Houston City Club Classy Wedding Photographer
April and Adam met online on EHarmony in 2010. They didn’t start dating right away but reconnected about a year later. For months, April was anxiously for Adam to pop the question! However, he still managed to totally surprise her!
“I was expecting it to happen on a weekend and he proposed on a Thursday. I’d gone out to dinner with his sister after work and thought that Adam was out with friends watching The Cowboys vs. Texans game. After dinner with his sister, I came home and found a note on our door in the garage that read “Welcome home April, meet me in the backyard, Love Adam”. I immediately knew what was about to happen and starting to cry! When I walked into the house, it was covered in red and pink rose petals. I went out onto our back patio and there he was, waiting for me. He had candles lit all over the patio deck and was standing under a metal altar that was decorated in twinkle lights. He also got the entire proposal on video. 🙂 It was perfect.”
Finding the right wedding venue in Houston can be a challenge. Not because of the lack of selection, but because of the endless possibilities! For the wedding ceremony, April and Adam exchanged their vows before God and many witnesses at Houston’s Memorial Lutheran Church on Westheimer. After searching high and low for a reasonable wedding reception venue, The Houston City Club was recommended by a good friend. “After meeting with them, we knew it was the right place for us. The level of service and quality of The Houston City Club was exceptional! Plus, it wasn’t that pricey compared to other places who offered comparable services. We wanted a city wedding, and with the city club being located in the heart of Greenway Plaza, it was an amazing location. Our favorite aspect of the venue was the food! The food was just as amazing at our wedding as it was at our tasting. I’ve been to so many weddings where the food falls sub-par, which is unfortunate because of the amount of money that is being spent. I knew that I wouldn’t have to worry about this at The Houston City Club. We still have guests raving about how much they enjoyed their dinner.” April found her beautiful wedding gown at Brickhouse Bridal in The Woodlands. It was the Benicarlo by Pronovias. Their wedding cakes were made by none other than “Who Made The Cake”. Flowers by College Park Flowers (also of The Woodlands).
It was an emotional and exceptionally joy-filled day for April and Adam! Just before the bride entered the sanctuary, her groom arranged for one of his groomsmen to deliver a letter he had written to her. “I couldn’t even get through the first sentence before I was overcome with joy and emotion.” As Adam watched April walk towards him down the aisle, he describes the feeling as being happier than he ever knew he could be! “I was overcome with joy and I was amazed by how stunning she looked.” All he kept saying as she walked down the aisle was “Wow”! He was fighting back tears! April says she remembers the feeling of “pure happiness as I walked down the aisle to the love of my life, my husband, and life partner!”
At their wedding reception, during the father-daughter dance, there wasn’t a dry eye in the place. “My father passed away of cancer in 2010 and so we did a memorial dance in honor of him. The song that we played was one of my dad’s favorites.” The reception at The Houston City Club was the perfect venue to celebrate and make new memories. “We enjoyed most getting to visit with all of our friends and family and have everyone who loves us and supports us all in one room. We both just felt surrounded by love and happiness. It was a great feeling to have everyone all together.”
For their honeymoon, they were off to St. Lucia where they stayed at a Sandals resort which they definitely recommend! “We will be visiting another Sandals resort next summer in Antigua for our 1 year anniversary!”Last, but not least, these happy newlyweds offer a few words of advice to future brides and grooms. “Enjoy the process! I’m sure a lot of recently married couples say this, but it is true! This is a once in a lifetime event and you must soak it all in and enjoy it. Our wedding day went by incredibly fast. Before we knew it, it was over. On your wedding day at the reception, take a minute to stop and look around and really be in the moment.”
