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Live in Toronto? Planning a Toronto wedding that you think can be considered “common sense” (so no $4000 cake for example)? Want to be featured on this blog in a WBride profile?
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Showing posts with label W Bride profiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label W Bride profiles. Show all posts
Aug 11, 2009
Jul 4, 2009
S.'s Wedding
Meet S., the next bride to be profiled here on WedTO.
Who are you: I'm a 27-year old elementary school teacher. My fiancé is a software developer. He's 32 years old.
When’s the wedding: Aug 8, 2009
Where is it: Tower Garden, Mississauga, Ontario. This is a banquet hall on the twelve floor of the Civic Centre in Mississauga. We get the whole floor to ourselves and there are windows all around.
What will it be like: There will be approximately 150 people there. The "wedding colours" will not be very obvious since we are using the decorations that are already at the hall. On top of that, we will be bringing in some flowers....although we haven't figured out those details yet! The bridesmaids dresses will be a shade of violet. Since our cultural backgrounds are Chinese and French-Irish, we are just taking what we like out of each set of customs and making it our own.
Why are you having that type of wedding: Honestly, we're just looking forward to having a big party with all of our friends and family. We're paying for it on our own, so we're trying not to spend too much money on anything that is not important to both of us. I'm not very picky about flowers, or the decor of the hall. We just wanted to make sure that the most important things were taken care of: Good food, good music, and good company.
Any advice for other couples who are busy planning: I guess I could offer two pieces of advice:
1-- Set out your priorities and work from there. Focus on the top three things and let the other details just fall into place. I keep catching myself on the verge of stressing out about something that usually doesn't matter to me (for example, what colour will the linens be? What kinds of flowers will we have for the centre-pieces? etc.) just because other people expect me to care about those details. I think it's important to step back frequently and keep everything in perspective.
2-- People will not miss what they don't have. No one will notice the fact that I did not have an extravagant sweet table with 60 different types of desserts and cheeses. When they see a platter of fresh cut fruits, it is fresh cut fruits that they will want to eat.
Mar 22, 2009
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.
Mar 6, 2009
Simone's Wedding
Today I’m introducing a new, regular feature on this blog – the WBride profile. It’s quick look at a Toronto-area bride’s upcoming wedding, created using the five “Ws”.
If you’re a local bride who’s planning a “common sense” wedding and you’d like to be profiled, please send me an email at wedtoblog[remove space]@[remove space]gmail.com
Big thanks to Simone for volunteering to be our first profiled bride!
Who are you: My name is Simone and the groom’s name is Sam. We are both in our late 20’s and have a 14-month-old daughter who was born on Christmas Day 2007. This wedding is as much about her as it is about us. We want her to bear witness to us affirming our love for each other and for her in front of God and our family.
When’s the wedding: March 20, 2010
Where is it: The ceremony is taking place at the Prayer Palace House of Worship in North York and the reception is at La Gondola Banquet Hall in Vaughan.
What will it be like: We are expecting anywhere between 200-300 guests and the colors are chocolate brown, gold and burnt orange. We are going for a romantic, warm feel. It is the wedding we both grew up wanting so we are incorporating all the things we want in it since we don’t plan to ever do this again J
Why are you having that type of wedding: We are having the type of wedding we both want and had always imagined ourselves having. The two of us are paying for it on our own and we are not going to incur any debt from it. We both have large families and based on our backgrounds (African and West Indian) a wedding is a large celebration.
Any advice for other couples who are busy planning: Enjoy the process because hopefully you will only have to do it once and while some aspects are stressful others are a lot of fun.
Involve your family to help you in any way they can as you will need the help. Do not make any rash decisions. No matter even if a vendor says you have to book today because your date will go it doesn’t hurt to sleep on it to make sure you are doing the right thing. NEGOTIATE… every vendor I have worked with so far has been willing to negotiate on at least one thing e.g if you’re paying with cash, get them to knock the tax off (I’ve done this with many of my vendors),
Keep track of how much you spend along the way as it helps keep you accountable to your budget and most importantly don’t “settle” when it comes to your reception venue. This is the part people will remember the most so make sure you are happy with it. We visited about 30 different reception venues until we found the one that was “us” and we are thrilled.
