Real Wedding: Bahar & Chris - A Modern Elegance

Every now and then, we're wowed by the unique design and decor of some of our weddings; Chris and Bahar's wedding was one of those weddings. The clean lines, the structured florals and the bold colours demonstrated a modern class and elegance we don't normally see. And it made our hearts swoon.

Chris and Bahar were married in the Great Hall at the National Art Gallery on September 8 2012. Their bold florals were courtesy of Full Bloom and their eye popping cake was from It's a Matter of Cake.

Thanks to our friends and neighbours Photolux Studio for capturing this wedding. We LOVE it- and you too Chris and Bahar. Congrats xo

 

Real Wedding - Erin & Barrett

We loved Erin and Barrett's wedding day. It had every element of a summer wedding you could think of; warm sunshine, delicate ribbons, soft florals and billowing chiffon dresses.

Erin and Barrett were married on June 29th 2012. They had their ceremony at the always lovely Billings Estate Museum. The grounds of the museum were covered in soft pink ribbons that danced in the breeze and the smell of the fresh flowers from Full Bloom filled the air. Erin wowed her guests with her Vera Wang dress from The White Dress. The dress perfectly complemented the outdoor wedding with soft layers of the dress falling gently over each other pooling at the bottom giving it a fragile yet youthful and sexy look.

Post-ceremony guests were treated to a romantic pink reception at Lago Bar and Grill which provided the guests stunning views of Dows Lake while they sipped cocktails well into in the warm summer evening.

Thanks to our good friend Melanie Rebane from Melanie Rebane Photography, we are all able to take a peek inside their beautiful summer wedding. Thanks for sharing Melanie.

All the best Erin and Barrett
xo

Babes4Breasts Concert: Saturday, October 20, at St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts

We are very excited to announce that we have partnered with another amazing charity that supports breast cancer research. Drumroll please... Babes4Breasts!!

This amazing group of women is putting on a concert this Saturday, October 20, at St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts on St. Patrick St. See all the event details. This benefit concert features Canadian singer-songwriters and will be an evening full of enthralling performances, including a chance to see some once in a lifetime collaborations between these artists.

If you want to read more about Babes for Breasts (B4B) and its founder Ana Miura, recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, please visit their website.

We are so excited to be a part of this year’s B4B benefit concert as the sponsor (and decorator) of their survivor section, a section of chairs reserved for those who have survived cancer. In addition, the VIP reception preceding the ceremony is brought to you courtesy of Marry Me Productions!

You will also find us at our very own booth to talk about Something White for Something Right. So if you have any questions, this is the perfect time to come talk to us AND see a fabulous concert!

We are so lucky to find like-minded women who are all working towards the common goal of finding a cure for breast cancer. It is an honour to be part of this event.

The Babes at Something White for Something Right

The best part? The concert doesn’t have to be the last time you see the Babes!! They will be attending Something White for Something Right on November 3^rd, 2012. They will be selling their compilation CD, which features Canadian singer-songwriters and an amazing single co-written by cancer survivors, during cocktail hour for $15 (which includes a $5 donation). We may also have another B4B surprise up our sleeves...! You will have to wait until November 3^rd to find out!

If you haven’t bought your tickets for Something White for Something Right, do it NOW! Ticket sales end October 31, 2012. www.somethingwhite.ca.

Request for Photo Submissions: Something White for Something Right

Those of you who have attended Something White for Something Right in the past know that the most important part of the evening is the video tribute we put together to honour all those special people in our lives who have been affected by breast cancer.

This year’s event is taking place on Saturday, November 3, 2012, at 6pm at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier.

Please submit any photos of loved ones who have touched your lives and been touched by breast cancer to info@marrymeproductions.ca by October 26^th, 2012, so that we can include them in our video tribute at Something White for Something Right. Please list your email subject line as “SWSR Video Tribute”.

Please be sure to send us their name and any other details you would like honoured.

Read more about the event here

It will be a night to be remembered. Buy your tickets today at www.somethingwhite.ca.

