A Wedding in the Distillery District

Alison, of A Hot Pink Petticoat Event Planning, posted this awesome wedding yesterday. The Distillery District in Toronto is one of my favourite areas to visit. Once the largest distillery in the world, today it houses numerous restaurants, cafes, galleries in its Victorian-era heritage buildings. While I've seen weddings held in the Distillery's restaurants such as The Boiler House and The Fermenting Cellar, I've never seen one held in Balzac's Coffeehouse. Check it out! And how sassy is this short-dress bride?! For more photos click here to take you to A Hot Pink Petticoat's blog or click here to take you to HRM Photography's blog (the photographers who shot this wedding). Thanks to Alison for showing us an 'outside of the box' venue!

Images by HRM Photography via A Hot Pink Petticoat

Amy Michelson Fall 2010 Toronto Trunk Show

A sensual silhouette with a unique back, soft fabrics cut on a bias - these are the details that let you spot a Amy Michelson gown from a mile away. Amy will be in Toronto attending the first two days of her trunk show at White Toronto. If you're a fan, this is your chance to meet her and get a glimpse of her Fall 2010 collection.

WHEN: Friday, July 24th to Saturday, August 1st

WHERE:
White Toronto
19 Hazelton Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M45 4NI
416-849-9169
www.whitetoronto.com

Call to make an appointment. Space is limited.

To view more from Amy Michelson's collection, visit www.amymichelson.com.

Psst......if you love Real Simple....

...you'll love it even more at US $5.00 for a 1 year subscription. Sorry fellow Canucks, only valid in the good ol' US of A. (BF - You may be getting a new magazine subscription). Click on the link to take you to Amazon. At this price, you can start stockpiling for Christmas gifts!

Thanks to The Broke-ass Bride for alerting me to this one via Twitter.

Real Wedding: Jen and Phil

If you read this blog regularly, you know that I heart The Last Forty Percent. Brianna recently sent me photo candy from this amazing wedding that Ewan shot. One of the reasons I love stalking The Last Forty Percent blog (besides the stunning images) is Brianna's recaps of the weddings. She always has a personal story about the bride and groom, e.g. how they met, how he proposed, an inside joke they share. I love how Brianna (and the rest of the LFP team) gets to know all her clients and writes about them like their personal friends. That is, my friends, is a talent and a great asset in a photography team

Here is a snippet of Brianna's recap for Jen and Phil's wedding:

As she stood in the bridal shop, they both caught her eye. One was traditional. Puffy at the bottom, crinoline-lined and eloquent. The second was sexy. Tight fitting, backless and classy. Both dresses were ‘the dress’ - how would she ever decide? As she stood running her hands over both gowns, she pictured herself in each. She couldn’t leave either behind, and so she bought both. They had both caught her eye and they would both be going home with her.......[I]t’s a good thing that Jen was prepared with two wedding gowns because as usual, the universe found out that she was wearing a special outfit and came at her with full force. She stepped in a mud puddle. She fell down a hill. Yes, you read that right - she fell down a hill in her white gown. And a bird pooped down the front of her dress. Yes, again you read that correctly. She stepped in mud, she fell down a hill and a bird decorated her wedding dress. But she didn’t even flinch because she knew that dress number 2 was waiting patiently to make it’s debut and she had come prepared. The universe would not win today.




To see more photos from this wedding, click here to take you to LFP's blog. Congratulations Jen and Phil!

Blogging Styles

I'm sure most of you, like me, have a full time job and commitments outside of work. So how do you keep up with your blogging?

My blogging style is a bit ad hoc. If I'm doing a more 'formal' blog post, like an interview or a feature, I may prepare the blog entry in advance. Often times, I blog at night (on whatever topic comes to me, like tonight) and the entry goes live either immediately or the next day. Sometimes if I'm organized enough, I write out a potential list of topics for the week ahead.

Do you blog everyday? Do you write a whole slew at once and then scheduled them to go live? How do you balance blogging (not to mention blog stalking) with your schedule?

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One of the many reaons why I love the Brits.

A sale at Agent Provocateur? Seriously, it's the equivalent of someone giving me a pint of Haagen Dazs ice cream.

The Invitation.

Nicole, of Nicole and Jesse, a fellow Canadian planning her wedding (she's less than 3 months away from the big day!) recently posted the cutest and funniest invitation I've seen in a long time. Click on the image to see the video invite. I promise, it's a good one (especially if you're suffering from wedding planning stress)!

Frugal Fridays: Tidbits from the Interwebs

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Don't forget about the Jenny Yoo Bridesmaids Promos and the Toronto Paloma Blanca Trunk Show I posted about earlier this week.

Me and the BF.

Alison from A Hot Pink Petticoat recently introduced a weekly series on her blog, "Before the Vows/After the Vows" by giving her readers a glimpse into the lives of real life couples. She's even interviewed the talented Princess Lasertron. I love this series because it reminds us that while the wedding wishing/dreaming/oogling/planning is a lot fun, at the end of the day, it's about you and your significant other.

Guess who's in the hot seat this week? Click here to read more.

Kevin Lam Does it Again

Toronto based photographer Kevin Lam always finds the best angles, lighting, shadows to pose his subjects in. Just when I think he couldn't possible outdo himself, he does. Case in point. How cool is this photo? To see more from this wedding, click on the image to take you to Kevin's site.

via Kevin Lam Photography