Alfred Angelo - Disney Princess Collection

This is a wonderful collection designed for those many brides who have always dreamed of being a princess on their wedding day. Now thanks to Alfred Angelo, brides can wear dresses inspired by their favourite Disney heroines as they walk down the aisle to marry their own prince charming. (and may I suggest walking down the aisle to "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella)

This collection, released in October 2010, is available in sizes 0 to 30W and range in prices from $599 to $1,1999, at all Alfred Angelo boutiques as well as many bridal boutiques that carry Alfred Angelo designs.

You can see more about the Alfred Angelo Disney Collection here.


Inspired by Belle - From Beauty and the Beast (my personal favourite)

Inspired by Snow White

Inspired by Tiana from The Princess and the Frog

Inspired by Sleeping Beauty

Inspired by Cinderella

Inspired by Ariel from A Little Mermaid

Susanne and Nathan - Irish Red Sox

I met Susanne a few years back when we were both working a part-time retail job while going to school. I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to be involved in such a special day for her. Susanne and Nathan were married at St. Paul's Church in Burlington, and the reception was held at Crosswind Golf and Country Club.

What I loved most about Susanne and Nathan's wedding were all the personal touches including handmade favours, Boston Red Sox themed garter and socks, the bride's childhood teddy bear dressed in a suit and lot of photos of the bride and groom and their puppy! Susanne and her father also made the most amazing card box I've ever seen, an miniture Irish Pub complete with outdoor hanging sign that reads "Rogers Irish Pub" and a sidewalk menu listing everything that was served for dinner. Adding to the theme, the bride and groom entered the reception to Irish music and performing an Irish dance.

I'm so happy that the day turned out beautiful and wish Susanne and Nathan a wonderful and happy marriage!

A special thanks to Judy of Judy Jakusz Photography. She was an amazing personality to work with and her photos (as shown below) are breathtakingly beautiful! I hope to work with you again in the future!

Bridesmaid Trend: Twobirds Bridesmaid Dresses

We're seeing more and more lately that brides are opting out of the traditional matching dresses and having their bridesmaids choose their own style, normally in the same colour. I was working at a wedding recently and each girl was wearing a Twobirds bridesmaid dress, worn in a style of their choice, and glammed up with some cute sparkly accessories.

Twobirds bridesmaid dresses can be tied and worn in 15 different ways, giving your wedding a unique touch, while allowing your bridesmaids to express themselves through a style of their choice.

Breast Cancer Wedding Favours

With it being October, breast cancer awareness month, I went looking for some information on donating to breast cancer research in lieu of the traditional wedding favour. I came across this fun little gifts which can be given to guests, as well as making a donation.

Photos borrowed from: The Breast Cancer Online Store

Melissa and Paul - Pink, Green, White and Romantic!

I'm finally getting around to blogging about this sweet couple and their amazing Port Colburne wedding, which I was so lucky to have the opportunity to coordinate . The wedding day was filled with a ton of love, lots of fun, and delicious candy... not to mention quite a few rain showers! (But that's good luck right!)

Melissa and Paul are one of the most fun and caring couples I've had the pleasure of working with. With over 200 guests attending on their special day, you could feel the love they shared with all their friends and family and how excited everyone was to be there celebrating with them.

The wedding colours were pink, green and white, and there was such a classic romantic feel from all the decor. The centerpieces were beautiful vases of pink roses and the bridesmaid dresses were the perfect splash of green. All the bridesmaids wore a different dress to suite their individual style, and I loved this special touch added to the look of the day!

Melissa looked gorgeous in her Maggie Sottero dress, and I loved how much it sparkled.

The most memorable part of this wedding had to be the video slide show that was playing during the receiving line and cocktail hour. At one point, the video changed to a scene of Paul's proposal to Melissa. In the video, you can see that Paul had taken the time to set up the room and spelled out with candles and rose petals were the words "will you marry me". Everything was caught on tape as Melissa entered for the surprise of her life! Even though there were no sounds playing from the clip you could feel the excitement as Melissa took it all in, and Paul got down on one knee to pop the question. The first time the video showed all the guests stopped what they were doing and all eyes went to the screen. More than a few people (including myself) were dabbing at some tears after watching that.

