Monday, April 04, 2005


After Race for the Cure on Saturday, Phil, Dana, and I got ready for our appointment at the Oasis at Medina Lake. We arrived at the property after about a 30-45 minute drive, and met the site's "wedding planner". She showed us to the wedding/reception area on the lake. As you can see, they were setting up for a 100-person wedding later that day. The view and setup is obvoiously GORGEOUS! I love the idea of water behind the ceremony as a backdrop, and this location has just that. Please visit our photo album for more photos of the banquet room, bridal dressing room, and other views of the grounds. The Oasis is a restaurant, so they would provide all catering and alcohol for the reception. The wedding would take place on the bank of the lake (see photo above) and then the reception is on the deck and indoor room above. However, after your ceremony, the bottom area becomes open to all of the restaurant patrons, so you do not get exclusive access to this area, even though you are paying for it. This was the major downfall of this location which makes it lower than our top choice. Another downfall is the "Tarpon Blue" color paint they have painted everything.. and I mean everything. Every piece of wood and every wall are painted this color. We saw photos of how it previously was - this beautiful natural wood color - and so much more beautiful than the tacky look they are going for now. Apparently the owner calls it his signature color, but I just think it clashes with basically everything. Finally, the area does not have any accommodations nearby so the guests would have do drive back up a windy road back in to San Antonio or find a house to rent on the lake, so that aspect isn't great either. So needless to say, although the view is beatiful, it doesn't beat Providence Hills...

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