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Wedding Budget

12
MAR
2013

Average Wedding Costs: The Knot Releases Report

In a recent post by one of the popular American wedding websites, The Knot, we have learned that the average wedding spend in the US is up to $28,427 ($29,140 CAD). This is an incredible number to some of those posting their feedback below the article, with some spending $5000 or... Read More →
29
JAN
2013

Sound, Financial Advice! Holly Matrimony Meets Gail Vaz Oxlade!

This was an amazing opportunity to meet and listen to someone I admire at a seminar/book signing at the Courtyard by Marriott in Toronto last week! She speaks the truth this one, with the occasional curse word or inappropriate example she is honest and exactly what we need in a... Read More →
18
DEC
2012

Wedding Ideas: Looking for Inspiration

Many are getting engaged right now and have no idea where to start! If you’ve recently gotten engaged engaged and are finding yourself asking the question “I’m engaged, now what?” perhaps it is time to pick up a book like this one in the picture to the... Read More →
16
AUG
2012

Scaling Your Wedding Vision to Your Budget!

Let me start off by saying there is nothing that says you need to spend ‘the average expected cost of a wedding in Canada’ which according to Wedding Bells Readers Survey for 2012 of $22,249. If you’re newly engaged and are just starting the wedding planning... Read More →
25
JUL
2012

Wed-iquette Wednesday: Same-Sex Weddings

The tone that ‘tradition’ takes when we talk about wedding etiquette seems to assume a heterosexual couple. I asked Canada’s Etiquette Guy Jay Remer about this tone. Here is what he had to say! I want to make a couple of comments about LGBT weddings.  Thankfully... Read More →
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23
JUL
2012

Portable Washrooms & Your Wedding

When you’re planning your wedding and you need to rent portable washrooms there are three main questions you should address. Yes these are amazingly priced but would I want to use them as a wedding guest? Since your guests are dressed for the occasion it isn’t very... Read More →
18
JUL
2012

Wed-iquette Wednesday: Wording the Invitation Despite Who is Paying

These weeks seem to be flying by! Happy Wed-iquette Wednesday friends! We have Canada’s Etiquette Guy, Jay Remer back to discuss whether the wedding invitation should change to reflect the contribution from the Groom’s parents – something that traditionally they... Read More →
17
JUL
2012

How Do You Do Your Wedding Research?

Engaged? How do you start planning your wedding? Do you hit the nearest bookstore and clear the wedding section? Or do you hit the internet? Talk to family and friends? Here are some sites we think might be helpful for various reasons. Inspiration: Style Me Pretty is a gorgeous... Read More →
12
JUL
2012

LED Glow Boards & The Signature Wedding Drink

So a lot of words in our blog title today for what reason you ask? LED what? I noticed these really crazy signs at our local Montana’s restaurant and I immediately thought to myself ‘wouldn’t these be a great WOW feature for the bar at a wedding?’ I found... Read More →
10
JUL
2012

Terrace on the Green – A Hidden Gem of a Wedding Venue

Last night I had the opportunity to get together with wonderful wedding industry peers for the first of a series of Halton Region Get-Togethers for the purpose of networking and re-discovering what draws people to get married in this region. The Wedding Planners Institute of... Read More →