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K & J’s Wedding
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
K & J’s Wedding
Ceremony – St. Andrew’s, Downtown Oakville
Reception – Burlington Convention Centre
Photo Shoot Location – Hess Village
Photographer – Stephen Franklin
Wedding Toasts & Speeches – No Decoder Ring Required!
Friday, July 31st, 2009As you could imagine, I’ve been to a lot of weddings and have heard many toasts and speeches, both good and bad.
You can always tell who has done a little legwork in preparing their speech. Those that do use humour, love and plain old common sense.
I think the worst speech I have ever heard was from a groom’s brother, who proceeded to read a list of inside jokes that lasted (and I’m not exaggerating) at least 20 minutes (which is a LOOONNNGGG time when you are sitting ther listening). His list included things like ‘a red sock with a hole in it, chocolate chip cookies, road trip to Ottawa….’ and on and on it went. The only people who knew what heck he was talking about was the groom and maybe a few friends. The other 100+ guest just sat there waiting for the monotonous list to end.
So if I could offer a work of advise, make your speech or toast personal, but not so personal that you need a deocoder ring to understand it!
On that note, here are a few humourous/distinctive/smart quotes you might include in your speech:
“Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Do you, Marge, take Homer, in richness and in poorness” –poorness is underlined — “in impotence and in potence, in quiet solitude or blasting across the alkali flats in a jet-powered, monkey-navigated”… [consults the notecards] … and it goes on like this. — Homer Simpson
“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.” — George Sand
“Your looks intoxicate me,
Even though your folks hate me,
There’s no one like you Elenore really,
Elenore gee I think you’re swell,
And you really do me well,
You’re my pride and joy etcetera.”
– The Turtles “Elenore”
“Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that’s just fabulous.” — Carrie, Sex & The City
“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” — Mignon McLaughlin
“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” — Billy Crystal
“No, I don’t understand my husband’s theory of relativity, but I know my husband and I know he can be trusted.” — Elsa Einstein
“I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” — Rita Rudner
“When you love someone, all your saved up wishes start coming out.” –Elizabeth Bowen
“You know that when I hate you, it is because I love you to a point of passion that unhinges my soul.” — Julie de Lespinasse
“The idea behind the tuxedo is the woman’s point of view that men are all the same, so we might as well dress them that way. That’s why a wedding is like the joining together of a beautiful, glowing bride and some guy. The tuxedo is a wedding safety device, created by women because they know that men are undependable. So in case the groom chickens out, everybody just takes one step over, and she marries the next guy.” — Jerry Seinfeld
Happy planning!
Part Seven – Seven Things to Cut From Your Wedding & Save Your Budget
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Here is the last of seven tips of what to cut from your wedding budget that is unnecessary:
7. Saving The Top Layer of Your Wedding Cake for X… – The top layer of they wedding cake has traditionally been saved and not served to your guests. ‘Saved for what?’ you ask – well, it depends who you ask but its usually stuck in the freezer for at least a year. Often saved for your first wedding anniversary, or birth of your first baby, or their baptism. This tradition started a long time ago when cakes were make from fruit cake and had a glimmer of possibly, maybe surviving the long year.
Nowadays, not many people would not even consider fruit cake and often, the year old cake, certainly stale and likely freezer-burned taste pretty gross. So why do it? Why pay for that top layer so you can wrap it up, seal it in 3 ziplock freezer bags and a tupperware container only to throw it out in a year? Heres a better idea. Save the money and when the occasion comes around (first anniversary, first baby’s birth, etc.) make a special trip back to you baker and get a small replica make of your cake that you can enjoy while still fresh?
Hope these tips help! Happy planning!
‘I Do’ – Carrie Bradshaw, Sex in the City
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009His ‘hello’ was the end of her endings.
Her laugh was their first step down the aisle.
His hand would be hers to hold forever.
His forever was as simple as her smile.
He said she was what was missing.
She said instantly she knew.
She was a question to be answered.
And his answer was “I do”.
Sarah Jessica Parker, as Carrie Bradshaw, in Episode 19 of “Sex and the City,” “The Chicken Dance.”
Part Six – Seven Things to Cut From Your Wedding & Save Your Budget
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Here is the sixth part of the series of budget tips of things to cut from you wedding that no one will notice.
6. Bathroom Guest Baskets – this is something I never really understood. I mean it’s a nice sentiment, but having a basket with mouthwash, extra nylons, tums, a sewing kit is a nice to have, not a need to have. And can be pretty expensive. And besides, if you have a good wedding planner worth his or her salt, that all that kind of stuff will already be on hand in his or her on-site emergency kit.
Happy planning!
How to Make your Diamond Look Bigger While Spening Less
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009When buying a diamond, here are some tips to help you spend a little less of your hard earned dollars and still come away with something that looks like you’ve lost your mind and spent a fortune. The cut, setting and shape are the key. Here are five ways to select diamonds, be it a wedding ring, earrings, or anything else, to make it look like you have more carats then you actually do:
1. Side Stones
A very classic style right now is the three stone engagement ring. The stones are said to represent yesterday, today and tomorrow. Its no coincidence that this setting ranks among the top engagement ring styles. When you have smaller side stones, there are more facets, more light catching angles and more oomph. which is what we all want, right girls?
2. Bezel Setting
When a diamond is completely encircled by a rim, it is called bezel setting. When set in platinum or white gold, the diamonds appear as one unit and look bigger than their individual parts.
3. One Word – Pavé
The pavé setting is so beautiful and it looks like a complete surface of diamonds but in reality, its many, many diamond clustered in tiny holes sitting in and on the band. Think of it as a ring ‘paved’ with diamonds. Although, the diamonds in a pavé setting will cost far less than one big single diamond, it is very labour intensive to set, so keep this in mind when looking.
4. Fancy Diamond Shapes
Cuts like the oval, marquis or the pear are considered fancy shaped diamonds. The shapes cost less and usually look larger than round diamonds of equal weight.
5. Illusion Setting
Mounting the diamond on a mirror-type plate before setting it into the band, is called an illusion setting. The mirror-plate in the back reflects more light and makes the setting appear larger and more brilliant. Many vintage rings have this type of setting. Do keep in mind that repairing this type of setting is more difficult and more costly as a result.
Good luck! Happy wedding!