Fall Wedding Beauty trends

Hot summer months are quickly coming to an end, but wedding season continues strong, now welcoming warmer, rustic and romantic Autumn weddings. As a fall bride myself, I have an infinite love for this season and it's vibrant colours.

A few months ago, I was invited to an amazing fall beauty preview hosted by the talented Blush Pretty team, where they presented their Fall/Winter 2015 hair & makeup creations for brides.
Here are some of my favourite looks.

Toronto Local Wedding Vendors - The Wedding Co

It was with a lot of excitement and anticipation that I visited the Wedding Co. Spring event last month. I love how this event brings together local vendors with a truly artistic eye and love for their products and services. I was impressed with how fresh every single flower looked and how pinterest-worthy the place was, everywhere you turned. But what makes this event truly different from any other wedding fair I've been to before, is the workshops. This is the spot for the DYI bride that wants to wow her guests with personalized creations by learning a new skill such as calligraphy, paper flower making or even how to create a fresh flowers centrepiece.

Below, discover my favorite findings and some tips from the local vendors I met at the Wedding Co. event. I hope you feel inspired and maybe find your wedding florist or wedding planner from this list. Feel free to share with me which vendors you picked for your big day!

The Mix &Match heaven of Benny & Viv:

These ladies love to play with perfume bottles, antique vases, terrariums, cookie jars and even vintage tabasco sauce bottles to give character to their flower arrangements. They follow the current "organic-chic" trend that incorporates a mix of flowers shape, colors and heights to create dimension and a playfulness to table settings.

Their flowers of choice for Spring: Anemones and Ranunculus

See their creations on Instagram.

NEW! Le Château Wedding Boutique + Giveaway!!

It's that time of year again when our calendars are filled with bridal showers, bachelorette parties and weddings! And with it comes... the quest for THE perfect dress! Whether you are a bride, a bridesmaid, a maid of honour, the mother of the bride or a guest - Weddings are the perfect occasion to showoff a new dress. But unfortunately some dresses can take months to receive when ordered at a traditional bridal boutique. This  season, Le Château is bringing a new solution to our dress hunt: The Wedding Boutique. Available online and in stores, their collection is filled with all sorts of pretty dresses, long and short, sparkly shoes, glamorous accessories and even menswear!
You can rest assured that whatever your style is, there's something for you!

I am very excited to partner with Le Château to offer you a chance to shop at their brand new wedding boutique with a $150 gift card to pick your next wedding attire. Here's how to enter:

1. Scroll down to discover 5 different wedding inspiration mood boards and leave a comment telling me which Le Château look inspires you the most. (Feel free to Pin your favorite board!)
2. Receive more entry points using the Rafflecopter widget below.
3. One lucky reader, chosen completely at random, will be announced right here on June 10, 2015

Good luck lovelies!

xo

Clutches: Rhinestone clutch /  Satin minaudière  /  Gem encrusted clutch
Dresses: Anayah Gown  /  Josephine Gown  /  Ophelia Gown
Suit: Satin Trim Slim Fit
Shoes: Jewel Embellished Satin Peep Toe Pump

Weddingbells 30th Anniversary

There's something so special and exciting about buying your first bridal magazine as a fiancée... No need to secretly hide in the corner of an Indigo bookstore, you can now openly enjoy flipping and tagging the pages that inspire you. I still remember when I got my very first Weddingbells magazine in the summer of 2011... I sat down on my couch and devoured it from cover to cover, reading every word and admiring every picture. 

This year, Weddingbells is celebrating 30 years as the premier source of inspiration for Canadian couples tying the knot. I had the honor of celebrating this milestone with them at the Design Exchange in Toronto. The night was filled with grandiose surprises. Some of my favourites were the giant Weddingbells marquee letters by Event Graffiti, the extraordinary sweets table displaying a selection of 30 macaron flavors from Bonnie Gordon College and finally the amazing aerial performance and latin dance show. Believe me when I say, it was spectacular!