Re: July 2011 - The Final Countdown!
OttawaGurl - So sorry to hear that! My condolances! Crazy4love - Congrats! Ours was last night too. It was so much fun ...

OttawaGurl - So sorry to hear that! My condolances!

Crazy4love - Congrats! Ours was last night too. It was so much fun

  Re: Overbury Farms - Spot Open!!
Bump ...

Bump

  Re: I need the WB Collective, please! x-post
I think Overbury might take care of all the flowers for the wedding...if not I'm sure they would be able to add that in. They...

I think Overbury might take care of all the flowers for the wedding...if not I'm sure they would be able to add that in. They are a great location and it seems like everyone is getting married there lately

  Re: July 2011 - The Final Countdown!
Congrats Lili!! Looks like you had an amazing time I'm starting to stress about our day...I'm concerned our venue is too big...like really big! After...

Congrats Lili!! Looks like you had an amazing time


I'm starting to stress about our day...I'm concerned our venue is too big...like really big! After we booked our venue we decided to cut the dinner and do a cocktail reception and now about 35% of our guest list declined. We have a good sized venue and I'm totally scared now that it will be obvious that we have a huge room. The room holds about 200 people and we've got about 70 I keep trying to think of things to make it less obvious but I'm coming up with nothing...oh well, trying to not think of it and focus on the other tasks

  Victoria Restaurant for Rehearsal Dinner
Ok so FH and I really want to have our rehearsal dinner in a restaurant but as we're paying for it ourselves, don't want it...

  Re: Personalized sandalwood Fans?
I got mine at Michaels and with their coupons, it saves a load. We're then personalizing them ourselves ...

I got mine at Michaels and with their coupons, it saves a load. We're then personalizing them ourselves

  Re: Wedding Shoes
Thanks I ordered my shoes from dyeableshoestore.com and they were pretty speedy and a good price. With S&H, I found them to be the best...

Thanks

I ordered my shoes from dyeableshoestore.com and they were pretty speedy and a good price. With S&H, I found them to be the best deal online (and there isn't much selection in Victoria).

They were dyed at a local shoe repair place here and cost about $25. You can get them done through the website as well (even if you didn't buy the shoes through them), but with S&H, I'd say check out shoe repair places where you are and they can either do it or will tell you who can. My place had 100 different colours to choose from (some will do custom, others not) and the colour I chose was pretty spot on for the BM dress colour

  Wedding Shoes
Got my shoes back from getting them dyed and I love them...can't wait to see how they look with my dress in a few weeks...

Got my shoes back from getting them dyed and I love them...can't wait to see how they look with my dress in a few weeks at my next fitting. They don't show their exact colour in the picture but it's a beautiful ocean blue teal that matches my bridemaid dresses and the guys

  engagement pics!!
Oh my gosh, I can`t believe we`re soo close!! We`re 62 days away from our wedding and things are mostly coming along We got our...

Oh my gosh, I can`t believe we`re soo close!! We`re 62 days away from our wedding and things are mostly coming along We got our e-pics back from our photographer a few weeks ago and we just compiled the pics for our photo guestbook. I`m so in love with our pics that I`ve got to share some. Our photographer gave us sooooo many pics to choose from for our engagement pics that I can`t wait to see the amazing pics we`ll get for our wedding. Definitely another reassurance that we chose the right photographer and don`t regret her cost

  Re: Leaving Canada with your engagement ring?
I wore mine for a 3 week trip to Italy last year with no problems. No problems with customs or anything, so I wouldn't worry...

I wore mine for a 3 week trip to Italy last year with no problems. No problems with customs or anything, so I wouldn't worry too much. What country are you going to? Do they have tight customs or restrictions? My ring and other jewellery never came up anywhere so I would think it should be fine anywhere

  Re: July 2011 - The Final Countdown!
So excited! Our photographer posted a teaser blog post of some of our engagement pictures! So excited to see the full set http://www.georgiewilson.com/blog/2011/04/21/jared-laura-engagement-photography-victoria-bc/ Now it's...

