Bridesmaids and Flowergirls

If you are having little ones as bridesmaids or flower girls this website is an absolute must see. However as they not only sell clothes and accesories for weddings but for every day wear aswell, I have a feeling I should put a warning on this blog, do not look at these pictures if you have a daughter who is all grown up, it may break your heart, that is unless you have a grand daughter you can spend your money on instead. 

The name of the website is i love gorgeous
 

 

 

Have found some gorgeous Winter Wedding photographs from one of our favourite photographers (isis photography) that were taken in Niagara on the Lake. Thought you might like to take a look.

Spring garden

Was walking round the garden this morning and realised that Spring has been here for a while. There is one flower left on the magnolia, the lily-of-the-valley are all gone, the bluebells are well passed their best but the hellebores are hanging on. The upside ... the roses are smoothered in buds some bursting and other already out, the grapes are forming on the vine in profusion and it's barbecue season. MUST get the pond cleaned, the sheds & fences painted and some of the grass re-turfed. I have to say I am very lucky to have such a beautiful garden most of which was inherited when we bought the house; we also have a gardener who is a law unto himself and thinks the garden belongs to him not me! I suppose really it belongs to everyone who has worked in it.

I know of a lady in Toronto who runs a very special flower business called My Lucious Backyard. It sells flowers that are from local backgardens! How simple, green and great is that? I can't bear to cut my flowers or I think I maybe have enough varieities to start a similar business here. These are some images from my garden over the past 10 days.




And from My Lucious Backyard

and a couple of their bouquets. More beauties on their website.

Fab photography

Let's get more into the swing of the season today. Here are some images from one of our favourite Ontario wedding photographers, Elizabeth in Love. Hope they inspire you ... the first one was a styled shoot for Style Me Pretty and the next 2 are 'real weddings'

The Wonder of Winter

Yes, I DO know it is only May but weddings take planning and I found this style shoot on a blog called Bow Ties & Buttercream. It ties us both together nicely - they are from Ontario where the shoot was done and we are from the UK and, of course, Burberry is one of our luxury 'brands'. As an aside, did you know the dress Samantha Cameron wore to the Royal Wedding dress was one of theirs?

By the time we get to winter, it is far too late for all those couples who decide they want to get married in the snow to even begin thinking about it unless they want to wait a year! So ... it's time to think ahead to the Wonder of Winter and use this for some inspiration.

{Credits}

Photography: Purple Martini Photography

Concept, Styling & Design: Rachel A Clingen Wedding & Event Design

Location: Noten Acres (Orangeville)

Stationary: Paper Damsels

Wedding dress & headpiece: Noah Brown Bridal

Destination - Canada

Received an email this morning suggesting I follow in the footsteps of William & Kate and visit Atlantic Canada! Their actual tour, which comes in response to an invitation from the federal government, will kick off with the royal couple celebrating Canada Day on Parliament Hill, Ottawa. They will then travel to Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island and Quebec, according to a loose itinerary released Wednesday by the federal government. In all, Prince William and his future bride will be in Canada from June 30 to July 8, 2011. So it would seem Ottawa will be their only Ontario stop. What a shame - I REALLY wish visitors could see beyond the capital, Toronto and Niagara Falls! There are SO many stunning experiences to be had away from the 'tourist' trail. I guess William & Kate get little, if any, say in where they go but for the rest of us, please look beyond the usual brochure locations ...

Ranting over and all credit to Atlantic Canada for seizing the marketing opportunity.

A tripadvisor email just came through with the Best Destinations travellers' choices for 2011.  In Canada's top 25, 8 locations were in Ontario. Niagara Falls [5th], Toronto [8th], Niagara-on-the-Lake [12th], Ottawa [15th], Windsor [22nd], Kingston [23rd], Thunder Bay [24th] and London [25th]. I would class Niagara-on-the-Lake [one of our locations], Windsor, Kingston and London as all but unknown to the UK market. Unless people have family in these areas so visit - you'll not find them in most travel brochures. It's good to get off the beaten track, as it were. Thinking of beaten tracks, a couple of years ago when we were north-east of Toronto on a road trip, we found an original settler's road. Boy, did we have fun following that - really could have done with a 4x4. I must hunt the photos out as it was beautiful.