Plantation Style Weddings – The Brown Estate  

When planning your dream Southeast Texas wedding, setting the scene is critical.

Many brides like the elegance of a plantation style wedding.

In Southeast Texas, The Brown Estate is an ideal plantation style wedding venue.

What does your Southeast Texas wedding venue look like? What time of day is it? Are your guests bathed in sunlight or moonbeams?

If you love an evening wedding or reception, discover what generations of Southeast Texas brides have known – The Brown Estate shines at night.

A plantation style wedding can be beautiful.

A night time plantation style wedding can truly be magical for our Golden Triangle brides..

The Brown Center really is set up to be a beautiful nighttime Southeast Texas wedding venue.

From watching the sun set from the atrium to the way the whole building shines in the center of the Orange prairie, The Brown Estate makes a beautiful venue any Southeast Texas bride can fall in love with.

One of the great things about The Brown Estate that makes it a premier Southeast Texas wedding venue is that the grounds and building are so beautiful that they don’t really require excessive decoration.

You can dress it up, but even if you don’t you’ll have an elegant venue for your wedding.

If you are looking for a Southeast Texas wedding venue that comes alive at night, consider The Brown Estate.

We hope you have enjoyed today’s article featuring  The Brown Estate.

Stay tuned for more of the latest Southeast Texas wedding planning tips, wedding vendor information, and inspiration for Golden Triangle brides.

SETX Weddings is your wedding magazine for Beaumont and all of Southeast Texas.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher SETX Weddings and Host Southeast Texas Bridal Fair Series
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXWeddings@gmail.com

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The Julie Rogers – a City of Beaumont Event Venue

Have you thought about your wedding venue?

Many of our Golden Triangle brides come up with similar lists when doing their Beaumont wedding planning.

The one they often leave out is the one they don’t know is available- The Julie Roger’s Theater.

That’s right- The Julie Roger’s Theater is available for Beaumont wedding ceremonies and receptions.

Did you just reorder your list of Beaumont wedding venues?

You’re not the only one!

The Julie Roger’s Theater is available through the City of Beaumont and is one of their premier options for Southeast Texas brides.

City of Beaumont event coordinators are surprised how many Southeast Texas brides just don’t realize that the Julie Rogers Theater is available for their weddings and receptions.

When they find out it is available, many Golden Triangle brides end up choosing The Julie Rogers Theatre over their other venues including the Beaumont Event Centre and the Beaumont Civic Center.

Schedule a showing of The Julie Roger’s Theater today.

It just might be the elegant Beaumont wedding reception venue you’ve been looking for.

General Information and Booking for the Julie Roger’s Theater
(409) 838-3435

TOLL FREE
(800) 782-3081

Are you looking for more top Southeast Texas wedding professionals?

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• Daryl Fant, Publisher SETX Weddings
• Host: Southeast Texas Bridal Fair
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Are you looking to sell your home fast in Beaumont or Southeast Texas? 

Southeast Texas might be the best place in the world to sell your house fast, without stress, and in a way that makes you feel comfortable from beginning to end. 

Rick Edgeworth, of Lumberton, has been building and remodeling homes for a long time. He saw home stressful the process of selling a home could be. Rick became determined to find a way to make the process of selling a house in Southeast Texas faster, easier, more laid back, and better.

He created 409 Cash Home Buyers to help him achieve those goals.

If you’re looking to sell a house fast, even before your wedding, 409 Cash Home Buyers is interested. They are buying homes in Beaumont, Lumberton, and across the Golden Triangle. They are paying cash, and they are making offers in as little as 24 hours (sometimes less!).

You can sell your home fast in Beaumont or Southeast Texas. Click here for the 409 Cash Home Buyers website to get started.

Just enter your name, the address of the home you want to sell, and your phone number. In 24 hours or less, you’ll get a call back to discuss your home and a cash offer.

You can sell a home fast in Beaumont, Mid County, or the Golden Triangle, with 409 Cash Home Buyers.

Holiday Thoughts for our Southeast Texas Brides. 

For many of our Southeast Texas brides, this will be their last “single” Christmas.

As with most things in life, this has it’s pros and cons.

Your life is a book with many chapters. A big one is on it’s last page, and a huge, long, exciting one is a short page turn away.

For many of you, it will be your last Southeast Texas Christmas alone with your family.

Next year, you and your husband will get to figure out how to split times between respective in-laws – and setting up new Southeast Texas Christmas traditions of your own.

If this will be the last SETX Christmas “alone” with your family, make it one to remember. Indulge in all the traditions that may get lost or diminished as your spouse is integrated in the years to come.

Bake the cookies your family loves, play the family games your husband will not be interested in, and tell the stories of family Christmases past that won’t mean anything to your spouse.

