{"id":4258,"date":"2012-01-31T13:55:21","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T20:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonweddingblog.com\/?p=4258"},"modified":"2012-06-13T08:34:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T15:34:01","slug":"venues-we-love-intercontinental-houston%e2%80%a6plus-weekend-getaway-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/venues-we-love-intercontinental-houston%e2%80%a6plus-weekend-getaway-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Venues We Love: InterContinental Houston\u2026Plus Weekend Getaway Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Venues We Love: InterContinental Houston\" width=\"660\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/1-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Venues We Love: InterContinental Houston\" width=\"660\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/2.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/2-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><br \/>\nPhotos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/wedding_photography\/nhan_nguyen_photography.aspx\">Nhan Nguyen Photography<\/a> ~ Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/reception_venues\/interContinental_houston.aspx\">InterContinental Houston Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you attended January\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10150498428399506.373348.44491464505&amp;type=3\">I Do! Bridal Soiree<\/a>, you got a chance to witness, first-hand, the majesty of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/reception_venues\/interContinental_houston.aspx\">InterContinental Houston Hotel\u2019s<\/a> Legends Ballroom. As the site of our spectacular 2012 runway show, the Legends Ballroom dazzled with its 18-foot ceilings and elaborate chandeliers. With all eyes focused on the runway, many of you may have missed the venue\u2019s many other fabulous features\u2014so let\u2019s just lay them out for you, shall we? First off, there are the ballroom\u2019s regal cherry-mahogany walls, which imbue a sense of grandeur befitting even the most elegantly formal wedding occasion. Then, just beyond the ballroom\u2019s doors, in the glass-walled foyer (a favorite pre-function space), there is that incredible spiral staircase\u2014perfect for your grand entrance as a newly minted Mrs. Add to that a gracious and ultra-efficient staff, and some of the finest culinary talent in the country, and the fact that the Legends Ballroom can accommodate a wedding reception for up to 800 of your nearest and dearest\u2014while a couple of smaller, but no less luxurious, ballrooms can host more intimate groups\u2014and, well, InterContinental Houston catering manager and wedding expert Chantal Lavin says it best: \u201cThe location,\u00a0ballrooms, culinary team and staff make the InterContinental Hotel Houston the choice for sophisticated and savvy brides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about available dates, or schedule a visit? <a href=\"mailto:Chantal.lavin@ihg.com?subject=I Found ICH on the Houston Wedding Blog\">E-mail<\/a> Chantal, or click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/reception_venues\/interContinental_houston.aspx\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Oh\u2014and here\u2019s something else the InterContinental Houston has besides beautiful ballrooms: spacious, stylish <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ichotelsgroup.com\/intercontinental\/en\/gb\/locations\/rooms\/standard\/houston\">guest rooms<\/a> with insanely comfortable beds and city views for miles. The kind of room you\u2019ll luxuriate in with the love o\u2019 your life when you score one of our TWO two-night, weekend getaways, which include a Friday &amp; Saturday night stay, plus a lazy, lavish breakfast in the The Restaurant\u2014the InterContinental\u2019s global-cuisine dining destination.<\/p>\n<p>To Enter: <a href=\"mailto:editor@weddingsinhouston.com?subject=February InterContinental Getaway Giveaway\">E-mail<\/a> us with your name, fianc\u00e9\u2019s name, wedding date and reception venue. Please do NOT enter more than once\u2014duplicate entries will be deleted. Entry must be emailed BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012. Two randomly selected winners will be notified, and announced on Facebook the following week. Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos: Nhan Nguyen Photography ~ Venue: InterContinental Houston Hotel If you attended January\u2019s I Do! Bridal Soiree, you got a chance to witness, first-hand, the majesty of the InterContinental Houston Hotel\u2019s Legends Ballroom. As the site of our spectacular 2012 runway show, the Legends Ballroom dazzled with its 18-foot ceilings and elaborate chandeliers. 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