So excited! Our photographer posted a teaser blog post of some of our engagement pictures! So excited to see the full set

http://www.georgiewilson.com/blog/2011/04/21/jared-laura-engagement-photography-victoria-bc/

Now it's back to focusing on finishing the invites up this weekend, then finalize decor rental items and rehearsal dinner planning...among several other things that I'm just not going to think about right now

  Re: July 2011 - The Final Countdown!
Sorry to hear that Murdoch! I totally get where you're coming from too! So far we've lost a groomsman (replaced him though), become estraged from...

  Bachelorette Party Question
Ok so I've got a question about the date of my bachelorette party. Our wedding is July 23rd and the best date for my party...

Ok so I've got a question about the date of my bachelorette party. Our wedding is July 23rd and the best date for my party is coming up as July 2nd. Is this weird being the day after Canada Day? I don't think many people will be too hurting from the day before but I want other opinions....

  Re: Overbury Farms - Spot Open!!
Bump! Space is still available if someone is hoping for a September wedding ...

Bump!

Space is still available if someone is hoping for a September wedding

  Overbury Farms - Spot Open!!
Hey Everyone, My sister and her man have decided to buy a house instead of a big wedding, so now we've got the amazing Overbury...

  Re: July 2011!
Oh my gosh I'm starting to feel really stressed. I feel like there is still a lot to do and there isn't enough time...aahhhh! So...

Oh my gosh I'm starting to feel really stressed. I feel like there is still a lot to do and there isn't enough time...aahhhh!

So far I still need to:

*get deposit to florist
*meet with cake company to confirm design
*book rentals
*get invites printed
*fittings
*find wedding shoes
*figure out reception details
*book makeup
*meet with stylist for hair
*rehersal dinner
*find a ceremony musician
*book wedding night accomodations
*find jewellery for dress

ack I just feel like there is so much. Actually I think I'm panicing because I'm not at the weight I was hoping to be by this time Oh well only so much I can do

  Re: Unique Wedding Venues
While my unique wedding ceremonby venue is in Victoria/Sidney, I thought I'd throw out the idea as it works for the mainland too. We're getting...

While my unique wedding ceremonby venue is in Victoria/Sidney, I thought I'd throw out the idea as it works for the mainland too.

We're getting married at the Sidney Fishing Pier, which is a simple, long pier. As we're getting closer to the ceremony and I'm doing more of the planning of how the location will look, I'm getting more and more excited about the amazing location

  Invite Wording - Cocktail Reception Only
So my fiance and I have decided that we are going to have a smaller, private ceremony before our cocktail reception. We can't figure how...

So my fiance and I have decided that we are going to have a smaller, private ceremony before our cocktail reception. We can't figure how to word the invite. Do we mention that we are having a private ceremony earlier in the day? I can find tons of stuff for destination weddings but nothing really for same day private ceremonies. Any tips for wording?

  Wedding Hair - Victoria
Does anyone have any recommendations for bridal hair in Victoria? My present to my MOH & BM's, so I'm trying not to spend a huge...

Does anyone have any recommendations for bridal hair in Victoria? My present to my MOH & BM's, so I'm trying not to spend a huge amount but I also am willing to pay for good hair

  Re: July 2011!
Amy - Totally!! We actually changed things up a bit after looking at how high our budget had gone. Feeling much better about it all...

Amy - Totally!! We actually changed things up a bit after looking at how high our budget had gone. Feeling much better about it all now

  Re: Is this a cute dress for a June Wedding??
Definitely the 1st. I like it so much, I'm actually going to go look at it myself for another wedding we have this summer too...

Definitely the 1st. I like it so much, I'm actually going to go look at it myself for another wedding we have this summer too

  Re: July 2011!
We're doing a trip down to Vegas in April for #1 with my close girlfriends. We've been wanting to go to Vegas for a girls...

