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Welcome!

Congratulations. This is your time, you are marrying the person you love.

Just don’t let the crazy details of planning your wedding get you down.

Always remember, love conquers all.

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Minimize stress by securing big items first, like the date and location. Then dive into the enhancements that will make your day creative and memorable.

You may experience some stressful days and sleepless nights as you plan your big day, but remember, it’s all about you: the bride.

Hair, Makeup: Fashion Face

On the following pages you will meet Texas brides, just like you. You’ll also meet the vendors who bring their dreams to life. Look for advice from brides and learn from their mistakes; be inspired by their creativity, then push the envelope to make your dreams come true. Through Texas brides, we learn what love really is. As you navigate the sea of big day decisions and engagement hurdles, always come back to the center of why you said yes in the first place.

Love never fails.

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Old country charm with seating for up to 275 guests will give you and your guests the feeling ofhome. We have a special bridal room where she can watch her ceremony funfold...

<@.ur elegant white gazebo centered in the charming rose garden, which overlooks our grazing horses. This gorgeous area is absolutely perfect for outdoor ceremonies. <@.ur 5,000 square foot Carriage House can accommodate up to 300 guests and is idea/for your dream reception. A Texas size fourteen-foot granite bar and 34 crystal and wrought iron chandeliers compliment the rustic elegance of the Carriage House.

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Young Love, First Love

Amanda, a bank teller, met Dwayne, a machinist, in elementary school. She recalls hoping he would sit next to her on the bus.

For years, each had secret crushes on the other. At a high school party, an innocent game of spin the bottle led to their first kiss.

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blessed to be able to spend the rest of my life with him,” says Amanda.

The couple went to Robbins Brothers to look at engagement rings. Little did Amanda know, Dwayne planned to propose right there. He spread rose petals around the store and they celebrated with champagne.

They spent a year searching for the perfect venue. “I was so relieved to find Agave Real,” says Amanda. She especially appreciated how everything she needed was included in one price. “We could not have chosen a more perfect venue,” she says.

Amanda found her Mori Lee gown at Once Upon a Time Bridal in Kingwood, TX. Jessie from Edible Designs by Jessie designed her cake.

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One month before the wedding, they purchased their dream home and spent their honeymoon enjoying it.

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It’s Elementary

Belinda Neufeld, a student at UTPB and aspiring 4th grade teacher, tied the knot with Neal Loeppky, owner of a module truck driving business, on May 18, 2013 in Seminole, Texas.

Belinda met Neal in kindergarten, and was not his biggest fan. Over time they they became friends and started dating in the 10th grade. The rest is history.

The bride knew she wanted an outside wedding, so what better place to start her new life than the place she grew up.

They were married in her parent’s back yard.

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Her advice to brides is to enjoy your wedding day. “Our wedding day seemed to go by so quickly and I am sure it does for most brides and grooms, but I wish I would have taken time to notice all the little things that everybody did that made the wedding come together.” The little details are what make your wedding unforgettable, so take a moment with your groom and take it all in.

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gowns galore, and meet more wedding vendors than you could possibly get to any other way.

You are coming to the show to 1. Gather information 2. compare prices and services 3. register for prizes 4. see the latest fashions 5. get great new ideas and 6. all this while having a ball with your favorite planning pals.

1. Set your wedding date.

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FIND AVAILABLE DATES: Some venues book out more than a year in advance, so youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want to find the perfect venue and secure it immediately. If you have not set your wedding date, look for wedding facilities and their available dates.

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Attend with an open mind.You will be surprised what items grab your attention.

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Bring your checkbook.

Vendors often have show discounts if you book at their booth.

Photography: Laurie Perez

There is a way to plan the wedding of your dreams in one weekend.

IF THESE HALLS COULD TALK: A 30-year, Houston tradition, the Bridal Extravaganza Show draws generation after generation to its booths. Passed from mother to daughter, sister to bridesmaid.

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ASK QUESTIONS! This is your time to learn. It is a great time to get an ear full on products and services.

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Visit every booth with an open mind.You might not be interested in a photo booth today, but you could change your mind tomorrow.

You will have all the information you need.

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Watch all the fashion shows. Notice how the gowns look, move, fit on the models and envision how they will look on you. Narrow down your options.

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Plan to spend the entire day at the George R. Brown.

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Walk up the aisle on one side, then down the other side of the same aisle. This way you will see every vendor in the show.

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Snap photos of your favorite booths.

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Bridal show 101: Put an A if you really like the vendor, B if you might be interested, then ignore or discard information from the rest.

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15. Be sure to say hello to any vendors you have already hired.

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Crystal Centerpieces

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Couples are now getting creative and hiring chefs to make all kinds of creations to feed their hungry guests. This grilled cheese station was a huge success. I wish I was a guest!

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Add a personalized candy bar to your wedding. Choose the colors and the type of candy you like. It is a great alternative for a groom’s cake!

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Add a picture of you and your groom to each table. It can be an engagement picture or a picture from when you were dating. Guests will enjoy taking them home as a momento of your special day.

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Fun and Games

If you are having an outdoor wedding, entertain your guests by setting out games. Bring out a game of Jenga. You will find your guests laughing and interacting with each other all night long.

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JENNIFER’s JEWELs

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Vivid colored Daisies, Baby’s Breath, and burlap can make the utmost difference when joined this way. The combination is perfect for a summer wedding! With just a few tweaks, mason jars can make great centerpieces.

