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several months later that finally brought the pair together. “After a group of us hung out that afternoon,” she recounts, “I totally had a crush on Bobby by the end of the night.” Turns out, he liked her too, and they began dating. The relationship thrived, even when Stucky went back to their alma mater for her master’s in marketing. She returned to Houston after nine months for a summer internship and, little did she know, a proposal. “Since my parents live overseas, we’d sort of talked about how nice it would be if he could do it when my family was in town,” she recounts. “They were going to be here that summer and again for Christmas. I thought it was going to be Christmas.” But with a little setup help from Stucky’s friend Tiffany, Sawicki planned his candlelit proposal for July 4—after watching the fireworks together. “We came back earlier than Tiffany expected, so she didn’t have any candles lit yet,” Stucky remembers. “Bobby went to open the front door, but she dead-bolted it from the inside.” Completely perplexed, Stucky admits that they tried the courtyard door—and that’s where she discovered a petal-and-picture-covered table. “I figured out what was going on and started crying,” she says. “It didn’t go exactly as he had planned, but it was really sweet and romantic— and a surprise.” Soon after she said yes, they started making plans for a July 2011 ceremony, enlisting planner Kelly Balfour of Eventology Weddings to help choreograph the vintage-chic affair with a cheerful turquoise-and-pink color scheme. “I didn’t want it to be too much baby-boy blue and baby-girl pink,” Stucky says. “I decided to focus on the blue and brown with hints of the pink everywhere.” To set the tone, she recruited Illinois-based paper designer Lindsay Letters to produce her letterpress invitations. “Each came in a brown kraft envelope with vintage stamps and beautiful white calligraphy,” Balfour says. “Inside, the letterpress cards were held together with a burlap band. It gave the perfect glimpse of what was to come.” They also asked the designer to create an ‘S’ emblem so they could monogram some of the day’s décor. “I had it made into a custom rubber stamp and used it on the beverage napkins, candy favor bags, kraft paper cones for the rose petal toss and on our thank-you cards,” Stucky says. The couple also implemented paper pinwheels, flags and signs throughout the festivities to add to the vintage, handmade feel. The bride carried pink peonies to offset her lacy, ruffled gown and her six bridesmaids wore strapless turquoise frocks to the ceremony at Downtown’s First Methodist Houston. Afterward, the 140 guests hit the Museum “i figured out what was going on and started crying,” the bride says of the proposal. “it didn’t go exactly as he had planned, but it was really sweet and romantic— and a surprise.” Ceremony: First Methodist Houston Reception: The Parador Wedding Planner: Kelly Balfour, Eventology Weddings Catering: Behind the Bash Invitations: Lindsay Letters Floral Design: Laura Tran of SCF Events Linens: Aztec Antiques: Recollection Vintage Rentals Cake: Cakes by Gina Music: DJ Brothers Videographer: Rock Cottage Media Bridal Gown: San Patrick from Weddings by Debbie Bridesmaid Dresses: The Dessy Collection Tuxedo: Al’s Formal Wear Hair & Makeup: Your Beautiful Face District and convened at The Parador, where they snacked on crab cake and baked brie hors d’oeuvres by Behind the Bash catering. Carrying out the vintage theme, Balfour teamed up with Recollection Vintage Rentals. “We added a few special touches, like the doors behind the candy bar and the fireplace that was the backdrop for the cake.” She decked the tables with glimmering mercury glass candles, vintage books and antique wooden crates. “We kept the burlap touches throughout,” says Balfour, who had custom runners made and included burlap-wrapped accents at each table. Along with the delightful décor, guests enjoyed a decadent menu of chicken Toscana, white truffle mac ‘n’ cheese and herb-crusted roast beef—plus, the three-tier buttercream confection from Cakes by Gina, which was accented in the day’s signature pink peonies. DJ Brothers played a mix of jazz classics, and the couple chose Ben Folds’ “The Luckiest” for their first of many dances. After hours of revelry with friends and family, they departed in a Porsche 911 convertible as guests showered them in a cascade of rose petals. Above, clockwise from top: The Texas A&M alums sing the “Aggie War Hymn” with their guests; three tiers of buttercream topped with peonies; the apothecary-style sweets table; the invitation and map by Lindsay Letters; the bride and her bridesmaids bringing the color scheme to life. Center: A typed greeting to guests, who used the typewriter to leave personal notes for the couple s p r i ng / su mme r 2 0 1 2 83
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