Company makes special occasions easier, more personal

Katy and Justin Bohls struggled to find the perfect place to hold their wedding in Texas. They even visited a venue in Mexico, but nothing felt right.

"We spent like a month searching but couldn't find what we wanted," Justin said.

They ended up discovering a place in North Carolina that had everything they were looking for, so the couple got married at a small wedding ceremony on a Sunday evening.

In 2010, the Bohls decided to open an event planning business, pairing it with A to Z Rental Center, which is owned by Justin's family. Their goal was to make the location on River Bend Drive a one-stop shop for anyone organizing a special event.

"I needed something creative [to do], and we had a perfect opportunity, so we ran with it," Katy said.

Choosing a name that pays homage to the day they got married, the Bohlses put the same care and attention into the weddings they assist with as they did their own. Justin said they take their inspiration from everything, whether it is an old car that could be filled with flowers and used as a backdrop or a string of vintage light bulbs that can be used as garland.

"All the brides and grooms are different, so we like to bring their personality in," Justin said.

Sweet Sunday Events provides rentals, floral design, event styling and coordinating services for the day of the event. Certified planner Rachel Church said Sweet Sunday Events can be as involved in the wedding planning and coordinating as their clients need them to be.

Church can get all the vendor information, create a timeline and run the rehearsal and wedding day, which can take the pressure off the couple so they are free to enjoy their special day, she said.

"Their minds are going crazy—they are trying to talk to 200 guests or they are worrying about the first dance—I'm there to relieve that stress a little bit," she said.

Church said the business designs a wedding for any type of style, although they specialize in whimsical backyard Bohemian style and modern weddings. One wedding they did was inspired by women's clothing store Anthropologie.

Weddings with an industrial feel are also popular right now, she said, which can include elements such as a warehouse space or a vintage typewriter that guests can use to sign in on. Sweet Sunday Events can style the lighting, flowers and furniture all around a particular theme so that all of the decorations coordinate.

"We'll make it if we don't have it," Church said.

Justin said Sweet Sunday Events likes to plan one event per weekend so that they can focus all of their time and energy into the one event. Although many of the weddings are held in venues in Austin and San Antonio, he said they do assist with weddings in Georgetown.

No matter where the wedding is held, Church said their goal is that the bride has the wedding day she has always dreamed about.

"It's just a good feeling to see her and her new husband on one of the most exciting days of her life," she said.

Sweet Sunday Events, 507 River Bend Drive, 869-7941, www.sweetsundayevents.com