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4 Tips For Your First Dance

When it comes to your wedding, all eyes will be on you for just about every moment of the big day. There’s perhaps no moment during your reception more important than your first dance. It’s when you’re proudly on display as a couple and every person in the crowd eagerly looks in your direction. Because…

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Tips For Managing Wedding Vendors

When you picture your dream wedding, you imagine the beautiful bouquets, the hand-spun centerpieces, the amazing food, the bar, and the music. What you probably don’t envision is all the behind-the-scenes coordination that goes into planning these aspects of the wedding. It’s usually not as easy as finding a wedding venue and then having all…

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Celebrating The Grand Opening Of Our Second Location

Alegria Gardens is excited to announce the opening of our second wedding venue location in Katy! We’ll be holding a special Grand Opening event on Oct. 28 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., so be sure to stop by and see our amazing new location for yourself. About Our Wedding Venue Locations For the last…

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Wedding Transportation Options For The Couple

Remember in high school when you were mortified to be dropped off at Prom in the family minivan? Imagine that embarrassment multiplied by a thousand when it comes to your wedding day. Transportation might seem like a minor logistical decision, but it can really add elegance and luxury to your special day. The last thing…

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Choosing Bridesmaids Outfits 101

You would think that the most difficult dress to pick out for a wedding would be the actual wedding dress. If you ask a recently married bride, though, they might tell you that choosing bridesmaid dresses is an even harder task! While there’s nothing quite as important as the wedding dress you’ll wear, at least…

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Three Things To Do After You Get Engaged

Congratulations on your recent engagement! Whether you were completely taken by surprise or whether you practically crafted the entire proposal, we hope it was everything you dreamed it would be. The first few days after getting engaged are all about letting it sink in — doesn’t it sound weird to refer to your partner as…

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Wedding Budgeting Tips

If you had to make a guess, what would you say the average cost of a wedding in the United States was in 2017? If you assumed the cost might be around $10,000, you’re not too far off — if we’re talking about weddings in the 1930’s. These days, the average wedding costs couples nearly…

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To Open Bar Or Not To Open Bar? Wedding Drink Advice

When it comes to the actual experience of your wedding for guests, the beverage situation is one of the most important. Depending on your style and the type of guests you’re inviting to your wedding, there are varying options for beverage service. Consider the advantages and disadvantages to these common beverage service options as you…

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Choosing the Music for Your Wedding

The music you choose for your wedding sets the tone, literally, for the entire party. When you think about it, you could split wedding planning into five separate parts: the date and wedding venue, the clothing, the pictures, the food, and the music. Unlike the smaller accents, these are the Big Five of wedding planning…

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Tips for Planning the Wedding Reception Menu

Planning a wedding can be fun, sometimes overwhelming, and certain tasks can be a challenge. One challenge that wedding planning brings is choosing what will be on the menu. The good and the bad news is that there are no set rules on this anymore. In the past, the standard seemed to be chicken or…

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