Modern Dallas Wedding

...with Old World Charm

A couple of weeks ago I officiated the wedding ceremony of Margie and Robert at the Maple Manor Hotel which is just north of downtown Dallas and is in the shadow of some of the mammoth hotels and apartment buildings going up in that area. Maple Manor is right next door to the Old Warsaw Restaurant, a long time staple of Dallas fine dining establishments. Old Warsaw has been the site of many proposals of marriage, so getting married at Maple Manor is a natural progression.

Finished in 1898, Maple Manor is built and furnished in Victorian style, but its rooms have been updated to modern amenities such as data ports, Jacuzzi tubs, etc. The event coordinator there, Monique, is always making sure the wedding ceremony and reception go off as planned. Several of us at LoveNotes are privileged to be there on a regular basis.

In this particular wedding, the bride and groom live in Austin, but their family ties are here in Dallas. They are photographers who shoot weddings and other events professionally in and around Austin. Margie managed to keep her composure at the last minute despite the fact that her parents were delayed in Dallas traffic and arrived just in time for her father to walk her down the aisle. The bride had chosen chocolate brown and sage green as her colors, and I just happened to have the right tie in my closet.

I appreciate Hansel Dobbs Photography for sending me the picture snapped during the ceremony. And for the numerous guests who asked and for those reading this piece who will ask, yes, his name is really Hansel.

My thanks to Margie and Robert for letting me be part of a fun and romantic ceremony.

Blessings,
Ken