{"id":561904,"date":"2015-08-31T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=561904"},"modified":"2015-08-24T13:41:36","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T18:41:36","slug":"eclectic-hill-country-wedding-wildflower-barn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/eclectic-hill-country-wedding-wildflower-barn\/","title":{"rendered":"Eclectic Hill Country Wedding at The Wildflower Barn"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561932\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6a\/bf\/6abf4f1efb390af0.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (23 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p>This colorful and eclectic Texas wedding was inspired by the couple&rsquo;s vibrant, rough-around-the-edges style. Bride Melissa chose a colorful strapless gown in lieu of something white, and her groom Gabriel complemented the choice with an embroidered bow tie and kitschy suspenders in equally bold hues. <a href=\"http:\/\/happydaymedia.com\/\">Happy Day Media<\/a> masterfully captured the&nbsp;outdoor ceremony, where&nbsp;Melissa and Gabriel&nbsp;stood beneath a lace chuppah and exchanged personal vows. Staying true to the Hill Country spirit, guests hung on to their britches riding a mechanical bull before dancing the night away to the musical stylings of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewildflowerbarn.com\/\">The Love Leighs<\/a> &mdash; joined by the newlyweds themselves!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Melissa and Gabriel<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewildflowerbarn.com\/\">The Wildflower Barn<\/a>, Driftwood, Texas<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Inspiration:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>We wanted it to feel like springtime in Texas hill country, which it was, and it did. Barnyard chic, understated, with gothic accents. Guests wore their &ldquo;Sunday&rsquo;s best&rdquo; and the two of us just wanted to feel beautiful. I didn&rsquo;t go for the white dress, so we complimented one another in color.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561910\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/02\/d4\/02d49e5860ba98ff.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (1 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561937\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/dd\/fa\/ddfa62b8a8141940.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (28 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561934\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ac\/39\/ac39b907385bcae1.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (25 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561912\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/72\/5e\/725e7b00e812899a.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (3 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561913\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1a\/60\/1a6043b9c5160a81.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (4 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561914\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/cd\/0e\/cd0ec88935dc8394.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (5 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561915\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8e\/51\/8e51004a566926af.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (6 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561916\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/06\/99\/0699937726be3f94.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (7 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561917\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ae\/cd\/aecd48783b5e57d3.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (8 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561918\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ae\/cc\/aecc2211f1bd7562.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (9 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561919\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/58\/8c\/588c37dd14d84a20.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (10 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561920\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/87\/67\/8767c6879e37ca5c.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (11 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561921\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/14\/57\/1457c1b440ef7c1b.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (12 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561922\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/4a\/85\/4a852006f3480f7d.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (13 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561929\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/2f\/c2\/2fc20e06a4f3cca8.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (20 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561930\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/db\/ae\/dbae97564b19ad38.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (21 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561931\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/30\/d0\/30d0445b6b223a59.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (22 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561928\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/78\/13\/781326fddaf44008.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (19 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561923\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e6\/da\/e6da827ab625359c.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (14 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561924\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a2\/81\/a281a75b8244cd0a.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (15 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561933\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0b\/0c\/0b0c6d972cb4dbdf.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (24 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561925\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0d\/1e\/0d1e193b83145d38.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (16 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561938\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/80\/a4\/80a4fd61df1daebf.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (29 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561935\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/78\/85\/788534dc16003828.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (26 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561936\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c0\/58\/c058c40ade93bbd3.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (27 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561926\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/5a\/90\/5a9013c0558268a7.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (17 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561927\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0a\/62\/0a62b5b433fbd728.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (18 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561940\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/07\/fd\/07fd6a946383ca42.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (31 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561939\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6a\/19\/6a197d121b97b947.jpg\" alt=\"Eclectic-Hill-Country-Wedding-at-The-Wildflower-Barn-Happy-Day-Media (30 of 31)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Moments:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gabriel:<em>&nbsp;Listening to Melissa&rsquo;s&nbsp;vows, because they surprised me, as always.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Melissa:<em>&nbsp;My little brother&rsquo;s toast.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We ended the party by singing the blues with our amazing band, The Love Leighs, for our friends and family. Mel also, at some point, freestyles a Method Man-inspired rhyme that pronounced her love to Gibs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/happydaymedia.com\/\">Happy Day Media<\/a><br>\nEvent Planning &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wehelpyouparty.com\/\">We Help You Party<\/a><br>\nVenue &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewildflowerbarn.com\/\">The Wildflower Barn<\/a><br>\nFloral Design &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fireflyfloraldesign.com\/\">Firefly Floral<\/a><br>\nCatering &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.countyline.com\/\">The County Line<\/a><br>\nLive Music &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/theloveleighs.com\/\">The Love Leighs<\/a><br>\nInvitations &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ivylise.com\/\">Ivylise Simones<\/a><br>\nHair &amp; Makeup Artist &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firemakeup.com\/\">Fire Makeup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A very special thanks to Melissa and Gabe for sharing their eclectic wedding at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewildflowerbarn.com\/\">The Wildflower Barn<\/a> with Junebug! Be sure to check out&nbsp;Sydney and Will&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/adorable-brunch-wedding-allan-house-austin\/\">adorable brunch wedding at The Allan House<\/a> for more of <a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/best-wedding-photographers\/Austin-photography\/Happy-Day-Media\">Happy Day Media<\/a>&lsquo;s Austin wedding photography!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/xoxoNicole12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-nicole.jpg\" alt=\"xoxoNicole\" width=\"105\" height=\"47\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This colorful and eclectic Texas wedding was inspired by the couple&rsquo;s vibrant, rough-around-the-edges style. 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