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 For this local
wedding officiant your
wedding day celebrates life and
eternal love
Whether you'll be
exchanging vows in a hot air balloon or having an inter-faith
ceremony that incorporates your children, Christina Brighton
wants to be the one to celebrate your day with you. Chaplain of Celebrate Life,
Christina believes that love is eternal. She makes sure
that each couple she meets knows how important their wedding day and their future is
to her. "A wedding is not one day to me or to my bride and groom. It has
meaning. It is one of the few days that will last forever. It's a celebration of
life itself." Christina Brighton
was originally licenced by the Association of Unity Churches Canada five
years ago. She now spends her time performing wedding ceremonies of all kinds
and teaching part time in Etobicoke. "I consider
myself a high-energy person... I get a high when I'm speaking on a Sunday and
when I'm performing a wedding." But it's the weddings Christina has performed in...
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 Local online boutique offers
raw silk and couture designs for the little ones
One of The Ring's most exciting and unique finds to date has got to
be Petite Parfait. Owner and designer Erika Mills offers brides the
best in bridal couture style for the smallest members of their
wedding party. From luxurious flower girl gowns to baby boy tuxedos,
Erika uses raw silk to create custom, hand-made fabulous gowns,
little boy attire and bridal accessories. Erika uses no pre-set size
patterns, but instead creates each gown based on the measurements of
your little girls or boys. You can choose from several different
sleeve, sash and colour options for gowns which are clearly laid out
on her website. In addition to dresses, Petite Parfait also offers
rosebud wreaths, hair buds, ribbon rose carriers and ring pillows.
And for the little gentlemen in your party, she can make vests,
pants, shirts, suspenders and ties to match the flower girl's dress.
Erika has been sewing all her life. "I remember looking for fabric
and materials to work/play with when I was little. I was probably
about six years old the first time I...
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 Purely Music brings a classic
touch to your wedding day with cello or string ensembles
Live
instrumental music holds a unique power to set the tone of a wedding
day with its characteristic rich sound and elegant appearance.
Cellist, Natalie Williams, knows this better than anyone because she
has been performing at weddings for over fifteen years. With talents
that have taken her across the globe, we felt honoured that she
chose to focus her future on our local wedding community.
Natalie owns Purely Music, a business which organizes a group of
seasoned musicians who perform live classical music for some of
life's most important events. Either performing her cello alone or
amidst a string ensemble of several musicians, Natalie coordinates
music for countless local indoor and outdoor wedding ceremonies,
garden parties, rehearsal dinners, engagement parties, cocktail
hours, receptions, anniversaries and showers. We sat down with
Natalie to find out more about what she does for brides. Music isn't
just Natalie's passion, it's in her blood... click for more |
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 Five generation family
business offers shelter, style and quality for local outdoor
weddings
Drumbo
Tent Company has a reputation for serving brides with both shelter
and style for local outdoor weddings. With the outdoor wedding
becoming more and more popular, we wanted to be sure to tell you
everything you needed to know about one of the best in the tent
business. Talking
with Owner Monica Taylor for the first time, we could immediately
feel that expertise and personal touch that you'd expect from a
family company that spans five decades like Drumbo Tent. With a
bride's best interests as her focus, Monica along with her husband
J.R. and a team of professionals provide wedding day necessities for
countless weddings in the area each year. Decades of experience,
quality and selection of product, and personal service keep brides
coming to Drumbo Tent after 116 years.
Let us explain... Today's Drumbo Tent Company is...
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 Designer creates scrumptious
cakes that look & taste almost Too Nice to Slice
Chrissie
Boon is talented, enthusiastic, and as sweet as the cakes she
designs each day. Before recently opening Too Nice to Slice,
Chrissie had already run a successful custom cookie business, baked
wedding cakes by request for over six years, and got her Master Cake
Decorator certificate. In fact, when you look at her past, it seemed
only inevitable that Chrissie would eventually trade in her cookie
cutter for a cake stand. This
designer considers the fact that her company is new to the local
wedding scene to be one of its biggest advantages. "I have the
opportunity to offer a new energy, a fresh perspective and approach
to design... ," she says. "I can't wait to share my ideas with the
brides and grooms who come to see me." Chrissie's sweet designs are
intricate and aimed at elegance. Equally important, these creations
taste as good as they look...
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Best of the bridal chat... |
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Subject: 2 months to go and now I'm stressing
"Hi
everyone, Please tell me some of you are feeling the way I am! We
have been engaged for two years and everything is done. I think
thats what the problem is............the waiting game. Waiting for
the wedding, waiting for the showers, waiting for the stag and Doe.
It's very exciting but now after two years I just want the day to
come. Is there anyone feeling the way I do?"
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Subject: HELP NEEDED BADLY
"Well
most of you already know my planning has not been easy but thing had
started to settle down for me or so i thought. About two weeks ago
my fh's mother emailed us both, i got mine first. She stated that we
need to postpone the wedding and that she thinks its a mistake for
us to get married and on and on. So after her telling me for two
years to grow a back bone i did. I told her exactly how i felt and
told her that no one will ever be good enough for her son (he's an
only child). Now the next morning i thought about it and apologized,
and two more times after that. All over with right. HA NOT! last
friday i went out and mike talked to her for two and a half hours by
the end of the conversation she said she was done and was happy and
blah blah blah. Sunday i get a phone call from my aunt asking me why
mikes mom called her..."
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Subject: Four Days
"WOAH!
