Mr. & Mrs. St. Andre

SURPRISE, SURPRISE was every guests expression as the bride entered the ball room wearing her wedding gown with her father by her side as they walked onto the dance floor to meet her groom. Guests thought they were attending an engagement party on 12/12/10 where as the bride and groom had other plans for all their guests. The ceremony was defiantly a conversation starter as everyone was so excited to talk about how they had no idea they were having the ceremony that day and how fun of an idea it really was. I heard one of the guests walk by the favors table before the ceremony and he said," are those real and then he was like no I bet there for decoration." And little did he know they were for the guests that attended their big day. The bride and grooms colors were brown and turquoise that looked beautiful with the winter theme. As the terrace lights sparkled blue and the fire place blazed hot the guests were able to enjoy themselves outside as well. The dancing began as well as the food and drinks. The cakes were cut and the groom had a surprise for the bride when he put the cake straight in her face. Laughter filled the room and as the night ended the guests were still in amazement over the ceremony and reception that they had no idea was going to take place.

Mr. & Mrs. Hoedebeck

On Nov 27 2010 was a new chapter that began for this couple. The ceremony took place at their church at 4pm and their reception started here at the Wellington around 7 pm. With all the uniquely done table decor with colors of red and gold and the glowing of candles while white Christmas lights lit up the terrace and the fire blazed hot, this place was ready for their guests to come and enjoy themselves. When I say enjoy that's exactly what I meant! As for all the fans who watched the OU game last night against OSU the couple had TVs put in one of the board rooms and outside on the terrace so their family and friends could enjoy cheering their team on, while dancing, eating, and watching the bride and groom on their special day. The bride wore a white knee high dress with outlines of red with a set of red high heels. While the groom was in his tux and a red tie. During the commercials of the OU game the family and friends enjoyed food stations that set in different places around the ballroom including quesadillas, egg rolls, empanadas, and of course the chips and salsa. The cake was a unique design thought up by the bride and with the amber gold LED light that lit up behind it the cake looked fabulous. The DJ played everything from the 70's all the way up to today's top hits that had all the guests enjoying their type of music. To top the night off all the guests, family, and friends enjoyed margaritas with the bride and groom as OU won the game 47 to 41 let me just say they played the OU theme song along with the release of OU balloons from the terrace to celebrate their victory. Guests left with koozies from the bride and groom that were red to stand for OU that had the bride and grooms name in a heart along with their wedding date. The night was wrapped up by midnight as the bride and groom walked over to the Holiday Inn hotel to enjoy a nice nights sleep.

Mr. & Mrs. Curts

What a Beautiful day to have a ceremony outside, not to cold not to hot just perfect for Mr. & Mrs. Curts to say "I do". One hundred and seventy five of their family and friends joined together to witness the celebration on the couples special day. The Ceremony took place on the terrace facing the fire place that was all decorated. A guitarist played the ceremony music for the bride and wedding party as they walked down the aisle. The reception began shortly after. The decorations were beautiful flowers of all shades of fall and candles that set on top of coffee beans. Pictures of the bride and groom were set up in different areas around the Wellington for family and friends to admire. One table was set in particular with pictures of the brides father who passed away but was still there in spirit with his little girl. The couple enjoyed their dinner along with all of their guests. The Couples first dance was to the song "Only You Can Love Me this Way," by Keith Urban. After a little dancing came time to cut the cakes. The Brides cake was a vanilla three tier cake covered in ivory icing and white roses. The Grooms cake was a two tier chocolate cake with strawberries on top. I will have to say the chocolate cake was gone before they knew it. The bouquet and garter toss came soon after where many of their single friends swarmed together on the dance floor to catch each one. More dancing came to follow with allot of two stepping to the couples favorite songs. As the guests starting leaving the very close friends sat together at two of the tables with the bride and groom talking about old times, fun times, and new times. The laughing and dancing between the bride and groom didn't stop until midnight as they left holding hands and walking over to the Holiday Inn for a nice relaxing evening after their wonderful wedding day. To the bride and groom and their guest from us here at the Wellington, "it was an honor to be apart of your special day."

Fire Place on the Terrace

11+5+2010= Mr. & Mrs. Rowland

Well ladies & gentlemen it appears that we have had another successful event at the Wellington. Last Friday night we had the pleasure of hosting the Burns-Rowland Reception. Our friends at Kathy's Bakery & Paula from Designing Spaces had this place looking exactly how it needed to be for the beautiful bride. The tables were draped with chocolate brown linens with cute little hints of turquoise everywhere to match. The backslashes of aqua lights provided by our specialty LED lighting really made the specialty tables pop. The centerpieces were fabulous displays of spider mums & hydrangeas. Some of them actually lit up & some just had candlelight to go with them; but, let me be the first to say not even in a million years would I have thought of flower arrangements like these. I knew that this wedding was going to be a blast when I first walked in the door & saw that the Groom's cake was a giant calculator paired with two 1040 forms. Then, I saw a couple carrying in what appeared to be a large bench & I just thought, "How clever is this?" The newlyweds, going back to their country roots, did not take the normal route when it came to their guest book. The Groom hand-made a bench & all of their guests were able to write their best wishes on it! I got to sign it, heck, I even got to participate in the conga line! It is going to be quite the conversation starter on the front porch of their new home. The DJ Played everything from George Strait to Lady Gaga. Thanks to the Zac Brown Band we all also got a little "Chicken Fried" before the night was over. The party really got started though after we did a bubble blowing fake leave and dimmed the lights. The bride was a vision in white on the dance floor, wearing white crocs that is. The new Mrs. Rowland wasted no time getting her comfort on with her shoes. Hey, we have all heard that line "Beauty over Comfort," but I am firm believer that whoever made that up never owned a pair of Crocs! The couple showed off their humorous sides & their accounting careers by sending all of their guests off with calculators & pens that read "James & Mindy 11/05/10." We know the couple were able to catch some great sleep at the Holiday Inn Express last night after the party, we just hope they didn't have too much trouble waking up to take off on their trip to Branson this morning. I think the newlyweds make a great equation & on behalf of everyone here at the WBCC we send a sincere " Congrats" & a big "Thank You" for letting us be a part of your special day.

