Wedding Blog: Before I Do

Wed, Jul 20 2011

Let me enlighten you

Because our centrepieces are fairly basic, E and I thought it would be a good idea to add a little more zing in the form of table numbers. Instead of the usual white square with numbering and a metal...

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Fri, Jul 8 2011

How to look good in pictures

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Genuine happiness is great. It’s great to laugh so hard tears come out of your nose. Too bad it doesn’t translate well into photos. Observe, this barking laugh: While the happiness is good,...

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Wed, Jun 29 2011

Bachelorette stumpery

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What to do, what to do for a bachelorette!? As far as partying goes, E and I have avoided much of it. Not that we’re against engagement parties, wedding showers and stags, does, jacks, jills,...

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Thu, Jun 23 2011

Wedding sweatshop

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This blog post is coming a little late, but I’ve been megabusy trying to get the damn invitations out despite Canada Post being on the fritz. The invites were a little more labour-intensive than...

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Mon, Jun 6 2011

Centrepiece cost-effectiveness

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So this weekend I put on my hooligan hat, let my inner rebel out and spraypainted shit like I’ve never spraypainted before. I actually have never spraypainted anything before. I took our centrepiece...

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Thu, May 26 2011

A rant on being a good audience

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It sucks. You’ve got a presentation to make. Your adrenaline’s flowing, heart’s hammering, and every sound, every moment is amplified. How awful is it when you step up to the podium,...

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Thu, May 19 2011

One wet shoot

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So it rained on Saturday. Which was exactly what I wanted for our engagement shoot. We needed to be more than kinda damp and frizzy-haired. We needed soaking wet. And that’s just what we got...

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Mon, May 9 2011

Engagement shoot jitters

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Chris, our photographer, really has his work cut out for him. Our engagement photos are scheduled for this coming weekend. On one hand, I’m super excited, because E and I will finally have some classy...

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Thu, Apr 28 2011

On sweaty debates and inedible cakes

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The Toronto Star posted an article yesterday, finally putting Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff in a less-than stellar light. The picture they published reminded me of that episode of the Simpsons when...

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Tue, Apr 26 2011

Draft bouquet success!

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So this isn’t the final, but check it out, yo! I’m trying to avoid fresh flowers for the wedding, simply because I’ve never been much for flowers and I think there are so many alternatives...

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