Months after Benjamin Brollier proposed to Courtney Corinne Wood in the garden of her family’s home, with a cushion-cut diamond ring his mother Louise helped select, his mom passed away. In planning their lavish New Year’s Eve wedding at River Oaks Country Club, C.C. and Benjy kept Louise top of mind and in their hearts, curating thoughtful details like heirloom jewelry and special wedding programs. But the high school sweethearts also wanted to celebrate life and love, and ring in a fresh New Year with 500 loved ones — a vision expertly executed by Keely Thorne planner Jennifer Kaldis, and the floral and decor team at Todd Events. C.C. and Benjy each had 18 attendants standing by their side at the altar, and out on the dance floor, which remained packed even after the stroke of midnight! After fueling up on late-night breakfast tacos, the newlyweds escaped in a convertible Rolls-Royce — with a backdrop of fireworks, of course.
MORE THAN 350 supporters of local research and advocacy group Children at Risk laughed out loud in the name of charity! The group's 35th annual Stand Up for Children gala featured an uplifting act courtesy of Dana Carvey, and raised a whopping $350K.
The Hilton Americas ballroom was the site of the beautiful night, which began with galagoers perusing the silent auction and contemplated how many raffle tickets to buy — the Valobra heart earrings were stunning! The main program, emceed by Khambrel Marshall, included a toast to Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital and community members Stacey and Al Lindseth.
A live auction followed, with paddles flying up to bid on the Colorado mountain vacation. And when Carvey took the stage, the enthralled crowd thoroughly enjoyed his masterful impressions.
April McGee, Bethany Buchanan, Kristen Cannon and Jayne Johnston
Wells and April McGee and Dr Bob Sanborn
Abby Vanegas, Scott Gilden
Veronica and Dana Gompers
Chris Miller and Brittany Hernandez,
Peter and Catherine Badger
Christine Johnson and Ghada Ali
Michael Gunther, Elizabeth Waggett
Cleison Pinto, Chris Wallace
Cynthia and Beth Wolff, Beth and Phil Lane
Marissa Kiefer and Deborah Gordon
Dana Carvey performing
Krista Frazier, Larry Wisniewski
Denise and Mike Maher
Karen and Peter Remington
Bob Sanborn, Deborah Gordon and Marissa Kiefer
Joann and Dan Longoria
Jenny and John Seo
Ed and Katy Wolff
Al Lindseth, Dana Carvey and Stacey Lindseth
Flo McGee and Wade Upton
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