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Classic Elegance at Knotting Hill Place With a Touch of Spanish Influence

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[field title=”Design / Vibe / Vision”]Rosie Martinez with Weddings by Yuri did a great job helping us design our day. The idea for wedding day was to give classy, romantic, light and airy vibes with a splash of Spanish vibes. We felt like it all came together perfectly.[/field]
[field title=”Proposal Story”]Our proposal story took place in April of 2022. Diego is from Spain and his parents were visiting for the month. We went to eat and then to watch the sunset over the lake. When we got to Sunset Point, there was a table set up with pictures, flowers, sweet treats and champagne. He got down on one knee and popped the question and then we were met with all our friends and family![/field]
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[field title=”Wedding Gown”]My wedding dress was a Berta that I found at The Bridal Boutique in Lewisville. I tried on several dresses before it and several dresses after. However, when I circled back around to it, I smiled so big as I put it on once again and my family said that they also knew it was going to be “the one” from the second I came out of the dressing room in it the first time.[/field]
[field title=”Bridesmaid Dresses”]The bridesmaids wore dresses from a store called Revelry. Each of them chose to wear a different style in the long, satin, Indie Blue color.[/field]
[field title=”Groomsman Attire”]- The groomsmen wore navy suits, ivory shirts with brown shoes and belts styled by Brent Lob and Q Clothier.
– Diego, the groom, wore a custom ivory printed tux jacket made by Brent Lob at Q Clothier. He wore black custom pants and black suede loafers.[/field]
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[field title=”Food & Drink”]- Culinary Arts brought our Spain/Texas fusion vision to life. Food was a big part of bringing the Spanish flare to our special day. For cocktail hour, we served 2 Spanish tapas and 2 Texas style hors d’oeuvres. For dinner we had a chicken option, carving station, & paella station, which is a traditional Spanish meal. We had Colada provide the beverages of the night, two of which were the bride and groom signature drinks.[/field]
[field title=”Florals & Decor”]- Bella Flora made all my floral decor dreams come true!! I wanted classy, but romantic vibes with florals everywhere using whites, ivories, peach & blush tones, with hints of blue thrown in. The ceremony had large elevated bouquets lining the aisle and framing the altar. In the reception area, the staircase was decorated with florals cascading over the edge and candles climbing the other side. Tables had high and low bouquets, candles scattered around, and all the flatware was accented in gold.[/field]
[field title=”Wedding Cake”]- The wedding cake was by Sugar Bee Sweets and was decorated in monochromatic simple designs, each layer differing from the other. Florals further embellished the cake on the top and sides. The groom chose a 007 theme for his cake, which Sugar Bee Sweets displayed beautifully.[/field]
[field title=”Readings, Ceremony Music, Reception Songs”]- Our goal throughout our wedding planning process was to make the day a beautiful fusion of both our cultures. That being said, our officiant was accompanied by a Spanish translator- a close friend to the groom. When it came time for vows, Diego said his in English and I said mine in Spanish. Throughout the rest of the night, DJ Nate Acosta with DNA services, played a combination of music in both languages and everyone danced the night away.[/field]
[field title=”Special Detail #1″]- Diego is from Madrid, I am from Dallas, and we wanted our wedding to be a display of that. The most special to us, was that we said our vows in each other’s first language. We felt like it was the perfect way of merging our two cultures.[/field]
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A Glamorous Texas Wedding With An 8-Foot Floral Arch

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The wedding colors were black, white, blush, with touches of French blue.

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This couple’s opulent wedding at The Knotting Hill Place was guest centric and intimate. Stunning long tables with tall candlelight votives placed carefully along the head tables. All of the florals from Wedfully Yours were selected with a beautiful lush aesthetic in mind.

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Lexi’s dress from designer Rime Arodaky featured fashion forward 3D floral that inspired the cake design by Baker Mama – we love some intricate cake designs. The reception featured a white high neck beaded dress as an outfit change for the bride, the couples’ matching Air Jordans for dancing, and suspenders and t-shirt change giving a subtle nod to Jackson’s military pilot occupation.

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Lexi opted for the bridesmaids to pick their style of black bridesmaid dresses that flattered all shapes and sizes.

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All the guys cleaned up nicely from their military attire into traditional black and white suites. Jackson’s tux from The Black Tux featured a classic black bow tie with silk lapels.

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Who can say no to the good old late night Texan Whataburger snack and an open bar? This couple spared no expense when it came to entertaining their guests with food and drink.

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The ceremony featured a burst of floral along the aisle and an incredible eight-foot flower arch adorned with roses, carnations and hydrangea, creating the perfect backdrop for the ‘I Do’s’.

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Baker Mama was inspired by the incredible detail in our brides dress and hand created 3D floral to adorn their wedding cake. And of course, with the absence of their pup – Lexi and Jackson added a small detail to honor their little furbabe.

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The reception was absolutely jumpin with DJ Tr3Matic (the hottest in DFW) kicking it off with hip hop and R&B (the favorite genre by Bride & Groom). When the drinks started flowing, the party hats came out and so did the many personalities on the dance floor. Even Jacksons granny stepped out to celebrate!

