Summer and fall weddings have become so popular that the thought of hosting ones wedding during the winter months often gets overlooked. Although summer/fall can play backdrop to some very beautiful weddings, they also tend to cause more stress and a larger dent in your wallet. Below are seven benefits…

By: Mallory Lauder | Lasting Events

There are so many blog posts about budgets (like this one or this one). Every couple I talk to asks how they can stay on budget or what I estimate their wedding to cost. Weddings are expensive. There’s no way…

When planning a wedding, one area many couples have a hard time deciding on is whether they should get engagement photos taken or if it is just an added expense to their ever-growing wedding budget. While it is true that engagement photos are not necessarily needed…

Adding flowers to your wedding will not only bring colour and beauty but will also enhance the mood to any venue setting. From Bridal bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres to ceremony arches, centre-pieces and floral décor; there is a lot to consider when choosing what floral arrangements you are going…

Once you have decided on your budget and have a rough idea of the number of guests you are hoping to invite, the next step is to find your wedding venue. Finding that perfect wedding venue, however, is a big decision and can quickly become a stressful task. Not only…

Each year, leading colour forcaster, Pantone Colour Institute, predicts the trending colour of the year. This year they announced this colour to be Living Coral 16-1546. Many people within the wedding industry, especially Decorators, Wedding Planners, and Florists look forward to this announcement, as this tends to be the trending…

A thank you letter is a heart felt letter written to someone to thank them for either being involved in something important in your life, for helping you with something, or for giving you a generous gift. It is also a way to tell them just how much their generosity or…

It is now time in the wedding planning process to create and send out your Wedding Invitations. The question is, what exactly is included in the wedding invitation? This article provides some information on what you should include on your actual invitation, as well as what is usually included in…

Save the Date cards are becoming more and more popular, but what are they exactly? Should you send them? What do you put on them and who do you send them too??? Save the Dates are considered the “pre-invitation”. It announces your official wedding date and allows guest to know…

By Cheryl Miller | Cake By Cheryl

Deciding on your wedding cake design, and cake designer, isn’t as easy as one thinks. There are many details involved with determining who to use as well as which design best suits your wants/needs.Here are a few…

Choosing your perfect wedding cake can be a very difficult and daunting task. Wedding cakes not only come in many different shapes, sizes, colours and flavours; but the decor and detail options are endless. A good pastry chef can help walk you through these decisions, however, it is always a…

By Kaitlyn Evers | Spirit of Sound

Many common misconceptions are made surrounding the job description of a disc jockey at  weddings. Often those unfamiliar with  the industry believe that DJ’s just show up at a venue, turn on their laptop screens, open a playlist in iTunes or on YouTube, and…