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BRIDE DIRECTORY Anderson-Rathmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 2 0 - 2 1
Harrington-Zoppo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 67
Rockafellow-Breedlove .......................A73
Ballard-Urrabaz .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 1 - 3
Heiser-Ozee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 50-51
Ross-Robertson. . . . . . . . ....................A34-35
Barker-High ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 5 4
Helton-Hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 74
Ruffino-Squadrito . . . . . .........................A71
Bierbaum-Daly... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 3 2 - 3 3
Higgins-Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 48-49
Ryan-Parrott . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................A36-37
Bond-Johnston.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 1 8 - 1 9
Holladay-Cherewaty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 38-39
Schirm-Sorenson . . . . . . .........................A63
Bostwick-Maroney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 1 4 - 1 5
Huff-Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 24-25
Sheehan-Rubino. . . . . . . .........................A69
Braun-Lindeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 6 1
Landry-Delgado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 44-45
Sheehy-Thompson . . ....................A46-47
Butler-Vega ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 6 6
McCall-Manfre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 30-31
Shorman-Shull . . . . . . . . . .........................A55
Byrd-Kink .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 5 9
McDaniel-Psihramis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 26-27
Smithers-Rosener. . . . . ....................A22-23
Cox-Autry .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 7 5
Moy-Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 12-13
Sorensen-Girotti . . . . . . . .........................A72
Cruth-Landry..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 1 0 - 1 1
Naderi-Hamilton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 70
Steinhoff-Faflik . . . . . . . ........................A7-9
Dougherty-Crawford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 2 8 - 2 9
Neumann-Kilgore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 16-17
Thompson-Daniel . . . . ....................A52-53
Garcia-Stene ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 4 2 - 4 3
Neyland-Rioux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 40-41
Turner-Conlon . . . . . . . . . . .........................A57
Hall-Coundron .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 6 2
Quinn-Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 56
Wester-Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . ........................A4-6
Hall-Ogin ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 6 4
Reforma-Hallisey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 65
Williamson-Basham . ..........................A58
Hardin-Morganti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 6 0
Richards-Gatewood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A 68
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TAYLOR BALLARD
ADAM URRABEZ
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wedding planner / WESTCOT T WEDDINGS
S WE E T BE G I NNI NG S: Taylor and Adam both studied architecture in Texas; Taylor
HUES TO USE: Taylor has always loved pink but she wanted to add a little drama
at Texas A&M and Adam at the University of Texas. They both just happened
so she decided to add hues of gold, raspberry and merlot. She also added touches
to study abroad in Italy the same semester. After both schools arrived and got
of black and white to give their wedding a classic, modern feel.
settled in, everyone hung out in the courtyard. Adam approached Taylor’s group and asked if they wanted to share their bottle of wine. Taylor and Adam hung out
VEND O R LOVE: Ellen of Westcott Weddings was Taylor and Adam’s saving
that night and pretty much every night after. Once the two made it back to Texas,
grace. She went above and beyond, and was on top of every detail while
they decided to make it official and became a couple!
supplying her impeccable taste. She even drove to San Antonio countless times from Austin to make sure everything was flawless. Ellen also recommended
P E RF E CT P RO P O SAL : Taylor’s parents and their friends planned a trip to Napa
almost all of the vendors that Taylor and Adam used, and they couldn’t have
Valley, and Taylor and her sister were invited to tag along. Adam planned to meet
asked for a better team.
up with everyone near the end of the trip to continue on to San Francisco with Taylor. During their first night in Napa Valley Taylor’s parents planned a private
other local vendors: Hotel Emma • The Nightowls • The Flashdance • Sprout Floral
wine tasting at the Whetstone Wine Cellar. Taylor thought she was heading to the
& Event Design • Mindy Orsak Hair & Makeup• Intelligent Lighting Design •
bathroom but she was really being lead to a balcony where Adam was waiting for
Makenzi Laine Professional Makeup Artist • Michelle Boyd Photography • Fisher
her. Taylor immediately started crying upon seeing Adam and said yes to the best
Custom Design Jewelers • Transportation Consultants, Inc. • Brittan Pittman • La
question he could have ever asked her!
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