Love is in the Air

Valentine's Day provides a lovely, albeit feminine palette for a wedding.  Bright splashes of red and soft dustings of pink liven up any winter wedding or party!  Here are some inspiring ideas for your Valentine's Day bash!

Finally Fall

We may still be in the throes of summer but autumn is upon us!  While many are longing for the comfort of sweaters and boots and waking to a cool, crisp fall morning and it will be here before long.  There are countless beautiful and unique ways to incorporate the warmth and richness of fall colors into an event.  Whether it be an intimate dinner party or elaborate wedding reception, here are a few ideas for a fantastic fall party!

Hot Wedding Trends for 2013

Emerald was named as the Pantone color of the year for 2013.  This gorgeous jewel tone is being seen in fashion, home decor, and even weddings!  Check out some great ideas on how to incorporate emerald into your special day!

The possibilities are endless!! 

Fresh Faces!

So much has happened here at the Colleyville Center since the renovations in 2010!  We have hosted over 1,100 events and counting…Everything from weekly support groups, garden club meetings, seminars, and fundraisers to birthday parties, baby showers, weddings and receptions!

Lin Przybyl, the longtime manager of the Colleyville Center has retired to spend more time with her family. 

Meet Leslie Hill, the new manager of the Colleyville Center!

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/28/4581177/city-hires-new-manager-for-the.html

http://www.colleyville.com/lesliehill.html

Through our blog, we hope to bring you new and innovative ideas on how you make your event unique and seamless here at the Colleyville Center!!

GOOD, BETTER, BEST - IT'S HERE!

Day 36

FINISHING TOUCHES!

Day 29

Flooring installation and new wet bar get installed

in the small meeting room

Understage storage gets a new face as woodworkers

design concealed doors.

Restroom partitions start going up...

Measuring for ADA compliancy

Control Central - Contractor Tom Struh's makeshift office on the stage.

An old file cabinet drawer serves as the desk.

Day 27

Wallpaper goes up in the Gallery

The heavy acoustic ceiling tiles and more lighting get installed.

Holes are cut for new pinspots to highlight the columns

Service hall gets a fresh coat - new ceilings and floors next week !

Day 20

The Gallery doors get a new coat of paint and set out to dry - with hats on

to keep off the dust. So smooth and shiny - they look like fine furniture!

Plumber relocating drinking fountains

The tiniest of separators make for the tiniest of grout lines

Energy-efficient fixture - love that we can't see those long skinny tubes!

Day 18

Prepping the Gallery floor for tile and granite installation

New accent tiles in restroom

Day 13

Look familiar? The Center's old reception desk has been recycled to the Senior

Center where these Seniors and volunteers have given it a new home.

In place of the reception desk the Colleyville Center will have dazzling

new pre-function space with rich finishes, new lighting and a few surprises

behind sliding doors. It will all be coming together in the next few weeks!

Day 12

It looks quiet but there's alot going on with electrians, plumbers, tile setters, painters,

AV and acoustical technicians - all making it happen!

The best is coming this August!

"Just cover me with the box when you start painting!"

Staff, phones and computers have a temporary home offsite during the renovation - it's
business as usual - booking for next Summer's events. The fax machine stayed behind to
collect the catering contracts, which continue to arrive for August and September events.

We're here! Call us or email if you have any questions - 817-503-1330

Painting over the old mauve-tone beige with a creamy taupe.

Ahhh... it already looks better!

One of six storage closets under the stage - The contractor is installing dramatic uplights!

Day 5

The view from the top of the scaffolding and at the Gallery entry - Once these thick panels are up and coated the ceiling will look the same - but with greatly improved acoustics for the Gallery!

Day 3

The Gallery is ceiling to floor scaffolding to allow consistent application of the acoustical ceiling. Over 100 linear feet of double rows of scaffolding are in place - 34 scaffolds - end to end!

The Grand Hall - How many VCT floor tiles were demolished today?

Answer: 4,905 tiles

Last Event and Demo Begins

The excitement officially began tonight! The Center hosted its last wedding reception before the renovation. The beautiful Bride and her Groom left just before midnight and with some last minute clean up and goodbyes from the staff the demolition crews moved in with machinery to remove the tile floors.