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Mark your calendars and join us on Sunday, February 26th 2012 from Noon to 4pm!
• Meet premier wedding suppliers
• Sample delectable food and beverages
• View stunning wedding set-ups
• Enter to win a fabulous Niagara-on-the-Lake Getaway
Filed Under» Wedding Cinematography, Real Weddings
Check out this awesome Same Day Edit by Stephen Franklin Cinema ... filmed in gorgeous Niagara-on-the-Lake at 2 of our favourite wedding venues ... St. Mark’s Church and Queen’s Landing.
Decor/linens by Simply Beautiful Decor with florals by the talented Pauline from My Bouquet.
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Lynn and Michael had been dating for over four years before getting married on an early summer’s eve in lovely Niagara-on-the-Lake wine country. For the proposal, Michael planned a “surprise” vacation to New York right before Christmas 2 years earlier. In their room at the Plaza Hotel, he got down on one knee and asked Lynn to marry him. She burst into tears right away and said yes!
Check out Swish List Members Mimosa Flower Studio, Vintage Hotels, Simply Beautiful Decor and Allure Hair and Makeup making the beautiful happen all over this wedding!!
View all the delicious pictures and the wonderful love story over on the WedLuxe Magazine blog.
Filed Under» Swish Loves This!, Wedding Planners + Designers
What could be finer than a wonderful winter wedding in charming Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario!?!?!?
We love the idea of a winter wedding ... it’d be so romantic, especially in Niagara-on-the-Lake ... especially at the Vintage Hotels!!!
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A large part of what makes ALLURE Hair and Makeup special is the luxury of time and convenience ... it’s about how you look AND how you feel. This short film gives you an inside look at what the ALLURE experience is all about!
To find out more about this film, check out Allure’s “Be Who You Want To Be” blog post on their site!
Filed Under» Wedding Cinematography, Real Weddings
Calgarians Andrea + Jeff chose Niagara on the Lake as their destination to celebrate the wedding of their dreams. We have the sweet, sweet film of the day from the mega-talented cinematographers at Stephen Franklin Photography/Cinema to share with you!
Andrea + Jeff’s over-the-top Niagara wedding features 7 of our Swish List recommended vendors!!!
The following Niagara wedding vendors who worked together to make Andrea + Jeff’s day memorable are all recommended members of The Swish List.
Wedding Cinematography: Stephen Franklin
Wedding Flowers & Chuppah/Canopy: Mimosa Flower Studio.
Ceremony Location: Pillar and Post, Niagara on the Lake
Wedding Reception Venue: Queen’s Landing, Niagara on the Lake
Linens, Chiavari Chairs: Simply Beautiful Décor
Wedding Photography: Stec Photographers
Wedding Cake: Vineyard Sweets
Disc Jockey: Spirit of Sound
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From the moment we saw these images, we knew that we just HAD to share them with you!
This is one seriously amazing photo set sent to us by the ridiculously talented team of Niagara wedding photographers at Stec Photo Boutique Wedding Studio. We love all the multi-cultural details that were captured in these images ... they tell the whole love story in all it’s harmony and celebration of diversity.
The cultural significance of both of their backgrounds (India + Scotland) was high on the couples’ list of priorities and as such, they celebrated two wedding ceremonies! First, a traditional Sikh ceremony near Toronto followed later in the day by a Protestant wedding ceremony just across the Lake in Niagara on the Lake ... both on the same day!
How did they do this you ask? Simple! They used a helicopter for quick transport across Lake Ontario ... of course!
An evening dinner reception followed at Queen’s Landing in Niagara on the Lake. We hear that the meal was absolutely amazing, featuring all kinds of traditional Indian gastronomical delights like ... Butter Chicken!




