DIY Project: Wifey + Hubs Sweatshirts

Valentine’s Day is one of my favourite holidays.  It’s a day when you can be unabashedly sweet, and lovey dovey and to publicly share your pride in your significant other.  I love all of the heart-shaped items, the red and pink, eating chocolate and writing love letters.  I look forward to spending time with my hubs whether it be at the spa, or cooking dinner together at home. But Valentine’s Day activities can get pretty costly, so if you’re looking for something budget-friendly to do with your love, we have the perfect idea!

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.

DIY Project: Turn carnations into peonies

Oh beautiful peonies! These gorgeous flowers are definately one of my favourites, but you will only find them in the late spring or early summer and the blooms only last for about a week! How can such a pretty flower last only a week?! If you love this flower as much as I do and want to see it in your late summer or fall wedding, I have the solution for you!
The English Rose will often be your florist's recommendation as peonies become less available. But if you are looking for a budget-friendly solution, carnations can also pass for peonies in a wedding bouquet or in a simple vase for a quick and pretty decoration at home. Here's the full tutorial to turn your inexpensive carnations into fuller looking flowers that ressemble the coveted peonies.