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Feature Friday: The Elegant Bee
Friday, July 22nd, 2011The Elegant Bee believes your wedding should be something stunning, extraordinary, and extravagant; it is after all, the day you’ve dreamed of. There is no room in this very celebratory experience for the ordinary. “So let them eat cake,” and intoxicate their senses with the delectable aroma of lavish lilies, romantic roses and a visual tapestry of exquisite flowers.
The Elegant Bee’s goal and vision is to create an event that captures your vision, exceeds your expectations, mesmerizes your guests, captivates their senses, creates exceptions to the ordinary, and leaves everyone talking.
It can be daunting for couples to adequately express their vision for their wedding, and that is where The Elegant Bee’s expertise sets them apart. At The Elegant Bee they celebrate marriage – your marriage. They take the time to get to know you, your interests, your passions, your personalities in order to cultivate a look and create a divine style that is “just for you.” Whether traditional and elegant, modern and chic, or out of the box, The Elegant Bee combines creativity and uncompromising quality for a stunning events that leave everyone talking.
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Feature Friday: Aesthetic Options Medical Spa
Friday, June 24th, 2011
Aesthetic Options Medical Spa is one of the premiere skincare centers in San Antonio. From an image-conscious perspective, your skin is your most significant investment. Aesthetic Options Medical Spa assures you that your results will directly reflect your investment.
Aesthetic Options Medical Spa provides an atmosphere that envelopes you with charm and beauty, tailoring a skincare package that is exclusively designed with you in mind. The dedicated team at Aesthetic Options Medical Spa cares about each patient and your unique needs. Aesthetic Options Medical Spa‘s team has a wide variety of experience and paired with their state-of-the-art equipment, it ensures they’ll perform each procedure with ultimate precision and the utmost care.
Aesthetic Options Medical Spa serves brides in the San Antonio area with their vast list of services, which includes:
Skin tightening
Vibradermabrasion
Cellulite reduction
VelaShape
Melasma
Aging skin treatment
Acne treatment
Rosacea
Skin exfoliation
Body recontouring
Colore Science Mineral Makeup
Complexion blending
Vibrafusion
Medical massage therapy
Pain management
Allow Aesthetic Options Medical Spa to be chiefly responsible for your skin and exceed your expectations.
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Feature Friday: Five Star Wedding Gown Specialists
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Perhaps you’ve chosen a luxurious new gown that perfectly expresses your individual style, or a family gown that has been passed on to you by your mother or grandmother. Whatever you choose, the experts at Five Star Wedding Gown Specialists can assist you with cleaning, restoration, pressing, alterations, and gown preservation.
Five Star Wedding Gown Specialist is the only licensed specialist in San Antonio who is able to provide “Museum Care” preservation. Five Star Wedding Gown Specialists are certified & licensed fabric experts who have been expressly trained to clean every fabric imaginable with the utmost care.
Your wedding gown is one of the most precious possessions you’ll ever own. It will always be symbolic of one of the most important days in your life. The time and money invested into your gown is considerable. That’s why it’s so important to trust its cleaning, care and preservation to the experts at Five Star Wedding Gown Specialists.
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Bride of the Week: Dulce Romero
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.”
- Judy Garland
The Wedding Guide would like to congratulate Wedding Guide bride Dulce Romero on her engagement!
Ulises Urbina and Dulce Romero met in 2007 while they were both attending college. The couple became friends but, they were beginning to have deeper feeling for each other. A few months after meeting, Ulises decided to ask Dulce out on a date. Dulce accepted and after a couple of weeks they became boyfriend and girlfriend.
The couple spent the remainder of their college years together in California. After graduating with their master’s degrees. Dulce planned on moving to Texas to pursue her doctorate. Ulises made a decision to follow her to Texas, so they could be together. Dulce tells us, “The support, respect, and love we have for each other has allowed us to be at the stage of our relationship we are now. He is my perfect man!”
On December 11, 2011 Ulises proposed to Dulce. The couple was out for a night on the town in San Antonio; they made their way to the Riverwalk. While taking in the romantic feel of the Riverwalk, Ulises popped the question. Dulce tells us, “It was the perfect setting for the proposal!”
They are planning to get married on September 10, 2011 in California.
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Feature Friday: Sposa Bella Bridal Boutique
Friday, May 13th, 2011Sposa Bella Bridal Boutque is the newest couture bridal boutique serving brides in the San Antonio area. Sposa Bella Bridal Boutique believes that shopping for a wedding gown should be a memorable, personal and genuinely enjoyable experience. Their gracious attendants are dedicated to delivering professional, premium attention, providing an intimate and relaxed environment. Sposa Bella Bridal Boutique strives to assist every bride with the task of selecting the perfect gown.
