by Swanee Browning | Nov 8, 2020 | Wedding Tips and Resources
Photograhy by Bend the Light Photography Photos by In Your Eyes Photography First, Band or DJ? Band or DJ? The age-old question. Which do you go with? First, take a step back and look over your wedding budget. Is a 12-instrument band with 2 singers ideal for your...
by Swanee Browning | May 27, 2020 | Wedding Tips and Resources
While we focus mainly on wedding planning from a female’s perspective on Gruene Estate’s wedding blog, we often forget that the groom has an important part to play as well. Wedding planning is a long process, and on average Gruene Estate weddings are usually planned...
by Swanee Browning | Jun 7, 2021 | A Better Fete, B Turner Photography and Films, Cat Haus Rentals, Celebrations Bridal and Prom, Firefly Wedding Photography, Jupiter Hill Creative, Love, Lipstick, and Lashes, Southern Tapsters, Style Shoots and Productions, Sugarita Cookie Bar, Texas Rock House
Wedding Day Bliss is happening at Texas Rock House in San Marcos, Texas! We would like to share a few ways our couple found to have fun at this special event. Meet Grace and Seth! This beautiful couple joined us to showcase several wonderful local wedding day vendors....
by Swanee Browning | Jun 2, 2021 | Blumen Meisters, Cakes by Danielle, Choo Cha Booch, Homestead Photo Booth, Jupiter Hill Creative, Mobilboheme, Southern Tapsters, Southern Tease, Stovemonkeys, Style Shoots and Productions, Team One Luxury Charters
The most amazing local wedding vendors came together to share their gifts and talents to bless Carolee, our bridal shower winner, with a bridal celebration she would not forget! Blumen Meisters provided the beautiful florals that adorned each table. Heart to Home did...
by Swanee Browning | May 11, 2021 | Fiancee Bridal Boutique, Firefly Farms, Jupiter Hill Creative, Mobilboheme, Style Shoots and Productions, The Perfect Day, Uptown Flowers
I wonder what August Pieper and his wife Johann, the early settlers of what is now 1850 Settlement, would think of the beautiful weddings their homestead now host. The grounds of 1850 Settlement are vibrant with the rich history of its origin. With Timeless as our...
by Swanee Browning | Apr 23, 2021 | Bturner Photography, Cat Haus Rentals, Comal Classics, Fiancee Bridal Boutique, Firefly Farms, Jupiter Hill Creative, Lipstick and Locks, Mobilboheme, Style Shoots and Productions
Love Twofold is about two grooms and two brides, a double wedding. To make it all the more special, our brides are twins! One bride had her heart set on traditional Texas decor while the other bride’s taste leaned more to French country. Cat Haus Rentals gave...
by Swanee Browning | Apr 22, 2021 | Accents and Events, Cakes by Danielle, Cat Haus Rentals, Christelle's Culinary Corner, From Grammie with Love, Jupiter Hill Creative, Makeup by Andrea, Mobilboheme, River Road Escapes, Southern Gentlemen Entertainment, Style Shoots and Productions, Texas Wedding Ministers
This happy bunch joined us for I Do’s at The Escapes. River Road Escapes offers the ultimate family wedding experience. Love the river? Have wonderful memories on the Guadalupe? Then this would be the ideal location for your wedding celebration. Makeup by Andrea...
by Swanee Browning | Apr 3, 2021 | Cat Haus Rentals, Fiancee Bridal Boutique, Field to Vase, Hideout on The Horseshoe, Jupiter Hill Creative, Southern Tapsters, Style Shoots and Productions, Sue C Cakes
Sending Our Love is a tribute to our wartime heroes who left their girlfriends, fiancées, or wives at home to fight from the skies, on land, or sea during War World II. Hideout on the Horseshoe was the perfect venue for this styled shoot which was inspired by all the...
by Swanee Browning | Mar 26, 2021 | Gruene Estate, Wedding Tips and Resources
Gruene Estate is a leader in the Texas Hill Country wedding industry for the last decade. While we get many different brides from many different places, we have found that through the years, they ask many of the same wedding related...
by Swanee Browning | Mar 12, 2021 | Blumen Meisters, Cat Haus Rentals, Comal Classics, Creekside Cookers BBque, HIll Country Pies, Jupiter Hill Creative, Lipstick and Locks, Lucky Bucks Formals, Mobilboheme, Relic Rentals, Style Shoots and Productions, The Fields of Haeckerville Lane
When we learned that in late summer The Fields of Haeckerville Lane is no stranger to sunflowers, it seemed fitting that we call our plan for the day “A Sunflower Soiree.” What bride doesn’t love this bit of pampering! Ashleigh with Lipstick and...
by Swanee Browning | Feb 26, 2021 | Wedding Tips and Resources
So you have decided your charming, Southern wedding will be child-free. Now how do you tell your guests? Here at Gruene Estate we have seen all different styles of beautiful hill country weddings, with and without kids, go off without a hitch. Either way is a right...
by Swanee Browning | Dec 21, 2020 | Accents and Events, Cakes by Danielle, Celebrations Bridal and Prom, Comal Classics, I Do Flower, Jupiter Hill Creative, Mobilboheme, Old Mill Resort at Gruene, Pine and Blossom Photography, River City Catering, Rustic Brush, Southern Tease, Style Shoots and Productions, Sugar Clouds Cotton Candy
Old Mill Resort in Gruene was the perfect location for our Christmas styled shoot From Head to Mistletoe! The property offers so many fabulous possibilties for the bride looking for the opportunity to create their own theme, express their own style, make their own...
