Thank you xoxoxox
Who are the bridesmaid shoes by?
love it! thank you SMP for being fans of our work and a bigger thank you to Christina for allowing us to "tag along" in her wedding vision!
The shoes I found on ZAPPOS they were RSVP Rain. I just typed in pink heels and they had a selection of about 70 shoes.
The bridesmaids dresses are great. Would you mind sharing info about those? Thanks!
They are Jcrew..they come in a lot of different colors
The combination of the bridesmaids' dresses, the gorgeous hair styles, and pearls....then the POP of the peonies and shoes is fabulous. The beauty of the girls really shines through!
Thanks!
Beautiful photos! I love the shots with the shoes. Very creative and vibrant.
I love the brides shoes too! Anyone know where they are from??
I love the brides hair! Does anyone know where she had it done?
Can someone tell me where she got the pink cowboy boot place cards?? Those are adorable....my soon to be husband is from Texas and that is just the right touch to an elegant wedding!
My hair was done by David Bamford of Therapy hair in Houston, he and Luis Perez did the entire bridal party..They are really talented
All of my printed goods were done by Rachel Titsworth www.titsworth.com She was amazing, extremely creative and I believe that she is coming out with an entire line of wedding paper goods.. please look her up
The shoes are Christian Louboutin, I purchased them December 2009 so I don't know if they are available anymore...however, they have a great blue shoe every season.