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Jingaling Photgraphy is hosting a “Picture Perfect” workshop in August to help prepare couples for their wedding day. Check out their flyer on our Instagram!
We can’t wait to see you there.
Check out Nicole & Tyler’s wedding at Villa Antonia, which was featured on Photohouse Films Blog!
Check out Viviana & Jake’s wedding at Villa Antonia, which was featured in the Lauren Garrison Blog! Also, take a moment to check out the gallery of photos from Lauren Garrison Photography!
Kamille & Brian’s wedding at Villa Antonia was featured in the PhotoHouse Films blog! Click on the link and take a moment to read more about their special day!
Check out Chandler & Haden’s wedding at Villa Antonia, which was featured in the Ashley Nicole Affiair Blog! Also, take a moment to check out the gallery of photos from Caitlin Rose Photography!
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Villa Antonia was featured in the Lacey & Lee Photography Blog! Take a moment to read more about what they had to say.
Annie and Andrew’s wedding at Villa Antonia was featured in the Hyde Park Photography Blog! Take a moment to view the pics and read more about what they had to say.
Villa Antonia was featured in the Photohouse Films Blog! Take a moment to read more about what they had to say.
Villa Antonia was featured in the Ashley Nicole Affair Blog! Take a moment to read more about what they had to say.
Dinner was staged on one of the elevated terraces with expansive views of the surrounding hillside. The tablescape design incorporated lots of texture and a blend of modern with traditional pieces.
Other highlights include a ‘Princess of Monaco’ nod, with the bride in a headscarf & oversized sunnies, sitting atop a classic car departing her wedding with her doting groom.
In a quaint Texas town, just outside of the bustling city, you will find the fairytale-esque Villa Antonia. Located on one of the tallest hills, its tower, balcony, and terrace overlook the sprawling Hill Country views. When you step on to the property and hear the water fountains, see the chapel, wine cellar, and the sprawling mosaic tiled staircase entrance, you are going to fall in love all over again.
As a florist, I love working here for SO many reasons. Firstly, the ceremony and reception options. Yes, you heard correctly. This venue offers varying ceremony and reception options! With Texas’ unpredictable weather, it is amazing to have not only indoor/outdoor ceremony options, but also the option to host your reception either indoors or outdoors. Villa Antonia’s chapel has a beautiful ceremony area that can be easily transformed into a dance floor! If you take the staircase down from the chapel you will arrive at the outdoor terrace area that includes an elaborate ornate fountain, strand lights, and a stage that’s ready for a band or a ceremony. When you have a venue that is able to accommodate any number of guests inside and out, you have got it made!
Secondly, Villa Antonia has venue features that are accommodating to many different styles and colors, (ex. stucco walls, colorful mosaics, and natural greenery) making it completely elegant. For this particular wedding we designed our flowers to be classic, versatile, and timeless. We designed our floral to be embracing the venue’s mediterranean olive branches and greenery by including premium garden roses and touches of whimsy ranunculus. This can mostly be seen in our lovely bride’s bouquet. It was a medium sized bouquet that was a bit more on the traditional side with an all around design that did not cascade or taper down. This size bouquet is the perfect size as it isn’t too large where it takes away from the beautiful bride and her dress.
For the guest harvest tables, we designed the floral to be similar to the bride’s but with more of a darker natural greenery that cascaded out the sides and ran down the table to accent the base of the candles and bud vases. The runner was a light mauve dusty blue cheese cloth that we accented with contrasting white, ivory, and dusty mauve pink butterfly ranunculus, peonies, and lisianthus in our rental eclectic bud vases. We used our white rental urn vase as the container for our flowers to create a clean bright touch to the tables with our rental brass tapered candlesticks.
Sometimes less is more, and with a venue as extravagant as Villa Antonia, minimalistic complimenting florals help embrace the natural beauty that the venue offers. This is where we come in. Let us help you plan your next fairytale wedding and create the ultimate floral experience with Austin’s best florist, rental decorations, styling, flowers, and design services. Contact us to help with your next event. Happy Planning!
Vendors: Photography by Emily Boone, Venue provided by Villa Antonia, Planning by Moonrise Weddings & Events, Invitation suite by Paper Tie Affair, Dress provided by Coreena’s Bridal Georgetown, Jewelry provided by Calvin’s Jewelry, Hair & Makeup by @theluxxlooktx, Rentals provided by Premiere Events Austin, Tableware provided by Table Manners TX.
