Day of Coordinator: Devon from Fairy Godmother Weddings
Devon was a huge help with everything logistical. She worked with us the entire month before our wedding to make a detailed timeline, confirm with all of our vendors, guide our MC, and keep us on track with the final leg of planning. Our wedding day went smoothly and on time thanks to Devon and her assistant Robyn. They did an amazing job of setting up our ceremony and reception decor, organizing our bridal party for the reception entrance, solving little problems (like the tossing bouquet, corsages falling off and getting my bustle done) and making sure we ate dinner. This was one of the best wedding planning decisions I made!
Amber was a pleasure to work with, from our engagement photos to coordinating and shooting our wedding to designing our photo album. She deftly wrangled our families for formal photos, gave us some direction for portraits but allowed everyone to still be natural and was very careful about getting all of the shots I specifically requested. She arrived 45 minutes early and stayed for the full 8 hours we booked and was never obtrusive. I would highly recommend Amber for her flexible and professional attitude and insanely great photos!
Flowers: Kat from The Flower Factory
I am in love with this florist! Kat really listened to my wedding vision and the types of flowers I was looking for. She took detailed notes, worked within my budget, set up a mock centerpiece and bouquet for me to approve a few weeks beforehand and really knocked my socks off with her beautiful designs. I was really impressed with the service from this florist. Kat was very accommodating working with and storing my 14 terrarium jars and even called on the wedding day to check that we were happy with our bouquets.
Church: Canadian Memorial
I feel a bit odd reviewing a church, but we weren't completely satisfied with our experience. The church requires couples to attend pre-marital counselling and has numerous paperwork and strict deadline requirements. Although they were very flexible with crafting our ceremony and our minister did a good job of our ceremony, it was frustrating that the wedding coordinator messed up our processional and didn't inform us that the minister would be different (so I had to wait at the end of the ailse for J to reach the altar and our programs were wrong). If you want music with your rehearsal, they charge an additional fee.
Reception: Diamond Alumni Centre
The DAC and coordinator Vivian were such a great venue to work with. They had lots of options for food and bar selections, friendly staff and excellent service. This was by far the best buffet I've had, with interesting food choices and everything cooked and served at the right temperature. The main room was a perfect size and the two outside decks with a beautiful mountain view were popular with our guests.
Chair Covers: Absolute Events and Rentals
This is one of the few companies that provides chair covers for the DAC uniquely shaped chairs. Beggars can't be choosers, but I was so pleased with the service and quality of product. Everything was set up exactly how we discussed and staff arrived promptly at 12am to pack up the covers.
Transportation: Elite Limo
Our limo was on time, which is really the most important part of their service. Our driver was friendly and took the time to dry off the outside so my dress didn't get wet entering the limo. He was confused about how to get to the church, and their iPod cable was broken, but the free champagne was a nice bonus.Reception: Diamond Alumni Centre
The DAC and coordinator Vivian were such a great venue to work with. They had lots of options for food and bar selections, friendly staff and excellent service. This was by far the best buffet I've had, with interesting food choices and everything cooked and served at the right temperature. The main room was a perfect size and the two outside decks with a beautiful mountain view were popular with our guests.
Chair Covers: Absolute Events and Rentals
This is one of the few companies that provides chair covers for the DAC uniquely shaped chairs. Beggars can't be choosers, but I was so pleased with the service and quality of product. Everything was set up exactly how we discussed and staff arrived promptly at 12am to pack up the covers.
Transportation: Elite Limo
DJ: Ian from Anything Audio
Our guests really enjoyed our reception music and Ian did a great job of reading the crowd. He wasn't embarassing or intrusive and I loved being able to communicate our timeline and music selections online.
Hair: Suki's South Granville
Our stylists Natalya and Chelsea worked their updo magic on me and MOH K the morning of the wedding. I skipped a hair trial, but came prepared with specific inspiration photos. We arrived early and our stylists began right away. Natalya listened carefully to what I wanted, was very meticulous about the details of my style and gave me something unique that held up through all the primping, posing and dancing.
Makeup: MAC
MAC is my go-to place for pro makeup and my artist Mindy gave me exactly the style I was looking for. Booking an appointment gets you the private back room, and her friendly attitude was just what I needed to relax and calm my pre-ceremony jitters. My makeup was natural, comfortable, lasted all night and looked awesome on film.
Clothing: Moore's
The staff here was very helpful and patiently walked us through all of the vest and tie options. They showed us mock-ups of different looks and J was pleased with how quickly they took measurements. J picked his tux up 5 days before our wedding. The quality and fit of these tuxes was impressive for the reasonable price and our guys looked very handsome.
Clothing: Bryan's Bride
A huge selection of dresses at reasonable prices brought me in, and the awesome service lead me to buy my dress here. They stored my dress at no charge for 8 months and indulged my frequent visits. Their seamstress was very professional and did an exceptional job of giving my dress a custom fit and putting in a secure bustle that was easy for my ladies to figure out.
Gift Registry: The Bay
The Bay gift registry has a good selection of products, is easy to create, update and manage online and has outlets nationwide so it's great for out-of-town guests. However, there is a major communication gap between the online registry and the actual stores and this caused many headaches for us. Items that were supposedly ready weren't in stock when we arrived to pick them up, guests purchased duplicate items (um, isn't that the whole point of a registry?!) and my sister waited 2 months for her gift to arrive only to be told it was actually discontinued and would never show up. Also, we found many many of our registry items were discontinued in only a few months and they recommend removing discontinued items, so be prepared to make frequent changes to your wish list.
Our stylists Natalya and Chelsea worked their updo magic on me and MOH K the morning of the wedding. I skipped a hair trial, but came prepared with specific inspiration photos. We arrived early and our stylists began right away. Natalya listened carefully to what I wanted, was very meticulous about the details of my style and gave me something unique that held up through all the primping, posing and dancing.
Makeup: MAC
MAC is my go-to place for pro makeup and my artist Mindy gave me exactly the style I was looking for. Booking an appointment gets you the private back room, and her friendly attitude was just what I needed to relax and calm my pre-ceremony jitters. My makeup was natural, comfortable, lasted all night and looked awesome on film.
Clothing: Moore's
The staff here was very helpful and patiently walked us through all of the vest and tie options. They showed us mock-ups of different looks and J was pleased with how quickly they took measurements. J picked his tux up 5 days before our wedding. The quality and fit of these tuxes was impressive for the reasonable price and our guys looked very handsome.
Clothing: Bryan's Bride
A huge selection of dresses at reasonable prices brought me in, and the awesome service lead me to buy my dress here. They stored my dress at no charge for 8 months and indulged my frequent visits. Their seamstress was very professional and did an exceptional job of giving my dress a custom fit and putting in a secure bustle that was easy for my ladies to figure out.
Gift Registry: The Bay
The Bay gift registry has a good selection of products, is easy to create, update and manage online and has outlets nationwide so it's great for out-of-town guests. However, there is a major communication gap between the online registry and the actual stores and this caused many headaches for us. Items that were supposedly ready weren't in stock when we arrived to pick them up, guests purchased duplicate items (um, isn't that the whole point of a registry?!) and my sister waited 2 months for her gift to arrive only to be told it was actually discontinued and would never show up. Also, we found many many of our registry items were discontinued in only a few months and they recommend removing discontinued items, so be prepared to make frequent changes to your wish list.
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