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Maya Garcia And Sean Hynes United In Marriage

Maya Christine Garcia and Sean Joseph Hynes were united in marriage on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Two Wishes Ranch in Lockhart, Texas. The bride’s Godfather, Tony Ferrer of Palm Bay, Florida, officiated. Nephews Oscar and Jack Norman-Butler, ages 5 ½ and 2 ½ of London, England, served as Pages delivering the rings and a single white rose to the altar.

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Neighborhood Vintner located at 3663 Bee Caves Road, Suite 4D, (next to Blue Dahlia Bistro) celebrated their one year anniversary on June 3rd. The wine shop and tasting room offers wine classes, hosts private events and offers membership in a wine club for discounts on purchases. Visit their website at www.neighborhoodvintner.com for a calendar of events.

Howson Library located at 2500 Exposition Blvd in Tarrytown will hold its Halloween in Summer Time event on Thursday, June 29, 2023 - 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. They also are featuring their “Literature Live!” performance of Jack and the Beanstalk on Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Plan on coming early for Library events to insure a spot. Visit library.austintexas.gov and choose Howson location under EVENTS to view more summer happenings. 512-974-8800.

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Arriving guests were welcomed with an Aperol Spritz and then seated outdoors facing a beautiful Texas sunset framed by an arch of white roses and orchids. Following the ceremony, a cocktail hour assisted by two flower-festooned “Beer Burros” delighted guests kicking off the celebration.

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Westbank Community Library located at 1309 Westbank Drive near Westlake High School is hosting a “Creature Drawing Workshop” on June 29th at 3pm. All ages are welcome. Visit westbanklibrary.com for more summer events at their branch. PHONE: 512-327-3045 or TEXT: 512-649-2247 for more information.

Dinner, catered by Royal Fig, followed. The DJ and live drummer kept the dance floor full non-stop while those needing a little break enjoyed sitting by the fire pit and watching the cigar roller display his craft.

The bride is the daughter of Carlos and Lorrie Garcia of Austin, granddaughter of the late Ernestine Mahan of Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, the late Col. Gary C. Mahan (ret.USA) of San Antonio, and the late Amalia and Carlos J. Garcia of Miami, Florida. The groom is the son of Anne Hynes of Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, and Ned Hynes of Sligo, Ireland. He is the grandson of the late Sarah and James Hynes also of Sligo, and the late Eleanor and Hughey McGrath of Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore an ivory Enzoani gown featuring a bodice of floral embroidered lace and exquisite scalloped train of matching lace. The remainder of the gown was constructed of georgette. She wore a floor length veil with blusher and carried a bouquet of white roses and orchids.

The stems were wrapped with tulle from her mother’s bridal veil. Attached was a link of charms engraved with the photos of each of her departed grand and great grandparents.

She was attended by Matrons of Honor, Alicia Norman-Butler of London, sister of the bride and Lihn Nguyen of Miami along with Girlfriends of Honor, Francine Rodriguez, Shireen Asous, Stephanie Birch and Angela Rodriguez. The attendants wore individually chosen gowns in soft fall colors.

Groomsmen were Eddie Hynes, brother of the groom, Paul Levitin, Gerard Eckle, Shane Reilly, Stephen Ryan, Greg Merrick, Giancarlo Villa, Daniel LeLay, and Sonny Bustamente, all from New York.

In lieu of a traditional Rehearsal Dinner, all guests had been invited the night before to a Wedding Welcome Dinner above the San Jac Saloon in Austin catered by Pok-e-Jo’s.

Maya received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She is Assistant Vice President, Strategic Planning, at Cartier North America in New York City. Sean received his Bachelor of Arts from SUNY Albany. He is a Program Manager, Sales Operations at Linkedin in New York City. Following a honeymoon in Isla Mujeres the couple returned home to Astoria, Queens, New York.

West Austinites tell of favorite summer vacations

— Compiled by Forrest Preece

Westlake United Methodist Church located at 1460 Redbud Trail celebrated 50 years in Westlake on June 4th.

Offering Sunday Morning worship services at 9am (Contemporary) & 11:15am (Traditional). Both services are in-person and online. Visit westlake-umc. org for more information about summer programs and events.

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When our twin boys were nine we took a magical trip with five other families to South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. In 2015, when my granddaughter was nine, the boys decided it was time for us to take another family trip to Africa so she could experience her first trip to Africa at the same age. So I booked a trip for the whole family to Namibia, Zambia and Mozambique.

As it turned out, Texas Tech scheduled graduation ceremonies for the day before we were to leave for Africa, and my son Matt and our future daughter-in-law Abby wanted to “walk” with their class. We didn’t want to miss the event. However, our flight to Africa was scheduled to leave Austin at 7 a.m. the next day. That required addressing some serious logistical challenges.

My husband John and I flew to Lubbock for the graduation and then we had to transport Matt and all his “stuff ” back to Austin. We hired a driver from a car service to drive John and me and lots of Matt’s belongings while Matt drove his pickup truck with the rest of his possessions. On the drive back I kept thinking that the driver looked or sounded familiar from some place in my distant past. As it turned out, he had been our favorite server at the Armadillo, the one who delivered the endless pitchers of beer to all the tables. We made it back on time; and that trip to Africa was one of our most amazing travel experiences for any number of reasons. discussed places to visit, one of them being The Cloister. They only lived in Austin two years before moving back to North Carolina, but as they drove away we promised we’d see each other again very soon.

A special place we visited for many summers is Sea Island, Georgia. We had met a precious couple who moved to Austin from North Carolina. Billy was lucky enough to be their insurance agent and could tell immediately that we’d be fast friends. We had many meals together and

Two years later our daughter was attending Camp Nakanawa in Crossville, Tennessee and we drove to pick her up at the end of her sixweek term. We had made plans to visit our friends in Winston-Salem and continue on to Charleston, South Carolina

— Becky Beaver

before going to The Cloister at Sea Island. That tradition continued for more than fifteen summers. After our children were in college we went in the fall several times. Twenty-five years later we returned after our friends’ daughter married and saw the old main hotel being torn down and replaced with a more up-to-date building. Then after our daughter married and had children we again went to The Cloister with them and our grandchildren. It’s different but we still love it.

For a fun family vacation for all ages featuring golf, tennis, pickleball, biking, fishing, horseback riding, beach activities, bingo, several pools, children’s camp for younger-aged kiddos, world-class spa and delicious meals, The Cloister at Sea Island can’t