Hey Everyone!
I know it has been FOREVER since I last posted, but I thought I would post on here with some updates of the past year.
We bought a condo right before our wedding, and moved...
...your wedding planning is going amazing.
I miss all you ladies, and I try to check in every once in a while to leave comments here or there and catch up on who's married now.
I have some ...
... the flowers, & table decor from our wedding. Everything was so beautiful, the room took my breath away!
Our florist was incredible, she created these amazing sliced lime centrepieces with ...
...h my wedding invitation & stationery business, and I just finally finished my website, you can check it out here if you like: www.weddingsbyah.com.
I also am running a promo starting now...
...ched photos of the following:
Our Guest Book, Guest Book Sign, Candy and Candy favour bags, Attendants gifts & Our Thank You Signs for photos.
I want to give shout out to amcs76 for cr...
... the photos. Here are some of my faves, there are way too many to post on here. I haven't gone through all of them yet, so I'll be adding to this....
...with wedding photos....
...,000 wedding dress, a $1,000 gift certificate from Peoples Jewellers, and she will have her wedding featured in Weddingbells magazine!
Each of the six additional bloggers will win a $500 gift...
...t my wedding photos! So she said that they will be ready this Thursday, so I'm going to pick them up!!
I promise I will spend some time Thursday night posting a bunch for you all to see!
I...
...fter wedding planning, lol. So it has been hard to get the motivation to come on here, and I have been pretty busy too. As stressful as planning was at times, I miss it!
Our photographer (Riv...
...h my invitation & stationery business. A while back, I offered to design invitations or programs or place cards for free for 5 WBC brides, to establish a portfolio for myself. I have attache...
...your wedding planning is going great!!
I'm back from taking a temporary hiatus from designing wedding stationery. So if any of you ladies are interested in having a monogram, invitation, than...
Hello ladies,
I won't have the professional photos for another 5-7 weeks, but here are some photos our friends have posted on facebook. Enjoy! :)
... (my MOH and I were getting pedicures), and my mom called my cell and said the flowers were shipped in boxes with no water!! WTF!! They didn't even have the flowers in wet foam, so the flowers w...
... the photographer, and I'm still waiting for friends and family to post pictures on facebook. Don't worry there will be more photos to come!
I will do a full post with vendor reviews in a fe...
I just wanted to send a big shout out to AMCS76, as tomorrow is her day :)
I know she's going to have a beautiful wedding, the weather is predicted to be just perfect and I can't wait to s...
...h my MOH, then the rehearsal and dinner following that at my parents. Then Friday, my grandma, grandpa, MOH and my mom are all helping assemble the centerpieces, then my MOH and I have to drop m...
... the bridesmaids for the day of the wedding. I will be giving them out at the rehearsal dinner. I thought it would be good especially for the guys who can always use something tangible so they k...
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My MOH booked a hotel room, so we all met at the hotel room at 5:30pm. We had jello shooters, food, and lots of drinks. We played a few games, including how well do you know the bride, hot pot...
...o my Maid of Honour, Lindsay; thank you for being such a great help throughout the wedding. You have been my best friend and a huge source of support, not only during the wedding planning, but t...
...! My MOH finally spilled the beans on what we are doing. She has booked a hotel room, so we are all meeting there at 5:30pm, going to have dinner somewhere, coming back to the hotel room to pre-...
...k my maid of honour Lindsay who has been such a huge help throughout the planning of Mark & I’s wedding. There have been many times I have frantically called or emailed her, stressing about ...
OMG ladies, I can't believe it, only 9 DAYS TIL I GET MARRIED!! (ignore the countdown to the right, for some reason it's off by a day). Sooo crazy!! I only have 3 more work days after today, ...
... the reception and what time it is at. Whenever I go to a wedding, my primary concern is, "when is dinner?", lol....yes I am always thinking about food! So I was thinking about making these card...
OMG I am so excited!! My FH just texted me at work, and he said The Bay called (where we are registered), and that there are gifts in!! Which means someone has ordered a wedding gift from ou...
... the reception is indoors as well. We are taking photos at a really nice park outside after the ceremony, and I really want to get some nice photos of us on a bridge that is in the park. I do ha...