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Elegant + Romantic At Home Texas Wedding

Well by golly, I’m in a fabulous mood today, and no, it’s not just because pumpkin pie is on the horizon. It’s all due to the absolutely adorable love between these two right here. I’m pretty sure it doesn’t get better than this; dapper Groom and beautiful, beaming Bride at an elegant-meets-down-home-Texas affair. Our VAULT is looking good thanks to Magnolia Adam’s Photography; see it all this way!

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From the Bride… Being able to host our closest family and friends for our ceremony, overlooking the lake, and then dinner beneath a tent, both in the backyard of my parents home, October 3rd truly was our dream. We wanted everyone to be comfortable, and to enjoy a casual Texas evening – as most of our guests were from Chicago and both the East and West coasts. We chose a color palette that felt like us (navy and pinks, primarily) and added sympathetic touches, such as farm tables, lots of greenery and books borrowed from my dad’s law library to add some height and dimension to tabletop arrangements. All of our vendors worked so flawlessly together and to top it off, we had an incredible day of weather – which worked out well as we never came up with a plan B for rain :)

Adam and I met online – I saw him and thought he was handsome, so I chatted him up. It didn’t take long for us to set a first date – dinner on a chilly November Sunday night, which led to drinks, a first kiss, the setting of a second date and we’ve been pretty inseparable ever since. I knew I loved Adam from the moment we met, and luckily he was smitten with me too.

Adam enlisted one of my best friends, on her own wedding shower day, to get me to a beautiful garden in downtown Chicago. I thought he was taking our dog, Poppy, to the suburbs and then golfing, but when I walked into the Lurie Gardens and saw him standing across the walkway, I immediately knew the day had become infinitely more special. He made me laugh, made me cry, gave me a gorgeous ring and then, after all that, surprised me with both of our families waiting at our apartment. His family had come in from the suburbs, and mine had flown in from New York, Dallas and Austin to celebrate – we had a fantastic dinner and then continued celebrations with our closest friends at a champagne bar called Pops! for Champagne into the wee hours – it couldn’t have been more perfect.

I’d like to think our wedding was full of traditions – some new and some very old!
Kiddush Cup: The cup from which we drank during our wedding pre-dates WWI, and my family shared it with us to use and keep, so we can pass it on for future events.
A Family Style Meal: Since we were married at the home where I grew up, we wanted people to feel like a part of our family, so we decided to have the meal served family-style. I think this encouraged our guests who weren’t old friends to make some new ones, and certainly reminded me of childhood dinner at our family table.
Chuppah: My dad constructed the chuppah under which we were married, and my mom hand-crafted the chuppah cloth. While the beams have come down, the cloth is something we plan to keep and hopefully display – and if ever someone wants to use it, wouldn’t that be the biggest honor?
Camp Yale on Display: For the last 7 – 8 years we’ve referred to my parents house as Camp Yale, something one of my sister’s friends came up with, and then just stuck! On our wedding invitations, we included Camp Yale as the location, and my parents really went all out to welcome our guests – they had a really fun stencil made, and used it to create a ‘Camp Yale’ sign that hangs from a tree at the top of the driveway to greet everyone. They also surprised all of us with CY t-shirts for the wedding party – definitely a fun keepsake!

While it would be nearly impossible to choose just one favorite part of our wedding, I have such a vivid memory of dancing with Adam on the ledge of the pool, outside the tent. He met me just after I changed into a party dress to finish the night, and it felt like something that was very ‘us’. We didn’t have a lot of quiet time away from everyone, as so many people suggest (mostly because it was too hard to break away from the fun), so this was a spontaneous way to have our own time without missing the party.

Our palette was mostly navy, light pinks, and quiet touches of gold, green and white. A few years ago I read that navy was the “new neutral” and that was pure music to my ears, as it is one of my favorite colors. That said, we wanted to showcase the beauty of the landscape, simply complement the venue, so light pinks, greens and whites seemed quite obvious. I am a bit bias, but I think we had a stunning view of the lake, and so we didn’t go overboard on florals or additional design. We chose farm tables and wooden chairs to match the style of my parents home, and we actually used many antique tables my parents have for the cake, gifts and seating chart, etc. When we were deciding on tablescapes, there was some discussion around books – my Dad offered some of his old law library books in place of staged items from the florist, which I loved because those are something I’ve grown up seeing, so it was cool to have them on display.

No, there is nothing I’d have done differently! I am sure I could make a laundry list of small tweaks and changes, but in all honesty, the day was such a dream that I’d hate to have it happen any other way.

My advice: make a list of what’s important to you, and ask your groom to do the same, and then make sure you do those things. Recognize the importance of traditions, but also consider making your own – you never know who might pick up your ideas and carry them forward, traditions have to be started somewhere, after all!

From Magnolia Adam’s Photography… What a dream to photograph Emily and Adam’s wedding! Emily and I were sorority sisters, so when she was in town, we met up for coffee and talked about the possibility of me capturing the day for them. They flew me to Chicago where I was able to photograph their engagements, a place that is home to them to make their images sentimental. Driving down to Camp Yale was so fun, and we were welcomed with open arms. I loved all the details that Emily had chosen for the day and we felt like a part of the family, which was perfect considering the entire wedding carried that vibe.