Emma Goddard and Steven Daly met at their workplace in 2015 and were friends for several years before Steven took a chance and asked Emma for a date in 2018. He proposed in August 2022 while vacationing at her parents’ condo in Perdido Key, Florida. After a full day of pouring rain, the weather cleared just in time for Steven to propose on the beach with a gorgeous sunset backdrop.

They married in April 2023 at Camp Hideaway in Fredericksburg, Texas, with beautiful views of “Texas Hill Country.” Austin Loza officiated, and Texas Sun Music provided violin and guitar accompaniment for both the ceremony and cocktails. The bride — carrying a bouquet of roses, peonies and ranunculus by Viridian Design Studio in Kerrville, Texas — walked down the aisle to “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” After the ceremony, the newlyweds walked back up the aisle to Stevie Wonder’s “For Once in My Life.”

Emma wore a custom silk organza Caroline Castigliano gown, later changing into a short, sequined Chosen by KYHA dress for late-night dancing. Steven wore a navy velvet tuxedo jacket with velvet evening shoes. Bridesmaids wore an array of floral, sea-mist green and dusty blue gowns by Jenny Woo.

Cartewheels Catering provided a charcuterie grazing table and passed hors d’oeuvres featuring ahi tuna and mini carnitas, followed by a seated dinner of beef tenderloin and grilled shrimp brochettes. Popular DJ Turntables Over Texas kept the tunes going throughout the evening, so the bride and groom never left the dance floor. To encourage the guests to dance as much as possible, Cartewheels provided a display of miniature desserts such as crème brûlée spoons, banana pudding shooters, apple tarts and chocolate pots de crème.

The tres leches wedding cake from Fredericksburg-based Sophie’s Bakery was a hit, and Emily Remy of Hill Country Bride in Fredericksburg planned the stunning event. The bride’s vision for reception decor included dramatic draping with white twinkle lights and centerpieces of hurricane pillar candles and green and white hydrangeas.

After the wedding weekend, the couple spent a few days at La Cantera Resort & Spa near San Antonio, and they are planning a longer trip to Hawaii in the fall. They live in Austin, Texas, where Emma works for FactSet Research Systems Inc. as a lead data specialist, and Steven is a product manager for AlertMedia. The bride has a B.S. in finance from Auburn University, and the groom has a B.A. in economics from The University of Texas at Austin. Parents are Jeannette and John Goddard of Nashville, and Lisa Daly of Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Bill Daly of Hilton Head, South Carolina.