Sposa Bella Bridal Boutique‘s newly designed boutique showcases a selection of wedding gowns from Spanish designers, San Patrick & Atelier Diagonal and their bridesmaids gowns are from Watters & Watters. Their assortment of beautiful couture gowns, veils, headpieces and accessories are unique to Sposa Bella Bridal Boutique and cannot be found anywhere in San Antonio.
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Damage proof your marriage: Passport to marriage workshop
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Each year, divorce rates continue to rise in the United States. Many couples are looking for opportunities to damage-proof their relationships before they say “I do.” Pre-marital counseling is just one approach couples are taking. The San Antonio Wedding Guide is sponsoring a free marriage workshop to help all couples have a happy and healthy marriage. Another added bonus is you will receive a certificate for this workshop that will save you $60 on you marriage licence.
What is Pre-Marital Counseling?
Pre-marital counseling is usually facilitated by a skilled family therapist or a members of the clergy. The function of pre-marital counseling is two-fold:
- To assist couples in developing skills to navigate their way through marriage successfully
- To identify and resolve areas of difference between couples that may become a source of conflict later
Many professionals performing pre-marital counseling will use assessment tools to help identify these potential difficulties. In the passport to marriage workshop, we will touch on the topics in a relationship that will help you to create a sound structure for a happy marriage such as:
- Intimacy
- Family
- Strengths and Weaknesses
- Role Expectations
- Goals
- Finances
- Interpersonal Communication
When Should a Couple Seek Pre-Marital Counseling?
Although, we suggest pre-marital counseling to every couple who is planning to get married. We encourage couples to consider pre-marital counseling if you answer yes to any or all of the following:
- Are you young and have never been married?
- Are you or your partner a “commitment-phob”?
- Can’t resolve significant issues regarding money, parenting, household responsibility, work, sex, etc.?
- Have you or your partner been previously divorced and want to avoid repeating the same mistakes?
- Do you have difficulty handling conflict?
- Do you have a history of childhood, domestic or sexual abuse?
- Do you have unanswered question about entering into marriage?
Marriage, and family, can be among life’s greatest assets. If we strive to protect assets that mean less to us than our loved ones, why not explore the issues ahead of time to “damage-proof” the precious gift of marriage? Sign up today for your passport to marriage!
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Tunes to remember: song suggestions for your wedding
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011Submitted by: Cutting Edge Entertainment
Bride and Groom First Dance:
At Last – Etta James
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
God Bless The Broken Road – Rascall Flats
In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel
It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Me and You – Kenny Chesney
Still The One – Shania Twain
Then – Brad Paisley
Father/Daughter Dance:
A Song For My Daughter – Ray Allaire
A Whole New World – Bryson & Belle
Always Beautiful In My Eyes – Joshua Kadison
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Could Not Ask For More – Sarah Evans
Daddy’s Hands – Holly Dunn
Daddy’s Little Girl – Mills Brothers
Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
Father’s Eyes – Amy Grant
Fire and Rain – James Taylor
Forever Young – Rod Stewart
Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
Heaven Is Missing An Angel – 98 Degrees
Here Comes The Sun – George Harrison
Hero – Mariah Carey
How Do You Fall In Love – Alabama
I Hope You Dance – LeAnn Womack
I Loved Her First – Heartland
In My Arms – Mark Wills
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
Kiss By A Rose – Seal
Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley
My Father’s Eyes – Eric Clapton
My Girl – Temptations
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
Stand By Me – Ben E. King
The Way You Do… – Temptations
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
There You’ll Be – Faith Hill
Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
Unforgettable – Natalie Cole w/ Nat King Cole
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
When I Said I Do – Clint Black
When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Krauss
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder
You Look So Good In Love – George Strait
You Needed Me – Anne Murray
You’re Something Special To Me – George Strait
Your Song – Elton John
Groom/Mother Dance:
Bridal Party Dance:
Bridal Party/Bride and Groom Entrances:
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Feature Friday: For Such A Tyme As This…
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Want to spice up your gift table? For Such A Tyme As This… is now servicing brides in the San Antonio area. For Such A Tyme As This… specializes in customized card boxes for weddings and all types of special events. These boxes make a wonderful centerpiece for your gift table at your wedding reception. Not only are they decorative but these boxed keep your cards all in one place, so you don’t misplace them. Maria Mwangi, the owner of For Such A Tyme As This… has an immaculate eye for design. With her 15 years of experience in the industry, she always looks at a decorative piece with an I can do that attitude, which has evolved into a large portfolio of card boxes.
Their goal is to give you a unique keepsake not seen at other weddings. For Such A Tyme As This… is based on the belief that their customers’ needs are of the utmost importance. They are here to make a piece of art that is truly a reflection of you. Each box is hand-made and customized to the color, theme and/or interest of your wedding. If you want a card box for your gift table and don’t feel the need to have the box around for the years to come; For Such A Tyme As This… has a full line of hand-crafted card boxes available to rent.