...t my MOH and I used to work at (it's great to have connections!!). My mom and my MOH's mom got together and made jello shooters for the jack and jill...they were soo good and I had quite a few! ...
...w my MOH has been working VERY hard planning it. I will post pics tomorrow.
Also, totally not wedding related.....I emailed a lady a couple weeks ago about a classified ad she posted on Kiji...
Hey ladies,
I have spent the past two nights finishing the escort cards, and they are finally finished!! I am very happy with how they turned out. One more thing to check off the list!! :)
... our wedding reception. My mom bought the fountain for us last year from Wal-Mart for $50. It is soo much cheaper to DIY this, than to hire a company to do it. Most quotes I got for the rental o...
... DIY bridesmaid survival kits. I bought everything at the dollar store. This was a pretty inexpensive project.
List of items:
Ziploc bags- free (already had)
Cardstock for label- free (alre...
... for bridesmaid survival kits. The labels didn't fit my theme, so I decided to make my own and I am sharing the templates with you!!
Bridesmaid Survival Kit Label Templates:
Lime Green
Pin...
... Hey Ladies,
I started tanning about a month ago, to even out my pasty white skin, lol. I have gone several times, and am getting a nice colour, that still looks natural. I am wondering how m...
...make DIY layered wedding programs. Here are some basic instructions, dimensions and a template.
Instructions:
For my programs, I designed each page separately in Adobe Illustrator, and then...
...o my MOH and one of my BM's met me at my parents house. We assembled all the favour boxes, and wrapped them all...all 130 are finished!! We also finished all 70 of the programs, and all 130 of t...
..., my MOH and one of my bridesmaids are meeting me at my parents, and we are going to assemble all the wedding favours. So it's looking like it will be a very productive weekend. I think I'm craz...
...xcel wedding budget spreadsheet that I made with all you ladies:
Wedding Budget Download
I hope it is helpful to you all!
I have also set it up so it will automatically calculate the to...
... Hey Ladies,
I met with our DJ last Wednesay, and he asked if we had someone to do the toast. We were going over the timeline, and I mentioned that we didn't have someone to do that. I am so ...
...mom, MOH and one of my BM's met me at the mall where I had my appts. My hair took about two hours to do because it is pin straight, and doesn't curl or hold anything. I still have it in, and eve...
...or a photo.
Black's Photography
www.littleblacksbook.ca
Photobooks start at $29.99 for a 6"x6" photobook with 100 photos.
Free shipping, if you pickup your order at a Black's Photo locati...
...ist, honeymoon travel agent, etc and confirm your appts and reservations...just in case!...
..., my MOH, one of my BM's and my mom are coming with me to my hair and makeup trials. Then Saturday night I am going to a Jack & Jill for my MOH's cousin. Then next week we have our final wal...
...y my MOH and one of my BM's met at a mall near where they live. My BM found a cute pair of shoes, so now all the girls have their shoes.
Here is my final To-Do List:
-Put together all favou...
...d my MOH hosted a surprise date night shower for me. I have never heard of a date night shower before, but basically everyone that attends buys something that my FH and I can use for a date nigh...
... her dress to be altered today, and it was the first time I have seen it on her. It looked great! I picked it out with her back in January, but the sample the store had was a nice charcoal colou...
...o my wedding budget, when something dawned on me. I have made a few mistakes when it comes to buying things for the wedding, and if I could go back I would do it differently.
I have spent $6...
...line Wedding Planner
www.myweddingworkbook.com
->This online planner is amazing and free! I like it even better than weddingwire!
Favourite Blogs
www.i-do-it-yourself.com
->Fantast...
...d my MOH is throwing me a shower in May. So altogether I am having 3 wedding showers! That's a lot! Do brides usually have that many showers? I was just wondering how many showers you ladies are...
... out invitations for the rehearsal dinner. And she said that you don't usually send out an invitation for the rehearsal dinner, you just call people and tell them. There are only about 14 people...
...ding invitations, programs, etc. I am a web designer/multimedia designer by trade, and have received an advanced diploma in Multimedia Design. Since a lot of you ladies are on a tight budget, I ...
...have photos. Give a copy to photographer and key players.
-Complete seating plan as RSVPs arrive.
