Venue: Messina Hof Winery
Photographer: Amy McCormick, Picture Perfect Images
Videographer: Stephen Arnold, BCS Media Productions
Coordination: Designer Events
Cakes/desserts: Fabulous Fare
Catering: Messina Hof
Linens/rerentals: Party Time Rentals
Bridal Dress: David’s Bridal
Makeup & Hair: Ra Salon
Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal
Tuxes: Men’s Warehouse
Rehearsal dinner: Messina Hof
Wedding date: 4/12/14
Jason & I met when we were both at A&M. Jason was friends with one of my cousins from high school, and we all started hanging out together when I got to A&M. We were friends for about 6 months until Jason finally got the courage to ask me out on April 12, 2009; our first date was one week later. We’re both very shy so it took us some time to get to know each other, but once we did, we fell in love.
Jason proposed on Dec. 18, 2012. Christmas is my favorite time of the year, so Jason knew he wanted to propose around then. He took me to Santa’s Wonderland and we took a carriage ride. After that, he walked me over to a lighted tree and got down on one knee! I was very surprised but so happy.
For our wedding, I knew I wanted to get married outside, somewhere that felt like a destination. We started looking at venues all over. We hadn’t looked anywhere in BCS, but one day I opened this very magazine and saw an ad for Messina Hof. We had both never been and so we decided to go check it out. As soon as we arrived, we fell in love with it! It really has a destination feel, and the vineyard was the perfect spot for an outdoor wedding. When looking at the calendar to book our date, we learned that our anniversary was on a Saturday, and we knew we had to have that date. We got married on our 5 year anniversary, and the day was just perfect.