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Jennifer & David: A Formal Wedding in Austin, TX

Though Jennifer and David did not begin dating until a few years after they had first met, once they finally started they couldn't stop. Shortly after

Though Jennifer and David did not begin dating until a few years after they had first met, once they finally started they couldn't stop. Shortly after David proposed to Jennifer on a mountaintop in Mexico, the two began planning a glamorous Austin wedding. THE BRIDE Jennifer Martin, 29, Sponsored Programs Specialist THE GROOM David Rider, 28, Medical Student THE DATE June 14 Though they began planning right away, Jennifer and David wound up choosing a date far in the future due to many changes, including their move from Austin to Houston. The engagement was the longest year and a half of my life, the bride jokes.

For the ceremony and reception site, Jennifer and David chose the Artisan Ballroom at the Barr Mansion in Austin. A rough-hewn wooden structure, the ballroom is actually the reincarnation of an 18-century upstate New York barn that was brought to Texas and reassembled timber by timber. A front facade created entirely from glass was added to showcase the mansion's extraordinary gardens.
Jennifer's cake was a three-tier Tuscan olive oil lemon cake with lemon curd filling and lemon buttercream icing accented with stargazer lilies.
David's cake was a chocolate and raspberry torte with ganache glaze and fresh raspberries.
At the end of the night, Jennifer and David departed in a friend's black 1957 Chevy Bel Air, which the groomsmen had decorated with shoe polish and cans. We were amazed and delighted with the outpouring of congratulatory honks and hollers from passers-by as we drove from the reception to the hotel, Jennifer says.
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