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Instead of usual flowers, place childhood photos of the bride and groom for everyone to see and reminisce over. It will be a memorable way to set the tone for your guests before the ceremony even begins!

Daddy’s Little Girl:

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Beach Wedding Cake

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Blue Orchid Bouquet

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Weddings are not new to the Island. When you have ocean, sand and sun, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll attract your fair share of destination weddings. The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa is hoping to build on their current success with a $30-million renovation that transformed the 1985 resort into one of the finest properties in the Southeast.

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The extensive refresher seems to have touched every part of the resort: beds, décor pools, restaurants, landscaping and meeting space. Everything is first rate, the comfiest beds and linens, the latest technology in rooms and event spaces and the most relaxing treatments in the spa.

Entertaining guests is easy here; Hilton Head Island is an activity haven. You have the best of land, sea and shopping adventures. Golf is a given, but zip lining, bike riding on the beach and tennis are close by. You can get a little wet on kayak eco tours, off shore and inshore fishing and stand up paddle boarding. Harbor Town, with its big lighthouse, red rocking chairs, local shops and eateries is a great place to spend a sunny afternoon.

It’s kind of like The Westin made a $30 million dollar investment in your ceremony. You’ve just got to get there. United flies nonstop to Savannah, Ga. Hilton Head Island is about 45 minutes north.

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Then there are the ceremony settings. Beaches, outdoor pavilions, gardens and pool decks are all popular wedding spots. The Atlantic Ocean can be the backdrop for most of the settings. Just in case, every wedding has an indoor backup plan if Mother Nature tries to be a spoiler. Many brides plan to have the wedding in the Gazebo Room, with its big floor to ceiling windows, so they don’t need to worry about weather.

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The largest terrestrial mammal migration on the planet takes place in Africa’s Serengeti ecosystem. I’ve haven’t visited the region, but never tire of watching documentaries on life and death struggles as animals move across the plains. Gazelle must outrun cheetahs to stay alive; cheetahs must catch gazelle or starve. Giraffe, wildebeest and zebra must stay alert; lions, crocodiles and spotted hyenas are ready to pounce.

A whole host of scavengers wait to sap every last nutrient from the carcasses.

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The same story, only different, happens right here in Jackson, Wyoming. The ecosystem survives on the give and take of the population, and I watch up close and personal.

Listed on my itinerary as a Wildlife Safari Tour, I envisioned a drive through a park stocked with ostriches, camels and other nonthreatening, freerange zoo animals. Instead, I’m picked up fromthe

Two bald eagles on the ground in Jackson’s National Elk Refuge make my guide suspicious.

We climb back in the van and drive to a different vantage point. The fresh dead elk carcass is in the shallows of a small pond, a third eagle on top of it, just beginning the recycling process. There are no visible wounds and no wolves; it appears this beast died of natural causes. Coyotes hunting less than 100 yards away are not even aware an easy meal is nearby.

Teton Mountain Lodge by an expert guide/ biologist from Jackson Hole Wildlife Safaris who knows every inch of the Wyoming countryside and the wildlife inhabiting it. Armed with binoculars and spotting scopes, we drive on public roads looking for animals. The first moose sighting happens within five-minutes, the first mule deer in 10. Soon we’re up to our elbows in elk and scoping out bald eagles. We find the first carcass less than 20 minutes into the trip.

As we watch a herd of big horn sheep work their way down a cliff and across the road right in front of the van, the guide receives a text from one of his coworkers. Wolves on a moose a few miles away!

The action’s hundreds of yards from the road, but crystal clear through the spotting scopes. Tracks in the snow preserve the story. The moose had come off the mountain, out of the trees and into the flats. That’s where the wolves attacked. The moose was brought down as he tried to get back in the woods; his blood staining the snow at the tree line and leaving a trail as the predators pulled him down to a flat spot. It takes 24-hours for a carcass to be devoured; this one was killed about 18 hours ago. The wolves have eaten their fill and moved on; we watch as half a dozen coyotes pull and chew on the remains. Ravens and magpies are swooping in and out trying to get their share.

After 5 hours of nonstop action we head to Café Genevieve in downtown Jackson to get our own nourishment. Over soup and salads we discuss our adventures. We saw swans, bald eagles, fox, buffalo, osprey, coyote, antelope and most other types of animals in the ecosystem. Wolves and wolverines remained elusive; bear are hibernating. Going forward, I’m going to keep my eyes open while I drive down the road. There’s a lot happening just off the highway!

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Bright green jitney busses run all over AC. Hop in one and head to the boardwalk for a casual meal at Jimmy Buffett’s Landshark Bar& Grill. After lunch, get ready to party!

A Miami Beach type scene heats up every weekend at the Revel hotel’s HQ Beach Club.

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Shrimp, oysters, crab legs and sushi are just the beginning. Leave room for the omelet, prime rib, waffles and crispy pepper-bacon.

Enjoy a drink on the beach at Bungalow Lounge & Restaurant, the only non-casino owned bar on the boardwalk. Reminiscent of beach clubs in Miami, Greece, Ibiza and Spain with white couches, palm trees, exotic mixed drinks and flavorful hookahs. Pop by the Tropicana for dinner at FIN where you’ll be amazed by the seafood towers, steak, lobster, salmon and more.

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