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New years Eve Wedding (color combos)

Frankielover — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:14:38 +0000

Hello all!! I just got enagaged last weekend and I am in full swing of starting to plan my New years Eve wedding! My Fiance and I are not doing anything traditional and we really want to have a party atmosphere.

I am so overwhelemed by color choices and I can't seem to narrow down any ideas. The issue is that I like a lot of different combos and I want something funky, fun and fresh but also classy and elegant...

Any ideas??

I bought chair covers and want to share-Edmonton

bridezillatobe2009 — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:10:43 +0000

So I bought 108 chair covers from River City Rentals when they had their end of season garage sale. They are black satin, the ones that tie up in the back.

Our wedding isn't until Sept 22, so if any Edmonton brides want to rent them, I will rent them for $3.

Hope this isn't advertising, my appologies if it is.

Calgary Vendor Recommendations

leejas — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:21:43 +0000

Hi,Just got married a couple of weeks ago and wanted to post some of my reviews on this site to help other brides out!
Flowers were from Thalea's - Excellent! Flowers included large white callas, large and mini cymbidiums, dendrobium orchids, vendela roses and all of them lasted throughout the whole day with no browning at all. I'm very happy with the price for what we got and they made such a huge impact in beautifying our wedding :)

Photographer - GW Photography --> Efficient photographer, and almost like a ninja! I hardly noticed that he was in the background taking all these shots which I liked because then I wasn't so distracted by the camera being too in-my-face. I could just naturally enjoy the wedding!! We haven't seen the photos yet but gauging from our engagement photos I believe they will be fantastic... ! Our guests also had some wonderful comments about his personality too specifically during formals :)

Wedding Cake - Bliss Cupcakes --> We had a 6" round top cake and a bunch of mini cupcakes surrounding it on the cupcake tower. The cupcakes were delicious! We had a bit of issue cutting the cake and we are not sure why so I won't comment too much on that.... we simply didn't end up eating that cake and used the cupcakes instead for feeding-each-other pictures. All our guests brought leftover cupcakes home (we kind of overbudgeted on this but at least every last cupcake was lovingly taken away!)

Silver Springs Golf and Country Club - We had both our ceremony and the banquet there. Overall they were pretty good to deal with, just that on some occasions there were some miscommunications between different managers at the venue in terms of which rooms would be booked for us, and also photography locations (we had received a few contradicting responses from different managers which caught us by surprise on the day of). But some good points about the venue are that the food and service is EXCELLENT (best mushroom risotto ever and excellent prime rib compared to any hotel venues), the price of alcohol is really decent, and the venue itself is beautiful with nice golf scenery all around.
Wedding Dress - Sonia's Bridal --> Very friendly and accommodating! Prices for alterations were decent. Also, when Sonia saw that my (supercheap Ebay) veil was too white for my dress, she didn't try to push me to buy one of their higher priced ivory veils; instead, she suggested a cheap way for me to get my veil to the right color. Also, my last requested alterations were one week before my wedding, which was just two days before she would be on leave for personal reasons but she still finished the alterations within those two days. Highly recommend this store for their great service.
Makeup - Our makeup artist was so awesum and efficiently did 6 girls on the morning of our wedding! Plus she also freshened us up before the ceremony (after a few hours of photos outside). I'm not an expert with makeup myself and requested a natural but 'enhanced' look which she did really well; a light version for my engagement photos and just a bit more accented and fake lashes on my wedding day. All the girls looked wonderful and were very happy with their makeup as well. Highly recommend! Her website is: joellechan.com.
Hair - I found Angie Holmes on Kijiji and decided on her because her prices were great, and also beacuse the trial was FREE!! Also, she will travel to your place of preparation so that was really convenient and efficient for us. The girls finished up 6 updos within a couple of hours, fantastic work! Let me know if you would like her contact information.
Good luck with your wedding planning!

Calgary Bridal Centres

Loveyk — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:39:52 +0000

Hello fellow Albertans! I have a question, I am going to be looking for "the dress"very soon and I was wondering if any of you gals have purchased bridal gowns from any of the bridal stores in Calgary, and how was your experince. I am clueless where to start. Thank you in advance!

Uplighting and Draping in Edmonton?

CanadianGurl — Thu, 26 May 2011 07:09:20 +0000

Looking for a company to do colored uplighting and draping of a reception. Who did you use, and what kind of a price range/starting point am I looking at do you think? (We've booked the Union Bank Inn).

Edmonton Reception venue open bar

pink_glam — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:06:19 +0000

I just started booking appointments with reception venues.
Do they all offer price per person for open bar?

I keep finding that on the posts but all the places I've looked at online only have host bars as price per drink.

