{"id":20702,"date":"2017-04-13T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/?p=20702"},"modified":"2017-04-21T11:45:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T16:45:04","slug":"white-gray-silver-wedding-at-the-bell-tower-on-34th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/white-gray-silver-wedding-at-the-bell-tower-on-34th\/","title":{"rendered":"White, Gray &#038; Silver Wedding at The Bell Tower on 34th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>Lauren and Steve truly believe that fate brought them together. \u201cI met Steve on his first night in Houston after graduation. He was having a housewarming party, and I was invited through his roommates. As soon as I arrived, I noticed Steve and how attractive he was! He was the DJ for the night, and I told him how much I loved his music and how I wanted to add him on Facebook so I could add his Spotify music account,\u201d says Lauren\u2026admitting that she really just needed an excuse to continue talking to him.<\/p>\n<p>After exchanging messages, Steve asked Lauren out on a date. \u201cI was having a procedure the next day, but I was so excited that he asked me out, I couldn\u2019t say no,\u201d Lauren adds. \u201cHe took me out to dinner but I couldn\u2019t eat, so he didn\u2019t eat either. [<em>Awww<\/em>] We just had water and tea, and talked for hours! I knew right then that he was the kind of guy I wanted to end up with,\u201d she says.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-002.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-002.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond-Engagement-Ring\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For his marriage proposal, Steve made the occasion seem like a normal date night to Lauren. \u201cHe told me that he was taking me out for a nice dinner, which was not uncommon,\u201d she recounts. The plan was to dine at the top of the highest building in downtown Houston. \u201cI got all dressed up in my new dress that Steve bought for me a few days before. When we arrived at the top of the JP Morgan Chase Tower, it was then I noticed the candles that were surrounding us. Steve said so many sweet things, most of which I will never remember because I was so excited, and dropped to one knee,\u201d she says. But that wasn\u2019t the end of the surprise\u2014Steve had arranged for Lauren\u2019s family and friends to be at the actual dinner location to celebrate!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-006.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-006.jpg\" alt=\"Bridesmaids\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-009.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-009.jpg\" alt=\"Strapless-Bridal-Gown\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-010.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-010.jpg\" alt=\"Bridal-Portraits\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-011.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-011.jpg\" alt=\"Bridal-Portraits\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-024.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-024.jpg\" alt=\"Ivory-and-Green-Bridal-Bouquet\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-034.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-034.jpg\" alt=\"Bridesmaids\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-031.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-031.jpg\" alt=\"Groomsmen\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-035.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-035.jpg\" alt=\"Bride-and-Brother\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-036.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-036.jpg\" alt=\"Bell-Tower-on-34th\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur wedding day was everything I had dreamed of since I was a child. I got to marry the love of my life with my best friends by my side,\u201d Lauren says. Favorite moment? \u201cWhen all of my stress and craziness vanished as the doors of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/bell-tower-on-34th-street\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bell Tower on 34th<\/a> chapel opened and I got to see my husband for the first time, wiping tears from his eyes,\u201d she adds.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-046.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-046.jpg\" alt=\"Bride-Walking-Down-Aisle\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-048.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-048.jpg\" alt=\"Groom\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-051.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-051.jpg\" alt=\"Father-Walking-with-Bride\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-080.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-080.jpg\" alt=\"White-Wedding-Cake\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-079.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-079.jpg\" alt=\"Aggie-Cake\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-077.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-077.jpg\" alt=\"Ice-Cream-Station\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t help but fall in love with their love story and wedding photos. Congrats and best wishes to the newlyweds!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-062.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-062.jpg\" alt=\"Bride-and-Groom\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-065.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-065.jpg\" alt=\"First-Dance\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-086.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-086.jpg\" alt=\"Cake-Cutting-Ceremony\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-097.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-097.jpg\" alt=\"Band-at-Wedding-Reception\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-103.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-103.jpg\" alt=\"Bride-Dancing-with-Bridesmaids\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-104.jpg\"><span class=\"pibfi_pinterest \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Lauren-Steve-Cotton-Weddings-Brennans-Bell-Tower-HI-RES-104.jpg\" alt=\"Newlyweds-Exiting-Reception\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photos: Cotton Weddings | Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/bell-tower-on-34th-street\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bell Tower on 34th <\/a>| Bridal Luncheon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/brennans-houston\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brennan\u2019s of Houston<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lauren and Steve truly believe that fate brought them together. \u201cI met Steve on his first night in Houston after graduation. He was having a housewarming party, and I was invited through his roommates. As soon as I arrived, I noticed Steve and how attractive he was! 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