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 […]
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 […]
BREANNE & JIM’S LEGO WEDDING
From the Archives: When You Specialize in DIY Weddings, You Know Your Wedding is Going to be Heavy on the DIY On April 22nd, 2017, Aberthau Mansion was host to the wedding of ThistleBEA’s own Breanne Dodge, to husband Jim. The touching ceremony, which took place outside on the mansion’s grounds, was only enriched by […]
BIRTHDAY; YEAR 24
From the Archives – Reflecting on year 23; what a phenomenal year It’s hard to believe that I wrote this two years ago now; 24 seems like both yesterday and a million years ago, but I guess that’s a little cliche. I’m posting this again this year (2019) on my birthday when so much more […]
YOU SHOULDN’T SAY “BRIDEZILLA”
I, for one, HATE the term ‘bridezilla’. When I started telling people that I wanted to be a wedding planner, more often than not, the first remark out of their mouths was something to the effect of “Do you really want to deal with bridezillas?” Not yet fully understanding the nastiness behind the term “bridezilla”, I responded […]
THE VERDICT IS IN
From the Archives, February 2016 So I may be super impatient. I MAY HAVE asked him Thursday night after we were in bed. He MAY HAVE said yes! I am in such a stupid state of giddiness. I had this whole plan to do the nitty gritty on Monday “Irish tradition” and all, but what’s […]
THAT NERVOUS TINGLY FEELING
From the Archives, February 2016 We’re just days away from the proposal now (5 days, eep!) I’m as nervous as… well someone who has something to be really nervous about. I’m not great at similes. Everyone knows now. Well, not everyone, but all my important people know. The girls who will be my bridesmaids, my […]
BRAIN CLOG OVERLOAD
From the Archives, Feburary 2016 I spent a great part of today with menu plans for our wedding. Now that I know that the planning will be starting in less than a month (with any hope), I can’t tell my brain to stop making plans. I have a preliminary budget made, I have the menu […]
RAMBLE ON WEEK 2
From the Archives, February 2016 Everyone in my office knows I’m doing this now. Everyone is supportive; T even thinks that Jim and I will pop the question on the same day. I’m going to aim to ask him as late in the day as I can, just in case, but I wouldn’t be surprised […]