I have appointments with the Fairmont, Union Bank Inn, Art Gallery of Alberta, Trans Alta Bar, Winspear, Oasis and Westin. Anyone have experience with any of these places?? Any info would be great! Thanks!

DIY save the date cards

kristinnoppers — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:09:38 +0000

im trying to make my own save the date card for my destination wedding in vegas, im doing megnets but me and my fiancee are having are hard time can anyone help!

What are Brides Paying for when it comes to attendants and gifts?

sherrycox — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:54:27 +0000

When it comes to the bridesmais? What are you getting as your bridesmaid gifts? Who all are you buying gifts for besides the attendants?

where to even begin

kyla2012 — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:03:38 +0000

Where to start.....there`s so much to do i have absolutely NO idea where to even begin. This is my second marriage and the first go round I let everyone else take over and I am bound and determined not to let that happen again. Id love suggestions on how to get started or where to start.

Thanks!!

Calgary bridal expo

gingerbreadlatte — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:10:34 +0000

Anyone going to the bridal expo in Calgary next weekend?

Anyone gone in the past and think it's worth going to? Is it possible to find a great dress there for a great price?

Hello Anyone Out There

sherrycox — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:53:02 +0000

Does anyone read on this board anymore? I am sure In Alberta I am not the only bride getting married in 2012.

Southern Alberta Limos

LittleMissCutiePie — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:27:02 +0000

So, I'm having a heck of a time finding a limousine service for my wedding next summer. I'm getting married in the Brooks area, and the limousine companies i've contacted have either been reeeeeeeeeeally rude (telling me if I didn't want to book a full day, my business wasn't worth it; my choice of ceremony venue was "annoying" to get to), really expensive, or both. What is a good option? I have a smallish budget, so I'm not comfortable paying for travel costs for Calgary limos. I don't know, I'm kinda at a loss. Ideas?

Quick Reccomendations for vendors in calgary

aummer1987 — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:03:21 +0000

hey guys I just had my wedding 2 weeks ago and thought for those still in the planning stages I would throw out the recomendations from my wedding for vendors

Flowers we went with Oyster Bay in the NE they were amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! very resonable worked totatlly with my budget and the flowers were AMAZING!!!

Wedding planning - we went with a day of coordinator - Amanda Brown and the Calgary Wedding Planning Company - she was the best thing I did through all my planning so worth the money for the extensive list of things she does day of

Photographer James Lam of JL Photography
Just a wonderful man to work with - amazing turn around time and stunning photo's he took some beautiful shots of my wedding.

DJ
Hype entertainment - WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO awesome these guys just amazing!!!!!!!!!! he had even the seniors up doing the conga line and the ymca and having an amazing time

we rented a shuttle bus from Cardinal Charters they were great - one bus down and then supposed to be 4 busses back but we decided against the 1st and 4th run and they did not charge us for them as we did not use them they were great and very accomadating - I dealt with Johnette. it was a upgraded school bus so white with nicer seats - it was still a school bus but it was perfect and much more reasonable than the limo companies so if you are looking at a charter of some kind check them out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and finally we got married in the DeWinton community center
just outside of calgary and a stunning venue beautiful not very community centery at all - hardwood floors and a huge high ceiling. just gorgeous, Greg Davenport was wonderful to deal with and it was just a pleasure to be there for our day

hope that is useful to someone
PM if you want more info on anyone
Sarah

Edmonton vendors

adamandamberwood — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:16:19 +0000

Hi Ladies! My fiance and I are getting married September 2011; I've never been in a wedding before and most of the ones I have attended have been out of town. I'm looking for recommendations for vendors of any kind in Edmonton, particularly reception sites, florists, bakers (cake) and decoration rentals. We have a budget of approximately $16 000. Any advice you can offer is appreciated!

Ceremony sites in Lethbridge

kittiei — Wed, 11 May 2011 22:36:45 +0000

Does anyone know of any ceremony sites available in Lethbridge that aren't too expensive. We don't mind a church wedding but it would have to be non-denominational and we don't want to be forced to attend classes prior to the wedding. We've looked into the College Drive Community Church where we can bring our own officiant but the cost just to rent the church is $800, that seems like a lot to me. We've already booked the Coast Hotel for the reception. I'd love to have the ceremony at the Galt but they don't rent out for "ceremony only" on Saturdays for June, July, August and September.

Our wedding isn't until September 2012 but I'm starting to worry that we won't find a decently priced place.

We don't want to have an outdoor wedding either...

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Anyone know of a reception venue with a large stone fireplace?

dustinandkarri — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:01:23 +0000

We'd like to have an intimate evening ceremony infront of a large stone fireplace followed by cocktails, appies and a dance :o)
Any ideas? We are in Edmonton, but looking in surrounding areas and also maybe in the mountains...

Thanks for any input!

