The Winfield Inn

Rehearsal Dinner

Rehearsal

Cheers & Chat

Dinner Begins

Toasts

Wrapping up with love

Wedding Day

Ceremony Starts

Cocktail Hour

Reception Begins

Grand Entrance & First Dance

Speeches & Toasts

Dance floor opens!

 Send off

Spring

Our Wedding

I remember the first time I ever saw Hattie. It was the first day of Junior Guards, a summer program for kids wanting to be an ocean lifeguard someday. I can still see her and her mom walking in the gate to this day. I took every opportunity I could that summer to take a quick look at the girl in that light blue one piece. Four years later, I finally found some momentum! I finally got her number and this could be it! Sadly though, it didn’t go far with us both being too awkward to know how to talk to each other… Eventually things fizzled out and we stopped talking and moved on. Just as expected, when we were both older, we worked as lifeguards for Galveston Island Beach Patrol. I took every opportunity to make a little joke here and there tomake her laugh and to get to know her just a little bit more. On New Year’s Eve 2022, I was with my buddy Mickey, having a beer at Tsunami when I saw her walk in the bar. Could this be my chance after 10 years? I was going to go up to her, when instead, I overheard her say to her friend “I’m going to go say hey to Sam over there, I’ll be right back”. Yes! We started talking, and we immediately hit it off. We hung out the whole night and had the best night of our lives. Mickey, being the great friend he is, bought me a few extra hours to spend with her and her friends at Waffle House (thank you, Mick). She happened to be living in San Marcos at the time for college but was graduating soon and interested in moving to Austin. So, living in Austin myself, I offered to take her “apartment shopping” as way to ask her out. We never went apartment shopping. Instead, I took her to Penny backer bridge, and we walked the trails and overlooked the sunset. Despite her being 3 hours late for our first date, it went better than I could’veimagined. We’ve been off and running ever since. 13 years later, and we’re finally going to close the deal. God is good and persistency iskey.-Sam

Our Story

Photos

Bridesmaids

Taylor Perez

Maddie Morton

Danielle lang

Alyssa Hernandez

Amaya Ramirez

Charlotte Blacketer

Groomsmen

Dylan Day

Davis Kurtain

Mickey Welsh

Alex Salazar

Jace Halloran

Jiro Daniels

Wedding Party

Q + A

The Bygone

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Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Conference Center

The Hampton Inn, Kyle

Travel

Enjoy a refreshing cool swim at a&nbsp;three-acre swimming pool fed by underground springs in Zilker Metropolitan Park.

Barton Springs Municipal Pool

Booking tickets in advance is recommended.

Austin City Limits Music Festival

Blue Hole, a stunning natural swimming area fed by the crystal-clear waters of Cypress Creek. 

Blue Hole Regional Park

Hit the trails! San Marcos offers a wide range of trails to walk, bike or run on. (see the link to view different trails)

San Marcos Trails

Located in San Marcos- the 30-minute tour of Spring Lake allows you to see the very bottom of the lake through a glass panel on the boat.

Meadows Center Glass-Bottom Boat Tours

Taste one of Texas’ most well-known barbecue restaurants known as Black's. The first Black’s restaurant opened its doors in 1932 in Lockhart, the epicenter of Texas barbecue.

Black's Barbecue San Marcos or Lockhart

Walk, shop and eat in Gruene Texas, and visit Gruene Dance hall- the oldest dance hall in Texas!  (Check out the Gristmill for a bite to eat)

Gruene Texas

Limited spots available- will need to book in advance.

Jacob's Well Natural Area

Walk around, eat and shop at the most charming town in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, known as Wimberley!

Wimberley TX

Enjoy some of Austin’s most unique sights, such as a full moon tour with the bats on Congress Avenue Bridge, the stunning sunset reflected on the skyscrapers or a daytime skyline tour. Get to know Austin from a new perspective on a kayak tour! (peep mom and I in the photo :) )

Lone Star Kayak Tours

Unfortunately this game is an away game but for the best UT football viewing experience in Austin, consider these top spots (see link attached)

Watch the UT vs Florida Gators Game

Visit the Historic Texas Capitol by either a self guided tour or a group tour.

Texas Capitol

Things to Do