The Laurel Texas by Boxwood

We are glad we chose to have our wedding at The Laurel. It was nice having the catering done in house. (More on catering in second paragraph.) The Laurel was a beautiful space, and the team was highly competent. We always felt heard and accommodated in our meetings with our day-of coordinator, Maggie. She was also quick to reply to phone calls or emails from us with questions or concerns. And then on the actual day, she helped the whole thing run like a well-oiled machine. The venue worked with us to make our wedding as custom as we wanted, including our getaway vehicle and allowing my sweet dog to bring our rings down the aisle. My only negative was that we were considering having a completely dry wedding for family reasons, and while they were fine with that, they still required us to meet the beverage minimum, which would have been next to impossible with only juices, sodas, and water. That being said, we did still choose them for many reasons, and we did the basic beer/wine package. Another thing to note for decorating purposes is that you may not attach things to walls, rafters, or pews using command hooks, tape, staples, or anything else. All in all, we were very happy with our choice. Everything ran smoothly, and the staff are highly competent, upbeat, and pleasant to work with. Catering: Chef Justo was incredible to work with. He is so passionate about what he does. He allowed us to pick our catering tier, and then redesign one of the pasta dishes to closely resemble our favorite pasta recipe that I cook for my now-husband. He even let me bring up a hot, fresh sample from home for him to taste-test. We also enjoyed doing the taste testing at the Cliff House that matched the catering tier we’d chosen so we could taste everything else that would be served. Justo took our feedback at that tasting as well, and tweaked a few things about the standard pasta. It was so nice sitting at our sweetheart table and eating “our meal” as a newlywed couple. We also got great feedback from our guests. Thanks to Justo and his entire team!

Boxwood Hospitality made our planning process easy and our big day stress free! From touring The Laurel with Haley, to meeting with Chef Justo and attending supper series to pick the perfect menu, to planning sessions with London that were so fun and organized, we loved every minute of working with the Boxwood team! The Laurel is the most perfect venue. Whether you want an indoor or outdoor ceremony, both the chapel and the outdoor space provide the best backdrops. The fireplaces are wonderful statement pieces. The dark wood and beams alongside the white walls and stone are beautiful and can’t be beat! You can decorate it with many florals or keep it simple, either way, the area shines and is so cozy and perfect. Chef Justo and the catering team make the best food. Our guests are still raving about the ‘tiny ice cream cones’ that were the brisket/grits cones! The appetizers (brisket cone tacos, grilled cheese bites, crab cakes), tier 2 tex mex buffet, and drinks all hit the spot. The supper series were wonderful events to attend. You get to taste everything and decide what works best for your event and taste buds. Whatever you choose, you can’t go wrong, though! Everything was so tasty! Maggie and the Concierge team were helpful during booking and up until being assigned our day of coordinator for any questions you have earlier in the process. We were beyond lucky to have London as our day of coordinator! Once we were assigned London, our lives were made so. much. easier!!! She was so responsive and answered every question we had for her, from candles we could use, to linens, to signature drinks, she was so helpful! We didn’t have a wedding planner and she was so kind to us as we planned everything ourselves. Her emails were so organized and seriously helped us have everything in order so seamlessly. On our big day, she ran everything so, so smoothly for us! She worked with all of the vendors, asked what we needed (and usually already knew what we needed before we did!), and made our big day the absolute best. Thank you to everyone at Boxwood Hospitality. We appreciate each and every one of you for everything you do and couldn’t have had the wedding day we were blessed with without you all. THANK YOU!

When we started our wedding planning process, venue was our top priority and we had a list of over 15 venues we planned to schedule for a tour. When we saw The Laurel, we were so captivated by the location, the interior and exterior design and most importantly the beautiful and classic chapel. After touring The Laurel, we knew it was the one and did not even have a backup venue. Haley was so helpful with the tour, and the venue was even more beautiful in person and the outdoor was so greenery. London, our venue coordinator was simply AMAZING throughout our planning process till the wedding day, beginning to the very end. She was so patient and understanding on our rehearsal day as some of our wedding parties were running late and we ended up needing extra time and we so appreciated her for that. She was very knowledgeable and provided detailed information throughout the planning process. She had great communication and organization skills which made our wedding planning process so enjoyable and smooth! On the wedding morning she checked on me and reminded me kindly to enjoy every single moment of the day and that the day would go so fast. Our wedding started at 5:30PM and London often checked on us if we needed anything which made us feel so special and so well taken care of. We had such a great peace of mind knowing that London was there the entire time on our wedding day. During our custom menu tasting, the catering service team went above and beyond to understand what we were wanting to serve and they exceeded our expectations on the wedding day!!!. All of our wedding party enjoyed the food so much and we received soooooo many compliments on how delicious the foods were. All of The Laurel staff were extremely friendly and professional. We are so grateful to have had London and The Laurel Team for our biggest day <3 Photo by Two Pair

I am a wedding planner and I loved my experience of working with The Laurel team. London was especially amazing! They have really streamlined processes that makes it exceptionally easy for planners and brides to work with them. They were also very accommodating when we had special requests about buffet changes and moving some of their decor pieces around. I look forward to the opportunity to plan an event at The Laurel in the future!