-Finalize songs for the ceremony and reception.
-Get a pre-wedding trim and spa treatment.
-...
...h my dress, and they made a HUGE difference!! I am so happy. They also had just cleaned my dress yesterday, so it looks so much more white, I love it!! :)
Oh and we got 4 RSVP's in the mail t...
...n my dress again tonight. I bought spanx to wear under my dress, so hopefully that will correct the odd bump from where the corset stops. I'll post better pics tonight of me in my dress!...
... the invitations and other stationery that I have made. What do you think?
**UPDATE**
Unfortunately I won't be able to use the wine labels because I realized that the wine on each table wil...
Hey Ladies,
I am getting down to the 2 month crunch!! I am freaking out! I cannot believe how fast time is flying by. I feel like I still have so much to do. I have a huge checklist that hel...
...y on budget.
http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-budget.aspx?cm_ven=Responsys&cm_cat=KnotNews&cm_pla=20090330&cm_ite=NA...
... 2nd dress fitting today! My alterations lady did an amazing job on my dress, I am very happy! They are now going to have it cleaned and steamed, and I will pick it up 3 days before the wedding....
...l my invites, so they don't get all mucky by the machine. So guests should start receiving them tuesday or wednesday!!
I'm also going for my 2nd dress fitting tomorrow at 10am. My mom is comi...
...ng a honeymoon because we just bought a house. Unfortunately now we don't have the extra money to take our mini-moon. So since I have already booked the week following the wedding off of work, w...
My FH and I put an offer on a condo tonight!! We will hopefully hear back by tomorrow night if they accept it. I am soo excited, hope it works out!! :)
... our gift registry. One thing in particular that I really really wanted from our registry was a new comforter, and Mark's aunt got it for us with the matching sheets! We got tons of things, and ...
...u's, Invitations, Place Cards, etc.
These templates are awesome, and best of all they are totally free!!! Here's the links where you can download them.
Pink Flower Invitation, STD, Thank ...
Hey Ladies!
I am making thank you cards for my wedding party, and I was thinking of including a quote about friendship inside of the card.
These are a few quotes I really like:
'Silence...
...n my invitations the past few days. Yesterday after work, I went and picked up stamps for my invitations. They just released these pretty flower one's so I wanted to get them right away. Last ni...
...s my wedding gown. She thought it was silly to buy yet another dress that I'd only wear once." Alyssa, Madison, WI
Our Advice: While hand-me-down gowns can add a sentimental touch and colored g...
...this dress to 2 of them, and a different dress to one of them. There is a wedding, our jack and jill and then rehearsal dinner. I haven't decided yet which event I will wear a different dress to...
... and honeymoon reservation (change credit card information for both bookings).
-Confirm dates and times with officiant for rehearsal.
-Go for 2nd dress fitting March 28th at 10am....
...n my dress as it has a lot of beadwork! I love them :)
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test inner 5
... out invitations. I'm buying my stamps on March 13th because a new pretty flower stamp comes out that day. Right now the stamps they have are UGLY! I really have to get on finding people's addre...
I stopped into Dollarama (Canadian Chain of dollar stores) tonight to find a Bday card for my FI since his bday is coming up. This chain of dollar stores used to sell everything for $1, but r...
... Hey Ladies!
I found a great website where you can order rhinestone buckles for cheap! They aren't the plastic one's either, they are sterling silver.
They have rectangle, round, square...
... our engagement party cake, a few baby shower, and wedding cakes for our family members as well. So I asked her to make our wedding cake for us, and I met with her earlier this month. She said s...
Wow I cannot believe how fast time goes by! There is only 100 days until my wedding...Ahh!! I'm in panic mode!
My FI's Bday is coming up on March 17th! I need some ideas on what to do for his birthday. 2 years ago I did a big surprise party for him, and then last year I did a party for him...so this y...
Following in tradition of jenniferg's post on stuff...here's my stuff!!
I haven't seen my dining room table in about 6 months! We have a small apartment...and when I mean small...about 500...
.... My MOH said there is going to be popcorn, a red carpet, photo opps, and more stuff I'm not allowed to know about. I'm soo excited, I think it will be amazing. We are huge movie buffs, and I wo...