From the photographers ....
This had to be one of the most unique weddings we’ve done in years! With such varied cultural backgrounds like Scottish and Sikh, we thought we’d be in for a treat ... but it was even better than we expected! Victoria and Parbal had a Sikh ceremony in Brampton and a Protestant wedding ceremony later in the heart of Niagara on the Lake ... this wedding wins the prize for most unique ‘stuff’ going on.
Both the bride and groom changed several times with a variety of great outfits ... and Parbal even shaved for the last part of the evening ... we totally didn’t recognize him!
Wedding Venue: Queen’s Landing, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
Wedding Photography: Stec Photo Boutique Wedding Studio, Jordan, Ontario
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We’re seriously loving this pretty purple Niagara-on-the-Lake winery wedding featuring work by a dream team of our Swish List Niagara wedding vendors!
This outdoor affair features true Niagara wedding style ... held at a local winery in charming Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, it’s filled to the brim with lovely little details!
From the whimsical lavender paper lanterns to the personalized chopsticks to the wedding cake inspired by Kandinsky (one of the couple’s favourite artists) every nuance of the day was a perfect reflection of the bride and groom.
Venue Coordinator: Danielle Sweet – Vintage Hotels
Wedding Flowers: Jennifer Elliotson – Mimosa Flower Studio
Wedding Cake Designer:Catherine O’Donnell – Willow Cakes and Pastries
Linens and Chiavari Chairs: Angelica – Simply Beautiful Décor



Photography by Tyler James.
Filed Under» Swish Loves This!, Wedding Details
The historic Miller House is a clapboard building dating back to 1817 and has been recently loving restored and made available to clients of the Vintage Hotels as their newest private wedding ceremony location suitable for up to 200 guests!
The Miller House lays claim to an almost near complete survival of all it’s original individual elements. It’s finishes, along with it’s history, put it the highest heritage value in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario and Canada! The house’s stylistic modesty, with some traditional Georgian architecture speaks importantly about the state of life on the Niagara Frontier in the aftermath of the war of 1812.

The cute raised whitewashed gazebo was specifically created to offer a perfect backdrop for wedding ceremonies of varying traditions and sizes. As previously mentioned, the grounds are suitable for up to 200 wedding guests with complete seclusion on all sides.
Filed Under» Wedding Photography, Real Weddings
This absolutely romantic winter wedding in Niagara on the Lake was sent to us by photog Nataschia Wielink. It’s so romantic, classic, beautiful ... sparkly! And the bride is kind of hot, isn’t she?



Love this silhouette image … makes me want to get married again in the winter … so pretty!

Devon really did light up the room ... like a gorgeous snow princess at her coronation!

Devon and Steve celebrated their wintery wedding in Niagara on the Lake at Queen’s Landing on January 2 ... it was a perfect winter wonderland with a fresh layer of snow that coated the beautiful Vintage Hotels property the night before.

The delicately detailed wedding cake courtesy of Willow Cakes and Pastries.

A really beautiful wedding celebration with close friends and family!
Wedding Photographer – Nataschia Wielink
Wedding Venue – Queen’s Landing (Vintage Hotels)
Wedding Cake – Willow Cakes and Pastries
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We love working with really talented Niagara wedding photographers and we have a few them on our Swish Vendor List! Niagara-on-the-Lake wedding photographer Stephen Dominick is definitely on our ‘short list’ of favourites.
The Swish Factor ...
One of the coolest things about this Niagara on the Lake wedding (aside from the great pics!) is what we’re calling ‘The Swish Factor’. The five key wedding professionals that attended to Heather + Josh’s wedding are found right here on the Swish List!
Swish Vendors included the aforementioned Niagara-on-the-Lake wedding photographer Stephen Dominick, Niagara on the Lake wedding venue extraordinaire Queen’s Landing (one of the Vintage Hotels); Niagara wedding flowers by Mimosa Flower Studio; Linens and Chiavari chair rentals by Simply Beautiful Decor and their wedding cake was created by Willow Cakes and Pastries of Niagara-on-the-Lake ... phew!
Bride Heather is such a cutie ... so modelicious!
The grand entrance at Queen’s Landing ... a stunning Niagara on the Lake wedding venue.
Linens and Chiavari chair rentals by Simply Beautiful Decor with the wishing tree, flowers and canopy designed by Mimosa Flower Studio.
Thank you so much to cutie bride Heather and her groom for letting us have a sneak peek of their fab Niagara on the Lake wedding celebration! And to Niagara wedding photographer Stephen Dominick for sharing his take on a day that was altogether gorgeous!