This fun event features Indian food, music, art, and dance. And, in just a few short hours, the event raised almost enough money for an entire library!

Kudos, Room to Read Austin! Good work.

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While deal sites are nothing new to Austin, this one has a unique twist. As you might guess from the name, it’s all wedding related!

So, if you know someone who is engaged, have them check out our listing where they can get a great deal: a $275 engagement package for only $80! The deal is only online for four days, so hurry!

Thank you, Buys for Brides, for making this deal just As You Wish.

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My dear ZTA sisters, thank you for allowing me to be part of your lovely event! zlam!

WEC, you can view the whole gallery of images.

“…we raised $1,075, which equates to more than 400 meals for MOWAM clients! Best of all, we had fun doing it.
For those who would still like to make a donation to MOWAM, please know that our donation site should remain open till March 31st.
Thanks again for supporting Austin Twestival. Every contribution you made, every dollar you gave and every message you sent out on Facebook and Twitter helped MOWAM in a special way. Hats off to you.”

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• Make-up & Hair for any occasion
• Make-up services at FaceKandy’s Downtown Austin studio
• Make-up Class for you & 5 others
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Every detail was perfect.

Our Mistress of Ceremonies, Teri Gruca was fabulous!

Audrey Sides is the current president of the Austin Area Alumnae chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha.

Lindsay Taylor served as the Chair of the Celebration of Life Luncheon while her mom battled through surgery, chemo, and radiation for breast cancer.

Kami Armstrong performed her own composition, The Cure, which she wrote for her teacher, Ms. Lopez, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

The fashion show features survivors as models.

And this lovely lady has been modeling for the show since 2002!

Thank you, Marilyn, for all your years of participation in the fashion show portion of the event!

Lindsay’s entire family turned out for the Celebration!

Here is most of the committee who planned this lovely event. You’ll find these wonderful women working in higher education, real estate, and for companies large and small. You’ll more likely recognize their faces from other volunteer endeavors around Austin!

As a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, I am thrilled to be a sponsor of and volunteer for this lovely event. My efforts have been richly rewarded through this amazing volunteer experience.

Bollywood Nights, presented by Room to Read Austin and hosted by Clay Pit enjoyed a large turnout and had a fantastic energy!

Thanks to the great auction items and generous donors, the event raised enough to build a library in India, which will support almost 350 boys and girls with colorful picture books published in their local language, educational games, and a safe, fun place to learn!

Room to Read offers special thanks to the following people:

• Bali Singh and the Clay Pit staff for their generous donation of the venue, delicious food, and 75% of the bar tab
• Mansi and Sargam dance studio for their performance and Bollywood lessons
• Nisha for amazing henna artwork
• Lori Luza from As You Wish Photography
• And our silent auction donors

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Visit our online gallery to see all the event images.

Get involved: big or small!

The last event for the year, Beers for Books at Lavaca Street Bar is on October 29! Lavaca Street Bar will donate $1 for every beer purchased which buys 1 book for a child in need. More beer = more books! We’ll have a Mack Brown autographed football and prizes for best guy/girl costumers. It will be a fun night for a good cause, and a great way to kick off Halloween weekend!

Ever wish you could capture a multi-generational portrait right in your own backyard? Do you secretly yearn for a professional photo with your dogs at town lake? Or a romantic boudoir portrait for your beloved? No problem! Now you can have a professional portrait session taken, exactly as you wish. Our deal today for an on-location photo session with As You Wish Photography is perfect for brides, high school seniors, and family portraits for your next holiday card. Rather than making a trip to a photo studio, the staff at As You Wish will meet you at your home or the location of your choice in the greater Austin area for a two hour portrait session.

Lori Luza and the staff at As You Wish photography are passionate about making their clients happy. Lori defines her photography style as down-to-earth which allows authentic emotion and personality to come through in the photos. This philosophy holds true whether  photographing a wedding, shooting a senior portrait, or capturing the love in a family. What more could you wish for?

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Megan needed both headshots and full-length images for an application, so we joined her at her home studio for a fun little session and a secret side project.

While she nervously awaits news from the application, we’ll continue to enjoy all that she has to share on Twitter.

Congratulations, Davis PTA, on such a successful event.