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5 Affordable Elegant Wedding Venues

Affordable elegant wedding venues in Houston abound. You just have to know where to look! These 5 super-versatile Houston wedding venues offer all the convenience and opulence you want, without breaking the bank.

LAS VELAS

Set amidst courtyards full of blooming bougainvillea, hibiscus and lush greenery, Las Velas evokes a stately Tuscan villa, where you can live out your most elaborate wedding fantasy. Here, ornate architecture encloses a grand interior accented with wrought-iron fixtures and hand-carved stonework. And because Las Velas provides in-house catering (with no food and beverage minimums) and allows couples to bring in the vendors of their choice for everything else, it’s not just a beautiful place to get married—it’s a very accommodating one! Click here to read the rest of this post »

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The Breakdown: The No Makeup Look

No Makeup Look, bride, beauty, makeup, kelli durham photography — Photo: Kelli Durham Photography

Since Meghan Markle debuted her wedding look, brides have fallen in love with her “no makeup” look. With the help of professional makeup artist Daniel Martin (brand ambassador for Dior, and Honest Beauty Creative Color Consultant), the Duchess of Sussex was able to look radiant and let her natural beauty shine through. For your big day, and for the many events leading up to it, you can accomplish the same look! After all, you still want to look like your beautiful self and not as if you’re wearing a mask. Booking a professional makeup artist for your main event? Ask him or her to create a natural bridal makeup look that brings out the absolute best in your features! Read on for our product recs…

Foundation

The key to a flawless “no makeup” look is your skin. You want to keep it light and dewy, so opt for a tinted moisturizer or BB cream. If you absolutely need to have a foundation, use a light formula like NARS Sheer Glow Foundation. The objective is for the makeup to look like your natural skin.

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8 Special Spots For Houston Hotel Weddings

Versatile ceremony space? Check! Expansive ballroom? Check! Gourmet catering, gracious service and ultra-comfortable on-site guest accommodations? Check, check and …check! Hotels offer maximum wedding convenience and refined luxury all in one package. And these eight Houston-area hotels are up to the task.

Houston Hotel Weddings Houstonian Oak Lights Bride Groom — Venue: The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa | Photo: Christian Oth Studio

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Green And Pink Wedding At The Gallery

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Kelli and Terry’s delightful green and pink wedding and The Gallery totally reflected their passion for life…and dancing! As general manager of The Breakfast Klub, Houston’s wildly popular comfort-food eatery, Terry naturally picked his place of employment as his wedding caterer, tempting guests’ palates with the restaurant’s signature chicken-fried steak, wings and waffles. Meanwhile, bride Kelli picked a light shade of sage green for the “simple, elegant and fun” celebration she envisioned. These two and their 180 guests took full advantage of The Gallery, a venue Kelli describes as having “beautiful outdoor scenery, with a cozy area inside.” They held their outdoor ceremony in the picturesque courtyard, and their green and pink wedding celebration indoors, where they danced beneath romantic string lights to music provided by a Houston radio station celebrity DJ! We’re so grateful to these sweet lovebirds for sharing their beautiful Houston wedding story with us…and y’all. Congratulations, Kelli & Terry! Click here to read the rest of this post »

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Glam Houston Garden Wedding At Hughes Manor

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Sarah and Humberto’s Houston garden wedding has it all, y’all. There’s the beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony surrounded by friends, family and sunshine, at indoor-outdoor Houston wedding venue Hughes Manor. There’s the chic navy, blush and gold wedding palette, executed in elegant style inside Hughes Manor’s modern-vintage interior. And there’s the TDF wedding cake from Cakes By Gina, with its metallic stacks and floral accents. Seriously, it’s just a flat-out fabulous Houston garden wedding, and we can’t get enough (kinda like the guests couldn’t get enough of those insane crab puff tostadas from Cordúa Catering…OMG, yum!!). Thank you, Sarah and Humberto for sharing your incredibly special day with us. Wishing you a lifetime of love, joy…and dancing. xo Click here to read the rest of this post »

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