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We live in the Hill Country between Austin and San Antonio and we started out looking for a place around here ... but after realizing that most all of our family is in California and we wanted a destination wedding we've decided on Mexico.
One place that's nice is the Cactus Ranch http://www.cactusranchtexas.com/ and another is the Dry Comal Creek Winery http://www.drycomalcreek.com/.
Let me know if there's anything I can help with since I'm right here ... *SmiLes* Suzanne
P.S. Is Marble Falls too far north? If not, the Horseshoe Bay Yatch Club is amazing!
http://www.hsbresort.com/weddings/venues/
You might look into Fair Oaks Country Club, too:
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Here are two I love in San Antonio http://hillcountry.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?icamp=sanhcredirect1 and http://www.westinlacantera.com/.
I have only been to the Hyatt once for dinner but it is beautiful. I was lucky enough to get to work and live at the Westin for 6 weeks....it (IMO) is breathtaking....they can do an indoor or outdoor reception and the landscape there is amazing for pictures. And it's a really short drive to the airport.
I'm not from TX but I just went to visit a friend in south Texas and we had a weekend in San Antonio and spent a day in Hill Country. It's a lovely place for a wedding, in fact we were at Beckers Vineyard and it was set up for a wedding. I don't know the details but they do have a lovely outdoor ceremony space and I know they have a newly built reception site on location as well. We also drove by Grape Creek -- didn't go in, but their grounds seem quite expansive and lovely (they bill themselves Tuscany in Texas)...hope that gets you started =)!
im not petaling my blog or anything, but this is the area i've been looking in and blogged about a lot of locations (you may have to go back a couple pages).
http://grantanddana.blogspot.com/
i love love love my location (the hofmann ranch) which is about 40 minutes from the airport but has civilization nearby!!
PM me if you have any questions, i've seen 'em all :)
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check out The Terrace Club in Dripping Springs outside of Austin. its got an outside ceremony area and indoor reception site.. its great and the girls taht work there are soo helpful. Our wedding was great. wwww.theterraceclub.com
Wow, I hope you let us know who you end up with -- we're in Austin, too, and we would love to have our wedding in the hill country!
Also, I'm not sure exactly what kinds of things the property is suited for, but I've been wanting to check out the Trattoria Lisina.. it's run by the same Carabbas/Mandola's/D'amico's folks, so the food must be good, at least! It says they have a new "event center" for weddings.
Is Fredericksburg too far away? I know you said within around 50 miles, and FBG is more around 70. That's where my fiance and I are getting married. Nimitz Museum and its ballroom, various wineries, Hangar Hotel, etc.
We're doing the Inn at Wild Rose Hall. It's a house that's been converted to an Inn, and they have a gorgeous backyard. For a little extra, you can rent it for the weekend and have up to 6 couples stay there.
You might like the location I am having my wedding at-- I don't know if it counts as the hill country, exactly, but it is out in the country about 25 minutes from downtown Austin and has a great rustic/elegant feel. And horses! :) It's called Kali-Kate, and because it has a big and beautiful pavilion, you are safe in case of weather.
Villa Antonia in Austin! http://www.villaantonia.com/
I went to a gorgeous wedding there a few years ago!
Like danaadell, I'm not trying to promote my blog, but if you're interested, I did several posts on my venune search, and have done several posts on my final selection and the planning process and how the venue has been so far...
http://www.abrideagain.blogspot.com
We ended up using Texas Old Town, down in Kyle (about 20 miles South of Austin) and I cannot say enough good things about the venue and the manager, Danny German. They provide everything that we could think of, and for a very reasonable price considering Austin rates. There are places for outdoor ceremonies and indoor receptions, sounds like what you might be interested in. And there are 3 different halls for you to choose from...check it out.
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We are getting married at the Hangar Hotel in Fredericksburg in April 2010. I've been looking for rehearshal dinner venues and recently visited the wineries there. Grape Creek, Becker and Del Torreto (spelling?) were all beautiful and have banquet areas. They do not provide catering but give you a vendor list to help you. Google weddings in Fredericksburg and there are lots of ranches, wineries etc that are listed to have weddings.
We are getting married at Kairos Celebration Barn outside of Fredericksburg. It's a big property with a lake on it and a big oak tree where we are getting married outside. The reception will be inside the big rock bldg. (the "barn" although it's not really a barn, very classy ;). The people are so sweet and helpful and the venue is right down the road from the lovely Hangar Inn where vintage2010 is getting married! (Like, a 5 minute drive). http://www.kairos-celebrationbarn.com/
Thats exactly what I am looking for as well :) Here are some of my favorite choices so far:
Kindred Oaks
Memory Lane
Terrace Club
Page House
Chateau on the Creek
Hamilton 12
These range from georgetown to Dripping Springs, but they all look like gorgeous hill country venues with beautiful outdoor ceremony surroundings and lovely indoor reception areas. I'm also visiting all these places in the next couple days, so if you want to know more about what I think, let me know.
That's exactly what I was looking for as well. Here are my favorites so far:
Kindred Oaks
Memory Lane
Terrace Club
Page House
Chateau on the Creek
Hamilton 12
They range from georgetown to dripping springs, but all have gorgeous outdoor ceremony locations and lovely indoor reception facilities.
I'm currently looking for a good location in the hill country/Austin area as well!
So far my favorites are Vintage Villas (www.vintagevillas.com), Angel Creek (www.angelcreekevents.com), and Casa Blanca on Brushy Creek (www.casablancatexas.com)
Hi Fellow Bee,
This place is amazing, I want to have my wedding here. My BF and I have been here 2 times to eat dinner and it is the most romantic place I have ever been. The food is delicious and I think its reasonably priced.
I've been to a wedding at the Hanger in Fredericksburg and it was really nice (it's just a few minutes outside of FBG).
I'm attending a wedding at the Nimitz right before mine... so I'll be sure to post pictures from that.
There are tons of wineries around Fredericksburg that we looked into.
Also:
Trois Estate (near Enchanted Rock, outside of Fredericksburg)
Chapel Dulcinea/Tuscan Hall (20 mins. outside of Austin)
I just realized this post was written awhile ago and you probably alrady found your venue but... Star Hill Ranch is amazing!! Adam, the owner, is great to work with!
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My fiance and I just decided that we want to have our wedding in the hill country so I am looking for suggestions if anyone has any. We need a venue that will hold 100 -120 people comfortably. Ideally, I would like to find someplace where we can have an outdoor ceremony and a indoor/outdoor reception in the same place AND have people stay close by. I would also like it to be within 50 miles or so of Austin or San Antonio so my out-of-state guests don't have to go too far from the airports, but we could go a little farther if we need to. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!