Select Service specializes in custom menus, exotic canapés and all-inclusive packages

Kelvin Lewin and Marcus Kallweit will be the first to tell you that at a wedding, things can change in a heartbeat. "Caterers have to think of everything. We make lists and check them many times. All eventualities are covered and nothing is forgotten," says Marcus. Together, Kelvin and Marcus of Select Service Caterers of Fine Foods Inc., have built a company that is known for being able to turn a barn into a ballroom and a wedding date into a fairytale.

Their high-end service, all-inclusive pricing, customized menus and exotic canapés, are just a few of the things that have brought notoriety to Select Service. Select Service offers full service catering that includes planning from beginning to end and has no hidden costs. "With Select Service, you're a guest at your own event. Couples who come to us are really concerned with the details, the attention paid to their food, and the service. Essentially, people call us when everything must be perfect."

Marcus and Kelvin met while working together at Langdon Hall ten years ago. When Kelvin purchased Select Service, it seemed only natural to bring Marcus on-board. He had extensive knowledge of wine as well as experience in the food and hospitality industry - two keys to successful catering and event... click for more

Carrie Lynn Weber brings detail & big city style to custom floral design

Carrie Lynn's emphasis is on the details - the ones that show in photos, and the ones that only the bride can see. "I can create any style. Some brides want glam, others want vintage or classic with a modern twist..." From dramatic to simple elegant, Carrie Lynn will work with you to make your vision a reality. It is important to her that the flowers she creates reflect the bride and groom. "Whatever I create, I create passionately, with extraordinary style." Whether it be simple lines or sequins and lace, Carrie Lynn specializes in combining some of the most beautiful textures and colours to create stylish bouquets that are totally unique, reflecting what's hot in both the fashion and floral industry. With Carrie Lynn, beautiful flowers are a given. As she does at Sheridan College several times a week, Carrie Lynn sat down with The Ring to teach us at thing or two about how floral design can truly make an impact on your wedding day...

The brides that come to Carrie Lynn, are usually forward thinking brides - those who want flowers that set their wedding apart from others. As a recent bride herself, she has a keen sense of what a young trendy bride wants, and she is filled with ideas on how to use flowers to create the most impact on... click for more

Eight locations and quality wedding gown care brings success for Sketchley Cleaners

When you've put so much of your time, focus and emotion into finding the perfect dress... it only makes sense to keep that dress in pristine condition for years to come. Because Sketchley Cleaners has all the advantages brides are looking for - with eight locations in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, reasonable prices and a reputation of quality - we had to find out more about what Sketchley Cleaners can offer to area brides. We sat down with Owner, Dan Yantzi, to find out more about why brides often leave their locations saying their gowns look as good leaving Sketchley as they did leaving the gown shop...

The Sketchley Cleaners' name has been in the Kitchener-Waterloo community for over twenty years. Dan's entrepreneurial spirit and desire to turn the business into a success, found him purchasing his first Sketchley Cleaners location in 1992. Dan chose Sketchley because after living in the area, he knew it to be a long-standing, popular name in the community. He started by purchasing one location, then two... "I live in this community. Everyone knows the Sketchley name. It seemed obvious to me... I just knew." In 1995, Dan purchased the cleaning facility all of the remaining stores in the area. Dan says that while some services may be the same, he offers a different level of care that you won't find... click for more

For over three years, Sterling Accents has been a local haven for bridal jewellery

Karen Young, Owner of Sterling Accents, custom designs sterling silver jewellery by hand for occasions of all kinds - her most popular client being a bride. Her shop is wall to wall and end to end with earrings, necklaces, bracelets, tiaras, head pieces, and veils - each created by Karen. She has hundreds of samples on display, each one with a different design and colour scheme, covering every trend and style in depth. Sterling Accents' popularity with local brides is a result of Karen's attention to detail, trendy designs, great prices and ability to customize jewellery that will sparkle in all the right places on the bride to be.

As the name implies, Sterling Accents originally started out as a shop dedicated to creating custom jewellery by working with sterling silver. Karen Young's expertise in creating pieces out of sterling silver made her unique. She could, and still often does, put together new pieces of jewellery from family heirlooms or designs out of magazines. She is entirely self-taught, and continually updates her knowledge of trends and styles. Karen explained to us how she continually works on her craft, "There is a lot of trial and error involved in teaching myself something new." Soon after opening, local brides found Sterling Accents and began... click for more

Guelph's Cutten Club offers reputation, history, elegance & service for a spectacular wedding day

The Cutten Club is a private golf and tennis club that has been hosting weddings since 1931. Choosing a club that is recognized as one of the finest in the country means choosing reputation, history and elegance. You can expect high ceilings, natural light, fireplaces, and traditional decor... all combined with the advantages of an indoor ballroom reception for 25 to 180 guests, an outdoor ceremony amidst stunning gardens, and views of both the course and the Guelph cityscape. But what's more, you can expect the service that only a club with this much history could offer you.

As much a part of Guelph's heritage as Guelph itself, The Cutten Club has hosted 50th anniversaries for couples in the same rooms where they exchanged their vows so many years before. It's this long history of dealing with weddings, and consistency in great service that makes the staff of The Cutten Club such experts.

The best part about this amazing venue is the personal attention you will receive from the staff. While we were there, each staff member that walked by greeted us personally with a 'hello' and a smile. Of course, the most important staff member to a bride or groom planning their wedding is the on-site planner... click for more

Custom-made attire from flower girls to brides allow K-W brides to turn imagination into reality

If you were at the Welcome Wagon Show in Kitchener on September 13 - you will undoubtedly remember the name Noccé. Pronounced 'No-Chay', the word was created to mean couture for an elegant evening and that's what they offer to Kitchener-Waterloo brides - only without the designer price. At the show, The Ring got to see the beautiful custom creations that Noccé produces for their brides first hand... it only made us want to find out more! We sat down with Ileana Poessy, designer and her daughter Axel to find out the in's and out's of their custom design gown service. "What we like most about the business is the fact that we are allowing someone to get exactly what they want, their ideal dream dress," Ileana explains. Having someone take your description of exactly what you are looking for and turning it into a reality - within a reasonable... click for more

A Universal offers luxury transportation & service to local brides

When the staff at The Ring visited with A Universal on their expansive grounds located between St. Thomas and Aylmer, we were blown away by what we thought, originally, might have just been another limousine company. We knew that A Universal has been among the ‘who’s who’ in luxury transportation for over a decade, but now we know why. By focusing on providing tons of options, customizable packages, quality service, and excellence in both their vehicles and their chauffeurs, it’s no wonder that business managers, brides and prom queens alike, repeatedly choose this company to get them to their destinations in style. This company knows it’s business inside and out and only gets bigger every year, because of it. A Universal offers horse drawn convertible Cinderella-style carriages, limousines seating six to sixteen people, stretch SUV’s... click for more

Family owners bring dedication and quality to the forefront of the K-W area tuxedo market

Dear brides, friends & experts,

This New Year's Bridal News brings you wishes for a happy new year, along with all the latest news in our bridal community.

From upcoming bridal shows to the past year's celebrity matrimonial wrap-up and the best of the best in 2005's tips, trends and chat - all here just for you!

Jennifer Goulden

theweddingring.ca & kw.theweddingring.ca

email: info@theweddingring.ca

* photo by One Great Day