If you’re a local bride who’s planning a “common sense” wedding and you’d like to be profiled, please send me an email at wedtoblog[remove space]@[remove space]gmail.com
Big thanks to Simone for volunteering to be our first profiled bride!
Who are you: My name is Simone and the groom’s name is Sam. We are both in our late 20’s and have a 14-month-old daughter who was born on Christmas Day 2007. This wedding is as much about her as it is about us. We want her to bear witness to us affirming our love for each other and for her in front of God and our family.
When’s the wedding: March 20, 2010
Where is it: The ceremony is taking place at the Prayer Palace House of Worship in North York and the reception is at La Gondola Banquet Hall in Vaughan.
What will it be like: We are expecting anywhere between 200-300 guests and the colors are chocolate brown, gold and burnt orange. We are going for a romantic, warm feel. It is the wedding we both grew up wanting so we are incorporating all the things we want in it since we don’t plan to ever do this again J
Why are you having that type of wedding: We are having the type of wedding we both want and had always imagined ourselves having. The two of us are paying for it on our own and we are not going to incur any debt from it. We both have large families and based on our backgrounds (African and West Indian) a wedding is a large celebration.
Any advice for other couples who are busy planning: Enjoy the process because hopefully you will only have to do it once and while some aspects are stressful others are a lot of fun.
Involve your family to help you in any way they can as you will need the help. Do not make any rash decisions. No matter even if a vendor says you have to book today because your date will go it doesn’t hurt to sleep on it to make sure you are doing the right thing. NEGOTIATE… every vendor I have worked with so far has been willing to negotiate on at least one thing e.g if you’re paying with cash, get them to knock the tax off (I’ve done this with many of my vendors),
Keep track of how much you spend along the way as it helps keep you accountable to your budget and most importantly don’t “settle” when it comes to your reception venue. This is the part people will remember the most so make sure you are happy with it. We visited about 30 different reception venues until we found the one that was “us” and we are thrilled.
Feb 23, 2009
Want your upcoming wedding featured here?
In order to open up and diversify this blog, I’ve decided to start writing up mini-profiles on other people’s weddings. But first I need to find some weddings to profile.
If you’re a Toronto-area bride (or groom) who’s already done a fair amount of wedding planning (date picked, venue booked, approximant guest count) and you’d consider your wedding to be “common sense” in nature (meaning you’re not going into debt over the event but at the same time, you’re planning the wedding you want) send me an email at wedtoblog[remove space]@[remove space]gmail.com.
These profiles will be simple little things, based around the five Ws (who, what, where, why, when) and will give you a chance to share some of your wedding planning knowledge with other couples.
The interview can involve you or you and your partner and can take place over email, the phone or face-to-face; whatever works best for you.
It’ll also be up to you to decide how much personal info you want to reveal. We can just go with your first name, age and occupation or, if you have some sort of online profile, we could use your profile name instead of your real first name. Or we can list your full name and post a photo of you; again, whatever works best for you.
Hope to hear from some of you soon!
If you’re a Toronto-area bride (or groom) who’s already done a fair amount of wedding planning (date picked, venue booked, approximant guest count) and you’d consider your wedding to be “common sense” in nature (meaning you’re not going into debt over the event but at the same time, you’re planning the wedding you want) send me an email at wedtoblog[remove space]@[remove space]gmail.com.
These profiles will be simple little things, based around the five Ws (who, what, where, why, when) and will give you a chance to share some of your wedding planning knowledge with other couples.
The interview can involve you or you and your partner and can take place over email, the phone or face-to-face; whatever works best for you.
It’ll also be up to you to decide how much personal info you want to reveal. We can just go with your first name, age and occupation or, if you have some sort of online profile, we could use your profile name instead of your real first name. Or we can list your full name and post a photo of you; again, whatever works best for you.
Hope to hear from some of you soon!
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