Along with the one of a kind hand-crafted card boxes, For Such A Tyme As This… offers wedding and event planning. They’ll discuss all your ideas and dreams for your event at length, then design a plan with a variety of options for you to consider.
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Bride of the Week: Kristina Mendoza
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” – Robert A. Heinlein
The Wedding Guide would like to congratulate Wedding Guide bride Kristina Mendoza on her engagement.
Kristina Mendoza and Nathan Arriaga had an internet romance that blossomed before everyone’s eyes. With no luck in finding the man of her dreams in her own city, Kristina decided to venture out into the virtual world. She joined a dating website, in hopes of finding Mr. Right. Shortly after posting her profile Nathan responded. Nathan was in the Army K-9 unit and coincidently his unit was in San Antonio for training. Interested, Nathan asked Kristina out for coffee, she declined his invitation. He was trying to keep it simple and kept asking her out for coffee, Kristina says “I kept declining because I don’t even drink coffee.” Though she declined his invitations, Kristina decided to stay in contact with him.
They had friendly chats but never met up. After his training in San Antonio was over, Nathan returned to Virgina where he was stationed. Even after Nathan returned to Virgina, the two continued their online friendship. After talking to Nathan for a few months, Kristina told her mom, “If only I drank coffee.” She realized Nathan was perfect for her and was regretting declining his invitation. In August 2010, after talking on Skype and on the phone, Nathan decided to make a trip back to San Antonio to finally meet Kristina. On his seven day trip, Nathan knew that Kristina was the one; Kristina felt the same. The two decided to make it official and started dating.
In October 2010, Nathan invited Kristina to visit him in Virgina. Little did she know, he was planning to ask her to marry him. Being the gentleman that he is, Nathan called Kristina’s mother and asked her for her daughters hand in marriage. Kristina’s mother approved, and Nathan’s plan was in motion.
Upon arriving, Nathan took Kristina to his dog training facility. When she arrived at the facility, Nathan’s dog Zzarr was waiting there. Nathan used Zzarr to propose to Kristina. He trained Zzarr to sit infornt of her while he got down on one knee and asked for her hand in marriage. The whole proposal was caught on tape. Watch it below!
Nathan recently received orders to serve in Afghanistan. While he’s away Kristina and her mother Imelda are planning the wedding. The happy couple will get married on Cinco de Mayo of 2012. She is in the beginning stages of her wedding planning. She got her wedding dress at David’s Bridal in San Antonio. She is excited about her fiesta-themed wedding in 2012.
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The St. Anthony Riverwalk: A century of luxurious romance
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011Since 1909, The St. Anthony Riverwalk Wyndham Hotel has dazzled couples with luxurious romance as one of San Antonio’s premier wedding venues. The hotel’s stunning décor serves as the perfect background for capturing unforgettable memories. The classical elegance and Victorian ambiance provides an exquisite setting for any wedding celebration.
The St. Anthony Hotel is celebrating a century of welcoming guests to the heart of San Antonio with timeless elegance. Brides at The St. Anthony Hotel take a step back in time to an era of elegant opulence and classic romance. This historic hotel has hosted three generations of weddings and social events in San Antonio and remains a sought after wedding destination and San Antonio tradition today.
Begin your wedding experience at The St. Anthony Hotel with a picturesque ceremony atop the hotel on the Starlight Terrace with majestic views of the San Antonio skyline. After you say “I Do,” your guests can enjoy the historic ambiance of Peacock Alley while exploring the hotel’s antique details and period artwork.
The St. Anthony Hotel has a variety of banquet rooms available to accommodate your wedding reception including the premier Anacacho Ballroom. The elegantly appointed Anacacho Ballroom personifies grand historical style with magnificent “tear-drop” chandeliers inspired by other wedding venues such as the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City along with a built-in stage and double swooping staircase surrounding the ballroom.
While you and your guests will enjoy the old world vintage charm of The St. Anthony Hotel, you will also experience the modern luxury of a top-rated, full-service hotel. The St. Anthony Hotel’s award-winning culinary team has developed an exquisite menu of palate-pleasing options or can also custom design a menu to reflect the personality of any bride.
In addition to hosting your wedding, The St. Anthony Hotel also offers the finest guest accommodations in town for your out-of-town guests or your honeymoon. Located across from Travis Park in the heart of downtown San Antonio, The St. Anthony Hotel is within walking distance of the Riverwalk, Rivercenter Mall, The Alamo, and La Villita. From as early as the 1940s, The St. Anthony Hotel has welcomed back couples married at the hotel by extending a special offer of providing the same room rate they paid on their honeymoon.
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