Perhaps more than any other holiday, our Golden Triangle Christmas traditions are really “molded” by each family into something unique and their own.

Think of your “important” SETX holiday traditions. Which ones will your spouse share? Which ones will he be open to? Which ones will he refuse?

• Attending a Southeast Texas Church Christmas Eve Candlelight Service (find one on SetxChurchGuide.com)
• Incorporating Santa Claus into your family Christmas tradition
• Caroling (let’s face it, most guys are in or out – not a lot of wiggle room)
• Spending extended time with your family (if you are used to spending 3-5-7 days with your parents at Christmas that may be tough to negotiate going forward)
• Holiday meals. Are you both ham and turkey people or are you turkey and he’s fajitas or fried catfish? One workaround Southeast Texas brides use for this one is designating one for Christmas Eve and one tradition for Christmas Day. Others let their spouse choose either the Thanksgiving or Christmas menu but not both. One popular solution used by savvy Southeast Texas wives is saying, “Of course we can have fried catfish for Christmas honey – let me know when it’s ready. Don’t forget the hush puppies.”
• Opening presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning? Oh, you haven’t talked about this one? This ranks about third in causing Southeast Texas divorces, so make sure you have that conversation well before your first Christmas together.
• Budgeting for Christmas. Some families spend extravagantly. Some are very conservative. Others are extravagant for children but don’t give anything to adults. Make sure you and your spouse talk about this before it becomes an issue- financial and emotional.

When you start talking about things that are important to you in preparation for your first Christmas as a Southeast Texas married couple, start the conversation with a small gift that shows you’re just planning for the best future together (guys cue into the words “I just don’t want things to be stressful next year” – Southeast Texas grooms are big on stress avoidance). You can go simple with a Christmas ornament that is significant to you both – something that reminds your of how you met, a favorite vacation, or a shared hobby.

You can kick it up a notch with a Nativity scene. These can be a real focal point for a family’s holiday decorating and can really be a significant start towards building your own Christmas traditions as a married couple.

If this is your last Christmas in Southeast Texas before sharing your family with your spouse, enjoy it to the fullest.

You have 12 months to plan your first Christmas as a married couple.

The more you talk about expectations and preparation, the easier you’ll find marriage to be. Pick your battles. Give in on the things that aren’t that big a deal to you, and stand up for the ones that are the most important to you.

Talking about some of the issues above will smooth your path to a very merry first Christmas together next year.

We wish you a lifetime of wonderful holiday seasons with your new family!

We hope you have enjoyed today’s feature, Holiday Thoughts for our Southeast Texas Brides. 

Will you be travelling during the holidays? Our brides can click “Like” on our SETX Weddings Facebook Page to receive the latest Golden Triangle wedding community updates on your smartphone or tablet.

Merry Christmas to all of our Southeast Texas brides and their families!

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. SETX Weddings
• Your online bridal fair for Beaumont, Lufkin, East Texas, and the Golden Triangle.
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

On today’s Southeast Texas Wedding Planning Tips, we look at ways to thank your mom and dad.

Ideally every minute of your SETX wedding will be beautiful. Almost certainly, the months, weeks, and days leading up to the ceremony will contain stresses- invitations with errors from the printers or lost in the mail, the cost overruns, or just trying to do so much in so little time.

It’s certainly stressful on Southeast Texas brides- but there are at least two others feeling the pain.

Most Southeast Texas parents either haven’t saved for their children’s weddings or could not have been predicted how the cost of weddings would skyrocket beyond the money they did put together.

They may not tell you, but your Dad is feeling every check that clears his account and your Mother is feeling it every time she has to tell him, “Today one more thing ran over budget”.

They love you and they’ll make it work, but there are a few things you can do say thank-you in ways that most brides either do not think to do or fail to follow up on.

1. If you have engagement photos taken, let your Southeast Texas wedding photographer know that you need a special one blown up for your parents. This is a nice gesture before the pain of endless meetings and check writing even starts. If you can’t afford to take the photo to a professional framer, take it down to Hobby Lobby. Your Mom will really appreciate it, and your Dad won’t know that it wasn’t professionally framed. He’ll love having a picture of his little girl leading up to her special day and if you watch closely, you just might see a little tear in the corner of his eye.

2. Your parents will probably be the first ones to your SETX wedding and there will be lots of sitting around without much for them to do. Write them each a letter on nice stationary and give it to them before your Golden Triangle wedding ceremony. Include specific thank-you messages for things they did for you growing up. I’m sure you were a great kid, but honestly parents are generally taken for granted. Your parents are very different people (and may not be a couple anymore), so writing them separate messages is important. For your Mom you might say, “I appreciate the way you cut the crusts off my sandwiches even when I was probably too old” or, “I like the way that you made one of my favorite meals every time I came home from college”. For your Dad you might tell him, “I’ll never forget the time you drove two hours to help me fix my car”, or “I know you tried to tell me Billy Miller wasn’t the right kind of guy for me. It made me mad at the time, but you were right”.