We're doing a trip down to Vegas in April for #1 with my close girlfriends. We've been wanting to go to Vegas for a girls trip for a while, so this is the perfect opportunity.

As Vegas is more of a trip with girlfriends rather than stagette (although we will be taking full advantage :P), we're doing one in Victoria, probably early July, with more friends and family.

Aside from the fact that we're going to Vegas, I know nothing. Its fun to have it be a surprise, but I'm also a major planner and 'need' to know all the details

  Victoria Gazebo (or other outdoor structure)?
FH and I have decided that we want to try to find a gazebo or something similar for our outdoor wedding. I've found the one...

FH and I have decided that we want to try to find a gazebo or something similar for our outdoor wedding. I've found the one at the English Inn but don't really want to pay so much for a 20-30 minute ceremony with 20 guests

Does anyone know of any other gazebos or structures outside in the Victoria/Sidney/Saanich area? Currently we're doing the ceremony at the Sidney Fishing pier, but we've always wanted a gazebo

  Re: Cakes - Victoria
Wow Annacy your cake was gorgeous!! thanks for the pic ...

Wow Annacy your cake was gorgeous!! thanks for the pic

  Re: Cakes - Victoria
Stephay you're the 2nd person I've had recommend Lighthouse so I'll definitely check them out! Tropical & MIJ, thanks for the recommendations! I'll add those...

Stephay you're the 2nd person I've had recommend Lighthouse so I'll definitely check them out!

Tropical & MIJ, thanks for the recommendations! I'll add those to my list! I had looked at their sites before but with so many companies, I was hoping they'd be recommended so I could check them out

  Re: July 2011!
We can't be here yet. I'M NOT READY!!! Wow so much done but so much still to do. We started off the year by changing...

We can't be here yet. I'M NOT READY!!!

Wow so much done but so much still to do. We started off the year by changing around a fair amount of our wedding, after having it planned for a year...oh well, glad we got started when we did.

After FH's mother decided to 'accidentally' send an email to him rather than her sister trashing me, us and our relationship, we had to decide what to do. Without her coming, the majority of the family on that side is guaranteed to not come, so that left us with about me having about 20 family members there and 3-5 of his there. So as a result, we've cut our ceremony to being just intimate with about 20 close family and friends, and changed the full dinner reception to a cocktails & appies reception. I'm feeling good with the changes, despite our original plan that we had both always dreamt of.

So, now onto what we've got done:
Venues - we are considering changing our ceremony venue now that we have changed the # of people, but not too sure. At least the reception location is still good to go
Photographer
DJ
Day of Coordinator - she has been the most amazing help so far and so glad we booked her!
My dress - currently selling dress #1 and dress #2 is on its way!
STD's
My wedding band

To Do:
Cake - tastings start this month
Flowers - also starts this month
Decor
BM dresses - order. Already chosen, just confirming sizes
Flower girl dress
Accomodation for out of town guests
Invites
And many many more items. I guess I should get on this list now!

  Re: Bridesmaid Dresses!
This is the dress my girls are wearing: Alfred Angelo 7123 Our colours are teal and silver, and the 'tealness' colour is amazing in person!...

This is the dress my girls are wearing:
Alfred Angelo 7123

Our colours are teal and silver, and the 'tealness' colour is amazing in person! We're getting ours through houseofbrides.com and its about $123 or so for each dress, and after shipping, about $140 each. Beats the $200+ price in stores

  Cakes - Victoria
Does anyone have any recommendations for a place to get my wedding cake from? We're starting to plan cake tastings and with so many places...

Does anyone have any recommendations for a place to get my wedding cake from? We're starting to plan cake tastings and with so many places to get cakes here, I'm hoping for some direction

  Re: Online Shopping
KayDub > is there a company that you can have them mailed to to pick up or did you have them mailed to a friend/family's...

  Re: Dress dilemmas...
The dress is ordered (Netbride)!!!! I should get it at the latest near the end of May, but they said it would most likely be...

