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Sweet on so many levels - Candy by Katie

This is sweet on so many levels!

Check out this eye-candy created by Candy by Katie for her space at the Vintage Hotels Weddings show!!

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Madeleine Cross Back Chairs

You fell in love with them first at Restoration Hardware and now you’re seeing these madly popular Madeleine cross back chairs everywhere lately!

We have good news ... you can now rent them from Simply Beautiful Décor here in Niagara!

Angelica has them available in Natural Oak (shown) and Vintage White!

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A Year in the Life of Allure Hair and Makeup

Mobile wedding hair and makeup specialists Allure Hair and Makeup had a cinematography team follow them about for a year documenting some of their most creative and fabulous stylized shoots and weddings!

It’s the day you’ve dreamed about your entire life. You deserve to be pampered. Allure Hair and Makeup will come to you, on location, in the comfort of your home, hotel room or bridal ready room!  Allure will inspire you to be the beautiful confident bride you’re wishing to be.

Tags: Mobile Bridal Hair and Makeup Services, Allure Hair and Makeup, Wedding Hair Style, Wedding Makeup

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Wedding Cupcakes 101

If you’ve been to a wedding in the last year, chances are good that cupcakes were served in lieu of or alongside a wedding cake!

Cupcakes have a lot going for them ... they’re cute, delicious and bite-sized!! The perfect sweet mouthful paired with a cappuccino after a celebratory dinner ... or perhaps grab one at the late-night buffet after dancing away all those calories imbibed earlier in the evening!

The Frosted Cupcake will custom design your cupcakes to make your wedding day extra special. All of their cupcakes and cakes are baked fresh from the finest ingredients in a nut-free shoppe!

Cupcakes are the perfect finishing touch to a wedding, party or any event! Add a little more sweetness to your special day ... give The Frosted Cupcake a call or stop by their Cupcake Shoppe in St. Catharines!

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Pantone Colour of the Year 2013

“Lively. Radiant. Lush… A color of elegance and beauty that enhances our sense of well-being, balance and harmony.”

PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, a lively, radiant, lush green, is the Color of the Year for 2013.

The 2012 color of the year, PANTONE 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, provided the energy boost we needed to recharge and move forward. Emerald, a vivid verdant green, enhances our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight as well as promoting balance and harmony.

Most often associated with brilliant, precious gemstones, the perception of Emerald is sophisticated and luxurious. Since antiquity, this luminous, magnificent hue has been the color of beauty and new life in many cultures and religions. Also the color of growth, renewal and prosperity, no other color conveys regeneration more than green. For centuries, many countries have chosen green to represent healing and unity.

“The most abundant hue in nature, the human eye sees more green than any other color in the spectrum,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “As it has throughout history, multifaceted Emerald continues to sparkle and fascinate. Symbolically, Emerald brings a sense of clarity, renewal and rejuvenation, which is so important in today’s complex world. This powerful and universally-appealing tone translates easily to both fashion and home interiors.”

Explore this page. Find out more about this radiant jewel tone and its many applications in fashion, beauty, home décor and design. Dig deeper into the thinking and decision-making process that answers why, of the nearly infinite range of colors perceivable by the human eye, 17-5641 Emerald captured our attention, our imagination and our collective eye to become this year’s selection as the Pantone 2013 Color of the Year.

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The Ultimate Candy Bar at Your Wedding!

This sweet ‘candy bar’ was created by one of our Swish List Members, Candy by Katie, for a recent wedding!

We love everything about it ... from the custom wedding branding, colour co-ordinated edible sweets, chalkboard signage, vintage cash register and weigh scales to the classic dispensers and glass containers!

Learn more about Candy by Katie.

Tags: Swish List Member, Candy Buffet, Candy by Katie, Sweets Table

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Have you been to The Warehouse?

The Warehouse is a 2200 sq. ft. emporium of fabulous finds with something for every style and budget - Georgian to mid-century, French to industrial, vintage clothing to ‘50’s Mad Men barware! 

We have everything from Regency chairs to vintage iron outdoor furniture, beautiful chaises to barnboard harvest tables and a growing collection of antique china.  Whether you are looking for a summery vintage setting or something more formal with a French flavour, we have everything you will need to make your wedding or party beautiful and bless your guests in the process!

We will work with you or your event planner, to take your ideas from thought to reality.  If there is something we don’t have, we’ll find it for you.  If there is special material you need incorporated into a vignette, we have the very best workroom at our disposal, not to mention finish carpenters, an iron working studio and faux furniture painters.

