Archive for February, 2008

By Linds | February 25, 2008

Wedding Gown Styles

Searching for hours online gave me an idea of what I would come across before entering the bridal shop for my first time. Even with a bit of research under my belt, it was a very overwhelming experience. Trying on the first dress gave me goosebumps and gave me a taste of reality! There are [...]

By Linds | February 25, 2008

How to choose the perfect wedding dress.

As I learned from experience, you should buy your wedding dress no later than 6 months before your wedding. It can be done in a shorter time frame, but your selection will be limited as you will not have time to order one. When you order a wedding dress it takes at least 6 months [...]

By Linds | February 24, 2008

Selecting your wedding caterer…mmm food!

If you ask anyone that’s been to a wedding lately about the little details, chances are they won’t remember. They will however remember what they ate and how it taste. What were the chairs like? Don’t know. What did they have as centrepieces? Can’t remember. How was the food? Incredible!!! We had a full course [...]

By Linds | February 21, 2008

Booking a hall for your wedding reception

Tips for booking a hall for your reception: (highly recommended!!!) -The best advice I can give is to pay a little bit extra if possible to have the hall clean-up done for you! It is worth every penny. This extra fee saves you from worrying about taking down chairs and tables, moping, etc. There is [...]

By Linds | February 20, 2008

Choosing the perfect setting for your wedding ceremony

Picking a venue is very important and should be done as soon as possible (ie. right after the engagement and after/in conjunction with picking a date). I held my ceremony outside in a park next to the river and held my reception at a hall. The setting may not be the same for everyone, some [...]

By Linds | February 16, 2008

Start planning your wedding and pick a date

Now that I’ve enjoyed the bliss of the engagement for a while and told my friends and family the wonderful news, it’s time to start planning!!! The 3 most important things to do at the very beginning are the when? where? and who? My next three blogs will touch on these subjects. When picking a [...]

By Linds | February 12, 2008

The Proposal

We met in university and had been dating for 6 years. I began to wonder if he was ever going to propose. Our friends and family were constantly asking us when we were going to make our relationship “more official”. My coworkers started checking my left hand for a ring everytime I went away or [...]

By Admin | February 10, 2008

Welcome to my wedding blog!

I got married last summer and the whole experience was incredible. From engagement to honeymoon I learned a ton about the process. Now that it is all said and done and I am happily enjoying married life, I thought that I should start a blog and share my experience while the details are still fresh [...]