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Color coordinating details in varying shades
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Overflowing bouquets from Houston’s best florists
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Statement making gowns for the style minded bride
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P E R F E C T PA L E T T E BOUNTIFUL BLOOMS F R E S H LY P I C K E D COLOR COLLABS A creative collection of beautifully designed details at premier local venues
THE STYLE GUIDE Complete your wedding look from palette to place setting
A-1 real weddings HOUSTON WEDDINGS IN REVIEW A collection of the city’s most beautiful weddings
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about the cover THE PHOTOGRAPHER
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PLANNER PROFILES An inside look at some of Houston’s top wedding planners
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Q&A’s from Houston’s top wedding pros
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5 Reasons to do a first look
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ASK THE EXPERTS
FIRST LOOK
IN STYLE Styled wedding scenes by Houston event designers
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PUBLISHER’S LET TER MEET THE TEAM ON THE COVER ON THE WEB HOUSTON VENUE GUIDE REHEARSAL DINNER HOTSPOTS WEDDING VENDOR GUIDE
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colors can be styled in an elegant way. Citrus and farm wood elements are incorporated t hroughout t he design as well, adding a more organic feel to t he look. Throughout t he design process, I pictured t he couple I was designing for to be playful and daring. I imagined t he space underneat h t he cascading illuminated tree to be almost like a secret hideaway from t he rest of t he world…a place t hat would radiate joy and create everlasting memories!
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see HOUSTON’S trending weddings
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WEDDING DIRECTORY Baker-Davis ...................................A72
Lackey-Light..................................A68
Baker-Shuman ...........................A59-60
Le-Sandoval ..............................A47-48
Bender-Shakespeare ...................A45-46
Lillemoe-Seng ...........................A27-28
Cain-Coty .................................A35-36
McCloskey-Cravens....................A53-54
Cardell-Erikson ..............................A65
Meininger-Campos ......................A9-12
Cervantes-Klausmeyer................A57-58
Mohr mann-Evans ...........................A66
Cheesman-Hryc..............................A71
Mudryk-Car penter.....................A23-24
Cieslewicz-Osbour ne.......................A70
Nguyen-Arizini ..........................A39-40
Dent-Fairbur n ...........................A55-56
Nguyen-Hurd .................................A76
Fichter-Bradford........................A61-62
Nielson-Decell...........................A29-30
F loyd-Williams ..........................A25-26
Pfeffer-Feak ..................................A5-8
Ginty-Rosenbaum ......................A19-20
Pixley-Norris .................................A78
Grosch-Groux ...............................A1-4
Powell-Cato ...................................A77
Haikal-Rabieh................................A74
Rodgers-Vozzola ........................A51-52
Harris-Wong .............................A33-34
Smith-Gardiner .........................A17-18
Hayes-Thompson ...........................A75
Stait-Smith................................A31-32
Her nandez-Lincoln ....................A37-38
Vo-Nguyen.....................................A63
Hodge-Chapman ............................A64
White-Blackwood.......................A43-44
Hopkins-Lubojasky .........................A69
Whitehead-F lint .............................A67
James-Haley ..............................A41-42
Wilcox-Hunter...........................A13-16
Kaspar-Stapleton.......................A21-22
Zhou-Davis ....................................A73
Killian-Attar .............................A49-50
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“During our first look, my husband and I decided to read our personal vows that we handwrote to one another. This was incredibly special to the both of us; it was a moment we were able to share with each other that gave us time to just breathe and take in the day for what it was...our wedding day!” ALLISON, BRIDE
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