A Garden-Inspired Afternoon Wedding Adorned in Lily of the Valley

The bride, wearing a printed wedding dress smiling with the groom, wearing a green suit. — Photo: Sarah Austin with Chris Bailey Photography | Jewelry: Tenenbaum Jewelers | Cake: Susie’s Cakes

Mimi and Trey’s love story blossomed when she returned to Houston in 2020 after a successful two-decade career in finance in NYC and Connecticut. She quickly crossed paths with Trey, thanks to a mutual friend who made the introduction. Trey’s initial email sparked a connection that felt unmistakably memorable from the start.

“We both knew from the very beginning that this was something special,” Mimi says.

Trey orchestrated a fairytale proposal in Paris, choosing “one of the most romantic restaurants in Paris” as the perfect setting. Midway through dessert, he captivated their fellow diners, announcing to everyone his heartfelt intention to ask Mimi to marry him.

On July 20, 2024, the couple exchanged vows in an elegant, garden-inspired afternoon wedding at the River Oaks Country Club. Mimi shares, “We wanted our day to feel very fresh, cool, and light and full of lots of green and white.” The ceremony was particularly meaningful, as Mimi’s mother escorted her down the aisle while Trey’s father officiated, and they exchanged stunning rings from Tenenbaum Jewelers.

The garden reception was an afternoon tea party, both classic and sumptuous with exquisite Lily of the Valley florals, and a four-tier delicious cake embossed with Lily of the Valley, by Susie’s Cakes. Guests enjoyed a repast of finger sandwiches, lobster rolls, caviar potato chips, and other delicacies and a dessert table of mini lily-of-the-valley cakes, shortbread, macaroons, lemon scones and more! The happy couple will honeymoon in the South of France.

Continue scrolling to see all the sweet moments from Mimi and Trey’s wedding, featured in the 2025 issue of Weddings in Houston Magazine.

A flat lay of white and green stationery with floral print on the stationery.

Diamond wedding bands from Tenenbaum Jewelers.

A floral printed Oscar de la Renta wedding dress.

The bride getting her makeup done before her wedding.

The bride smiling in her floral print wedding gown and holding her bouquet.

The groom turning around to see the bride for the first time.

The bride and groom kissing after their first look.

The archways in the River Oaks Country Club covered in greenery and lily of the valley.

The altar covered in greenery and lily of the valley in front of floor-to-ceiling windows.

The bride and her mother smiling while walking down the aisle.

The bride and groom smiling at each other as the groom's father officiates the ceremony.

The ballroom decorated with greenery and lily of the valley, matching the wallpaper and the spread of light bites and the wedding cake.

Mini lily of the valley cakes and other small bites.

The spread of light bites and a large green and white floral arrangement.

Green printed linens covering a round table with white chairs, and green and white floral arrangements.

The outside patio of River Oaks Country Club.

The bride and groom cutting the four-tier white wedding cake by Susie's Cakes.

Four-tier lily of the valley embossed cake by Susie's Cakes.

The bride and two women smiling and clinking their glasses of Champagne.

The bride and groom waving while guests cheer during their send off.

A vintage Bentley with a license plate that says "Just Married".

The bride and groom smiling and waving from inside the getaway car.

“A Garden-Inspired Afternoon Wedding Adorned in Lily of the Valley” Spotlight WiH Partners- Jewelry: Tenenbaum Jewelers | Cake: Susie’s Cakes

Contributing Vendors- Photo: Sarah Austin with Chris Bailey Photography / River Oaks Country Club / Keely Thorne Events / Events in Bloom / Becca Cakes / Oscar de la Renta / Sid Mashburn / Neiman Marcus / Kuhl-Linscomb / Divisi Strings / Papellerie / Made Up by Renee / Hair by Annie

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