Kevin and Marrci Marshall’s Wedding

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“I’d climb every mountain
And swim every ocean
Just to be with you!

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Welcome to the Wedding Celebration!! ❤

Wishing much love and happiness to Kevin Marshall and Marrci Irwin on their Wedding Day.

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Kevin & Marrci were married in our vintage venue, Tirzah, located in the Heart of Texas in the Downtown Belton Historic District. It was a beautiful summer day.

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This sweet Couple is from Lampasas, Texas. They wanted an intimate Wedding with immediate family which includes 8 of their combined children — Yours, Mine, and Ours!!

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The Wedding Ceremony was very beautiful and witnessed by their closest family and friends.

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Behind the scenes, I had some wonderful help cleaning and setting up the chairs for the Wedding Ceremony.

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The Couple ventured away from Tradition. The Groom had previously seen his beautiful Bride in her Wedding Dress because he went with her to pick out the perfect dress for their special day.  In fact, he was the one who zipped up the dress when she was trying it on.

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The Groom’s father, Michael Marshall, had the honor of marrying the sweet Couple.

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Their Wedding Party consisted of their children as they all stood together while the vows were exchanged.

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The Bride walked down the aisle to “You’re The Reason” by Calum Scott … “I’d climb every mountain and swim every ocean just to be with you!”

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Marrci’s sister walked the Bride down the aisle, and she read some beautiful words before the Couple said their vows …

“You have known each other from the first glance to this point in commitment. All of those conversations that were held while riding in the car or over a meal or during long walks; all of those sentences that began with “When we’re married,” and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart; all these common things, and more, are the real process of a Wedding.  Look at one another and remember this moment in time! Now, you shall say a few words that take you across a threshold of life. For after these vows, you say to this world, this — is my husband; this — is my wife!”

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One of my favorite parts of a Wedding is seeing the Bride and Groom look into each other’s eyes as they are about to say their vows.  This couple just could not stop smiling at each other. Their happiness was contagious because I kept smiling at them.

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“I now pronounce you Husband and Wife.
You may now kiss your Bride!”

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“May we present Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Marshall!”

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After the ceremony, the Couple and family enjoyed the delicious Wedding Cake with sweet tea and lemonade with sliced strawberries and raspberries.

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Weddings By Tirzah - Cutting of the Cake

The Groom made a loving comment … “I love this woman; I am happy that we finally got to do this.”  The Bride also happily stated … “I just love being able to kiss him for the rest of my life!” ❤

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Having an intimate Wedding allows the Bride and Groom to incorporate sentimental touches. The Couple gave personalized thank you cards for each guest with individually boxed-up cupcakes for each guest to take home.

For their final farewell, their children were blowing bubbles of wedding wishes for the new Mr. and Mrs.

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A very special Wedding memory for me was when the Bride left a review, “Diana Roberts our lovely, sweet, gorgeous venue host and owner of Tirzah, put so much extra into our ceremony making sure that my last minute nuptials were just as beautiful and memorable as if I had planned them for a year.” The Bride’s words were a treasure and warmed my heart!

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We are so happy for this sweet Couple. Remember this moment in time! Cherish the memories and create many more in the years to come!! ?

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  • Wedding Vendors
  • Photography: Jessica Bryce Photography
  • Wedding Cake: HEB
  • Hair: Roots Salon and Trading Co.; Stylist is Katie in Lampasas, TX
  • Venue: Tirzah
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If you would like additional information about event coordination, planning a romantic adventure, or about the other services that we offer, please contact us at info@tirzah.biz.

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Mike Elkins and Montie Smith’s Wedding

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“Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can’t help Falling in Love with you!”

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Typically, it is the Couple’s Wedding Vision that comes together into a magical day; however, this was a Surprise Wedding!! The Couple set the date, chose the officiants, and selected the venue, but it was the Bride’s best friends or rather sisters by heart that planned the wedding for Mike Elkins and Montie Smith; the rest of the details were a complete surprise until the Bride and Groom walked through the doors of the venue on their Wedding Day!

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Tirzah Belton Texas - Walking through the Venue Doors

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Bride with the Father of the Groom which was one of their Officiants

Mike and Montie were married in our vintage venue, Tirzah, located in the Heart of Texas in the Downtown Belton Historic District. It was a beautiful autumn day in October that was filled with with love, laughter, pumpkins, and hay bales. ?