Vegan Caterer in Edmonton

CanadianGurl — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:58:09 +0000

Does anyone know of a vegan caterer in Edmonton, or of a catering company with experience in a completely vegan menu. TIA

Buying THE Dress

lilyswish — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:24:49 +0000

Hello!Just wondering where everyone's going dress shopping in Edmonton? I've gone to Ethos & Sposabella in WEM as well as Ellana's & The Bridal House nearer to St Albert so far

I'm looking to buy used paper lanterns in Edmonton

CanadianGurl — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:14:22 +0000

I'm hosting a baby shower in August and am looking to buy any of the following colors of paper lanterns in Edmonton. Please let me know if you have any to sell: white or natural, turquoise, yellow, orange, green. Thanks!

10-Pack Canadian Stamps are 10%

paulandjen2012 — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:33:05 +0000

Hi Ladies,

10-Pack Canadian Stamps are 10% off starting July 15th to July 21 at Rexall Drug Stores. Limit 3 per person.

http://www.rexall.ca/storelocator/

Perfect time to save some $$$ on stamps :)

How do you pick a good Marriage Commissioner in Calgary?

conwaym1 — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:48:41 +0000

Hey girls,
I need your help. There are so many marriage commissioners (MC) out there - does anyone have any tips for what makes a good MC? Do you know of any great ones?

We were hoping to get someone who can be slightly funny and light hearted but make the ceremony memorable. Know of anyone? Please let me know.

thanks!

Centerpieces for sale

ALevie — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:11:07 +0000

- 20 IKEA Kanist vases - paid $8 each in store, selling for $5 each or $4 each if you buy all 20. Used only once, no chips or scratches.

-19 brown round placemats - paid $2.50 each on store, selling for $1 each or $0.75 id you buy all 19. Like new!

I am located in Calgary, but am able to get items to Edmonton or Lethbridge.

Please contact if interested. Tried to post pictures but they won't post. Pictures available upon request.

Indoor photo locations in Edmonton

specialk137 — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:35:23 +0000

Anyone know of any good indoor photo locations in Edmonton? I've seen some nice photos from the Muttart Conservatory and Alberta Art Gallery, but am just wondering what other people might have found!

Bartenders in Calgary?

mcdol3 — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:46:38 +0000

If you have a recommendation please let me know!
We are having our reception at a community hall and have to provide our own bartenders. We only need 2 and we are stocking the bar ourselves.
I contacted Black Tie Bartending and they wanted $600 for 6 hours. We cant afford that much.

TIA

Con Boland Gardens

CanadianGurl — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:47:37 +0000

Has anyone been to or having their wedding at Con Boland Gardens. It looks beautiful in the pictures. I emailed and he said it would have the room to house a 110 ppl tented reception, but it looks much smaller in the photos. What did you think of the place.

man of honor gift

dionne72 — Wed, 25 May 2011 21:45:00 +0000

my 12 year old son is my man of honor. Any suggestions on a little gift that I can get him?

Indoor Banff pictures

Panda Girl — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:58:31 +0000

We're getting married @ the Banff Park Lodge & are planning for most of our pictures to be outside, but does anyone know any good indoor places to get pictures taken incase of rain?

Need Ideas

Celeste86 — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:44:07 +0000

Hi Ladies!

I'm looking for some advice on reception sites, in and outdoor.
Calgary and area would be beneficial, Unless you've come across some really good destination packages.
We need to be able to fit 150-200 guest comfortably for Cocktails,Dinner and Dance for a decent price.

Any suggestions are much appreciated

Thank You.

Wedding invitations - good vendor in Calgary

eaweiss — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:42:01 +0000

Hi all,

We got married last August in Calgary and we had a wonderful experience with our wedding stationery. Originally, we were going to do it ourselves, but once I actually priced out what it would cost for all the materials (trust me, you need more tools and materials than you think!), and considered the CRAZY amount of time it would take, we decided to get them done. There's a place in Calgary called Glass Slipper Designs and they were AMAZING to work with!!! Everything was hand made and customized to our wedding. The designer was super reliable, detailed-oriented and we were really pleased with the customer service and end result. I would highly recommend checking them out! The website is www.glassslipperdesigns.ca.

Anyway, hope that helps you out!

Calgary Ceremony/Venue Ideas

jamithebride — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 02:17:51 +0000

I just got engaged on New Years Eve and am now in the hunt for a ceremony and reception venue. We are getting married late in the fall so the ceremony will need to be indoors. Looking at about 200 guests and budget is somewhere around $25,000.

I am thinking either the Carriage House Inn or the Delta Hotel for the reception but am unsure about the ceremony. Any recommendations? I checked out the zoo but you have to be out by 1:00 am and that won't work for my crazy partying family! :)

Thanks for your help!