Something White for Something Right is getting 'Hotter'

Breaking News: The New Hot 89-9 is the Official Radio Sponsor of Something White for Something Right!

Tune your radios to The New Hot 89-9 from now until October 14^th for your chance to win tickets to the fourth annual Something White for Something Right! The event is taking place on Saturday, November 3, 2012, at 6pm at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier.

The New Hot 89-9 will be giving away five pairs of tickets to this year’s event so listen for your cue to call in and win! Then get your wedding gowns and tuxedos ready for a fabulous evening of glamour and fun.

On November 3, 2012, The New Hot 89-9 street team will be on location with us celebrating and helping us raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

And their very own newlywed Josie, from The Morning Hot Tub with Mauler, Rush, Jenni and Josie, will be our Master of Ceremonies for the evening! We can’t wait!!

Don’t have a wedding dress? Come anyways!! Don’t let that stop you from coming out to support a great cause. We encourage you to wear white, but we won’t turn anyone away!

Read more about the event at our last blog post.

It will be a night to be remembered. Buy your tickets today at www.somethingwhite.ca. They are selling out fast!!

Something White for Something Right 2012: Exciting Updates

 

In case you haven’t heard, Marry Me Productions is proudly presenting the fourth annual Something White for Something Right on Saturday, November 3, 2012, at 6pm at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier.
We are so excited about this year’s event and we are hard at work trying to make it even better than last year!

A little bit about the event: Stacey Price came up with the idea for Something White for Something Right after a close friend was diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 32. Stacey decided to combine a great cause with her love of weddings and the constant refrain she heard from her brides: “I won’t be able to wear my wedding dress again!”.  For the past three years, brides of all ages have dug out their wedding dresses and come out for a lovely evening of world class dining, captivating live entertainment and a fabulous silent auction in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

 

 

 

This year’s event is even closer to our hearts as Stacey’s dear friend Jamie lost her battle with breast cancer earlier this year. This year’s fundraiser is dedicated to her memory.

So dig your wedding gowns out of the deep corners of your closet, dust them off, and get ready for a great night! Bring your girlfriends, husbands, colleagues, even your parents! Everyone is welcome!

 

Don’t have a wedding dress? Come anyways!! Don’t let that stop you from coming out to support a great cause. If you can wear white to support the event we encourage it, but we won’t turn anyone away!

image from 'in love with the small things' blog

Here’s what the night will look like:

6pm-7pm: Cocktail Hour in the Drawing Room Foyer

Featuring:

·         Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres

·         Mini manicures by The Spa Angels

·         Make-up application by Ottawa Makeup Artists.com and Nolita

·         Silent auction

·         50/50 ticket sales

7pm onwards: Dinner & Dancing in the Drawing Room

Featuring:

·         4-course meal by the Chateau Laurier

·         Dessert and candy buffet

·         Speeches and video tribute

·         Silent auction

·         50/50 draw

·         Live entertainment by Sway Orchestra

Not to mention we will have Miv Photography there to take fabulous photos of all the guests looking stunning in their gowns and dashing in their tuxedos!

Curious about the silent auction? Here is a sampling of some of the great prizes we will have:

image from 'in love with the small things' blog

·        A gift certificate for a one-night stay, with breakfast, at a Quintessence  Hotel suite in Mont Tremblant, valued at $500.00

·         A gift basket of Arbonne beauty goodies

·         A family/couple photo shoot with print credit from UnionEleven

·         A 2-hour styled photo shoot from Joel Bedford Photography

·         A personal financial planning session with Astrolabe Financial valued at $1,500.00

·         And many more…!!

Of course, we won’t let anyone go home empty handed so we will also have some great swag for all of our guests including a complete makeover by a professional hair and make-up artist, a personalized boudoir/glamour photography session and a $100 credit towards high end products from Voulez-Vous Boudoir Photography.

Stay tuned in to our blog as we slowly reveal all the other great things that will be part of this year’s event. We have lots up our sleeves and can’t wait to share it with you! It will be a night to be remembered. Buy your tickets today at www.somethingwhite.ca. They are selling out fast!!

