Weddings by Karissa Joy

“Karissa goes above and beyond for ALL of her clients! She makes every bride feel like they are her one and only wedding. She is super helpful with finding vendors that will meet your needs and has a ton of connections. Whether you are a type A bride or hands-off bride, Karissa can work with all different types of personalities and needs. I personally felt like she handled all of the things I didn't have time to do like calling vendors and making sure we knew what was going on every step of the way. She is very detail oriented and will make sure every piece of your wedding is executed and planned to your satisfaction! I highly recommend using Karissa for all of your wedding planning needs. I promise you will be less stressed and overJOYed you chose her!”

-Alexa Sparks Warshauer

“We had our only daughter's wedding in January 29, 2022. I cannot express in words how wonderful it was to work with Karissa Knebel and all of the vendors. We told them from the beginning that we wanted a classic, traditional, southern wedding reception. We had a vision and Karissa was able to help us bring it to fruition. From the moment we met, she helped us with every question and idea we presented. She was a wealth of information and she made the process so smooth and easy. Every meeting or phone call she handled with such professionalism and knowledge. She was able to help us make the wedding reception a beautiful , classic, traditional event. I would ask her to do any party because she is truly the best!”

-Mary and David Stuart

“Our venue was an absolute dream and the most stunning venue for my wedding. Karissa did so much to make my wedding perfect! She is super experienced in the wedding industry and was very helpful in giving suggestions and guidance with vendors and wedding day logistics. She is detail oriented, punctual, and always one step ahead! She was great with communicating with all my vendors and knew what questions to ask them. She even took behind the scenes photos, getting ready photos, and candid photos on her phone and I will always cherish the sweet moments she captured. My favorite thing about working with Karissa was that she was so calm and organized. I was so anxious about all the small details and everything going according to plan, and she made me feel relaxed and taken care of. My wedding day went so smoothly and it’s all because of Karissa!

My guests loved it and I’m still getting compliments about how beautiful it was! Karissa made my wedding day so special and perfect.”

-Amanda Mott, Bride

“When we began planning our wedding we didn't know the venue would also come with a fairy-God planner aka Karissa Knebel! She made all of our wedding dreams come true and MORE! She made herself available for any question or recommendation we needed big or small and had frequent check-ins with us in-person and virtually to ensure that we were comfortable and all of our needs were being met. We couldn't be more thankful for her kindness, organization and creativity in quite literally making our wedding the greatest day of our lives. The venue was the perfect setting for our fairytale wedding start to finish and if you're fortunate enough to have Karissa by your side, you can breathe easy knowing she's got it all covered with you at the top of mind. Thank you Karissa + team for a wonderful experience that not only we will remember but all of our family and friends will remember for a lifetime.”

-Olga Guerra, Bride

“Our wedding was a dream and it couldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for Karissa! She is detail oriented, punctual, and experienced in the wedding industry. My husband and I both have very demanding jobs and Karissa went above and beyond to keep everything on track. As mentioned, Karissa is experienced, she knows what she’s doing and she does it well. Karissa provides a lot of helpful insights and suggestions for the logistics of our wedding. She knows what questions to ask vendors, what is required of the vendors and communicates with vendors promptly and professionally.

The venue is a gem. The guests loved it and we still get so many compliments months after the wedding. Looking back at our wedding pictures make us fall in love with the venue again and again. Karissa and the venue staff truly made our wedding day so special.”

-Vi Nguyen, Bride

“The wedding was simply perfect; it was everything I hoped and imagined it would be. The original date was in March 2020, and I had to cancel 1 week prior to the wedding due to the lockdown. When we finally came around to re-planning this wedding for this year, Karissa was a pleasure to work with in the months leading up to the wedding. The day of the wedding was simply beautiful; Karissa and her staff were very attentive and accommodating, the location is absolutely stunning, and I'm so glad I chose this venue for my wedding! I don't have all official photos photos yet from my photographer as the wedding just happened, but here's a few - it was an Indian wedding and all of the cultural aspects of the wedding were respected.”