I've been so busy lately I haven't been able to post. Last night my
mom finished making our favours and helped me wrap the bridemaids
gifts. I also wrapped the presents I got FH...the worst wrapping job
I've done but what can you do. Oops! I've been emailing Shannon from
Grey Silo, Doris from Bingemans, and Mary from Do It in Style
several times a day. They are all so great! Oh and our photographer
called last night to discuss final details. We sent the seating
chart off to Mary to get printed yesterday and I'm working on the
floor plan... Man, I feel like I'm riding an emotional roller
coaster and that I could cry at the drop of a hat.
 Cross your
fingers that the 60% chance...."
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Subject: My wedding story
"This
wedding, was something I did not want from the start. I wanted to
get married yes, but Wedding - NO!! But my fh wanted it, and so did
my family -so I agreed for their sake. I know myself pretty well,
and to say I am a perfectionist is a bit of an understatement. So I
knew that when I agreed to do it, it was going to spell out A LOT of
work for me. Not only would i be planning and executing this event
on my own in 6 months from start to finish I was also in my last
year of college. I have an 8 year old daughter and My fh just
received a job offer in Alberta for september, so that is a world
shifter in itself (moving away). Things progressed pretty well. I
picked my party. One regret here, I picked one (MOH) for nostalgic
reasons... BIG mistake. She turned out to be a nightmare (details to
follow) One of my other BM's I would not have picked in retrospect -
I picked her on a whim and I regret it now. I had one BM who was
amazing and did everything I asked of her and more and was so
supportive and just the best friend I could have asked for. I picked
out my dress in December and was so excited, got the BM's dresses at
the same store. My mom made my..."
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May's
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Subject: Didn't have a clue!
"Paul and I have been together
for just over two years and have talked about marriage very
little throughout our relationship (although we both knew
that we'd be together forever). We didn't really 'celebrate'
Valentine's Day this year because Paul told me that he
wanted to 'go away' for a weekend in March (it was my
birthday on March 3). He took me to Niagara Falls on March
10, 2006 for the weekend. When we arrived at the hotel, I
couldn't figure out why he had picked such a 'lavish' room
overlooking the falls, jacuzzi etc. We are trying to save
money to buy a house! Anyway, I thought it was sweet that he
wanted to give me such a nice weekend. The following day was
spent doing lots of fun things, we had a great time. He told
me we were having dinner at the 'Skylon', which was so nice.
He seemed a little distant during dinner and at one point I
accused him of 'not listening' to me when I was talking.
After dinner he said we should go to the place across from
the hotel for some drinks. The plan was to go get changed
and to this place after, to watch some brazilian dancing and
listen to live music. I thought it was strange that he
wanted to go right away (little did I know that he was
'buying time'). Lucky for him, I didn't put up a fight about
wanting to change. We went for a drink, and suddenly he was
ready to go back to the hotel. We walked into our room and I
could hear music coming from the bedroom. I thought..."
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From the editor...
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Dear brides,
friends & experts,
Wedding season is here, and so are
new reviews on experts. Also coming to you this month are new bridal specials, a
new lucky winner of our free limo giveaway, a spring giveaway for custom bridal
party jewellery, new chair covers ideas and so much more!
As always, everything here is
local to you, to your wedding, and to your sense of wedding style. Enjoy!
Jennifer
Goulden
theweddingring.ca
&
kwweddingring.ca,
email:
info@theweddingring.ca
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courtesy of Eden Creations
Enter to win jewellery for the wedding party including one bridal
set (necklace and earrings) as well as four bridesmaid's sets
(necklace and earrings)! An approximate value of $250... with the design of the prize
customized to the winner's style and bridal party colours!
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Congratulations
Melina!
on winning Jewellery for your Bridal
Party!
Melina is getting
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may bridal specials
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May Special @ Rosalind's
Most of us - 85% - are wearing the
wrong size bra and everyone should be refit at least once a year. The right fit
will not only be more comfortable, you'll look thinner too.
During the month of May, buy a bra & panty set &
receive 25% off the panty.
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Star
Productions
Special Discount
for The Ring's
brides!
Star Productions is
offering
$200 off any DJ Package
to all The Ring's brides who book at a K-W venue before October 2006!
To get this
discount, simply go to the Star Productions website
here,
fill out the online quote generator, and type in the promo code weddingring
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The lengths a
vendor will go for her bride... |
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Heather Fritz
of Heather Fritz Photography
knows the importance of saving a great pair of strappy
sandals. That's why she opted for
piggybacking her bride over squishy, wet grass during this
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photos above are
provided by one great day, l photography, heather fritz photography,
accent studios photography, calvin photography, calla
studio, matt ballard photography & barebonephoto
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event:
Grand Opening
Open House
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CJ's
Cakes is moving into a brand new storefront location in Conestogo.
To celebrate, they are having a Grand Opening Open House on Saturday
July 15 for all brides who would like to visit.
details
date:
July 15th, 2006
time:
2 pm
- 7 pm
location:
1884 Sawmill Road in Conestogo, Ontario
(only minutes from Waterloo)
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Best idea EVER...
BraG @ Rosalind's |
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Rosalind's carries a
new item that we love!
BraG is a
suitcase for your bras. It can fit up to 6 C cup bras (more or less
depending on style and size of your bras). It protects your bras from
being crushed and left with wrinkles. You can use it for
your honeymoon or to organize your
underwear drawer.
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Brantford Wedding Ring
Continues to Grow |
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Since launching The Brantford Wedding Ring only two months ago, new reviews are
helping the way Brantford Brides plan weddings.
This month introduced reviewed
experts in photo-graphy, tents & rentals, live music, and white dove releases.
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If you know brides that are marrying in this area, ask them to
check out
The Brantford
Wedding Ring
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reason to
love being a
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