OUR FAVOURITE VENDORS – MICHELE MATEUS PHOTOGRAPHY
Get to know one of my favourite Vancouver Wedding Photographers, Michele Over the past 4 years (wow! four!) I have had the extreme pleasure to work with some phenomenal vendors and I can’t help but brag about the awesome people that my clients have introduced to me. Every now and then I will be posting […]
BEHIND THE SCENES; DETAILS MEETING & TIMELINE CREATION – A GRANVILLE ISLAND WEDDING AT PERFORMANCE WORKS
Part two of a seven part series of the ins and outs of planning and executing a decor heavy DIY wedding Preparing for Heather & David’s DIY wedding at Performance Works was the most time I ever spent preparing for a wedding aside from my own. Their wedding was truly a production and it made […]
BEHIND THE SCENES; INITIAL MEETING – A GRANVILLE ISLAND WEDDING AT PERFORMANCE WORKS
Part one of a seven part series of the ins and outs of planning and executing a decor heavy DIY wedding In August 2018, I was honoured (and I don’t use that term lightly) to be the lead coordinator for Heather and David’s wedding. To this point, this was the biggest wedding I had done […]
OUR FAVOURITE VENDORS – SYLVIE YOU FLORAL
Get to know Sylvie, another amazing local artist Over the past 4 years (wow! four!) I have had the extreme pleasure to work with some phenomenal vendors and I can’t help but brag about the awesome people that my clients have introduced to me. Every now and then I will be posting about a favourite […]
WEDDING PHOTO GUEST BOOKS WITH BASIC INVITE
Keep wedding memories alive with a wedding photo guest book A big trend that has been around since before I started in weddings is having a wedding photo guest book! There used to be disposable cameras on each table, then photobooths became really popular, and now we have the awesome instax cameras to capture our […]
OUR FAVOURITE VENDORS – MOOCH CUSTOM CONFECTIONS
Get to know Megan, the artist behind these beautiful cakes Over the past 4 years (wow! four!) I have had the extreme pleasure to work with some phenomenal vendors and I can’t help but brag about the awesome people that my clients have introduced to me. Every now and then I will be posting about […]
COLLEEN AND JC’S PURRRFECT VEGAN WEDDING
From the Archives: It’s Really Not That Difficult To Incorporate Your Life and Interests Into Your Wedding Colleen and JC’s June 24th wedding was as purrrfect as it could be, with our gorgeous June summer and the stunning gardens surrounding them! After their First Look at UBC’s Nitobe Gardens, the couple joined their guests outside at […]
SAVE MONEY ON YOUR VANCOUVER COORDINATOR FOR 2020
Save $100 until March 1st on your wedding at one of our favorite restaurant wedding venues Are you looking for a planner or coordinator to help you execute your 2020 wedding perfectly? Look no further! ThistleBEA is the go to planners for couples planning a DIY wedding; we offer only partial planning and wedding coordination […]
WEDDING PLANNING AND PREGNANCY
Working a labour intensive job while pregnant isn’t for everyone, but it’s where I found the most calm Trigger Warning: I get real in here talking about pregnancy loss and depression. This might be difficult for some people to read, it was certainly difficult to write. But I felt that I needed to write this […]
THREE DIY FAVOURS TO FILL MASON JARS
Personalize your wedding by canning your own wedding favours I would say I see mason jars in about 50% of the weddings I’m a part of and it makes me so happy. Sometimes they’re filled with jam, some have candies; they’re used as glassware and decor and I see them so often for a very […]