... Hey Ladies!
Since I live in Canada, this doesn't apply to me, but I thought I would put it out there for all the brides who are from the US.
Efavormart is having a sale on their shipping...
...d my MOH if she preferred the white or the burgundy, and she says she likes the white better...she thinks it's weird to wear coloured shoes. I guess it's not a trend she has seen, so she doesn't...
...hite dress?
***UPDATE***
Thanks ladies for the feedback, you are the best!! I am taking your advice and going with the burgundy one's! I would be able to wear them again too, which is an a...
...d my maid of honour met me in Toronto, and we went to a Nine West Outlet, La Chateau Outlet and a few others, and I found nothing!! There were one or two pairs I saw that I liked, but they were ...
...your wedding budget in check is all about knowing where to save and when to splurge, according to Flower Workshop's wedding planner, Robert Viveiros.
Save by picking seasonal flowers. If your...
Here you are ladies, enjoy!!
Right click on image and save to your desktop. Open image,
and print!
On a Mac, control + right click, and save to your desktop.
Open image, and print!
...ch a photo album from mypublisher, after the wedding, once we get our pictures from the photographer. We are giving gifts to our wedding party at the rehearsal dinner...I'm wondering how I tell ...
Hey Ladies!
I am beginning to write the thank you cards for the wedding party, and I am in need of wording examples. Anyone have a thank you card wording for wedding party members?
Thank ...
... Two posts down I mentioned that my FI and I are having an asian-inspired rehearsal dinner! So I was bored this afternoon and decided to make homemade fortune cookies! They actually turned out...
... the reception, and can't make up my mind on whether to use the thick or the thin black ribbon?
The pros and cons:
I don't have enough thick ribbon, so I would have to buy more. I have enoug...
...sian decorations, some drinks, and homemade fortune cookies!
I went to the dollar store and I found these cute kimono wine bottle covers, that I bought. I'm also going to try to make homemade...
... the reception. I hate the "clinking" of the glasses, so I thought this would be fun. Basically, guests will have to pick a question from a bowl, and if they answer it correctly, we will kiss, b...
.... My MOH and I decided that green roses with burgundy dresses would look weird (almost Christmasy), so we decided my BM's would have cream vendella roses, and I would still have a green rose bou...
...o my MOH about it, and she agrees that it seems kind of impersonal to write Mr & Mrs Smith on the inner envelope, especially for my family and friends. So I decided I'm going to write first ...
Hey Ladies,
So I just wanted to give you an update about this. The beginning of January I made a post about legally changing my name. For any brides in Ontario wishing to legally change thei...
...g to DIY their invitations. There is a very popular invitation design company called Stephita in Toronto, ON. They just recently launched a new website called Inspired Brides that sells DIY inv...
...o my dress. It ended up turning into my first fitting because my alterations lady was so amazing! I bought my dress as a store sample, and because of that I got it for 1/3 of the regular selling...
...your maid of honor and best man about party plans (such as the shower and bachelor party).
-Start taking better care of yourself (eat right, exercise) so you look and feel great on your wedding...
... the cake will be square and only two tiers with only a few roses on top with my monogrammed cake topper. I'm so excited! I'm going to meet with my cake lady tonight, to go over everything with ...
...bon, decor, pew bows, bubbles, fabric, cake toppers, ring pillows, guestbooks, you name it, they sell it! It's a fantastic online store, and they have great prices and reasonable shipping....plu...
....
Reception Info
Villa Risi Ristorante
12345 Main Street, Anytown, Ontario
Adult reception at 6pm
Directions
1. Start out going southeast (left) on Metro Rd N toward Old Homestead Ro...
... Hey Ladies,
I'm interested in ordering something from Oriental Trading, and I was just wondering if you have ordered anything from them, and what your experience was like. I remember Soon2be...
...)
MOH gift:
-photo coasters
-Friends The One with the Weddings DVD
-pack of two orange candles (one is a flower, the other is a circle)
-mini monogrammed notepad with pen
-box of 3 lind...
... for bridesmaid or wedding gown dresses in the Toronto area, I highly recommend Bridals on Spadina (Spadina Ave & Richmond). The owner Nicole is very helpful, she does not hesitate to be hon...
