Lampasas Tour of Homes was great fun!

This past Sunday, the Lampasas County Museum had their annual fundraiser, a tour of homes in and around Lampasas.  We were so happy to be a part of the celebration.  It was fun to meet other people who like seeing old homes and we also learned a lot about some of the previous owners from some long time Lampasas residents.

It was a wonderful day!

Special thanks to our friends Libby Lancaster and Donna Eversdyk for helping to answer questions for guests during the tour.

Fall is almost here...

The rain is really greening things up here at the Manor and we are enjoying it!  It's time for asters, mums, and pretty soon pumpkins.  Here are a few shots of our most recent event, a wedding shower.  We enjoyed a pleasant afternoon on the terrace under the shade of our giant trees and a couple of market umbrellas.

Decorations by Debra Jane's All Occasion Planning & Designs

Photographs by Cheryl Ford

Weekend of weddings...

We had our first weekend with multiple weddings and it was great!  The brides were beautiful, the weather cooperated (yea!), and I continue to be amazed at the creativity of diy brides and their decorating skills.  Below you can see the fruits of their labors.  I will post additional pictures on the Gallery of our main website and on our directory sites as soon as I have the chance to get them sorted.

 










































There was wonderful barbecue at both events and we were treated to the best beans in Burnet County--although the chef would not share his secrets with us, more's the pity.  :(

Congratulations to both of our brides;  we wish you joy.

Wildflowers are here!

 The weekend we have all been waiting for has finally arrived. The salvia and the coreopsis are in their full glory. The blackfoot daisies are still looking good. Take a peek...

Personalizing your wedding...

According to Wedding Wire, one of the hottest trends in weddings right now is personalization.  Couples are taking the time to make their wedding unique to them.  They want it to be more than a cookie cutter; they want it to make a statement about who they are as individuals and as a couple.  

Of course, I think weddings have always been personalized to some extent--brides choose the venue, colors, and dress they like.  Even back in my day, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, couples wrote their own vows.  Lee and I sang a song to each other as a part of our ceremony, because we both love singing and music.  I am sure that if I searched, I might be able to find the old cassette tape with our wedding singing on it… I am not sure this is really a new trend so much as it is a continuing idea.  People everywhere have always desired to have agency, to be special, to do something original.

If I were planning my wedding today, it would be totally different than it was, ahem, 31 years ago.  I would be braver with color, and I would have a literary cake, like the ones I have added to my “If I were getting married now” Pinterest Board.  I would still want to sing, but I might be less nervous and I would definitely want to have my wedding outside or in a historical place.  I would have daisies...as many as I could afford. And lavender--I love lavender.  Who knows, maybe for my next anniversary!  

If you are planning your own big day, what do you want to do to make it special to you and your dear one?    How will you make your day speak volumes?  Let us know and we will feature some of the ideas on White Garden Events. I can’t wait to see.  :)

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