Villa Antonia was featured in PhotoHouse Films. Take a moment to read more about what they had to say.
Inspiration for a Villa Anniversary has been published on Glamour & Grace. Click here to read the full post!
A wedding is an event that should be cherished. There are a lot of festivities, the people you love the most get to celebrate with you, and the excitement of starting a new life together is overwhelming. That said, weddings can be very pricey. In fact, couples spent an average of $33,900 on their weddings in 2019, which is a huge expense for most people.
That’s why preparing for it financially should be a priority. It’s a milestone for sure, but couples should also be mindful of how much they spend on it if they don’t have unlimited funds to begin with.
So, what is the first step in the financial planning of your wedding? Know where the money is coming from, of course! Lots of couples dip into their shared savings, while others get generous help from their relatives and, at times, even friends. The couple’s families might offer to split the cost of the entire affair, and if that’s something that is agreeable to the both of you, there is no shame in accepting it.
Another option is to put the expenses on plastic. That is, to use your credit card to cover some of the costs of the event. You can earn a lot of points for spending several thousand on the wedding and, not to mention, borrow the exact amount you need. Many credit card options now come with 0% interest rate, so it won’t be a headache to pay off later on. The downside is that you might end up paying high fees and end up spending more than you intended. Some couples also don’t want to start their married life with debt and, understandably, would rather use their savings.
An alternative option is to apply for a personal loan. As with credit, this gives you the option not to shell out a huge sum of money up front. Before sending in an application, it might help to use a personal loan calculator to determine how much you can afford to borrow based on how much you can pay back in installments. Again, it’s better to start off your marriage on a good note, so planning for your finances together is crucial. You’ll need to have a sense of how much your wedding is going to cost, which brings us to the next point: setting your wedding budget.
To set your budget, you need to know what you’re actually spending on. Another survey by The Knot, this time from 2017, created a breakdown of a wedding’s typical expenses. These are some of those costs:
Of course, that list is a lot longer and it helps to inquire from several vendors before committing to any of them. That way, you can choose the best option that fits your budget. For example, you can look at the rates in Villa Antonia to see when it’s best to schedule your big day. Weekends are more expensive, of course, while weekdays are very reasonably priced. You might want to hire the photographers in-house too, and save a ton on your wedding. The point is that you have to know your options so you can more accurately stick to a realistic wedding budget.
The short answer is: yes! There are many ways to save money while still having the wedding of your dreams. For one, you can have a smaller ceremony altogether. Villa Antonia even has a micro wedding package that might suit your needs. By making this more intimate, you can also celebrate with the people you’re closest with.
A lot of food also gets wasted during weddings, so according to some planners, you can ask the caterer to provide smaller plates. That doesn’t mean guests can’t come back for second helpings — it just means they can control their portions more and avoid food wastage.
It also makes more sense to send out digital RSVPs instead of paper invitations, especially at a time like this. And, renting your bridal party dresses (and entourage tuxedos) can also help you in a pinch. Let’s face it: these dresses may never be taken out of the closet again, so there’s really nothing wrong with renting them! Some brides are even opting to rent their own wedding gowns these days.
Weddings are very important, but so is starting your married life on the right foot and without a huge bill to worry about. The important thing really is that you get to celebrate your union — all the rest are just details. And if you’re ready to get started on the planning, set an appointment for a tour around the villa now.
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By Angela Taylor solely for villaantonia.com
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Villa Antonia was featured in Ruffled magazine. Click here to read the full post!
Photo: @paigevaughnphoto
Venue: @villa_antonia
Planner/Designer: @hawthorneandpoppy
Florals: @remiandgold
Rentals: @premiereeventsaustin
Models: @trae.johnson @shelbi.talavera
HMUA: @lunabeauty_bridal
Dress: @pronovias
Stationery: @finedaypress
Vintage rentals: @lootrentals
Cake: @polkadotsatx
Brigadeiros: @bonjourbrigadeiro
On-Site Fashion Sketching: @vivavoguevignette
Vintage car: @4leaf_limo
Men’s suit: @theblacktux
Champagne Bottle: @pensandneedlesco
Earrings: @romystudio_
Shoes: @louboutinworld
Villa Antonia was featured in Brides of Austin magazine. Click here to read the full post!