{"id":9547,"date":"2013-07-05T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonweddingblog.com\/?p=9547"},"modified":"2016-02-12T12:23:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T18:23:40","slug":"elegant-ivory-and-black-petroleum-club-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/elegant-ivory-and-black-petroleum-club-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How many couples can say they met hurling a ball at one another on the deck of a ginormous floating resort? At least one that we know of: Ashley and Mark. After that fateful dodgeball game on the 2009 cruise where the pair met, they endured a long-distance relationship (she\u2019s from Houston, he\u2019s from California) for almost two years until Mark moved to Houston. He proposed in the bedroom of the house they\u2019d just purchased\u2014the beginning of a beautiful life together in their new shared home. The couple\u2019s classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/petroleum-club-of-houston\/\" target=\"_blank\">Petroleum Club <\/a>wedding celebration featured a sophisticated palette of ivory and black with plenty of candlelight, champagne and high-energy dancing to a grand live band. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/miabellaphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mia Bella Photography\u2019s<\/a> fine photos here, and join us in wishing Ashley and Mark a lifetime of love together.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9557\" title=\"Outside-Church-Ceremony\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0013.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0013.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0013-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9553\" title=\"Bride-Wedding-Gown-Personalized-Hanger\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0009.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0009.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0009-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9555\" title=\"White-Flower-Bouquet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0011.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0011.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0011-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9552\" title=\"Bride-Shoes-Groom-Shoes-Watch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0008.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding\" width=\"660\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0008.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0008-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9554\" title=\"Black-and-white-feather-garter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0010.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0010.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0010-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9556\" title=\"Bride-and-groom-taking-photos-Bride-wearing-converse\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0012.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"1978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0012.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0012-100x300.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9562\" title=\"Black-and-white-escort-cards\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0018.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0018.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0018-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9567\" title=\"Petroelum-Club-of-Houston-Black-and-ivory-decor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0023.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0023.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0023-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9558\" title=\"Ivory-and-black-bouquet-table-decor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0014.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0014.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0014-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9563\" title=\"White-silver-and-black-table-scapes-menu-card\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0019.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0019.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0019-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9569\" title=\"Texas-and-california-state-cookies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0025.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0025.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0025-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9561\" title=\"Wine-bottle-cake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0017.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0017.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0017-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9560\" title=\"Five-Tier-White-Wedding-Cake-Monogram-Topper\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0016.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0016.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0016-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9559\" title=\"Wine-and-Champagne-Bottles-For-Guests\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0015.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0015.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0015-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9565\" title=\"Bride-and-Groom-champagne-glasses-with-wedding-date\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0021.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0021.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0021-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9564\" title=\"Bride-and-Groom-Toast\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0020.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0020.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0020-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9566\" title=\"Bride-and-groom-first-dance\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0022.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0022.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0022-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9572\" title=\"Bride-and-groom-dancing-and-singing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0026.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0026.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0026-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9568\" title=\"Newly-Weds-Exiting-Ceremony\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0024.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant Ivory and Black Petroleum Club Wedding \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2013-06-19_0024-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos: <a href=\"http:\/\/miabellaphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mia Bella Photography<\/a> ~ Bride\u2019s Dress: Misora Bridal ~ Bridesmaid Dresses: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/houston_bridal_gowns\/weddings_by_debbie.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Weddings by Debbie<\/a> ~ Cake: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/houston_wedding_cakes_and_desserts\/who_made_the_cake.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Who Made The Cake! <\/a>~\u00a0 Flowers: Weddings in Bloom ~ Linens: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/houston_wedding_linens_decor_rentals\/elegant_beginnings.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Elegant Beginnings Inc.<\/a> ~ Menu Cards: <a title=\"Printable Menu Cards Etsy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/111976434\/printable-wedding-menu-card-pretty?ref=shop_home_active\">He Saw Sparks<\/a> ~ Consultant: Keely Thorne Events ~ Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/petroleum-club-of-houston\/\" target=\"_blank\">Petroleum Club of Houston<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many couples can say they met hurling a ball at one another on the deck of a ginormous floating resort? 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After that fateful dodgeball game on the 2009 cruise where the pair met, they endured a long-distance relationship (she\u2019s from Houston, he\u2019s from California)<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/elegant-ivory-and-black-petroleum-club-wedding\/\"> Click here to read the rest of this post \u00bb<\/a> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/elegant-ivory-and-black-petroleum-club-wedding\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div style='clear: both'><\/div><div style=\"float: right\" class='the_champ_sharing_container the_champ_horizontal_sharing' super-socializer-data-href='https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/elegant-ivory-and-black-petroleum-club-wedding\/'><div class='the_champ_sharing_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\" >Share this post<\/div><ul  class=\"the_champ_sharing_ul\"><li class=\"theChampSharingRound\"><i style=\"width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:999px;\" alt=\"Facebook\" Title=\"Facebook\" class=\"theChampSharing theChampFacebookBackground\" onclick='theChampPopup(\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weddingsinhouston.com%2Fblog%2Felegant-ivory-and-black-petroleum-club-wedding%2F\")'><ss style=\"display:block;border-radius:999px;\" class=\"theChampSharingSvg theChampFacebookSvg\"><\/ss><\/i><\/li><li class=\"theChampSharingRound\"><i style=\"width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:999px;\" alt=\"Instagram\" Title=\"Instagram\" class=\"theChampSharing theChampInstagramBackground\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><ss style=\"display:block;border-radius:999px;\" class=\"theChampSharingSvg theChampInstagramSvg\"><\/ss><\/a><\/i><\/li><li class=\"theChampSharingRound\"><i style=\"width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:999px;\" alt=\"Pinterest\" Title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"theChampSharing theChampPinterestBackground\" onclick=\"javascript:void((function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"><ss style=\"display:block;border-radius:999px;\" class=\"theChampSharingSvg theChampPinterestSvg\"><\/ss><\/i><\/li><li class=\"theChampSharingRound\"><i style=\"width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:999px;\" alt=\"Email\" Title=\"Email\" class=\"theChampSharing theChampEmailBackground\" onclick=\"window.location.href = 'mailto:?subject=' + decodeURIComponent('Elegant%20Ivory%20and%20Black%20Petroleum%20Club%20Wedding%20' ).replace('&', '%26') + '&body=' + decodeURIComponent('https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weddingsinhouston.com%2Fblog%2Felegant-ivory-and-black-petroleum-club-wedding%2F' )\"><ss style=\"display:block\" class=\"theChampSharingSvg theChampEmailSvg\"><\/ss><\/i><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div><div style='clear: both'><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[33,181],"tags":[340,313,278,490,623,561,634,576],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9547"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9547\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9547"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=9547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}