How to Host an Experiential Wedding in Austin

Looking to host the event of a lifetime in Austin? There’s a trick! The most memorable wedding moments come from getting your partygoers involved with experiential events that engage the senses and step outside the box of tradition! It’s simply fact that rich, experiential weddings stick with their guests longer in memory – more vivid, interactive details engrain themselves deeper into your mind than other experiences! Need some ideas? There are just a few details we think you should include for ultimate impact at experiential weddings in Austin, so read on to explore these unique wedding services below!

Dessert Bar: The Cupcake Bar | Photo: Kelly Rucker Photography 

Interactive Stations

Experiential weddings go above and beyond engaging the senses, and what better way to do so than with interactive stations that get your guests having fun hands-on.

Custom Cupcake Bar

The Cupcake Bar is a unique blend of entertainment and indulgence that adds a special touch to any event. Each of their dessert bars delves into an exquisite experience that will leave every guest smiling. Their team staffs over twenty-five cupcake and dessert bartenders, so you have peace of mind no matter the size of your event.

Mobile Bar: Blush Bar | Photo: Kristin Lavoie Photo

Frosé Bar

Blush Bar is a mobile frosé bar cart that was created to provide a fun, unique, and one-of-a-kind drink experience for your special event in the Central Texas area! They specialize in frosé but are happy to create any frozen signature drink to make your celebration an unforgettable one, including margaritas, daiquiris, sangria, and more. Plus, Blush Bar makes for the cutest photos!

Mobile Bar: Too Shay Spirits | Photo: Monica Danielle Photo

Mobile Bar + Bartender

Too Shay Spirits is your go-to destination for an elevated mobile bar and bartending service. This local vendor believes that life’s too short to drink basic cocktails, which is why they strive to bring an extraordinary experience to every event they serve. Their unique approach is simple: you provide the alcohol, and they take care of the rest. This adorable mobile bar is sure to wow your guests and leave them with a memorable experience – and a to-die-for cocktail!

Painting: Vogue Vignette | Photo: Cory Ryan Photography

Live Wedding Artists

High Fashion Art Keepsakes

Vogue Vignette offers a high-fashion take on the traditional event entertainment with chic wedding sketches that reflect their respective visages perfectly. Classic caricatures, move over! Your guests will love seeing how they look through a creative, couture lens – plus, it offers a memento they can keep forever!

Painting: Rachel English Live Painting | Photo: Caroline Lima Photography

Live Wedding Painter

On the day and location of your wedding, with their easel and palette at hand, Rachel English , CA-Milleworks , Trinity Brushworks and A. Curtis Creations are able to capture the environment of your ceremony or reception in brilliant brushstrokes. What begins as a blank surface blossoms into an exquisite work of art on site, wowing your guests before adorning the walls of your newlywed home. A live painting at your wedding not only serves as the perfect keepsake for you and your beloved, but it also serves as a unique form of entertainment for your guests!

Experiential Vendor: Air Carriage Over Texas | Photo: Ann Mark Photo

Outdoor Adventures for Engagements and Parties

Air Carriage Over Texas LLC is a way to make the day extraordinary and oh-so-romantic by sending your love soaring in a scenic hot air balloon ride. Up, up and away to views of a lifetime! This thrilling ride can be enjoyed by guests of all ages and is sure to make a memory they’ll never forget.

Luxury Picnic: Custom Simplicities | Photo: Courtesy of Custom Simplicities

If you’re looking for a perfectly planned engagement party, luxury picnic, or charcuterie board for your wedding or party, Custom Simplicities is the way to go! Leslie with Custom Simplicities is here to help you plan the perfect intimate event, whether that’s a pop-up picnic or an elegant dinner party. Plus, a personal picnic for two on your wedding day would make the cutest wedding photos for you and your spouse!

Photo: Hannah Haston Photography

Pre Wedding Relaxation

Live Love Relax Massage + Wellness is prepared to take your pre-wedding relaxation to the next level. Though planning the big day can be a stressful time of your life, you shouldn’t be stressed at your wedding! No matter where you want it, their team is ready and willing to accommodate! For the ultimate luxury experience, invite your wedding party or guests to partake in stress-relieving chair massages provided by therapists on the day of. They also offer couples massages pre/post-celebration day. 

Photo: Monica Roberts Photography

Include Your Fur Babies

The Pet Gal and Premier Pet TLC have it covered, keeping your pooches on a leash and attending them throughout the evening as you enjoy your wedding reception and ceremony as planned – sans stress about where your dogs are at during every waking moment. Fret no more about the logistics of including your fur babies on the big day!

Photo: Stonehouse Photography

Feature an Audio Guest Book

A modern take on the traditional guest book, The Phone Booth ATX offers an auditory experience, where guests can leave behind their well-wishes, and you can listen back at a later date. Bridging the gap between tradition and innovation, The Phone Booth experience is one your guests won’t soon forget!

Photo: Courtesy of  Austin Glitter Bar

Add Some Sparkle to Your Day

Use Austin Glitter Bar to add some sparkle and glamour to your special day! Choose from over 50 unique glitter blends, professional lighted mirrors, and fun decor. Their Glitter Artists can work with you to create a custom look—whether it’s for your eyes, arms, legs, or even your beard!

For experiential weddings, we say go big or go home, and any of the vendors above would be an amazing addition to your next event! Connect with our creative experiential wedding vendors here. Cheers!