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My Wedding in Weddingbells Magazine!

 
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I am thrilled to say that our wedding has been featured in the Spring/Summer 2018 edition of Weddingbells Magazine!

It was a busy wedding season with so many amazing weddings in the books but also my own wedding to plan right in the middle of the season. It was pretty easy to do the responsibilities I usually take on as a planner especially since I did much of the booking beforehand.. the hard part was being the bride! The tasks such as finalizing the guest lists, restricting plus ones, making sure the out of town guests were content and fighting back tears to not smudge my make-up on the day were the things I was not used to. All-in-all, all of it was well worth it and it was the perfect day. We could not have had better weather, the room was overflowing with love, everything looked stunning as my team took on the wedding execution and the food was phenomenal. Thank you to everyone that was apart of our special day! 

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Photo by Paula Lee Calligraphy of the place card key chains  

Photo by Paula Lee Calligraphy of the place card key chains 

 

 



Planning: Bisous Events (of course!)
Photo: Evolylla Photography
Venue: The Great Hall Toronto
Caterer: Provisions Catering and Events
Stationery: Paula Lee Calligraphy
Florals: Flower 597
Cake: Dolled Up Cupcakes Inc.
Video: Timeless Weddings
DJ Kevin Docteur Mephisto
Suit 18 Waits / Pocket square TYTAN / Shirt Saks / Shoes Nordstrom
Gown Ines Di Santo / Earrings Laurie Fleming Jewellery / Shoes Nordstrom
Rentals @gervaisrentals The Perfect Table RentalsPlate Occasions - Luxury Tabletop Styling & Rentals Chair Decor Etc.
Hair Puzzle Creations / Make-up Mimosa 
Ice cream Mr Wilson 
Photobooth SelfieTime Photobooths

A Wedding Planner's Wedding!

I am officially married!

Some wedding planners get married before getting into the business but I did it the other way around. It definitely helped me in planning my big day and it was everything I could hope for!

There is a lot of pressure when it comes to planning your wedding day when you're in the industry but I knew from day 1 that this wedding wouldn't be about impressing everyone but instead be a reflection of us and we would stay true to the things that were important to us. This is how I see my clients' weddings and it was no difference for myself! I wanted to ensure both our families with the multiple languages were all comfortable and having fun. 

Here are the common questions everyone I know or meet including my current couples and all the wedding vendors ask:

1) How do you feel?

Well I basically feel the same. It's not bad like it sounds! I always felt like Joseph was my husband and I would spend forever with him. We already blended our families, lived together for years, travelled together, purchased our home together and raise our dog. I am so happy to call him my husband, it really feels natural. 

2) Was it crazy planning your wedding day while still planning all your client's weddings?

Yes and no. Yes because it was weird being on the other side of things. No because this is what I do for a living, all the logistics and vendor sourcing is normal. I do have a new found respect for brides! I did not expect to be so emotional on the day but oh did I shed some happy tears!

3) Would you do anything different looking back?

Some things happened like moving venues 1 month prior to but really, I wouldn't change anything! 

4) What was your favourite thing about your wedding? 

There are really too many things to name since I planned it from Day 1 but here are a couple high-lights:

  • My dog, Misu, was our flower pet and walked down the aisle with my sister!
  • The food. We're huge foodies and the food was phenomenal!
  • The weather. This is something you could never control and our wedding was inside but the weather really made everyone in a good mood especially since most of our guests travelled from outside Canada to be with us. This also allowed us to be able to walk around for our wedding day photos.
  • My dress. I don't know when I'll ever be able to feel so beautiful and glamorous again! My hair and make-up looked so lovely too.. and it looked that way even at the end of all the hours of dancing!
  • All our families travelling from far and wide to be with us. I don't know another day I could wrangle all these people from France to Florida to England together again.
  • Marrying my love, Joseph!

It was an amazing day with so much love... but I'm glad its back to normal about being back on the side I'm most comfortable with, behind the scenes!

Thank you to everyone that made our days everything we could wish for!

Planner: Bisous Events
Venue: The Great Hall
Photographer: Ally Ho / Evolylla Photography
Florals: Flower 597
Calligraphy/Stationery: Paula Lee Calligraphy
Dress: Ines Di Santo
Suit: 18 waits
Rentals: Plate Occasions & The Perfect Table
Make-up: Glow by Mimosa
Hair: Puzzle Creations
DJ: Docteur Mephisto
 

Sneak Peeks from Grace & Trevor's Stunning Fall Wedding!

My favourite season for so many reasons... fall! I am always so inspired by the changing colours but for this beautiful fall wedding, I was so inspired by the warm red of the bride's hair! I decided to get further inspiration from the venue, Old Mill, for its vintage feel so we combined ivory, copper, gold and a bunch of teal for Grace & Trevor's Big Day. We mixed and matched the metallics with rose gold cutlery, hammered copper chargers, gold frames and gold votives. The florist personally foraged for the turning leaves to incorporate in to the ultra-romantic floral design. Thank you to everyone that brought this wedding together!

Check out the images by Jacqueline James Photography so all the lovely photos.. definitely a favourite in 2017!