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Destination I Do

The Wedding Planner — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:00:22 +0000

The parasol we sent…

I’m short on time because of The Wedding Salon’s aisle runner work this week (see post here), so instead of my normal Featured Vendor Friday blog posting, I’m just going to direct you to such a nice blog posting Jennifer over at Destination I Do Magazine posted about us yesterday. We sent her one of our custom nylon parasols with a crystal tip. To see what she said about our parasol, be sure to visit her blog. Enjoy your weekend and have a Happy Halloween!!

Find your own wedding style

Wedding Crasher — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:30:44 +0000

I got a lovely email today from Candy over at Carrie & Danielle Inc. (you know you’ve made it when there’s an ‘Inc.’ following your name!) giving me a heads up that the lovely ladies have a fresh new look for their website, carrieanddanielle.com:

I just had to mention it because Candy took the time to personalize her email to me, going as far as referencing the Nine West shoes I was talking about recently. As Communications is my day job, I know how much time and effort it takes to do that. So kudos to you, Candy, for being authentic.

Speaking of authentic, I still think that when it comes to deciding your wedding style, you really have to first know thyself. There is so much wedding inspiration out there that it can be quite overwhelming. However, if you know who you are and what your own Style Statement is, making all those decisions won’t be that difficult. The bonus? The wedding will be a true extension of your and your groom’s personal styles – and that is what will make it special and memorable.

If you are just starting your wedding planning (or not–these are not just for brides but for everyone, all the time), check out their website or better yet, the Style Statement book.

I’ve actually been meaning to find the time to sit down and work out my own Style Statement for awhile now. One more thing to add to the ‘To Do After the Wedding’ list.

Note: Rereading this just before hitting ‘Publish’, I realized it could come off as quite promotional. I just want to add that no one made me write this nor did I get paid for it (though hey, talk about dream job!); I just really liked their website when I first stumbled across it and think that their message is great, so my natural instinct is to share it. I hope you enjoy it too.

I’ve found the dream shoes… almost. Help!!

Wedding Crasher — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:49:28 +0000

Oh my Lord. My heart is racing and my palms are sweaty and I think I might be hyperventilating.

Because of this:

My book club friend Sam–to be herewith forever known as Samantha, Patron Saint of the Heavenly Shoes (God bless her soul!)–just sent me a link to these shoes at Net-a-Porter.

And when I saw them, these spectacularly magnificent, exceedingly ravishing Christian Louboutin Mauresmo chiffon slingbacks I promptly swooned.

It was like the heavens opened up and the angels began to sing.

They are the absolute picture-perfect incarnations of all my deepest, wildest desires. They are everything I’ve been looking for–sexy, summery, comfortable and deliciously purple. I don’t even care how much ridicule and derision I will have to suffer at the hands of my thrifty and penny-wise fiance. I’ll promise him ten years of back rubs or something, so help me God!

As soon as I caught my breath, gingerly clicked on the Choose Your Size drop-down list.

And that’s when the panic set in.

Of ALL the sizes, mine is sold out!!

A rapid online search revealed that they are only available at Net-A-Porter, or at least that’s all I could find.

I’m putting out a call of desperation. Anyone know of any other place to find these amazing shoes? Do you think it would be worth it to try the half size smaller or bigger??

(Helpful leads will be rewarded with your very own Patron Saint name and undying gratitude for the rest of my days.)

The dress search goes on… the road

Wedding Crasher — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:30:32 +0000

(Thanks to everyone for their advice regarding the dream Loub shoes. I have decided to order the half-size larger and am just awaiting a response from an American based friend-and-hopefully-co-conspirator (shipping/customs/taxes are ridiculously unfair for us Canucks) before I make the click and they are mine!)

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Remember when I was all depressed a couple weeks ago because the plans I had made with my MOH Pepperpot and my (non-bridesmaid) sister-in-law… we’ll call her Mrs Nenny… to go on a shopping trip to the States fell through?

Yeah, well, it’s back on. For real this time.

ROAD TRIP!!!

Pepperpot and Mrs Nenny are flying into Vancouver from Toronto and Calgary this Thursday, and I will pick them up at the airport and make a mad dash for the border. Destination: Seattle (and surrounding areas).

I am almost as excited about this trip as I am for the actual wedding. That’s how much fun I am anticipating!

Since she lost her Westjet buddy flying privileges last fall, I haven’t seen Pepperpot nearly as often as I used to. In fact, the last time I saw her was when she came for a visit last September, bringing my engagement ring with her (I didn’t find out about that part till after Mr Purple popped the question), and I miss her like crazy!

Not only do I foresee many multi-coloured martinis, mani-pedis and hours of some seriously high-quality dishing sessions, there will be shopping. And oh, what shopping it will be!

Apart from spending time together and making memories, the object of this trip is to purchase some very important wedding-related items, namely:

Bridesmaid dresses
Groomsmen attire (possible just pants… more on that to come)
Wedding shoe back-ups (in case the Loubs don’t work out… oh dear God I hope that’s not the case but a girl has to be prepared)
Cute dresses/outfits for the rehearsal dinner, the day-after event (more on this to come, too) and and other photo-heavy moments (er, that might be the entire week)

It’s no secret that our friends south of the border are much, much more blessed in terms of stores, labels and general availability of clothes and shoes, so I’m looking forward to a smorgasmord of orgasmic shopping delights.

There’s only one problem.

Apart from one short day trip to Bellingham and the Seattle Premium Outlets near Tulalip last year, I’ve never gone shopping down there.

I don’t really know where to go!

We’re thinking of staying at the Tulalip Resort & Casino our first night (after hitting the outlets, natch) and trying our hand at winning back our purchases (wish us luck!) but that’s about as far as we got, planning-wise.

Anyone have any recommendations for other places we should check out in and around Seattle for shopping (or other fun girly activities)?