Real Housewives' LeeAnne Locken lifts the veil on her $4M wedding
Take away the TV cameras, the million-dollar tiara, and the People magazine reporter, and LeeAnne Locken and Rich Emberlin were just two people pledging their love in a heartfelt wedding at Dallas'...
View ArticleFireworks light up the sky at Fort Worth couple's vineyard wedding
Sarah Sidawi and Matt Haney's marriage on October 19, 2018 started with fireworks -- literally. The couple treated guests to a surprise fireworks show mid-reception at the expansive Dove Ridge...
View ArticleFort Worth film buffs make a splash with swanky red-carpet bash
The annual Lone Star Film Festival has not only become a Big Deal in the cinema world, but it's given Fort Worth a reason to throw a glamorous gala every fall. This year's fete, held November 14 at...
View ArticleBallroom-dancing bride and groom partner at sweet Fort Worth wedding
It was ballroom dancing that brought together Heather Aguilar and Travis Hoopingarner, who met during a competition at Arthur Murray dance studio in Fort Worth. While the two weren't partnered on the...
View ArticleCouple weathers the storm with magical, muddy wedding at family home
You know a wedding was good when the bride leaves with six inches of mud on the hem of her gown. Such was the case for Julia Bunch Fearis, who wed her longtime beau, Galen Fearis, at her childhood...
View ArticleBride and groom take their wedding into the wild at Fort Worth Zoo
Amy Watson has been to many Fort Worth weddings. So when it came time to plan her own, she wanted something different. "I had a lot of friends from Fort Worth who had gotten married before me," says...
View ArticleFort Worth gala-goers rock the Kasbah at Kimbell Art Museum Red Party
The Kimbell Art Museum's red-haute annual gala whisked guests to Morocco for an exotic night of fun and fundraising December 6. About 375 museum fans, art collectors, philanthropists, and members of...
View ArticleRad Mad Scientist Ball takes Fort Worth museum back to the future
On a chilly night in November, party-goers traded their pea coats for lab coats at the door of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The costume change has become tradition at the museum's Mad...
View ArticleFort Worth couple hosts magical sunset wedding full of spring flowers
An outdoor sunset dinner amid a bountiful backdrop of spring flowers is all Sara Bond wanted for her wedding celebration to Randy Griffin on May 4, 2019. A massive, clear outdoor tent at the Heart of...
View ArticleOpera fans pour on bubbly and bravos at decadent Fort Worth dinner
What: Fort Worth Opera Dinner with the Stars Where: The Ashton Depot The 411: About 130 of Fort Worth's biggest opera fans -- including many new faces -- gathered for an elegant, 1920s-inspired...
View ArticleGlitter-obsessed bride sprinkles Fort Worth wedding with glitz galore
Alexis Nabors loves glitter -- so much that friends, family and even work colleagues know her as "Sparkles." So when she became engaged to boyfriend Tanner Belt, a sparkly ceremony and reception were...
View ArticleFort Worth brides and grooms of 2020 will fall hard for 10 top trends
The holidays have arrived, which means Instagram feeds full of engagement announcements have, too. While the last few years have been major for weddings -- hello, Harry and Meghan, Nick and Priyanka...
View ArticleFab weddings and galas star in hottest 2019 Fort Worth society stories
Editor's note: This year, readers fell hard for our stories about fun and fabulous Fort Worth weddings. And if you want to know where the city's busiest social butterflies were this year -- and what...
View ArticlePencil in these 14 must-attend spring soirees and galas in Fort Worth
Time to purchase the gowns and polish the shoes because Fort Worth's spring social season is here. The menu of marvelous soirees includes a number of events unfolding at exciting new venues (Dickies...
View ArticleJunior League gala gives rodeo a grand entrance at Dickies Arena
What: Junior League of Fort Worth 8th Annual Grand Entry Gala Where: Dickies Arena The 411: Just eight years old, the Junior League's annual Grand Entry Gala has become one of the hottest tickets in...
View ArticleFort Worth Symphony patrons honor musical heroes at glorious gala
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra's 2020 Gala was a glorious celebration of artistic achievement -- then and now. Themed "Immortal Beloved at 250: A Very Special Gala Concert with Midori &...
View ArticleCherished Jewel Charity Ball sparkles as Fort Worth's grandest gala
For generations of Fort Worth philanthropists, Jewel Charity Ball has been the most coveted social invitation of the year. Co-founded in 1954 by Nenetta Burton Carter (wife of city benefactor Amon G....
View ArticleFort Worth goes for heart health at fundraiser that nabs nearly $1M
What: 2020 Fort Worth Go Red for Women Luncheon Where: Omni Fort Worth Hotel The 411: In what became one of the last big fundraising events of spring -- before coronavirus concerns cleared the...
View ArticleFancy fundraisers morph into virtual benefits amid coronavirus in DFW
On March 10, Dallas nonprofit Dwell with Dignity threw an appreciation party for those involved in Thrift Studio, its month-long spring shopping event and biggest fundraiser of the year. On March 11,...
View ArticleFort Worth's Jewel Charity Ball canceled for first time in 67 years
Fort Worth's most glamorous gala and storied fundraiser, Jewel Charity Ball, has been called off for 2021 amid fundraising concerns as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The ball, which, since 1954...
View Article4 virtual fundraising events to click and join this month in DFW
The coronavirus pandemic wiped out an entire spring schedule of fundraisers for Dallas-Fort Worth charities. As area organizations grapple with how to raise crucial funds to keep their services...
View ArticleFort Worth Junior League calls off beloved Christmas shopping event
A cherished Fort Worth holiday tradition is the latest sad cancellation to result from ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Junior League of Fort Worth has called off its in-person...
View ArticleThese hot-ticket DFW galas and fundraisers are going virtual
As coronavirus continues to force events to cancel in Dallas-Fort Worth, more local nonprofits have shifted their efforts to virtual fundraisers. Instead of throwing big, in-person gatherings to raise...
View ArticleDFW nonprofit goes online and in-person for vital fundraising lunch
Whether you're ready to mingle in person or prefer to still be social online, September 16 is a date to mark on your calendar. That's when the Recovery Resource Council is hosting its Power of...
View ArticleFun and fundraising go virtual at these upcoming DFW galas
In any other year, Dallas-Fort Worth philanthropists and social butterflies would be picking outfits and preparing pocketbooks for the big fall fundraising season ahead. But in this year of social...
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