Thursday, July 14, 2011

Just a perfect day ...

I'm still recovering this morning from the excitement and emotion of my first wedding at The Gazebo, Niagara-on-the-Lake. Why hasn't anyone chosen this location before? It is stunning. Yesterday was hot but with a gentle breeze coming from the Lake, it felt a little less than the actual temperature which was well over 30! The sky was blue, the lake was blue and the wedding "simple but beautiful".




These images were taken on my iPhone - but I will post some of the official photographs when they are available. Just looking at some of them on the cameras I could see that they captured so much of what the day was about for the sweetest couple and their two small children. Luckily for me - someone had to hold the baby for a while (yes, it was me!!) and also play with the little boy who was a star! He took his role very seriously [even though he found time to launch some pebbles into the lake] and did some very important jobs for me. I'd got him a disposable camera and he loved taking pictures, copying the professionals' movements and his other job was throwing the rose petals as the couple got into the London cab - their nod to home!

My thanks to all who helped make yesterday "just a perfect day".

Also a thank you to my wonderful Canadian family & friends without whom, I would never have come to this country in the first place let alone continued to visit, find a home here and be in the position of being able to share it with some many others. You'll never get rid of me now ... Canada worked it's magic on me, for sure!

Monday, July 04, 2011

Better late than never!

I will be in SUCH trouble from my Canadian friends - I missed Canada Day! I do have an excuse ...

However, in true better late than never style - here are the images I wouldn't have been able to post on the day but are available in now!


Image: Blair Gable / Reuters
How fab is that hat - so day appropriate?! Just LOVE it!

And here are the hometown fireworks - just sorry due to UK work commitments, we never manage to be in Canada on Canada Day.





Thursday, June 23, 2011

Busy finding venues

Not complaining though. SO much better to be busy than not. Am in really good spirits anyway cos I have ticket for Take That next week.

Have just done a proposal offering 4 venues for a wedding in October of this year. Was amazed to find that some really fab venues have the Saturday I needed free. Maybe October is getting late for the Canadians to get married though I don't see why. I have been in Toronto on October 23rd - on a tour bus with friends - when the temperature was 35 degrees! Here's the proof

Info signs at Dundas Square, Toronto


And here are the venues - they are to match a wedding theme of white and gold, which I guess is a good way to narrow down the possibilities!

The Prince of Wales

The Windsor Arms

Four Seasons

One King West
 

Which is my favourite? You guess!

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Wedding Cakes

Today I have been SO busy trying to track down a bakery in Toronto who can make me a traditional fruit cake for a couple getting married in October. In the end, I managed to find just one - the Canadians don't do fruit cake.

Their wedding cakes have wonderful flavours - French Vanilla, Raspberry, Sour Cherry Almond, Lemon, Double Chocolate, Carrot Nut Spice, Coconut, Chocolate Raspberry, Chocolate Espresso, Banana, Green Tea, Butter Pecan, Red Velvet ... and those are just the cake flavours!

The list starts all over again for fillings - Luscious Lemon, Heavenly Hazelnut, Mango Tango, Dreamy Cookies & Cream, Cafe Mocha, Raspberry Rapture, Canadian Maple, Mellow Mint, Tropical Pina Colada, Tempting Toasted Coconut, Creamy Caramel Pecan, Delectable Dulce de Leche, Banana Cream Pie, Madagascar Vanilla Bean, Butterscotch Ripple, Spicy Chai Latte, Passion Fruit Pash, Cappuccino, Summer Strawberry, Awesome Almond, Irish Cream Dream, White Chocolate, Green Tea and Groovy Guava !!!

And this will give you an idea of what decoration is available ...


The cakes are by Bobette & Belle, Roxycakes, Sweet Sweets, The Wedding Cake Shoppe, The Caketress, Konstadin and Labamboche who are the people who can make the fruit cake. For another day are the beautiful venues that we are suggesting for this couple.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011