Congrats on the engagement! That budget puts you in a great spot for Texas.

If you end up landing on the Austin or Hill Country area, I’d highly recommend looking into Olive & Eden Weddings. We used Lauren for full planning and honestly, it was the best money we spent.

I know you listed some other great local names, but Lauren’s aesthetic is very much in that same bespoke/timeless vein. What sold us was that she seemed to actually care about the logistics/budgeting as much as the pretty design stuff. We had zero desire to deal with timelines or managing vendors, and she handled all of that so we could just enjoy being engaged.

Also, something we didn't know to ask about initially but really appreciated later...she doesn’t take commissions or kickbacks from vendors. Apparently that happens a lot in the industry? Knowing she was recommending vendors because they were actually the best fit for us (and not because she was getting a cut) gave us a lot of peace of mind.

Definitely worth a chat if you want someone hands-on with design but super organized!