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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!!

Candy Bar by Candy by Katie at Vintage Hotels Wedding Show 2013

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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!

Madeleine Cross Back Chairs in Natural Oak at Simply Beautiful Decor

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

Madeleine Cross Back Chair in Natural Oak

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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 - Niagara Wedding Cupcakes
The Frosted Cupcake - Wedding Cupcake Shoppe in Niagara

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!

The Frosted Cupcake - Wedding Cupcakes

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!

The Frosted Cupake - Niagara Wedding Cupcakery

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Wedding Cinematography

Marla + Nick by Captivate Bridal

Marla+Nick had an absolutely breathtaking wedding! Every detail was as elegant as the couple and it was all captured perfectly by the creative team at Captivate Bridal.


Marla + Nick by Captivate Bridal

Tags: Outdoor Wedding, Wedding Cinematography, Captivate Bridal

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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.

Pantone Colour of the Year 2013 - Emerald
Pantone Colour of the Year 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!

Wedding Candy Bar / Sweets Table Candy by Katie
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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! 

The Warehouse - Vintage Wedding Rentals in Niagara on the Lake

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

Wedding Cinematography

Stephen Franklin Photography / Cinema: Same Day Edit Lip-Synced Wedding Film

Stephen Franklin Photography / Cinema knocks another one out of the park!

Check out this brilliantly creative lip-sync same-day-edit wedding film!!

(Did you catch that? This was edited and shown on the day of the wedding!)

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Wedding Cinematography

Muskoka Wedding by Captivate Bridal

At times hilarious and edgy, yet warm and romantic, this wedding film showcases the talented storytelling of the creative team at Captivate Bridal.


Captivate Bridal Muskoka Wedding Cinematography

Tags: Outdoor Wedding, Wedding Cinematography, Captivate Bridal