The dress is ordered (Netbride)!!!! I should get it at the latest near the end of May, but they said it would most likely be March/April when I get it! I also ordered my veil and hair pins from them since they give that $170 credit. Here's hoping it all goes smoothly

  Custom Monogram Stamp?
Does anyone know of an online vendor for custom monogram stamps? I'm wanting to emboss our monogram on the pocket for our invites and so...

  Re: Bridesmaid dresses
This might be too late but I thought I'd mention it. I saw in Weddingbells mag the other day that RW&Co is coming out with...

This might be too late but I thought I'd mention it. I saw in Weddingbells mag the other day that RW&Co is coming out with specific bridesmaid dress collection in Feb 2011 and I think I read that they range from $65-$90(?) for a dress. Not too bad considering the dress that my girls and I like is $220

  Sapphire Bridals Closing Sale - Victoria
Hey Victoria Ladies I was downtown this afternoon and popped into Sapphire Bridal on Fort St to check out a BM dress one of my...

Hey Victoria Ladies

I was downtown this afternoon and popped into Sapphire Bridal on Fort St to check out a BM dress one of my girls spotted in the window and found out they are closing. This week is their final week and everything in stock is 75% off. That's including WEDDING DRESSES! They've got about 200 dresses or so, and about equal in BM dresses and about 15 flower girl dresses. They've also got a good number of veils, shoes and jewellry to choose from.

I thought I'd let you all know about it, in case you are still needing anything. Oh and I know the above post sounds kinda vendor-y but I'm not associated with them, but love good deals

  Re: Dress dilemmas...
thanks everyone for your input and thoughts Definitely helped me with the thought process! After basically thinking about this 24/7 for the last week I've...

thanks everyone for your input and thoughts Definitely helped me with the thought process! After basically thinking about this 24/7 for the last week I've decided to go with my gut/heart and go for dress #2 - the fun one. Whenever I would get close to a decision with dress #1, I couldn't stop thinking about #2; and when I came close to a decision with #2, #1 didn't even pop into my head.

Thanks ladies soooooo much! Without your thoughts and opinions, it would have been more difficult (you raise very good points about how I want to feel, what is the important parts, etc) so THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

  Re: Dress dilemmas...
Alright, since you asked, here are the pictures The lace one is a size too small so it's not a great fit, while the fun...

Alright, since you asked, here are the pictures

The lace one is a size too small so it's not a great fit, while the fun one fits perfectly.

  Dress dilemmas...
I can't decide upon my dress. I have loved lace dresses for ages and found one I love. But I also want a dress that...

I can't decide upon my dress. I have loved lace dresses for ages and found one I love. But I also want a dress that isn't so much a 'typical' wedding dress, and found one that is amazing. I love both dresses and am sooo stuck on which one I should go with. Price is the same basically so I can't even use that to sway my decision. The ceremony will be taking place on a pier (nothing fancy, just a nice long pier) with the reception at a non-descript location (I love it, but it doesn't really sway the decision).

Input is appreciated

Lace:


Fun:

  Lace veil with lace dress?
Is it too much to have a lace dress with a lace trimmed veil? My dress is all lace, so it's a fair amount of...

Is it too much to have a lace dress with a lace trimmed veil? My dress is all lace, so it's a fair amount of lace

  Re: Online retailer for Alfred Angelo BM?
RockSteady - Thanks, I'll check them out. I live in Victoria, BC, so it's not hard drive to the border. If the duty doesn't cost...

RockSteady - Thanks, I'll check them out. I live in Victoria, BC, so it's not hard drive to the border. If the duty doesn't cost more than the ferry ($150 roundtrip!) then I can definitely do that. Thanks for the tip

  Online retailer for Alfred Angelo BM?
I was hoping to order my BM dresses from Netbride, but they no longer carry that line. Does anyone know of a good online store...

  Re: July 2011 Brides
I've finally decided on my dress!! Sooo happy as this is my second dress. I bought the first one only a few weeks after we...