3. The ceremony and reception will largely about you and your new husband, as it should be. Do make sure you and your husband take a moment to toast and thank your parents during your Southeast Texas wedding reception.

4. I know people don’t write letters or send postcards anymore, but do take the time and send your parents a postcard from the honeymoon. It may seem silly to you, but it will mean a lot to them.

We hope today’s Southeast Texas Wedding Planning Tip has been helpful for you.

Stay tuned for more SETX wedding ideas.

You can also “Like” SETX Weddings on facebook for the latest wedding trends and breaking news from our Southeast Texas wedding vendors.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher SETX Weddings
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXWeddings@gmail.com

Uplighting for Southeast Texas Wedding Ceremonies and Receptions

Texas Stage in Beaumont

Southeast Texas Wedding Uplighting – Texas Stage in Beaumont

Are you looking for dramatic accents for your SETX wedding ceremony or reception?

Uplighting may be just what you have been searching for.

Locally, the experts are at Texas Stage in Beaumont.

Are you looking for additional wedding vendor services?

Texas Stage offers:

• Tables
• Chairs
• Uplighting
• Pipe and Drape
• Video screens
• Professional sound equipment
• Stages for your wedding band, singer, or DJ

Call today for help with your wedding and rental needs.

• Texas Stage
• Please call (409) 926-7002 
• Emailinfo@texasstage.com
• 615 North MLK Parkway in Beaumont, TX 77701

Are you a wedding vendor operating in Southeast Texas, Southwest Louisiana, or East Texas?

Call Texas Stage to set up an introductory meeting so you can get to know each other better.

Texas Stage is a wonderful resource for Southeast Texas wedding planners, venues, caterers, and wedding singers or DJs.

They would love to be your go to resource when you need wedding rentals anywhere in or around Southeast Texas: tables, chairs, uplighting, sound equipment, or pipe and drape.

When you have special event needs, call Texas Stage in Beaumont: (409) 926-7002.

Are you a Southeast Texas wedding vendor who needs assistance promoting your services to brides?

SETX Weddings is visited by 200-1000 local brides each day.

For brides, SETX Weddings serves as part online Southeast Texas bridal magazine and part online Beaumont Bridal Fair.

Are our Southeast Texas brides able to find your services on SETX Weddings?

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• Daryl Fant, Publisher SETX Weddings
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXWeddings@gmail.com

Ask about our industry leading SEO marketing.

No one does more to help brides find you online in the Golden Triangle, East Texas, or Southwest Louisiana.

Brides – and wedding vendors – have a great Southeast Texas wedding rental resource, Texas Stage in Beaumont.

They would love the opportunity to help you too.

SETX Wedding Planning – The Holiday Inn & Suites Beaumont Plaza

Are you ready to find your perfect wedding venue?

It just might be as easy as making one call to the Holiday Inn and Suites Beaumont Plaza to schedule your consultation.

Their wedding planning team can talk with you about all of the special features their facility offers couples for wedding ceremonies and receptions.

It’s true. They have one of Southeast Texas’ premier executive chefs and a great pastry team for your wedding cookies, cupcakes, and sweets.

Your reception meal will be made onsite by the wonderful wedding catering team at Holiday Inn & Suites Beaumont Plaza.

Everything will arrive in your ballroom looking – and tasting – just perfect.

Are you ready to schedule your Beaumont bridal consultation?

Call The Holiday Inn & Suites Beaumont Plaza to start planning your wedding today.

• Catering Sales Manager. Esperanto Development
• Holiday Inn and Suites Beaumont Plaza
• 3950 Interstate 10 South at Walden Road in Beaumont
• Phone: (409) 842-5995 or (409) 842-7802

Click here to start planning your dream wedding today.

Their experienced Southeast Texas wedding planning team looks forward to bringing your wedding vision to life.

Stay tuned for more Southeast Texas wedding planning ideas and inspiration – or “Like” SETX Weddings to receive the latest Beaumont area wedding news right on your iPhone or tablet.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher SETX Weddings & Host Beaumont Bridal Fair
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXWeddings@gmail.com

At The Holiday Inn & Suites Beaumont Plaza, you really can have your dream Beaumont wedding catering.

Southeast Texas Wedding Venue + First Class Catering = The Holiday Inn & Suites Beaumont Plaza.

Wedding Venues Southeast Texas – Beaumont Event Centre

Are you looking for a beautiful Beaumont wedding venue?

The Beaumont Event Centre has really wowed Beaumont brides.