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Allison Finney and Kathy Fritsche, the friends that planned the Surprise Wedding

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Mike and Montie's Wedding - Courtyard Seating for the Wedding Ceremony

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Floral Decorations

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Decorations Lantern Pumpkin

The Couple held with Tradition and elected to not see each other on their Wedding Day. This Tradition often builds excitement and anticipation for the Wedding Ceremony.

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Wedding Dress

One of my favorite parts of the Wedding is when the Groom sees his Bride for the first time as she walks down the aisle towards him in her Wedding Dress. The Couple did not see one another until Montie walked down the aisle with her mother.

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Montie Smith, the beautiful Bride
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Mike Elkins, the dashing Groom

Another Wedding Tradition that the Bride included was based on an old English rhyme … “Something old, something new, something borrowed something blue, a sixpence in your shoe!” Brides have been following this custom for centuries. Montie’s dad placed a penny in Montie’s shoe to bring prosperity to their marriage.

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Pick a Seat not a Side

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Love Decoration

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Grand Romm Table Decorations

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Bouquet and Boutonnieres

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Mr and Mrs

The Maid of Honor was Montie’s daughter, Mary, and the Best Man was Mike’s brother, Albert. Mike’s son, Alex, played a song on a guitar as the Wedding Party was walking in.

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Mary, the Maid of Honor

There were two officiants, and the two were each of the Bride and Groom’s dads. The Wedding Ceremony was very beautiful and witnessed by their closest family and friends. The Couple wrote their own vows which told the story of their love.

Mike and Montie's Wedding in the Courtyard at Tirzah

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Wedding Ceremony at the Alter with Father of the Bride

“I now pronounce you Husband and Wife.
You may now kiss your Bride!”

Mike and Montie's Wedding - First Kiss
First Kiss! ♥️

“May we present Mr. and Mrs. Mike Elkins!”

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Courtyard - Couple at the Alter

The Couple’s Guestbook was a Wedding Tree where people added their fingerprint and signed their name.

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Guestbook - Wedding Tree

A Loving Memory display was included to remember their loved ones … “We know you would be here today if Heaven wasn’t so far away.” For as long as there is a memory, they live on in our heart.

Mike and Montie's Wedding - In Loving Memory Display

Montie’s daughter, Mary, and Mary’s friends assembled all of the Party Favors to thank the family and friends for attending the nuptials.

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Party Favors

Coronas De Oro served a delicious meal at the Reception. Wine was served to toast with; the wine bottles were personalized with the Couple’s picture on them, and their children were given a bottle of wine to take home as a gift.

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Bottle of Wine

Another best friend of Montie’s, Allison Allen, made their Wedding Cake.

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Cutting of the Cake

For their final farewell, the guests were blowing bubbles of wedding wishes for the new Mr. and Mrs.

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On their way to a happily ever after, the Newlyweds honeymooned in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. While they were there, they went to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, hiked the Appalachian Trail, and saw a black bear. They also explored Elvis Presley’s home, the Graceland Mansion, in Memphis, Tennessee.

Honeymoon - Smoky Mountains

Honeymoon - Appalachian Trail

The couple traveled on to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, North Carolina and went on a tour and carriage ride at the Biltmore House. The timeless beauty of the Biltmore was built in 1895. This historic landmark is America’s largest home with 250-rooms and 8,000 acres of grounds and gardens.

Honeymoon - Biltmore House

A very special Wedding memory for me was when the Bride thanked me for “making their day so special.”  Those sweet words were a treasure and warmed my heart!

After the Newlyweds returned from their Honeymoon, I gave them a small gift which was an ornament replica of the Biltmore House, and I asked the Bride if she had to do it all over again with the Wedding, would she still have a “Surprise Wedding?” She said, “Yes, I wouldn’t change a thing!!”

Mike and Montie's Wedding - Honeymoon - Biltmore House

We are so happy for this sweet Couple. We wish them many years of love, happiness, exciting adventures, and cherished memories!! ?

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Joshua Marin and Christine Torti’s Wedding

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Their love story began with a spark on the Forth of July!  Christine and Rosita were in Nursing School together, and Rosita introduced Christine to her cousin, Joshua, at their family picnic on Independence Day. As the fireworks were lighting up the sky, they were falling in love.

Their love story continued as Josh proposed by making a video asking Christine’s parents’ blessing for Christine’s hand in marriage, and he then had the video played at a movie theater during the previews for Doctor Strange.

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Christine had her Bridal Shower at Tirzah, our vintage venue.  It was hosted by her friend, Rosita, whom Christine had asked to be her Maid of Honor.

