Mmm_BBQ's reviews

I have been eating and enjoying "Pit BBQ" since I was in elementary school! They have amazing TX bar-b-que and are locally owned and operated. The business is great to work with because they are not working on a large-scale basis. Also, since they are on Williams Drive, even if we opt to have a family friend pick up the food and set it up on site, it is centrally located right between the ceremony site and the reception site. The style fits our desired wedding feel as well - comfortable and fun - because even as their website states, it you want some fancy foods on toothpicks go somewhere else, but if you want good food that is affordable, give them a call. My fiance and I are going with The Pit because it fits right in with our "Dancin' Boots & BBQ" reception feel.

Since my fiance and I are still college students, we are trying to be money conscious yet stylish in our venue choices. A friend suggested that we check out the GCC and we loved it! It has a cool, country feel and can be easily decorated to fit any wedding style. It has also been recently re-modeled. Right across the street is a community-maintained flower garden (perfect for springtime weddings because most of the flowers are in bloom and make for great picture-taking opportunities for both the wedding party and guests). Plus, it only costs $600 to rent the entire building (which includes, two kitchens, a large dance/dinner area, and a beautiful outdoor courtyard! Fun idea: rather than renting a dance floor, we are opting to set up a designated "floor" on the stained cement with white Christmas lights and floral trellises in the center of the room.

I have very picky and personal tastes when it comes to decorating, so in this area I am going "DIY"! Oriental Trading puts out a magazine specifically for weddings and, though you have to be picky when browsing their products as some appear "cheap," I have found some great and useful things! For my reception tables, for example, I am going to decorate with black table cloths, bright white napkins at each place setting, and red silk rose petals scattered across the table. In the center will be the "Floating Candle Bowl" (only $6.99!) filled with "Red Heart Shaped Floating Candles."

The sanctuary itself is currently being remodeled, but from what we can tell, it is going to be picture-perfect! It has vaulted wood ceilings with wooden beams and is just the right size for a small to medium sized wedding - both intimate and breathtaking! As for other positives, parking availability is wonderful. The majority of the parking is actually behind the sanctuary, which is between two heavily wooded areas, making it seem as though the reception is being held in some hill-country chapel, and not in a conveniently located central-Georgetown church. Also worth mentioning is that Williams Drive is very easy to get to - it is a straight shot from IH-35.

Bath Junkie could almost be called the "Build-a-Bear" for women! It is a store where you use combinations of over 200 scents to create your own personalized lotions, shower gel, bath salts, perfume, massage oils… all with your favorite scents! Some friends and I recently had a "ladies-day-out" at the Lakeline location and had the time of our lives! We spent over two hours in the private back room testing out scents, drinking "sparkling grape juice" and visiting. By the end of the day, we each had found our dream scents and had a bag full of goodies, all for only $25 per person! This was the most fun we had had in a long time - plus we had the opportunity to make something that was both fun to create AND useful - I found out that my "personal" scent is "Plumeria" with "Oatmeal, milk, and honey." Plus, we can combine the bachelorette party with bridal party gifts!

Since the rehearsal dinner will be up to the discretion of my future in-laws, I do not have full details on what working with TX Land and Cattle has been like, however, I have heard only positive things. I attended a dinner in a private room at the Cedar Park/Lakeline location recently and it was wonderful! The bride and groom were able to be seated right among guests (tables were set up in an M shape so that no one was left separated) and the setting overall was very intimate. The service was great also - waiters were attentive to everyone's drink needs especially. I was not yet 21 at the time, so they didn't even laugh at me when I ordered a "virgin" margarita!

One of my bridesmaids and I were wandering through Lakeline Mall one time and ran across the Mica Bella booth. The sales associate helped us select an eyeshadow color and foundation shade. We purchased the eyeshadows and used them for a few days before we decided that we just couldn't live without the foundation too. The products are a little on the expensive side, but the benefit is that it is completely natural - only two ingredients! In the long run, I figure that buying quality makeup that will last me for months will be about the same price as hiring a makeup artist for one day.

The La Frontera location was amazing - they worked with my fiance to create an engagement ring that was both personal and dazzling! Unfortunately, when we went to the Gateway location to have it re-sized, the sales associate was pushy (trying to get us to purchase our wedding bands when we expressed to him that we did not wish to purchase at that time) and when I got the ring back, they had polished it until it had changed from white to yellow gold! We will not be visiting the Gateway location again, but would HIGHLY suggest the La Frontera location.

We have not yet rented a tux for my fiance or his groomsmen, but we will most definitely rent/purchase from Men's Warehouse because we recently had a very positive experience with them. A few months ago, my fiance was in a friend's wedding and we had to pick up the tux in Houston the day before the wedding. When he put it on, it did not fit quite right. Rather than sending us off and having us pick up the tux the day of the wedding (which would have been highly inconvenient since we were not familiar with the area), the attendant arranged to have on-the-spot alterations made! We were out within the hour!

I accompanied a friend to the Mopac location because she needed to pick up a bridesmaid's dress for another friend's wedding. While waiting for her to get her dress fitted, I found a gown that I liked. I went to try it on and the attendant helped me but was noticeably agitated. My friend, after finishing her task, walked up with another dress she wished me to try on. As she did so, the attendant left. When she came back, she expressed that now she would have to put someone who had "actually scheduled an appointment" in another room. In other words, as I found out too late, I should have scheduled an appointment to try on the dress - however, she could have just told me this from the beginning rather than becoming disgruntled. After all, it was my very first time to go to a dress shop - shouldn't it be okay to be naïve?