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planning

28 Unique Ring Pillows

Wedding decor is all about the little details right down to how your rings will travel down the aisle. Ring pillows come in a huge range of different shapes and styles, and some aren’t pillows at all. Use a miniature bird’s nest for your rustic affair or a floral satin pillow to reflect an elegant ceremony. Just remember to keep your ring bearer in mind when you’re picking your pillow — you’re going to want to make sure the ties are secure if your three-year-old nephew or family pet will be charged with carrying the rings down the aisle.

planning

The 50 Best Wedding Songs You May Have Never Heard Before

Music can make or break a party so when it comes to your wedding — the biggest party you’ll probably ever throw — you want to get it right. To create the ultimate playlist we enlisted the help of Toronto-based DJ Jennifer Shute. Shute gave us her must-plays and we added to that some staff favourites — the result is a truly amazing list of tunes so catchy and meaningful your guests will likely be requesting the soundtrack to your big day.

For Your Walk Down the Aisle
• “Hoppipolla” – Sigur Ros
• “First Day Of My Life” – Bright Eyes
• “Marry Me” – Train
• “Feels Likes Home” – Chantal Kreviazuk
• “White Winter Hymnal” – Fleet Foxes
• “Marry You” – Bruno Mars
• “1, 2, 3, 4” – Plain White Ts

For Signing the Papers and Your Recessional
• “Home” – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
• “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” – Stevie Wonder
• “Mushaboom” – Feist
• “Together Forever” – Rick Astley
• “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” – Beach Boys
• “Happy Together” – The Turtles
• “Beautiful Day” – U2
• “Power of Love” – Huey Lewis & The News
• “This Will Be Our Year” – The Zombies

For Your First Dance With Your New Hubby
• “If I Ain’t Got You” – Alicia Keys
• “You Are So Beautiful” – Joe Cocker
• “No One’s Gonna Love You” – Band of Horses
• “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” – Death Cab for Cutie
• “Making Memories of Us” – Keith Urban
• “Crazy Love” – Michael Buble
• “At Last” – Etta James
• “Crazy” – Patsy Cline
• “Somebody” – Depeche Mode
• “A Groovy Kind of Love” – Phil Collins
• “Only You” – The Platters
• “More Than Words” – Extreme
• “Your Song” – Elton John

For Your Father/Daughter Dance
• “In My Life” – The Beatles
• “Unforgettable” – Nat King Cole
• “The Way You Look Tonight” – Tony Bennett
• “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” – Elton John
• “Butterfly Kisses” – Bob Carlisle
• “Daughters” – John Mayer
• “How You’ve Grown” – 10,000 Maniacs
• “Stand By Me” – Ben E. King

To Get The Dance Party Started
• “Age of Consent” – New Order
• “Hungry Like a Wolf” – Duran Duran
• “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
• “In Between Days” – The Cure
• “Dancing in the Dark” – Bruce Springsteen
• “Modern Love” – David Bowie
• “Lets Go Crazy” – Prince
• “Crazy in Love” – Beyonce
• “Pump Up the Jam” – Technotronic
• “Twist and Shout” – The Beatles
• “Vogue” – Madonna
• “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” – Wang Chung
September – Earth Wind & Fire

advice

The Top 5 Reasons To Have An Unplugged Ceremony (And How To Explain The Concept To Your Guests)

Celebrity wedding planner David Connolly from Rich Bride, Poor Bride has joined Weddingbells as a guest blogger answering all of your burning wedding-related questions. Need some help with the planning process? Have a question about etiquette, organization or budgeting? Post your question in the comment field below and we’ll forward it directly to David.

Here is this week’s reader question:

Q: “I am getting married in 18 months and I would like to “ban” cameras from the wedding and reception. I do NOT want photos of my wedding posted on Facebook without my consent and to be honest, I am paying a very large sum of money to a professional photographer so it should be ME that gets to share photos of my wedding, not other people. We are happy to provide professional photos to anyone who wishes to have them for their own personal use. How should I deal with this situation?”
- Jen Gibson

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advice » dear belle

Pets Present

Q: Is it OK to include a beloved family pet in a wedding? Our dog is like a child to us, and we’d like to include him somehow. Read the rest of this entry »

royal wedding

Royal Wedding Details Revealed

Photography Getty Images Entertainment.

We’re still anxious to hear more about Kate Middleton’s gown (Which designer will she choose? What will it look like?), but in the mean time we’ll have to be contented with some further details about the ceremony itself. On April 29th, Kate will arrive at Westminster Abbey in a car, not a carriage. The Archbishop of Canterbury (Rowan Williams) will perform the ceremony, and the Bishop of London (Richard Chartres) will give an address. After the ceremony, the married couple will take to the streets of London in a carriage, passing several important monuments during a Processional Route to Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth will be hosting a private reception at the palace followed by a private dinner and dancing hosted by Prince Charles. Keep checking back here as more plans for the Royal Wedding unfold!

royal wedding

Wedding at Westminster?

{Westminster Abbey. Photography courtesy Frank Slack.}

Ever since the official announcement on Tuesday November 16 came out, telling the world that Kate Middleton and Prince William are engaged, the world has been going into an absolute tizzy about every little detail. From which dress she’ll be wearing to where they royal couple will be saying their ‘I Do’s.’ Luckily for royal watchers, the speculation to the location of the big day may have just been answered!

Miss Middleton was spotted stepping out of Westminster Abbey early Wednesday evening, increasing speculations that Kate and her prince may have chosen their wedding venue. Read the rest of this entry »

planning » rosie's ideas

Chic Canopies

We’ve found the perfect way to decorate your ceremony–canopies. Based in Montreal, The Canopy Company (who can travel to Ottawa and Toronto) specializes in creating these chic set-ups. Read the rest of this entry »

blogger search » intimate

The Big Day

We finally did it! It took several years, two children, and another on the way, but I am happy to report that Bojan and I finally tied the knot!

I had mentioned in a previous blog that we wanted to get married at city hall. What I discovered months ago was that the city no longer performs ceremonies. They are re-introducing this in about a month (go figure!) so we had to figure out what alternative arrangement we could make for the ceremony. I never wanted anything too big and the thought of saying our vows in front of everybody we know made me absolutely nervous. So in the end, we found an officiant with Kettle Creek Weddings and last Thursday, went to her home to get married. Her husband, also an officiant, and son, served as our witnesses. It was absolutely perfect. I wouldn’t want it any other way. Read the rest of this entry »

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