Brides Cake by Kathy's Bakery & Deli

Groom's Cake by Kathy's Bakery & Deli

Roses Are Red!

Mr. & Mrs. Folden

From the sweet happy tears that filled the bride's eyes before the ceremony to the smile on her mother's face before she walked her daughter down the aisle made a wonderful impression on how close the mother and the bride are and the bond they share together. Kimberly Southard, the Wedding Planner and Decorator did a fabulous job designing for the bride's thoughts into a vision of red rose's in vases of all shapes and sizes that came together as elegant as ever. From the black and white table runners, to the white Chinese lanterns that hung over the dance floor the Bride, Groom, family, and friends were excited to celebrate their evening together. Kathy's Bakery & Deli did a fabulous job on designing the cake to match the decor of the room. The Bride and Groom stood at the grand doors to their Reception to give each of their guests a hug and to thank each of them for celebrating their wedding. Once again we had the privilege of having DJ Rick Hatcher kick off the night with the music that had guests dancing away. The wedding planner and I did some dancing ourselves to the Cupid Shuffle to teach some of the guest. The photographer Meegan Weever did a wonderful job catching all the memorable moments throughout the night. The Bride and Groom departed through sparklers held by friends and family to a Hummer limo to vanish off into the night together.

Bride's Cake by Kathy's Bakery & Deli

The Wellington Girls

My name is Stephanie Briley and I am the new Event Director of the Wellington! (I suppose I

should tell you I'm in the middle, of course.) I have been at the Wellington since June but started my new position as Event director in September. My staff and I are extremely excited to start our new journey here at the Wellington. We each come from different backgrounds and each have our very own strengths and unique personalities, yet work excellent as a team together.

I am originally from Wichita Falls but have spent my last 4 years in College Station where I received my Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Texas A&M University. WHOOP! (Sorry, had to throw that out there.) I was very sad to leave College Station but also excited to embark on this new journey in my life.

My favorite part of Directing Events for the Wellington would have to be meeting and working with our Clients. I enjoy getting to know each of our Client's from our very first meeting up until the day of their event. Weddings would have to be my favorite event. What can I say, I'm a hopeless romantic. I also enjoy seeing their day come to life, down to every last detail.

This new position definitely has its challenges but also has many great rewards and lessons that I will cherish and take with me wherever I go in life. I have learned and grown so much already and cannot wait to see what else this opportunity has in store for me!

Sincerely,

Stephanie Briley

Event Director

Hi! My name is Shiloh Hanson; I'm the little blonde on the left! I just recently received my certification in Wedding & Event Planning the end of August at UTA where I met Stephanie, Wellington's Event Director. She called with this amazing job opportunity so I packed all of my things & moved up to Wichita Falls the beginning of September to take the position as the Event Coordinator for the Wellington. I'm so excited to help each & every person that walks through the doors to visualize their event & make all the details come to life on their big day. I am very excited to be a part of the team at the Wellington; Stephanie & Meghan are amazing girls & work very hard at what they do. I am privileged to be able to be in such a position to cherish each event that we have here at the Wellington & to be able to write about it on our Wellington blog page. I look forward to meeting all of our future clients & making your dreams come true!

*Shiloh Hanson

Event Coordinator

Hi! I'm Meghan! I'm the taller one on the right! I am so excited about my Administrative Rxecutive position at the Wellington and helping everyone have their fairy tale events come to life! So far it has been a blast. We have had a lot of early mornings turn into very late nights, but it has all been worth it to see the blissful looks on everyone's faces at the end of the day. I love meeting all of you and hearing all of your different ideas. Every event so far has had its own great style to match the different individuals and I just love that! I am in the office Monday through Friday from 8am-1pm and if you come in to say "Hello" you will see why! I also work at the Holiday Inn Express next door, and I have watched them build this place from the ground up. So I really am just thrilled about the Wellington and getting to work with Stephanie and Shiloh every day. They are such sweethearts and I think we make a great team. I cannot wait to officially meet everyone but until then "Adios Amigos!"

Meghan Byram

Administrative Executive

*Enchanted*

Mr. & Mrs. Harral

A night of an Enchanted Reception was held on 10/23/10 at the Wellington. The Decor by Two Clever Chicks of white & green pumpkins, the decorated wine barrels, to the grand flower pieces of all colors, & the lighting of romantic candles with a splash of amber gold on the walls gave this Bride & Groom a dream come true. The laughter & smiles by all their guests & the wedding party, to every detail went as perfectly as expected. The DJ Rick Hatcher hatchmobileparty@aol.com did a fabulous job with the entertainment for the reception the excitement on the dance floor never stopped. The Father of the Bride shared many sweet moments with his daughter from the father daughter dance, to making her laugh with all his dancing moves, memories were made that will never be forgotten. The Groom looked at his Bride with amazement in her beautiful gown & when she changed into a cocktail gown her mother surprised her with for more dancing & fun for the evening, everyone was in AHHHHH all over again. Before the clock struck midnight the Bride & Groom departed through the tossing of white sprinkles of confetti by friends & family & off they went to begin a new chapter in their life together.