Wow, I can’t believe that 2011 is almost over…In fact, this gorgeous fete by Sweet August Events is the last post of the year and boy, is it a good one! Captured perfectly by Photography by Vanessa, this traditional stunner is filled to the brim with pretty pretty flowers, sparkly heels, and one of the cutest flower girls you ever did see. We’re loving the mini Polaroid wall of love photo booth as well. What a great way to display all the fun your guests are having while celebrating your special day. Click here for more.
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From the Bride…We wanted our wedding to be a fun, romantic, hill country wedding with a touch of glam. The first detail to set the tone for our wedding was my dress, trimmed with pearls, crystals and lace. The bodice was unique and glamorous while the lace train was very romantic and classic; perfect for our traditional Methodist church ceremony. Local San Antonio stationery shop owned by Anne Gibson had her team create hand renderings of the lace on my dress to use on all of our custom designed wedding stationary. The continuing theme of lace and pearls was paired with candles and glassware to give the church and reception a sense of twinkle and warmth. I’m all about textures in lieu of a mix of colors, so the combination of smooth glass, frilled table clothes, vintage lace, and velvety flowers was just perfect. I chose low center pieces at the guest tables so that my guests could mingle across the tables without barriers. We embraced our outdoor hill country venue with pink uplighting in the trees, Mexican Papel Picado banner patterned (a San Antonio tradition) lighting on the Palmer Clubhouse tower and Grotto, and festival string lights across the reception patio. The lighting really softened the hill country terrain and gave a super romantic glow to the evening.
Our guests were greeted at the reception with Pomegranate Martinis (hers) and Prickly Pear Margaritas (his) – a fun spin-off of the favorite San Antonio beverage! Our wedding planner surprised us with a hand-made “Mr. & Mrs. Pettit” introductory banner, which our ushers carried (beer in hand) to welcome Chris and I to our reception. The entrance of our reception patio was set with eclectic side tables, lanterns, mason jars hanging from the ceiling, colorfully decorated “L-O-V-E” letters, and a framed faux chalkboard table assignment lists. In honor of the “King of Country” residing just minutes away from our venue, we named all of the reception tables after a few of our favorite George Strait songs – with one of Chris’ favorites “River of Love” as the head table. Chris and I attended 3 of George’s concerts in the 3 years that we dated, so his music has played a big part in our relationship! As two graduated Longhorns that met at The University of Texas, we couldn’t celebrate our big day without paying homage by singing the “Eyes of Texas” over a huge, delicious longhorn cake. I was so thankful Chris didn’t try a second round of cake in my face with that orange icing!
The favorite area for our guests was the red velvet couch photo booth, draped with a colorful pom-pom ball background and hand-crafted props like ribbon streamers, a pillow heart, mustaches on a stick, empty picture frames, and a chalkboard for best wishes. It was a fun way to capture pictures of all our guests, who came from Colorado, Oklahoma, and all across Texas. They were able to hang their mini-Polaroid pictures on our “Wall of Love” for other guests to admire and for us to enjoy after the wedding. We ended the evening through a tunnel of classic white sparklers, and escaping in a vintage 1954 R Type Bentley. It could not have been more dream-like!
Our wedding supported two charities that are important to us. The vintage Bentley was provided with a donation to Guy Clumpner’s charity of choice, the Bike MS Valero 150 benefiting more than 20,000 Texans living with Multiple Sclerosis. Instead of party favors, we chose to support our University with H2Orange water bottles for our guests, in which proceeds support scholarships at The University of Texas at Austin.
Wedding Photography: Photography by Vanessa / Wedding Cinematography: Weiss Eubanks Films / Floral Design: Fresh Urban Flowers / Event Design + Planning: Sweet August Events / Ceremony Location: University United Methodist Church / Reception Location: Westin La Cantera Palmer Clubhouse / Invitations: Anne Gibson Stationery / Bride’s Shoes: Stuart Weitzman / Bridesmaid Dresses: Dessy Collection / Wedding Dress: Blue by Enzoani
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A perfect, beautiful, charitable and exceptional wedding! Congratulations!
This wedding lived up to the vision of being so dreamy and romantic but so much fun! Thanks to all who brought Natalie's vision to life especially, Katherine, Brooke, Anne, Guy and Julie and Paul (awesome lighting) and the Chef at the Westin for the fab food!
Such a beautiful wedding and an even more beautiful bride! I love all of the glitzy details and the color palate is amazing. Definitely a fan of the shoes. :)
A beautiful, amazing wedding! Wow, congratulations
This looks both elegant and fun, just like Natalie! What a nice touch to remember charities on your special day.
What a beautiful wedding! The bride looked radiant! I love the romantic charm of this wedding. Congrats to the happy couple :)
Such a beautiful wedding! Sweet August Events is also planning my wedding and I am so excited to for the big day! Katherine is a very professional, creative wedding planner. She has great taste and has saved us lots of money with her connections - I highly recommend her!!
What a fun, vibrant, and elegant wedding it seemed to be. Love the colors and idea with the "Wall of Love" photo booth. I will keep Sweet August in mind for my big day. Best wishes to the couple pictured. Thank you for sharing your day with us.
What an amazing wedding. Love all the details, charm and unique touches throughout.
I used the hyperlink to Sweet August Events... I'll definitely recommend Katherine to my friends who are planning bridal events -- and Puny Parties!!
Congratulations to the beautiful couple!
Beautiful wedding! I can't wait for my upcoming wedding, also by Sweet August Events!
