Honestly, Hughes Manor is easily the most amazing, beautiful, venue in Houston. They are one of the main reasons why my Wedding was described as the most “Magical” wedding my guests have ever been to. It was simply the feeling of being present in their beautiful courtyard ceremony area, to witnessing the dusk bring out the string lights that look like stars during cocktail hour, to the modern, yet warm; luxurious, yet romantic ambience inside their reception area. I am trying my best to describe it, but It was honestly nearly indescribable how beautiful it was.
The are so customizable and have the best vendor recommendations for all the essential vendors for really anything you could think of. Janell and Kate were so professional, so helpful, very knowledgeable, attentive, accommodating, and flexible to all my needs. They were very hands-on and involved from Day 1, especially with all of my vendors, when my vendors needed confirmation on things and needed on-site visits. They are easy to communicate with and they had great contingency plans when the weather doesn’t cooperate (which you need to think about, having it in Houston and all). I communicated to them what my vision was and along with my Wedding Planner (Hannah, from Loose Ends Event Design), they had the best ideas and worked hard to make sure everything was executed to perfection.
I had about 170 guests and it fit nicely in the ballroom, with the buffet set up, a cake table and with a diamond shaped dance floor. Even though there were a lot of people, it felt very intimate, and I loved it. IT WAS NOT CRAMPED AT ALL! I had tons of room to walk around comfortably between tables and say hi to everyone walking in my big ball gown of a Wedding Dress, lol.
You can definitely tell that they put the work in to research and hand-picked the best quality brands for their bar packages. They had a wedding the day before mine, and it looked like no one was there because of how clean everything was! Their event day staff (Including Janell and Kate, the Floor Manager Juanito, and the bartenders) were absolutely excellent, we received complements for weeks! Their customer service and quality of service was excellent.
The beauty of the venue speaks for itself, it is so beautiful on it’s own that you could decide to have very minimal décor, and it would look amazing. Absolutely take a tour ASAP, I got butterflies immediately when I saw everything in person and imagined where everything would be--- even after stalking their pictures for weeks!
My entire experience as a bride planning an entire wedding was surprisingly stress free and SO MUCH FUN, that my fiancée and I were able to enjoy it and make memories from it (which is rare for many couples). Kate and Janell were a big part of the reason why that was possible. They covered all the bases of concerns and brought up many things I didn’t even think about. They put me at ease about everything the week of the wedding, and I was able to trust them 100%.
THANK YOU for everything, Janell, Kate, Juanito, Erick and Juan!