{ Angie and Ken Get Married }

In addition to working with amazing couples, part of loving my job is also working with amazing vendors.  If I had a dream team, it would have to be the vendors from this wedding.   I wish I could take credit for putting the team together but it was all Angie and Ken.  This couple was hands-on and knew exactly what they wanted for their wedding day.  Did I mention they were a very cute and fun-loving couple?  Indeed they were.  From the moment I first met with them I knew they were perfect for each other, and I could not wait to work with them.

The day was simply magical.  Their ceremony took place at the beautiful and rustic Victoria College Chapel at the University of Toronto, and reception was held at the Crown Prince Restaurant.  It was a traditional yet modern and elegant Chinese wedding reception complete with a lion dance for entertainment.    

Congratulations to Angie & Ken!  I am honoured to be part of your wedding. 

Please click here to enjoy a photo montage of their wedding day courtesy of the uber talented Joee Wong of Joee Wong Photography.  

{ Jim & Geoffrey Get Married }

I know I've been delinquent in keeping up with my blogs.  It's been 11 months since my second son was born and so it's been really hectic in our home.  Not that it's an excuse but having two rambunctious boys, it takes a toll on you.

Anyway, I am back now and as we are near the end of 2012  I thought I would feature each week some of the weddings I did this year.  One memorable wedding I did was a same-sex wedding back in February. I was the day-of coordinator under Bee-mine Weddings.  When I first met with them a few months before their wedding, we hit it off instantly.  They were fun, creative, and just full of life.  I knew that I would enjoy working with them.  

Their story is just an inspiration and very touching.  They were together for a long time before deciding to make it official, and so it was fitting that they celebrated this memorable day on their actual anniversary day and in front of all their friends and family.

Their wedding was elegant and sophisticated, with a royal blue and gold peacock theme.  They were a DIY couple who did almost everything themselves, which was reflected throughout their wedding; from their wedding invitations, to the centrepieces, right down to their wedding favours.

Congratulations to Jim and Geoffrey!  I am honoured to have been a part of your beautiful wedding.  

All photos taken by AJ Messier of AJ Messier Photography.

{ A Wedding Remembered }

This month my husband and I will be celebrating our three year wedding anniversary.  It seems just like yesterday when I walked down the aisle and married my best friend.   It was such a whirlwind, yet magical moment for us that I could relive that night over and over again.

I wasn't a certified planner yet at the time but I enjoyed every minute of the planning process. Since my husband and I travelled extensively together and separately, we decided to have a travel-themed wedding.  Instead of table numbers we used vintage travel posters of places we actually travelled to.  We also used vintage luggage as our money box, and instead of table place cards I created boarding passes for each guest which told them where they would be seated.  As I was on a tight budget, we decided to do our centre pieces ourselves.  I bought square vases and arranged a flower vase using different types of white flowers.  If I were to do my wedding all over again, I would probably ditch the DIY centerpiece and have a professional do it instead.  It's a lot of work, especially when you just want to be relaxing on the days leading up to the big day.  

For our favors, we had a photo booth.  This was such a hit for our guests as they kept going back to take more pictures.  And lastly, we hired a live-band, Soular, to keep us entertained for the entire evening.  They were a blast and worth every penny. 

 

With a blink of an eye, three years has passed.  It has been one amazing journey and I look forward to the future with my dear hubby and two handsome boys.  
Happy anniversary!!

{ My Son's 2nd Birthday Party }

Just recently we celebrated my son's second birthday.  This year we decided to keep it low key and have an intimate party at home.  Since my son loves Franklin the Turtle, I decided that would be the theme.  I kept it colourful by adding balloons.  I also created the banner and placed it behind the food table.

For the lootbags, I used brown paper bags and put in little toys which I purchased from Dollarama and chocolate covered candies.  I then created labels using Franklin the Turtle on it.  Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the lootbags.  =(

The cake and cupcakes were the star of the show (beside my son, of course) which I had ordered through Patricia Cakes.  Might I say, her cakes are just to die for.  The cake was chocolate with dulce de leche frosting, and the cupcakes were a combination of mocha with chocolate frosting and vanilla with chai latte frosting.  I should also mention that her cakes were featured on many magazines such as WedLuxe and Wedding Bells.  She was also featured on The FoodNetwork.

Here is a picture of my son after enjoying the cake.

{ A Milestone Birthday }

My mom celebrated her 70th birthday recently and being the planner that I am, I decided to throw her a big party.  It was held at Kally's Restaurant & Banquet Hall in Scarborough and the theme was "Dancing With the Stars" as my mom and her friends love the show as well as dancing ballroom.  I incorporated blue and white as the main colours throughout.

I created a seating chart and put it in a picture frame as well as create blue pompoms to decorate the table.  For favours, I bought individual chocolates and wrapped them in blue paper.

I made tri-fold menu and table cards and used a disco ball as the centrepiece for each table.

Here is a picture of my lovely mom.  She looks fabulous for 70 years old and I hope to look that youthful when I get to that age.

Happy Birthday Mom!!

{ Oh Baby! }

On Saturday, I planned a baby shower for a very good friend of mine.  It was a pink and blue themed shower as the couple did not know the gender of the baby.  We used DIY pompoms and baby clothes line as the decor throughout the room.  The baby clothes line also served as a guest book.  Each guest wrote down their well wishes on the baby clothes and would then use a clothespin to hang it on the line.

We also put together a small candy buffet which served as favours.  We used small chinese containers for the guests to put the candies in.

And here I am with the mother-to-be.  She looks radiant!  Can't wait to meet the little one.  

Congratulations to Lyn and Sam!!

{ Mary Ann + Mike Get Married }

I had the pleasure of coordinating Mary Ann and Mike's wedding this past Saturday.  They were an awesome couple to work with and their wedding turned out to be absolutely beautiful.  From the moment the stunning bride walked out of the limo, I knew that it was going to be a great and memorable wedding.  Their blue-themed wedding was a huge success - from the Church ceremony to the antipasto bar to start the night, to the Mo Town Boys band serenading the wedding party and guests during dinner, right down to the chocolate fondue and live waffle cake stations during late night desserts.  I'll let the pictures (amateur shots) speak for themselves.

 

Yummy Antipasto Bar

Me and my lovely assistant

Cake Time!

Congratulations to Mary Ann + Mike!!  Thank you for making me a part of your special day.

Of course we could not have done it without the rest of the team.

Venue: Le Jardin
Church: St. Mary Immaculate Church
Decorator: Plan B Event Solutions
DJ: Good Vibrations
Florist: Toronto Florists Shop
Limo: Masi Limousine
Photographer: BoyGirl Photography Studio
Videographer: John's Video Productions
Band: St. Kitts Music Inc. (Mo Town Boys)

{ DIY: A Piece of Cake Pop }

In the midst of the cake pop trend, I decided to try and make it for my son’s first birthday party.  After researching online and watching many YouTube instructional video’s, I thought it would be a piece of cake.  I had to make about 130 cake pops for each of our guests, but ended up making about 200. Wowzers!  Luckily, my good friend was there to help me out the night before.  My kitchen was a complete mess and there was melted blue chocolate everywhere.  The theme of the birthday party was Lilo & Stitch.  

At the end of it, I learned that as simple as it is to make, it’s also very labourous when you’re making that many cake pops the night before.  It didn't turn out as smooth and pretty like how the professionals do it, but needless to say, it was a huge success and all of our guests loved it.  


Below are a few more pics of things I created for the party.