This wedding was amazing. I was SO honored to be a part of it as Nat's MOH and couldn't be happier it made it to SMP. Congrats to you two, love you Nat & Chris!
From the first time I met this duo, Natalie & Chris, I knew I was entering into a lifetime friendship! I feel so blessed to have had clients that trusted me with their vision and I am honored to have been apart of their day! Thank you Style Me Pretty for allowing us to share this beautiful day!
It was such an honor to be a guest at the wedding of my niece, Natalie and her wonderful husband, Chris. It was such a magical and romantic wedding and reception. The people who were involved in planning of this beautiful occasion did a remarkable job. The photos are awesome and well taken by a very skilled and creative photographer. WTG, all! I am so proud of both Natalie & Chris and wish them all the love and happiness of their new married life and the New Year!
Love! Love! Love this!
I love the gorgeous details and thought that Sweet August has done here. Sweet August obviously takes the time to get to know each client so that their special day suites them to perfection. You can see down to the last detail that perfection is exactly what Sweet August strives for and has obviously accomplished. Absolutely breathtaking!
Lovely wedding!
My fiance' loves the idea of the H2Orange as the wedding favors. Are those full-sized bottles? I assume you can just contact their sales team to arrange for bulk purchase?
Julia, we bought our H2Orange bottles from HEB! They were able to sell us cases and was actually a lot cheaper than I expected! You can also get them from any UT coop. Glad you like the idea!
Our wedding was everything I ever dreamed of, plus more! Katherine with Sweet August Events was seriously a God send. She coordinated all of our awesome vendors, whom I adore, and hand made so many of the detailed touches. If anything went wrong that night I would never have known it! Thank you to everyone who made our wedding celebration possible, and to Photography by Vanessa for the beautiful pictures we all get to swoon over!
Aaaaaaahhhhhhh! You looked AMAZING in your ENZOANI gown. Perfection! Congratulations from the Ladies of Blush Bridal Lounge! :)
So COUNTRY CHIC!!!! Love all the details. Especially the "Wall of Love" photo booth area and incorporation of lace & pearls from the Wedding Dress throughout the reception. Great idea! I have to praise Sweet August Events. Katherine has helped me plan many functions and always does an exceptional job bringing my vision to life. Truly talented! Brooke with Fresh Urban Flowers is another class act business. Always the most gorgeous floral arrangements. Great group of vendors in the San Antonio area!!!
Truly gorgeous! Congratulations...it looks like a dream!
What a whimsical wedding! Every little detail worked together to create a beautiful event. Love the casual, yet sophisticated feel to it all! Congrats to the bride, groom and all the vendors!
Absolutely Amazing!! Not surprised this is a Sweet August event. I've seen many events done by Katherine all wonderful with their own unique twist!! I can't agree with Natalie and Chasity more!!
This wedding is so beautiful. Everything looked amazing. Katherine with Sweet August Events did an awesome job.
Gorgeous! Seeing these photos makes me want to get married all over again and this time hire Sweet August Events! I love all the details. Absolutely breathtaking!
Another perfect wedding by Sweet August Events! Amazing work, Katherine!
What a Spectacular Celebration of Love :) I have been a part of so many wonderful weddings and Katherine - master mind behind Sweet August Events - never ceases to Amaze! She has the most genuine way of creating unique and memorable moments at every turn. No matter the size of the event - Katherine pairs the little things most important to each bride and groom and achieves the most sincere/intimate moments! Everything S.A.E. puts together has Purpose, Balance, and Class. I can't wait to share in another Sweet August Celebration.
Where did you order the cute menus from??
Marie, the menus (and invitations, programs, table names and assignment boards) were custom designed by Anne's Stationary Studio, off of Wurzbach in San Antonio. Anne Gibson is the owner and is simply fabulous at what she does, and so fun to work with! I recommend her for any stationary work!
We are so excited to be featured in Style Me Pretty! And what a great wedding to feature - Natalie & Chris were a dream to work with. We had a blast planning their special day. Every flower picked from the sweet garden roses and fluffy peonies to the snowberries and bits of lace and pearls tucked in made for a gorgeous wedding indeed! Loved working with all the best vendors in town...can't wait to do it all again soon!
Such a beautiful, stylish wedding! Natalie is the most beautiful bride! Everyone did a fabulous job! Katherine from Sweet August Events is the most professional and pleasant wedding coordinator I have ever met! The photography captured special moments and details I am sure will be treasured for years by many! My little flower girl loved being a part of the wedding and is still talking about it! I am so glad she was a part of this special day!
Just another great wedding by Sweet August Events
Amazing year for Sweet August and Katherine. Your creativity always impresses me! AK
Let me just say that my lovely daughter, Natalie, couldn't have possibly been more gorgeous and beaming with love. Her pearly smile lasted all day and all evening, and I'll never forget how absolutely beautiful the entire wedding and celebration were. Duchess Catherine tried her best to throw a better wedding, but sorry to say that she came up short! Thanks to ALL of the people and companies who came together to make this magical day happen without any visible hitch! ...Love, //DAD
So gorgeous!
Beautiful wedding and beautiful couple!
Very stunning, the pictures are breathtaking. Keep up the amazing work!
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the timelessness and simplicity with sparks of fun and color!
Everything was so beautiful about this wedding...Natalie is an amazing girl & it truely showed throughout all the details! So glad I could be apart of this amazing day! <3
lovely bridesmaid dresses - do you know what color they are? im also looking to use dessy dresses.
Cabear, the color is Pantone Honeysuckle!