weddings 101

Does Your Celebration Need A Wedding Planner?

What’s the difference between a wedding planner and an on-site coordinator? Should we hire one if we have the other? How do we make our big day memorable for our guests? Here, Toronto event planner extraordinaire Melissa Andre of Melissa Andrew Events answers your burning questions when it comes to choosing a wedding planner.

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13 Ways To Make Your Partner Feel Special

Your partner is the most important person in your life — but how often do you make them feel that way? Surprising your significant other with concert tickets or treating them to a day at the spa makes both of you feel good.

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Is It Time to Rethink These Wedding Traditions?

Just because something is traditional doesn’t mean it’s right for your wedding. Feel free to personalize your celebration by picking and choosing the traditions that work for you.

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5 Expert Reno Tips For Couples

If you’re like most couples, the thought of renovating your home evokes feelings of excitement and dread. Reveries of how your beloved home will look after the transformation are quickly quelled by thoughts of nightmare contractors, hidden expenses and arguments with your partner over which granite counter tops to install in the kitchen.

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6 Things To Do Before Your Bachelorette Party

As wonderful as your engagement parties and bridal showers have been, expect to experience unprecedented levels of fun and hilarity during your bachelorette bash. Here are 6 ways to prep for your “last fling before the ring.”

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How To Write Your Own Wedding Vows

You’ve planned your wedding down to the smallest detail, except for one teeny, tiny little thing–what are you actually going to say to each other?

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6 Ways To Honor Loved Ones At Your Wedding

I know from experience that honoring the memory of loved ones at your wedding is a delicate issue.

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8 Things To Do Before Your Bridal Shower

Being the guest of honor at your shower can be stressful, especially when you’re smack dab in the middle of wedding planning. Keep your cool as the feted bride-to-be with these 8 primp-and-prep tips.

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9 Brides Reveal Their Wedding-Day Regrets

While most brides will tell you that their wedding day was perfect just the way it was, many will still have gems of wisdom that they learned from planning their celebration. Here, real brides discuss what they would’ve done differently, and offer helpful wedding planning tips and insight for engaged couples.

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‘Tis the season for cocktail parties, savory canapes and irresistible holiday baking. While it’s fun to indulge over the holiday season, it makes for a rude awakening once you’ve emerged from your food- and signature cocktail-coma come January 1st.

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