October Wedding Between the Ponds

We had the honor of not only designing for Kelly and Craig's wedding at The Hyatt Regency - Lost Pines Spa and Resort http://lostpines.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels, we got to suggest a perfect location on the property for their ceremony, one that had never been used before for a ceremony.  At the edge of the golf course lies two beautiful ponds, with a little waterfall, and even some ducks.  The grassy area between the two ponds provided just enough room for seating and it was perfect! 

The fabulous Maria Bernal was their chosen photographer, so I can't wait to see the photos from the wedding.  These, however, are just our own photos, which will, I'm sure, pale greatly in comparison to Maria's artistic photography skills.  (Learn more about Maria at http://www.mariabernalphotography.com/)

Hope you enjoy a peek at the wedding of this very sweet couple. 

We kept bride's bouquet very casual yet elegant using double white stock and lilly grass. Groomsmen bouts were little daisies and spray rose buds bound by an elegant twisted silver wire.

Little clumps of daisies sat in the grass lining the aisle at the edge of a thick carpet of over 20,000 white rose petals.

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Tropical Wedding at Austin's Shoreline Grill

We designed a lush tropical wedding to compliment the beautiful lakeside setting of the The Shoreline Grill. 
The bride's bouquet featured cymbidium orchids, mokara orchids and mini calla lilies.
We created an all glass sand ceremony table.
Ten large clusters of fuschia carnations and submerged bells of Ireland lined the aisle. Altar arrangements with submerged cymbidium orchids, flowing phaelenopsis orchids, cherry-o roses, bells of Ireland, and tall white calla lilies which soared to over five feet in height waited at the landing beneath the Shorelines beautiful pergola, to which we added a lush tropical treatment with variegated leaves and hundreds of stems of dendrobium and mokara orchids.

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Specializing in Weddings and Life's Breathtaking Moments!
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Texas Chic Wedding at Hyatt Lost Pines

We hope you enjoy the images from the Texas chic wedding we designed. The Hyatt Lost Pines is the perfect location for a relaxed riverside ceremony, and the amphitheater seating is unique.The open air LBJ Pavilion is rustic elegance at its best!

Our Bouquets from the Oasis Bridal Show

A Reception at Austin's Iconic One World Theatre

We had the distinct pleasure of working with Nancy and Emilio for their autumn wedding vision.  Both attorneys here in Austin, the couple viewed Austin as a destination wedding location since many of their  guests would travel from all over the country.  They wanted to share their 'hometown' with their guests and showcase Austin's distinctly unique personality.  Likewise, they wanted the floral design to have a casual Austin style and to complement the reception location, One World Theatre.  We played up the vine, trailing ivy and stone walls of One World and came up with their rustic, yet sophisticated centerpieces with both low and tall selections.  These photos are from the talented and oh so easy to work with, Mary Sledd of Sledd Photography...see more of her work at:  http://www.sleddphoto.com/

Nancy wanted something casual for her bouquet, with an almost wild flower feel, and gerber daisies hold a special place in her heart.  So we met the challenge of creating a casual bouquet for a wedding ceremony held in the elegant St. Mary's Cathedral!   

Gentlemen always get a little excited when they see our boutonnieres..always stylish, masculine...and never froofy!  We especially loved Emilio's bout of James Storey orchids and grapevine tendrils.

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Happy Halloween from Brenda Abbott Events

Sometimes we take a break from weddings....We helped our 10 year old throw a Halloween party. Hope you enjoy a peek into the prep and fun!

When the hostess is 10 years old, planning and prep are a lot of fun.  So having a simple to execute plan is important.  Kaley made 'finger cookies' from scratch, and decided to tint them green so they would be witch fingers.  We used a basic sugar cookie recipe, formed the finger shapes, added sliced almonds for fingernails and a little red food coloring for gorey special effects, and baked.  They really "swell" up when they're baked!

As we like to do with so many of our events, thinking outside the box is the most effective, especially when choosing a location...and in this case, our old barnwood shed is the perfect haunted barn for a kids party.  Surround it with some of our lifelike creepy ghouls, add a strobe light and some spider web, fun halloween themed music and voila..spooky fun!

Happy Haunting!

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Platinum Event at The Hyatt Lost Pines Resort & Spa

This wedding truly was the social event of the season.... Over 400 guests must have believed it as they came from all over to attend this fabulous soiree.  There was excited buzz for days leading up about the beauty, size and delightful smells of flowers coming from our workroom provided courtesy of the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines & Resort as we set up this over the top platinum event.

The theme we developed for Haley:  southern romance.  To achieve this look, we used thousands of roses, hydrangeas, lilies, canterbury bells, snapdragons and orchids. The 41 tables were decked out in one of four different looks ranging from low to extra tall, and all had a dripping crystal element accented by twinkling candlelight.

We custom designed and had an artisan custom build the jumbo vase/candelabra combinations for this event. Once assembled, these beauties were almost 6 feet tall and the bloom area was about 3 feet wide. Big ballrooms call for big ideas!   We also brought in our sparkly all glass crystal candelabras, just dripping in crystals to the second look.  For the third look, the 'mid-level' tables must have been straining under the weight of their centerpieces... a fine cut crystal vase held casually arranged blooms of southern charm, but that wasn't enough...we perched these amidst an enormous 'puddle' of blooms which spanned about 30" across the guest tables.  The fourth and final look consisted of collections of shapely glass candlesticks with blooms at their base.

Here are just a few photos from our setup cam as we prepared for Haley and Collen's wedding.

These enormous altar pedestals are about 5 feet tall and supported massive sculptural floral pieces (the blooms alone were over 3 feet in height).  The floral sculptures seemed to flow toward each other to form a visual arch for a breathtaking altar statement.

Thousands of colorful rose petals were used to create art down the aisle.  Haley loves bright colors and I believe we delivered!

A garden statue cherub oversees the escort card table. (The calligraphy on these cards was outstanding!) This custom-designed escort card table showpiece contained white and red hydrangeas imported from Holland, high and magic roses, and hot pink and orange carnations, arranged pave style to form a rich textural base for the cherub statue.


Brenda Abbott Floral Design

Brenda Abbott Events
Specializing in Weddings and Life's Breathtaking Moments!

306 5th Avenue

Smithville, Texas 78957

806-223-7787

www.brendaabbott.net