Weddings by Tirzah Central Texas Bridal Shower Josh Marin and Christine Torti

During the shower, they played the Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Shower Game.  The game had everyone laughing!

Bridal Shower at Tirzah - Toilet Paper Game

It is always so amazing to see the Couple’s wedding vision come together into a magical day.  Candice Bahnsen with Tirzah designed several personalized chalkboards for the special event.

Weddings by Tirzah Central Texas Wedding Josh and Christine Marin Wedding Chalkboard Art

Josh and Christine were married in the beautiful St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Temple, Texas.

Weddings by Tirzah Central Texas Wedding Josh and Christine Marin Wedding St Mary's Catholic Church

There are several parts to a wedding that are my favorite such as the Groom seeing his Bride for the first time as she is walking down the aisle, or the Pronouncement of Marriage when the couple is introduced as husband and wife … “you may now kiss the Bride,” but I love getting to witness a very sentimental moment with the Bride and her Dad just moments before she walks down the aisle. 

Weddings by Tirzah Central Texas Wedding Josh and Christine Marin Wedding Father Daughter Walking Down the Aisle

The wedding ceremony was very beautiful witnessed by many family and friends.

Weddings by Tirzah Central Texas Wedding Josh and Christine Marin Wedding St Mary's Church

Joshua and Christine Marin - Weddings by Tirzah - St. Mary's Catholic Church

The Couple’s reception was held at Cathedral Oaks, a grand 6,800-square-feet event center nestled on six oak-covered acres. The picturesque setting provides a serene experience from beginning to end.

The reception facility has a plush Bride Room where the bride and her bridesmaids enjoyed mimosas in their matching bathrobes as they were getting ready for the big celebration.

Weddings by Tirzah Central Texas Wedding Josh and Christine Marin Wedding Bridesmaids Bathrobes

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During the toasts, the Groom started by toasting to all of the guests.  The Best Man, Maid of Honor, and the Father of the Bride toasted sweet words to the Bride and Groom including a beautiful quote … “Love isn’t always perfect. It isn’t a fairy tale or a storybook, and it doesn’t always come easy. Love is overcoming obstacles, facing challenges, fighting to be together, holding on and never letting go. It is a short word, easy to spell, difficult to define, and impossible to live without. Love is work, but most of all, Love is realizing that every hour, every minute, and every second was worth it because you did it together.”

Weddings by Tirzah Central Texas Wedding Josh and Christine Marin Wedding Toasts

CJ’s Event Catering served a delicious meal at the reception. The professional photographer was Shane with Captivating Weddings, and the DJ was Andrew Trevino. Georgetown Blooms was the florist for the bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres.  Confetti Rentals created a wow factor with their impressive design as you entered the reception hall.

Cathedral Oaks Swag

The wedding dance represents the first steps the Bride and Groom take together set to music.

Weddings by Tirzah Central Texas Wedding Josh and Christine Marin Wedding First Dance
Check out the photobomber at the entrance taking a photo! :)

The Bride and Groom included some sweet touches to the celebration such as a donut wall that was specially made by the Groom’s parents, and the dessert table and donut display were arranged by Candice Bahnsen.

Dessert Table with Donut Wall - Donuts Designed by Tirzah

Dreaming of our perfect donut wall - Dessert Table with Donut Wall - Donuts Designed by Tirzah

For their final farewell, their guests lit the way with sparklers for a picture perfect exit.

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Sparkler Send Off - Weddings by Tirzah
Let Love Sparkle!

A very special moment for us during the evening was having the Mother of the Bride tell us it was such a delight having us there. Those sweet words are a treasure!

After the wedding, the couple travelled to Moorea for their Honeymoon and stayed at the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa, and then adventured on to Bora Bora and stayed at the Four Seasons.

Josh and Christine had many romantic and exciting memories from Polynesian dancing, to kayaking in the turquoise waters, to a Submarine Scooter excursion.

Honeymoon - Bora Bora and Moorea

Honeymoon - Bora Bora and Moorea - Kayaking

Honeymoon - Bora Bora and Moorea - Scooter Adventure Ride

Honeymoon - Bora Bora and Moorea - Submarine Scooter Excursion

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Loving life and making memories!

We are so happy for the sweet Couple. We wish them many years of love, happiness, exciting adventures, and cherished memories!! ?

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If you would like additional information about event coordination, planning a romantic adventure, or about the other services that we offer, please contact us at info@tirzah.biz.

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