Have a question? Contact Brianna on the Marry Me Productions team at Brianna@marrymeproductions.ca. See you in November!

Fab Find

 

"Momma always says there’s an awful lot you can tell about a person by their shoes. Where they’re going. Where they’ve been." - Forrest Gump

 

We all love shoes, we love to shop for them, we love to wear them, we love how they make us girls feel, heck, we even love to organize them (I have mine in individual clear boxes with a photo of the shoe on the outside of the box).
One of the most important shoes we are ever going to wear are our wedding shoes. The shoes that carry us down the aisle to our future.

We found a unique website that allows you to get your wedding shoes hand painted and personalized by Deborah, the artist and mind behind Figgie Shoes.

image from figgieshoes.com

There are three main options for personalization- basic black and white (including 12 personalized items or text), colour and/or ink, jewels, metallics, sequins, feathers, rhinestones etc. Popular personalization items include: wedding date, portrait of the bride and groom, school emblems, meaningful geographical locations, your wedding vows, words from a love letter you received from our sweetheart...basically anything you want to express about your relationship's personal history for your wedding day.



image from figgieshoes.com 

The company recommends you buy your own shoes to ensure they fit perfectly before the personalization process begins, and that process is a minimum of 6 weeks. So this should be something you plan for well in advance.
By the way, this process isn't just for bridal shoes, this art can be produced on any shoe for any reason. So not only can it be a cute gift for your bridesmaids (flats for all of them for the wedding reception and for casual wear after the wedding), it can also be just for any shoe you want to express yourself on.

image from figgieshoes.com

Fab Find

I am obsessed with scented candles. I always have one lit in my living room when I am relaxing at home in the evenings. Not only does the soft glow from the candle make my room feel inviting and warm but the scent at the time can make me happy, nostalgic even hungry depending on which candle is burning. My preferences are Slatkin & Co., which are available at Bath and Body Works and Yankee Candle which are available at Hallmark, Home Outfitters and many other retailers.

So, I was so excited to see that Yankee candle offers a personalization service for their candles. It makes for a great wedding favour for your guests if you love candles as much as I do.

You can pick the photo to affix to the front, the text and even the scent. The website doesn't do the idea justice- but imagine using a photo of you and your sweetie, perhaps a (black & white) romantic pose from your engagement photo shoot, a tag line that is totally you both, the date of your wedding or just a simple "thank you" to your guests. And the most fun- choosing your scent. A sweet scented candle because you love to bake? Maybe an oak scented one because you are honeymooning in Napa Valley wine tasting in the sunshine with your new hubby. What about a Fall harvest scented candle because you are getting married in the Fall and your guests can enjoy the scents from your wedding's season for weeks to come. The possibilities are endless.

I prefer the small tumbler sized candles instead of the jars (they look more modern) and if you think your guests will just throw out the glass jar once the candle is done, think again- here is a fabulous idea to reuse your empty candle jars.

Real Wedding - Jude and Nate's Gorgeous Grey Reception

We already miss Judith and Nathan who were one of our first couples of the 2012 summer wedding season. They were married in an elegant ceremony at Notre Dame Cathedral on May 5 and guests crossed the street to their reception in the Great Hall at the National Gallery.

Instead of feeling overwhelmed by the National Gallery's grey and glass canvas, Jude and Nate embraced the elements of the Gallery that makes it unique. For their centrepieces, they mixed short tight, boxy arrangements on some tables with tall, romantic flowly centrepieces on other tables. The soft grey that makes up the walls of the National Gallery is found on their pintuck linen and stationary. Their ghost chairs perfectly complimented the Gallery's commanding windows.

Jude and Nate also incorporated pops of fire engine red into their reception. A perfect choice as red accurately represents their fun-loving and outgoing personalities and nicely breaks up the glass and grey that is found throughout the Gallery.

How can you not fall in love with this couple (as we did) after seeing their wedding video .... another masterpiece produced by Bridget First Kiss Films.

Thank you to MIV Photography for sharing these shots of Jude and Nate with us.