Our services also include delivery, setup and take down. You needn’t worry about a thing.  Our goal is to make sure that you really enjoy the process, while we make your vision come to life.  Whatever celebration you are planning, it should be a joy from start to finish.

Tags: Vintage Weddings, Vintage Rentals, The Warehouse

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Niagara vineyard wedding at Good Earth Food and Wine Co. designed by Mimosa Flower Studio

"Fortunato in amore, fortunato nella vita. Siamo molto benedetti."  (Translates to "fortunate in love, fortunate in life … we are very blessed!")

When the summer heat hits its peak, wise Italians escape the city and head to the country to join their loved ones for the mid-summer festival of Ferragosto on August 15. This was the inspiration for Janine + Roberto's Ferragosto wedding among the vineyards at Good Earth Food and Wine Co. in Niagara’s wine country.

The wedding ceremony was held in a verdant meadow under century old willow and sugar maple trees. Our nieces and nephews helped out in the religious service with a rousing responsorial psalm and handmade alleluia signs. The groom’s papa led the guests in reciting an Italian version of the Our Father – Il Padre Nostro. The ceremony ended with a prosecco toast: viva gli sposi! and we were deluged with handfuls of rice thrown from every direction. 

As the sun was setting behind the orchard, guests strolled toward the winery bistro alongside the vineyard. The communal dinner table was waiting under the pergola, softly lit by sparkling crystal chandeliers and votives in a combination of mercury glass and custom hand-sewn vintage fabric sleeves in tones of muted mauve, pale lavender and mulled grape. 

The last word goes to Janine + Roberto's five-year old nephew who whispered into the groom's ear: “Zio, can I tell you something?” “Yes, Ryan, what is it?” “This is the best wedding I’ve ever been to. It’s only the first wedding I’ve ever been to, but it’s the best!” 

This wedding was perfectly captured byuber-talented wedding photographer Nataschia Wielink!

Event Photography: Nataschia Wielink Photo + Cinema / Private Photography: K Black and Co. / Wedding Venue: Good Earth Food and Wine Co. in Niagara, Ontario / Floral + Event Design: Mimosa Flower Studio / Menus + Programs: Laura Hooper Calligraphy / Place Cards: DIY / Wedding Cake: Good Earth Food and Wine Co. / Music: Claudio Santaluce / Wedding Dress: Jenny Packham via White Toronto / Bride’s Veil: Antique Belgian Lace / Bride’s Shoes: Sigerson Morrison / Bride’s Earrings: Laurent Gandini / Hair + Makeup: Jessica Jean Myers / Groom’s Suit: Ermenegildo Zegna via Holt Renfrew / Groom’s + Pageboys’ Ties: Pomp & Ceremony / Flower Girls’ Dresses: David’s Bridal / Pageboys’ Suits: J.Crew Crewcuts

 

Tags: Niagara Winery Wedding, Niagara Wine Country Wedding, Real Niagara Wedding, Niagara Wedding Florist, Niagara Wedding Flowers, Nataschia Wielink Photo + Cinema, Mimosa Flower Studio, Good Earth Food and Wine Co.

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Kendra + Chris {I do} by Nataschia Wielink Photo + Cinema

This Niagara wedding is so full of pretty it nearly bursts with joy!!

Enjoy the rustic details and design of this Niagara winery wedding at Inn on the Twenty.

Cinema by Nataschia Wielink Photo + Cinema.
Florals & Event Design by Mimosa Flower Studio.
Wedding Venue is Inn on the Twenty.
Wedding Cake by Vineyard Sweets.
Linens & Chiavari Chairs by Simply Beautiful Decor.
Vintage Rentals by The Warehouse.

Tags: Niagara Winery Wedding, Vineyard Wedding, Niagara Wine Country Wedding, Real Niagara Wedding, Simply Beautiful Decor, Outdoor Wedding, Vineyard Sweets, Inn on the Twenty, Nataschia Wielink Photo + Cinema, Mimosa Flower Studio, Niagara Wedding Videographer

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Best Wedding Video Ever - Judy and Derek feat. Black Eyed Peas

An amazing wedding music video style same-day-edit by Stephen Franklin Photography/Cinema!! Entirely shot and edited in just a few hours on the same day that Judy and Derek (the bride and groom ‘stars’ of the video!) were married.

From the Bride and Groom: “Thanks to everyone for turning our vision into a reality. Thanks to Stephen Franklin Cinematography for really taking it to the next level, delving into our concept with full force and capturing the great shots and editing all on the same day!”

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