I have THE most amazing cousins, Carla and Dave George!! Thank you both for hosting my elegant Bridesmaid's Luncheon and making it beyond glorious!!
I felt so very special on this day and everything from start to surprise finish had been carefully planned to make my memories of this wedding event indelible. I would love to share with all of you how the day at "Casa de George" aka "Casa de Carla." took place. The George's have a huge, beautiful Tuscany villa-styled home on top of a hill overlooking Lake Travis. The view is breathtaking and the surroundings caused our jaws to drop again and again. Scrumptious appetizers were served as we arrived before lunch. One of my faves was the bruschetta. Upon arrival and after greetings, we immediately started the picture taking in the backyard with the beautiful lake in the background. I had the most wonderful bridesmaids and matrons of honor and we were in a perfect setting to capture the moment with photos.
The luncheon was outdoors and the weather was perfect. The table decorations were lovely and personalized. Before we were seated, we were guided to a timeline of Chad and my courtship that Carla had made by kindly stealing pictures off of my Facebook (haha) She put the date of each event and a big picture blown up to compliment the story. We were so wowed by her genius!! :-) Once the lunch began, I gave a toast and could hardly finish because of the tears that came from my overwhelming feelings of love for my family and friends, and especially talking about my love, Chad. It seemed surreal and I was trying to soak up every moment of each event because I knew it would all be over in a flash! Seriously, a FLASH!! We gobbled up our yummy Italian food and delicious dessert.
Bridesmaid's and hostess gifts were handed out. The bridesmaids were given their own piece of jewelry and was either a hippie turquoise beaded headband or a beautiful necklace or bracelet from Cotton Castle. They all received turquoise chandelier beaded earrings and turquoise cross bracelets to wear in the wedding. They were all in a personalized tote with their initials on it. I also had tee shirts made with our wedding name and date to wear on the wedding day. SO CUTE!!
Dave and Carla surely know how to throw a party!! and with that said, they had one surprise left for me. Carla had set up 3 large tables with unfinished bowls, mugs, and plates on them. She said we were each going to paint them for the bride to have her own personalized set from her wedding party!! I was thrilled to get to have some new dishes with each one of them hand painted by my best friends and family. When we finished, Carla had them fired and finished for me to use in my house. This is definitely a gift to remember as each person created some very charming and one of a kind creations. I absolutely love them!!!
We said our goodbyes and headed to get ready for the next event (rehearsal dinner). I left feeling so loved and so grateful to have such generous and amazing family and friends!! I love you Carla and Dave!! Thank you for giving me a wedding gift I will always cherish.
And The Finishing Product!!!!
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