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10/29/2009
living roomliving room
lobby
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2nd bedroom/office
2nd bedroom/office
powder room (there's also a closet in there with a washer & dryer
living room
dining area, kitchen, living room
livingroom
kitchen
living room
balcony & door to master bedroom
master bedroom
hallway in master bedroom with his & hers closets leading to mater bath
mater bath
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Our New Home - pics!!
We just got the keys to our new loft yesterday!!! We're so excited to move in...i can't sleep!

Here's some pics of the place - we still need to paint, and do a few minor renovations...and add furniture and decorate..lol. My FIL is there painting right now, and most of our new furniture will be delivered next Friday, which is when we're moving in. But we'll be without sofa's till they are delivered - the fabrics we picked for the sofa & chair & ottoman are on backorder. So, we're just gonna use inflatable sofas till they arrive..lol!! I'm hoping the couches arrive by the holidays...or sooner.

Can't wait to move!!
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10/19/2009
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votives with boxes of chalk
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DIY Wedding
Great Idea's for placecards/favors
I saw these chalkboard candles in a Style at Home mag and thought it would be a great DIY project with a bit of chalkboard paint on a votive holder. You can also buy them already made (with a matching mini box of chalk) on kaboodle.com or @ Gowens The Shop in Toronto, for $35 each. But if you make them yourself it'll be much much cheaper. I also saw some chalkboard coasters on beau-coup.com...which can also be a DIY project.
chalkboard candles, place cards, table cards, diy
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10/01/2009
Our unit has a slightly different layout, but has the same look, and the kitchen is the sameOur unit has a slightly different layout, but has the same look, and the kitchen is the same
Our unit has a slightly different layout, but has the same look, and the kitchen is the same
lobby of the building
exterior
Our unit has a slightly different layout, but has the same look, and the kitchen is the samelobby of the buildingexterior
   
Movin' on Up
We Bought a Loft!!!!
I can't contain my excitment right now!! When i got the call that we got the loft i was walking across a busy intersection (during rush hour) and started screaming with excitment and jumping up and down...everyone must have thought i was crazy. I just said " this is was happy looks like people"..LOL! Then i rushed home and gave our landlord our 60 day notice. My FIL is trying close the sale by the end of this month, so we'll have a full month to paint, add lighting (there's only floor lamps there now), add a backsplash in the kitchen, measure & plan out furniture options, etc..

I'm so in love with this place. The building was an old clothing factory. It's downtown Toronto, penthouse level (8th floor - but it's not the "penthouse"), only 10 min walking to my husbands work, high ceilings (with exposed pipes), floor to ceiling windows, 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath (with bowl sinks - love it!), laundry room, stainless steel appliances, gas stove, large balcony with a nice view, dark wood floors, fireplace, tons of closet space,gorgeous lobby & 24 hour security, plus we get a locker and parking spot.

The best part is about to come - buying new furniture and decorating! EEEKKKK!!!!! * doing a happy dance*

My friend wants to take over the apartment we have now and she needs furniture, so we're leaving behind most of our furniture for her (couches, bed, dinning set, chopping block island, a few side tables, desk, shelf, glass cabnet). So hopefully that happens, then we wont have to deal with people coming in and out to look at our apartment, and we wont have to deal with throwing out all that furniture.

I'm soooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OUR FIRST PROPERTY!!
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08/25/2009
2831958599_9bceda58c2Black Enrolled in School! Event Planning, Wedding Planning and Business
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Enrolled in School!
Event Planning, Wedding Planning and Business
Wish me luck! I just enrolled yesterday and start the course next week. We're gonna be pretty busy the next several months with school and looking for a house, loft, or condo, where i'll have my very own office to run my business out of. I'm so excited! YAY!
event planning, wedding planning, back to school
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08/18/2009
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BP shot
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VOTE-Which pics should i use for my DIY Thank You cards?
Hey ladies! It's been a while. My honeymoon was amazing! I will blog about it soon.

So, we've been married for almost 4 months and still have not sent out our Thank You Cards!! Is that really bad? Well, we've decided to design our own to match all our other art deco wedding stationary. We also decided we wanted a layout kinda like this...
http://www.cqcards.com/viewcard.php?g=1&i=3&f=1
...so we can pick out a few different pics rather than just one. We want one shot of us on the front cover, a small one of us inside, one with our bridal party on the inside, a small decor pic inside, and one with our marquee on the back cover. Can you help me decide which pics i should use? I have already decided on the bridal pic (pic # 3), i just need help with the others. Thanks :)
diy thank you cards
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07/07/2009
Black We got Featured Again!! Offbeat Bride
   
We got Featured Again!!
Offbeat Bride
YAY!!

Here's the link...

http://offbeatbride.com/2009/07/art-deco-wedding#referrer

btw, we googled our names the other day...and a bunch of stuff from our wedding comes up....LOL! Andre thought it was funny.
offbeat bride
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07/02/2009
26_140006-005_0_2Black La Senza Sale!
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La Senza Sale!
La Senza is having a sale on Bridal Lingerie! There are some great deals! They're also having a $9.99 Bra sale. You can get free shipping on orders over $89 if you order online.
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06/25/2009
Black Sale @ Ostrich.com Promo code
   
Sale @ Ostrich.com
Promo code
If anyone is using feathers in their decor now is time to buy. Ostrich.com is offering up to 60% off selected products with this promotional code - SUMMER2009

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06/24/2009
173821Black Part 2 & 3 are up
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Part 2 & 3 are up
If anyone is interested in knowing which vendors we used or a look @ our DIY pojects, you can see them in part 2 & 3 of our wedding feature on never a bridezilla blog....

http://neverabridezilla.blogspot.com/2009/06/chrissy-and-andres-old-hollywood.html
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06/22/2009
Black Retro Housewife Shower
   
Retro Housewife Shower


I'm staring school soon to be a wedding/event planner as some of you know. Well, i'm helping a couple friends with their weddings already. They just started planning, so we're still throwing some ideas around...most likely they'll go with a jewel tone wedding (which i'll post about when i have more info). She has decided that she wants a retro housewife theme shower though. So here's some ideas we have so far, but we're still working on it...

- favors - Anne Taintor retro housewife gift bags with a retro apron inside, which the girls will wear at the shower, and vintage milk bottles filled with bath salts

- centerpieces - vases with utensils & a few small flower arrangements in vintage watering cans

- serving the classic milkshakes, homemade pies, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, cup cakes, etc

- 50's housewife invites from bumpercards.com

- Anne Taintor retro housewife cocktail napkins

- vintage dishware
retro housewife bridal shower
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retrobride

3 years since wedding
retro bride
retro groom
May 01, 2009
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eglinton Grand
Eglinton Grand
Karl Anderson
Black
1940's film premiere, art deco theater, old hollywood, swingin, vintage, feathers, crystal, lace, pearls, red carpet entrance, flash bulbs popping, cigarette girl, orchids, damask, black & white with accents of red & silver, pinup girl makeup, old hollywood hair
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