{"id":16832,"date":"2015-11-24T14:37:07","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T20:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonweddingblog.com\/?p=16832"},"modified":"2015-11-24T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T20:43:01","slug":"blush-gold-wedding-by-christa-elyce-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/blush-gold-wedding-by-christa-elyce-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Blush &#038; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From high school acquaintances to college sweethearts, Jessica and Lukas hit it off at a fateful New Year&#8217;s Eve party, where the pair spent the whole evening talking beside a crackling campfire. Four years later, the two lovebirds graduated together from Texas A&amp;M&#8211;and not long after, Lukas surprised Jessica by popping the question: &#8220;He decided to take me to the restaurant we went on our first big date,&#8221; recalls the bride. &#8220;I somehow was completely clueless to what was really happening.&#8221; Once they finished eating, Lukas got down on one knee and asked Jessica to be his wife&#8230; &#8220;Obviously, I said yes!&#8221; Afterwards, the couple met up with family and friends at the fabulous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/hotel-zaza-houston-museum-district\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel ZaZa<\/a> to celebrate their newly-engaged status. According to Jessica, &#8220;the whole night was absolutely perfect.&#8221; Fast-forward to the pair&#8217;s summer wedding at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/parador-the\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Parador<\/a>, complete with an emotional ceremony (&#8220;we were both bawling&#8221;) and a romantic reception with an &#8220;eclectic feel&#8221; that was achieved with lots of candles, mercury glass and blush flower arrangements. Check out their GORGEOUS photos from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/christa-elyce-photographer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christa Elyce Photography<\/a> below!<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/g09hf_AjgKRnN894H4zdOiFSebSzO7Dj6Y2d6kCg5ms.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16840\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/g09hf_AjgKRnN894H4zdOiFSebSzO7Dj6Y2d6kCg5ms.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/g09hf_AjgKRnN894H4zdOiFSebSzO7Dj6Y2d6kCg5ms.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/g09hf_AjgKRnN894H4zdOiFSebSzO7Dj6Y2d6kCg5ms-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16842\" title=\"Engagement-Ring-Shoes\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/jyAKG6BD8We6hO53O_vT9HDK7lRl2vGbAykJf2aHj0c.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/jyAKG6BD8We6hO53O_vT9HDK7lRl2vGbAykJf2aHj0c.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/jyAKG6BD8We6hO53O_vT9HDK7lRl2vGbAykJf2aHj0c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/jyAKG6BD8We6hO53O_vT9HDK7lRl2vGbAykJf2aHj0c-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16848\" title=\"Bridal-Veil\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/UEwbfACbNARa7CMQZtH_5odkMToDnHQDaskufh5BMO4.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/UEwbfACbNARa7CMQZtH_5odkMToDnHQDaskufh5BMO4.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/UEwbfACbNARa7CMQZtH_5odkMToDnHQDaskufh5BMO4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16849\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/xC487opICPu1_l3MtqLx95tyXbAVbcUfXYGImzP2OUI.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/xC487opICPu1_l3MtqLx95tyXbAVbcUfXYGImzP2OUI.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/xC487opICPu1_l3MtqLx95tyXbAVbcUfXYGImzP2OUI-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16841\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/h1O4QAU9kf0B2VXKa_e94oq9nDOUqsRkqdSY3HsKMWQ.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/h1O4QAU9kf0B2VXKa_e94oq9nDOUqsRkqdSY3HsKMWQ.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/h1O4QAU9kf0B2VXKa_e94oq9nDOUqsRkqdSY3HsKMWQ-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16847\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/qmIMp3IhnnSWlddN0irCFP74KPutK5hxC6VSlRfl4ok.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/qmIMp3IhnnSWlddN0irCFP74KPutK5hxC6VSlRfl4ok.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/qmIMp3IhnnSWlddN0irCFP74KPutK5hxC6VSlRfl4ok-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16846\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Reception\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Q-nhLzB_OmNE7zqlqTmaoVvG3Js2HNz3zzkz57WFjF0.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Q-nhLzB_OmNE7zqlqTmaoVvG3Js2HNz3zzkz57WFjF0.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Q-nhLzB_OmNE7zqlqTmaoVvG3Js2HNz3zzkz57WFjF0-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16838\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Reception\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/d-xGFSUniRAKsC0VFKab60ynE_gWEU-I1AWrz7h5VsQ.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/d-xGFSUniRAKsC0VFKab60ynE_gWEU-I1AWrz7h5VsQ.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/d-xGFSUniRAKsC0VFKab60ynE_gWEU-I1AWrz7h5VsQ-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16843\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Reception\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mic2lYKEBTaWnW1mEFyGSnuEDX3FdrobH6nUeegVgCE.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mic2lYKEBTaWnW1mEFyGSnuEDX3FdrobH6nUeegVgCE.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mic2lYKEBTaWnW1mEFyGSnuEDX3FdrobH6nUeegVgCE-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16844\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Reception\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/oGfKy9DMAGmzZLsqYQzzqeiMbkhBrmzs9a0D9AMVTuM.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/oGfKy9DMAGmzZLsqYQzzqeiMbkhBrmzs9a0D9AMVTuM.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/oGfKy9DMAGmzZLsqYQzzqeiMbkhBrmzs9a0D9AMVTuM-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16845\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Reception\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/p_Q7I7oEdwmTWXNau-oIFGoDGGMkztLT8bBAmnh3ulo.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/p_Q7I7oEdwmTWXNau-oIFGoDGGMkztLT8bBAmnh3ulo.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/p_Q7I7oEdwmTWXNau-oIFGoDGGMkztLT8bBAmnh3ulo-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16837\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Reception\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4FZ2RzwHbRbMaCo_M3U5avpXVlhafHoXmSD1INHgc5Y.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4FZ2RzwHbRbMaCo_M3U5avpXVlhafHoXmSD1INHgc5Y.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4FZ2RzwHbRbMaCo_M3U5avpXVlhafHoXmSD1INHgc5Y-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16839\" title=\"Jessica-Lukas-Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/fT0arJ6Id2FQCZKnbnxWBsvwz9eSAHGjVeNDwdmDnaM.jpg\" alt=\"Blush &amp; Gold Wedding by Christa Elyce Photography\" width=\"660\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/fT0arJ6Id2FQCZKnbnxWBsvwz9eSAHGjVeNDwdmDnaM.jpg 660w, https:\/\/staging.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/fT0arJ6Id2FQCZKnbnxWBsvwz9eSAHGjVeNDwdmDnaM-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/christa-elyce-photographer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christa Elyce Photography<\/a> ~ Ceremony &amp; Reception: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/parador-the\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Parador<\/a> ~ Bridal &amp; Groom Suites: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/magnolia-hotel-houston\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Magnolia Hotel<\/a> ~ Mother of the Bride Dress: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/t-carolyn-fashions\/\" target=\"_blank\">T. Carolyn Fashions<\/a> ~ Wedding Night Accommodations: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/hotel-zaza-houston-museum-district\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel ZaZa<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/weddingsinhouston.com\/vendor\/jonny-black-productions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From high school acquaintances to college sweethearts, Jessica and Lukas hit it off at a fateful New Year&#8217;s Eve party, where the pair spent the whole evening talking beside a crackling campfire. 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