Megan's Wedding

Meet Megan, the next bride to be profiled here on WedTO.

Who are you: I am a 26-year-old, design coordinator at an interior design firm and my 27-year-old fiancé is a surveyor. We have been dating for over three years.

When’s the wedding: June 5, 2010

Where is it: The wedding is taking place in my hometown of Kitchener, ON, at Victoria Park. Both the ceremony and the reception are being held there.

What will it be like: We are inviting 165 people. Here is my wedding concept: I want it to feel like a garden party in a field of lilacs; with white-on-white with splashes of a robin egg blue table runners and hints of lilacs in the air and featured in centerpieces. A hint of vintage style with a relaxed feel.

Why are you having that type of wedding: My inspiration is Martha Stewart. I am making almost everything except for the food. My dad is contributing some to the wedding, and then I am paying for the rest of it. That's why I am making everything, plus I find that most wedding supplies are corny or over done, and everything is so over-scaled, and not really unique. As far as our cultural background, both sides have Irish/Scottish ancestry so we are having bagpipes.

Any advice for other couples who are busy planning: Do lots of research and ask questions. As well, you would be surprised by how many resources online are out there for brides; I have done almost all my planning for my wedding online. Also, early on I purchased a wedding planner, it’s something that I used to store all my clippings out of magazines, etc. Make sure that when you see something you like in a magazine or on a website you put it in a planner, because sometimes you can't find it again.

The biggest piece of advice I can give is that if you are kinda picky like me, give yourself over a year to plan because then you are most times guaranteed to be able to book the venues on the dates you want. Don't wait till the last minute.