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advice » coriander girl

The Dress

Photography courtesy Melissa Sweet.

Choosing a dress is the fun part and the slightly stress-inducing part. As a girl I dreamt of my wedding day. I had the best of both worlds growing up on a farm outside of Belleville and spending summers and weekends with my dad in Toronto. I leaned more towards the city life back then and probably thought a wedding at the top of one of the many lavish hotels would have been fabulous. In my early and some what jaded twenties I rejected the idea of marriage altogether, spouting off about how it’s just a piece of paper blah blah blah and so the dreams faded but now that I’ve found my lobster (who by the way mate for life) and have felt healthy in love, this very down to earth idea of what marriage is and what this day means for us has emerged.

When I think of the overall feel or theme, it’s romantic and relaxed. It’s bright and charming with sap buckets filled with wild flowers from the farm, vintage table cloths and milk glass centrepieces. Tyler is pretty indifferent thank goodness, but I don’t make any decisions without knowing he likes the idea too. We want to surround ourselves with things that are relevant to us and that make us feel good. And so, the dress too has to actually feel like me.  There are some pretty incredible gowns out there but I’m not connecting to many of them. If I found something I liked and it was $75 I’d be over the moon. The problem is, I’ve seen the one, and thanks to my dad I have expensive taste but thanks to mum I can be grossly practical, so basically I’m a basketcase talking myself in and out of expensive purchases.  Read the rest of this entry »

advice » coriander girl

Healthy Bride

Tyler and I have been growing (this was a happy accident typo) through a lot lately. We just purchased our first home and are commuting between Toronto and Belleville, working our little butts off Friday through Sunday in the city and then we pack up and head home for the rest of the week. We’re striving for a life in balance. Owning a flower shop has proven to be the hardest work of my life and I feel now more than ever as I spend the year ahead planning our wedding, it’s time to work just as hard on creating a healthy, balanced life. I want to walk down the aisle towards Tyler as a healthy, rested, nourished and joyful woman.

Weddings can be stressful. I’ve had a first hand look at just how stressful they can be dealing with brides on a daily basis. I want to minimize the stress of planning a wedding as much as possible. I’d say the first thing we need to do to make life easier on ourselves is learn how to delegate. We might prefer to do it all on our own but life will certainly be easier if we can learn to let go. Read the rest of this entry »

advice » coriander girl

Now What? Planning Anxiety Sets In

So…we’re engaged! Now what? Every site I visit for newly engaged brides, and surprisingly I frequent them far more than I had thought I would, starts with “How to get started” and “What to do next.” As much as I like a good list of ‘to do’s’ I seem to reject them like a rebellious teenager when they’re imposed. Like I’m a bad ‘bride to be’ if I don’t do everything on “Martha’s” list. I’m not putting Martha Stewart down, in fact, she is a God in my mind and on my list of people I would love to have coffee with before I die. I wish I had the time to do half of what she and her team do but honestly, I can barely keep up with her daily e-mails I subscribed to last month. I thought I had it all figured out but ‘bohemian centrepieces’ and ‘flavourful favours’ are beginning to overwhelm me! Am I dropping the wedding ‘bell’ this early in the game?

If you read my first blog post, you know that I own a flower shop called Coriander Girl and you’d also know that my fiancé and I just bought a house and you might also know that the shop turned one on September 2nd and I just hired my very first employee and… yes there is more, I just starting blogging for Weddingbells! Maybe I should go easier on myself? Read the rest of this entry »

25th anniversary

Tried & True Wedding Advice

Photography Gabor Jurina.

Advice is a funny thing, like etiquette, it evolves over time and something that seems standard one day sounds silly the next. Obviously there are many reasons why advice becomes outdated, whether that’s from new findings, changes in social behaviours or current trends. When it came to looking at advice Weddingbells gave its readers during the past 25 years, what we discovered was surprising!  Read the rest of this entry »

blogger search » destination

The Highs and Lows of Destination Wedding Planning

The Riu Palace Tropical Bay, Negril, Jamaica.

This morning, I received an email from our travel agent that had me literally shaking in my boots—some people sweat profusely when they’re nervous, but me, I just get the shakes. It said “Please call me ASAP.  I have a very urgent matter to discuss with you regarding your wedding in Jamaica in May.”  Gulp. Call ASAP?  Gulp. Urgent matter?!  I couldn’t even begin to mentally prepare for what he was going to say, so I begged my wonderful fiancé to make the call. And I waited. Intense nail biting ensued.

Then, the call.  “Babe, it’s not good.  Signature Vacations has dropped Jamaica from their spring/summer schedule.  Our trip has been cancelled.” Read the rest of this entry »

beauty

De-stress with Lavender

The fields at Bleu Lavande.

Did you know lavender is a great stress reliever? When used as an aromatherapy treatment, studies have shown it greatly reduces stress. While there are other scents that provide calming effects, this one is a favourite of mine. It’s also great for helping you get to sleep! I recently discovered a Canadian company called Bleu Lavande. Read the rest of this entry »

fun » starry-eyed

Take a Break

wbjune09_simplediaryDid you ever journal when you were a kid? I remember I had a pink little diary with a lock. But to be honest I haven’t picked up a pen and wrote down my thoughts since then. It wasn’t until I came upon Simple Diary, by TASCHEN that I was seriously reconsidering journaling again. Read the rest of this entry »

advice » dear belle

Keeping the Peace

Q: How do I tell my mother-in-law-to-be, without being mean, that she is causing more stress than anything, and that I no longer want her to help with the wedding plans? Read the rest of this entry »

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