A Designer Wedding… Without the Designer Price Tag

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Planning the wedding of your dreams, only to find that it costs more than you are willing to pay? Take charge of your budget (and willpower) and get that dream wedding anyway! Here’s how. Think Green Literally! Substitute flowers with greenery in your arrangements and save on flowers that can take up a big part …

Before Planning A Wedding, You Must…

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When it comes to wedding planning, there are a lot of things you need to think about. Get yourself truly prepared with the physical and emotional ride of your wedding preparations while enjoying every minute spent in creating your dream wedding! Things You Should Think About… One of the most important thing when you are …

This Week – Plannings and Etiquette

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Congratulations to the newly engaged couples who are planning to host a big celebration for friends and families =) We are sure you must be very excited to have found that special someone with whom you will be sharing the rest of your life with! Planning a wedding can be fun, exciting and of course …

8 Ways to De-stress Your Wedding Day

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By Ann Martin The big day has arrived at last, and everything is going as planned, right? Probably not. The band is late, the cake is melting, and your sister’s twins keep ripping orchids off the centerpieces outside. So you have two choices: turn into Bridezilla and scare the team into submission, or probably the …

How to Host a Vegetarian Guest

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By Kathy Hester Chances are good that someone attending your wedding will be a vegetarian. They may only be at the reception, but they may be staying at your house and eating off of your dinnerware for the duration. The thing about getting married is that you are are becoming a part of a family …

Grooms take charge while brides take a break

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At a wedding, the bride usually takes charge of everything while the groom takes a backseat. But in today’s world of wedding planning, the traditions and roles of key individuals are constantly changing. The groom’s role is one that goes undefined in many wedding books. While the books go to great lengths to elaborate in …

Create a Romantic Winter Wonderland Reception

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If you are having your winter wedding, incorporate the beauty of the season’s weather into your reception. No matter what your wedding’s colors are, it’s simple to elegantly combine them with wintery hues. Whether your reception is a sit down dinner or something with a more modern twist, you will love the romance that winter …

Simple Cocktail Reception

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By Kathy Hester If you need to stretch your wedding budget, try having a cocktail wedding reception instead of a full dinner. You can still have some food for your guests, but you can cut your cost drastically from the price of a sit down dinner. You’ll want to put emphasis on a signature cocktail …

Plan A Local Food Reception

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By Kathy Hester Eating seasonally and locally is a hot trend as well as environmentally friendly. There’s no reason you can’t have your wedding reception reflect your values. Many small family farms have a space set aside where you could even hold your wedding service. If you look hard enough, you can probably find one …

Finding the Right Venue

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Your wedding reception is probably the most important part of your wedding – it is the official celebration of your union with your family and friends. With today’s endless choice of wedding reception themes and styles available. How do you find the right venue? To help you get started, we offer you some helpful hints …

Daniel Ost: The Flower Guru

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The New York Times refers to him as “The Avant Gardener”. Everywhere else in the world, he is the flower guru Daniel Ost, the 55-year old master floral designer and sculptor who has been captivating the floral, art and fashion worlds for over 30 years with his Ikebana style of floral artistry. “The difference between …

Of Favours, Cakes and Stationery

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Wow your guests with our favorite favours, delectable cakes and stylish stationery. The art of inviting A thoughtfully designer invitation card helps set the tone for your wedding. Impress your guests with a customized invitation created uniquely for you. At least you’ll know your guests wouldn’t have seen your wedding invitation anywhere else before. Whether …

Unique Bachelorette Party Ideas

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By Ann Martin More than likely most of us have been to a bachelorette party at one point in our lives. Typically they are all the same; drinks, dancing and maybe have that special dance lined up from a male dancer for the bride-to-be. As with most things, bachelorette parties are changing with the times …

Essential Steps in Planning Your Wedding

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Trying hard to find how to plan and organize your wedding perfectly? Well, here are some simple yet important steps for you to take which ensure that your wedding preparation is an enjoyable, stress-free, organized and well managed experience and not a pain in the butt! Set a date Determine your estimated number of guests …

Reception Site Comparison Chart

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When reviewing wedding reception sites, it helps to come equipped with the questions you need answered before making your decision. Here is a list (comparison chart) that could help you decide on the reception site that best suits you and your honey:- Create a table that includes the following questions (with 3-4 columns stating the …