-Meera Kirpekar, Bride

“The most kind-hearted VP Karissa Knebel who made my entire wedding experience such a dream! Our traditional Pakistani wedding was last month and we wanted to utilize the entire venue space as much as possible- Ceremony outdoors, reception inside ballroom, dinner served in another area, and 2 areas dedicated for prayer rooms- There is plenty of space! From day 1 Karissa was so helpful and provided details to ensure the wedding day would run smoothly. I truly appreciated her tremendous amount of help during the days leading up to the wedding and especially the day of. My entire family had full trust in Karissa knowing she was just a text or phone call away, and they cannot thank her enough for all that she did for us. There was a mishap with another vendor on the day of, but Karissa immediately found a solution within minutes and took care of the situation. It is apparent Karissa has a true passion for all things wedding! She is so experienced and provided great suggestions throughout. Thank you Karissa for making our wedding day so special!!”

-Saria Khan, Bride

“My wife and I had our wedding on January 2nd 2021 @ the French inspired venue and we loved every experience with the venue from our initial site visit, phone meetings, the engagement photo shoot, scheduling the bridal portraits, meeting with all of our vendors and of course our wedding day! Their efforts were even more impressive given the fact that we are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

We were introduced to Karissa (Vice President) on our initial site visit and we are forever grateful that she was our wedding coordinator and wedding planner. She went above and beyond for us on every inquiry, she made us feel reassured and everything seemed easy and effortless because she was more than capable of handling every task. All of her vendor recommendations were nothing short of exceptional!

We can’t thank the staff, vendors and Karissa enough for allowing us to host our wedding here. We highly recommend this venue to anyone that wants to have a European inspired venue in Houston with an amazing staff to compliment it that will tirelessly work to ensure you have a most perfect wedding.”

-The Vences

“We had the complete pleasure of working with the Logistics Director, Karissa. She is kind, gracious, knowledgeable and extremely helpful throughout the entire process. She was prompt and eager to assist our every inquiry. Like most brides, I was overwhelmed with all the decisions and details. However, Karissa was there to ease my mind and made everything look so flawless and easy. Karissa and the rest of the staff were a joy to work with, my husband and I were very pleased with the services provided. The venue is grand and simply magical. All of our guests were super impressed with the venue. We continue to receive wonderful compliments on our gorgeous wedding. We had an amazing time celebrating, thank you for making our special day so memorable!”

-Ava and Mark Pierce

“Karissa!! Thank you so much for helping Deon and I throughout this process . You were very nice , patient , and professional. We also would like to thank you for making things work and doing whatever you could to meet our needs and wants. You were the best coordinator ever and we really enjoyed having you with us on our special day. We hope you had fun too.”

– Brandi Herbert, Bride

“My wedding exceeded expectations in June 2019.

Wedding coordinator Karissa Knebel from our venue was exceptional with every detail of the the wedding! She is so organized and calm, which made the planning, rehearsal and wedding day flawless!

We were blessed to have her as our wedding coordinator.”

-Cadie Cain, Bride

“Weddings are very chaotic logistically, but Karissa is very good at her job. She was such a calming, steady presence throughout the evening. She kept the same tone of voice, with very detailed instructions on what she needed from everyone to keep the order of events on schedule. Her assistant Robin was the same way, and will keep you smiling because of her big smile. I was far too nervous about giving a toast to the newlyweds to eat anything beforehand, but had multiple accounts of how good the food was. The people at the bar were FAST, interactive and friendly as well. All in all I'm 100% sure my sister was beyond pleased with how this wedding turned out, which made me happy and prompted me to make sure I left this review which I would normally never take the time to do. It was that good! Highly recommend to anyone considering making the commitment.”

-Brandon Herbert, Brother of Bride Brandi Herbert

“Thank you so much for such a lovely wedding day! I greatly appreciated your calm demeanor and solid coordination.I’m so happy we were able to meet each other :) Please thank Karol for me as well! All the best, Amanda Largent (P.S. the champagne package was a thoughtful touch!)”

– Amanda Largent, Bride