I would like to thank my assistant, Christina Sacco, for helping me with everything from room set up, to fixing a few wedding party attire emergencies at the church and helping to run a flawless reception. Also a big thank you to AMV, Photography and Videography. Their crew was amazing. They not only did a great job capturing every moment, but they were so much fun to work with, and were even nice enough to help me with my own camera when I couldn't get something to work.

Photo Credits: AMV Photography and Ashley Hayward Events

Hope and the City - Night in with the girls!

On Thursday, August 26, 2010, I had the chance to attend a fun event to raise money for a great cause. The Canadian Cancer Society put on the Hope and the City event in Burlington, at Zu Bar Night Club. It was a great opportunity to ditch the suites and get all dolled-up and sport our favourite heels and handbags.

The night was Sex and the City themed decorated in all shades of pinks with the cosmos flowing! The guests were treated to free makeup sessions, foot massages, hanna tattoos, and much much more! Doors were opened to VIP ticket holders at 6pm who got to enjoy delicious tapas style buffet.

Had a great time with the girls and I hope there is another event we can attend soon!

WPIC girls outside on the "pink carpet" in front of the Hope and the City sign.

Some of the decor around the club. Lots of pink!

Prizes from the pop the balloon game, I won a book!

Belly dance performance by Belly Up Dance Studio.

Luck girls! Shalyn and Heather, big winners of $300 gift certificates for closet organizers.


Most stylish! Heather won the contest for best dressed and won this cute purse from Joelles Boutique.

BFFs! - Your Wedding Party

Image borrowed from Face Photography

Choosing Your Wedding Party:

The first and most important thing to keep in mind is, who holds a special place in your heart and who do you want standing beside you and supporting you on the most special day of your life? You want to choose a wedding party that is not only friends with you, but someone who is supportive of your future marriage. I am going to go over a few don't when it comes to choosing your wedding party. Surprisingly, I have spoken to some brides(and grooms) who have used these reasons for picking their wedding party.

DON'T - choose your wedding party based on even numbers. If one of you has more people that they want to include on their side, that doesn't mean the other needs to put people on their side just to make things even. If this person wasn't so near and dear to the bride and groom to want them in your wedding party in the first place, the chances are the friendship isn't that strong and you may be looking at your wedding photos down the line thinking "whatever happened to so-and-so?".

DON'T - choose your wedding party based on looks. There are some brides that want nothing than the best looking wedding party, or some brides who choose girls who they feel aren't so pretty just so they feel better standing next to them in pictures. This is all around just the worst thing I've heard when it comes to brides choosing their wedding party.

DON'T - feel obligated to put family members in your party if you aren't that close with them. If you are asking them to be in your wedding party because you feel obligated, they are most likely only saying yes because they feel obligated. Because of that, they may not be excited to be involved in all the wedding party activities and you might end up with some resentment forming.

*Note* If, for exaple, you have a bride who is very close to her brother and would like him to be a part of her wedding party, however the groom would like to keep his groomsmen at just his close friends, there is no reason why the bride's brother can't stand up for the bride as a "man of honour" or "bridesman".

After Choosing your Wedding Party:

Be creative. Don't ask your loved ones to stand beside you on your special day by sending them a text message, or worse, a Facebook message. At the very least, ask them in person, or on the telephone.

You can also try being creative. Send them a cute little card and write down all of the reasons you love them, and what them being a part of your special day means to you. You could bake them special "will you be my bridesmaid" cookies, or make them a funny "surviving being a bridesmaid" kit.

If all or most of your wedding party is local, consider throwing a get-to-know-you bash and invite all of your wedding party and their significant others. There will be lots of wedding functions coming up and its always easier when the wedding party know each other and their significant others. This way, the significant others will not feel left out and in the dark, and will have more people to talk to at events while the wedding party is busy doing wedding party things.