Also, for the past year, we have had many Beaumont brides-to-be email us to ask about rates for the Beaumont Event Centre. To make it convenient, we have them posted here. Click to download and print!

Planning a Southeast Texas wedding? Make sure to call the Beaumont Event Centre to reserve for your wedding day as soon as you have a date, because this event center is booked for months ahead.

SETX Weddings tip for OUR Southeast Texas brides: You can also rent the Julie Rogers Theater in Beaumont for your Beaumont wedding venue. It is such a beautiful building and has plent of room for:

• Beaumont wedding ceremony
• Separate Cocktail Reception
• Elegant Beaumont wedding reception

Many Beaumont brides don’t realize that the Julie Rogers is available to rent, but it is a wonderful option – historic and elegant.

Julie Rogers Theater

Beaumont Event Centre
700 Crockett Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701
1-800-782-3081 

Visit their website 

If you’ve been looking for a beautiful Beaumont wedding venue, The Event Centre has a lot to offer.

If you’re date is already booked, call about the City of Beaumont’s other great event venues – including the Julie Rogers Theater.

Schedule your Southeast Texas bridal consultation today.

Are you looking for more top Southeast Texas wedding vendors?

Stay tuned.

You’ll find them all right here on SETX Weddings.

You can also “like” SETX Weddings on Facebook to receive the latest Golden Triangle wedding news and inspiration right on your cell phone.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher SETX Weddings 
• (512) 567-8068
• SETXWeddings@gmail.com

Ideas for Golden Triangle Brides

Consider a Holiday Gift Registry

Many Southeast Texas brides are getting married later in life, due to busy careers,  or are starting again with love anew, but with household full of nice stuff. 

In these cases, a normal, wedding gift registry of pots and pans, rugs, and dishes may not be necessary.

However, a great idea for the SETX Bride is registering for those things you never got around to getting. One great example is holiday items. Women love to have a beautiful home each holiday. This can be the time to get those things you’ve wanted but had on the back burner.

Christmas dish towels, special Easter decorations, a giant blow up Spider, or a really nice red, white, and blue linen tablecloth are things that you normally don’t buy yourself, but they sure make beautiful gifts.

If you are registering during a non-seasonal time, you may need to look online at larger department stores’ inventory as it may not be in the stores. There are also great boutique stores from Nederland to Silsbee to Sour Lake that carry collectible holiday items that could become a family tradition. Include that information for your guests as well.

Loved ones will  appreciate knowing that you will remember and treasure their gift of  a really special holiday piece that serves your family through the years – generations even – instead of a bathroom rug that gets thrown away after a year or two.

• Daryl Fant, Publisher. SETX Weddings
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• SETXAdvertising@gmail.com

Wedding Planning: Southeast Texas & Southwest Louisiana

Bachelorette Party on the Beach

Bachelorette parties today come in all sizes and degrees of wildness from “I could invite my grandmother” to “I tucked bail money in my bra”. Southeast Texas brides have access to everything they need for a party on any level.

For just about any level of bachelorette party, renting a beach house can be a great base of operations. Crystal beach has rebounded well and has wonderful beach homes for rent a short drive from anywhere in the Golden Triangle. Crystal Beach is also convenient for any of your girlfriend’s coming over from Houston or Galveston.

For those looking to keep things pretty tame, moms, grandmothers, aunts, and others can be invited to come out during the morning or afternoon for a nice lunch and laid back activities. They feel included, and you still have the evening to kick things up as much as you want. For this part of the day, you can do a potluck, fire up the grill, or pick up easy to serve items from Jack’s Pack It, Sam’s, or the deli section of your favorite grocery store.  In the evening when mom and grandma are safely back on the road, you can uncork the champagne or plug in the blender for margaritas. If there’s anything more wonderful than a Gulf Coast sunset shared with friends over icy margaritas or pina coladas it’s probably illegal. With a designated driver, you’re minutes from the restaurants and bars that dot Crystal beach and a short ferry ride from Galveston’s nightlife. Best of all, splitting a beach house with a bunch of friends is a lot easier on the wallet than multiple hotel rooms and more fun than staying at home.

If you have a great memory from a setx bachelorette party, share it with on our SETX Weddings Facebook Page.

Below are some options for finding the right beach house for your setx bachelorette party:

Swede’s Real Estate & Cobb Real Estate 

CrystalBeach.com has a lot of information updated regularly by locals including beach house rentals.

Whichever style of southeast texas bachelorette party you choose, have a wonderful time, take lots of pictures, and create memories that will last a lifetime.

When you’re looking for a unique Southeast Texas wedding idea, visit SETXWeddings.com – over 300 local articles each year for our Southeast Texas brides.

• Daryl Fant, SETX Weddings
• Call for advertising information: (512) 567-8068
• E-mail: SETXAdvertising@gmail.com