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Yellow Umbrella Events Offers Private Meteorologic Service To Determine Rain...
What’s the rain plan? This is a question that all of us here at Yellow Umbrella Events deals with on a regular basis. We are responsible to not only our lovely brides, but to our vendors, to insure...
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Why Does A Wedding Planner Charge What They Do?
When we here at Yellow Umbrella Events were young and starting out we would often be asked “Why do you charge what you do?” or “How do you come up with what you’re charging?” and we would set out to...
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Yellow Umbrella Events Chats About Lighting Choreography
The bride and groom are twirling around the dance floor during their first dance as a couple and just at that final moment when the groom dips the bride the lights change in an instant from soft blue...
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Top 5 2013 Wedding Trends from Yellow Umbrella Events
As Yellow Umbrella Events looks into another year of planning extraordinary events we are definitely noticing some big style trends in weddings (and even in some of our corporate events). And today we...
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Hyatt Lost Pines – Featured Corporate Event Venue by Yellow Umbrella Events
We’re about to wave a little goodbye to 2012 here at Yellow Umbrella Events and say “how do you do” to 2013. For us that means looking forward into the next year and deciding on what venues we’re going...
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What To Expect When You’re Expecting…To Wear A Wedding Dress
Last night I attended an awards banquet and party for a local industry organization. The theme was My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and we were all encouraged to dress the part. I’m not going to go into the...
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Lyndee & Caleb + Vista West Ranch
This blog post may more accurately be named “Flower Power at Vista West Ranch” due to the enormous amount of gorgeous flowers that were used in this wedding! You see, Lyndee is no ordinary bride –...
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Fan & Chris + The Plantation House
This is our favorite Plantation House wedding that we’ve ever done! Aren’t they adorable!? Hello!! Check out the Vera Wang – this is one fashionable couple! Fan and Chris held their wedding at The...
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We Won Best Design at Premiere Settings Austin!
In case you haven’t heard, Premiere Party Central held a design competition for Austin event planners at the Palmer Events Center recently. And it was kind of a big deal! Premiere Party Central...
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Eureka Photography Bragged About Yellow Umbrella Events
Our sweet friend, Mylah Burrows, from Eureka Photography in Austin, just wrote a blog about why she recommends that her bride’s work with a wedding planner – and she featured Shea and I. And we’re...
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Actual Wedding Trends For 2014
Last wedding season we posted a blog about the ACTUAL wedding trends that we were seeing from our REAL brides, as opposed to what some magazine says you’re supposedly doing. I, personally, hate being...
View ArticleAfter The Wedding – This Planner’s (probably way too personal) Thoughts
Usually, the day after a wedding, Shea and I try to take some time to relax, recoup, and reflect on the entire event. Did the weekend run smoothly? Did we have any vendor issues? Was the timing of...
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The 33 Things Your Wedding Photographer Really Wants To Tell You (But Can’t...
Oh if you could only hear the things that we hear from wedding vendors, both during and after, a wedding. It’s not meant to harm though. It’s much like any other job held by anyone anywhere. Doctors...
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What To Expect When You’re About To Do A Boudoir Photo Shoot
Today I’m going to let you in on a little secret. A lot of our brides like to do a pre wedding boudoir photo shoot as a gift to their groom on their wedding day. It’s true! And I’m always getting...
View ArticleThe Cost Difference Between a Resort Hotel Wedding VS a Venue Wedding
Deciding between a Resort Hotel Wedding and a Venue Wedding is tough. There are so many factors to consider – will your guests want to stay on site, where all of their needs are attended to throughout...
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The Top 8 Perks of Having a Resort Hotel Wedding
Austin and the surrounding area is home to some amazing Resort Hotels! (We’re kind of spoiled like that.) From gorgeous lake views to stunning hill country panoramas, you can find just about anything...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know Before Booking Laguna Gloria for Your Wedding
Let us just start off by saying that we LOVE Laguna Gloria (also known as AMOA – Arthouse or The Contemporary Austin) in Austin, Texas. Not only is the building beautiful but the grounds are stunning...
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You Can Have Whatever You Like!
With Yellow Umbrella Events, you can have whatever you like! It’s not just some silly lyrics from one of last year’s rap song, it’s the truth. You CAN have whatever you like! And that’s all there is to...
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Should You Do Wedding First Look Pictures?
If you’re a bride planning a wedding then I bet that you have probably been asked by your photographer if you’re planning on doing a first look. When I ask our couples that same question, about half of...
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How Much Does A Wedding Cost?
How in the world do you arrive at a wedding budget? This is one of those things that couples and their families have been trying to figure out for ages and I’m sure this will continue to be the case....
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