I've finally decided on my dress!! Sooo happy as this is my second dress. I bought the first one only a few weeks after we got engaged and I didn't fully realize what I wanted. I finally decided that I wasn't happy with it 9 months later...ack time to restart the search. But after debating between two dresses, I've decided on a Sophia Tolli dress called Alannah! Now I just need to order it

  Re: BM Dress Colour Decisions...
thanks everyone! I had been leaning towards the teal with silver more anyways, so this has just confirmed it. Plus I've seen a lot of...

thanks everyone! I had been leaning towards the teal with silver more anyways, so this has just confirmed it. Plus I've seen a lot of dresses in the same colour this year, so perhaps they can wear it again lol

  Test
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  BM Dress Colour Decisions...
Ok so my girls have all found a dress they all love (they could choose 3 different ones, but they all love this one) but...

Ok so my girls have all found a dress they all love (they could choose 3 different ones, but they all love this one) but now I can't decide about the colour.

Our wedding colours are: Teal/Ocean (primary colour), Yellow (secondary colour - flowers), with silver accents.

Sooo....do I want the girls in black dresses with teal sashes or teal dresses with silver/grey sashes? Teal is the primary colour for the wedding. I had been planning on having the girls in teal, guys in silver vests with teal ties and pocket squares (or all silver - haven't fully decided yet). I am pretty sure that I want them in the teal colour, but the black also looks nice. Acck....what do you ladies think?

Teal with silver/grey:

Black with Teal:

  Re: July 2011 Brides
Miss Mac > That dress is gorgeous! congrats PS. Can I ask the price range for that dress? There is a trunk show for them...

Miss Mac > That dress is gorgeous! congrats

PS. Can I ask the price range for that dress? There is a trunk show for them in town next week and there are several that I love but have no idea of the price range of dresses by G.

  Re: Confused by Transportation
Not off topic at all! I was wondering if people do that (as I don't really want to haul the bridal party with us for...

  Re: Victoria Wedding
Have you looked at Harbour Towers (only indoors) or Coast Harbourside (ceremony outside, reception inside), Marriot (you can get the terrace for the ceremony, reception...

  Re: Victoria Wedding
Ooops sorry I just noticed you said 60 people ...

Ooops sorry I just noticed you said 60 people

  Re: Victoria Wedding
Kaza, how many people are you thinking of having? any thoughts about a feature you want? I did tons of research before we booked our...

Kaza, how many people are you thinking of having? any thoughts about a feature you want? I did tons of research before we booked our (University Club at UVic) and even got a spreadsheet on the costs for the majority of places

  Confused by Transportation
Hi Ladies, Sorry if this is the wrong spot to post, but I can't figure where else it would be. So I'm trying to figure...

Hi Ladies,

Sorry if this is the wrong spot to post, but I can't figure where else it would be.

So I'm trying to figure out our limo for the day and I'm a bit lost as to who goes into the limo.

Here's what I've got currently:

Pre-Ceremony: Me, 3 bridesmaids, 1 photographer, 2 parents
Total = 7

Post-Ceremony (to pictures/reception: Me & Husband, 3 bridesmaids, 3 groomsmen, 2 photographers, 3 parents (mine & FH's dad)
Total = 13

I know that everything I find says to account for taking the bridal party and parents with you in the limo after the ceremony, but is this what actually happens or just the way it 'should' be?

Do people get pictures with their bridal party and family at one location, then take off for the remaining pictures in the limo? If so, how do the remaining people get to the reception?

Ohhh I could go on and on with questions but I'll leave it at that for now

  Cardstock online?
So I'm hoping to make my own invites and I was wondering if anyone has had any good experiences with online vendors of cardstock, preferably...

So I'm hoping to make my own invites and I was wondering if anyone has had any good experiences with online vendors of cardstock, preferably a Canadian company (or one that doesn't charge crazy $$ for S&H). Also, it would be awesome if they sold it in tabloid size (11 x 17)