7 Tips for planning a long distance wedding

1. Hire a planner - This is an asset, you will need someone to attend appointments, recommend top local vendors and who knows the area
2. Find Reputable Vendors - You want to be sure there are no mishaps on the wedding day, ask for references!!
3. Visit Your Location - This is so important, try to have all your vendors available to meet you upon your visit to discuss the location of items and the details. This will make the whole planning process easier once you have done a "Site Tour" or "Walk Through"
4. Go Online - Use the Internet as you planning tool. You can create wedding websites, maps for your guests and research ideas and vendors.
5. Never Pay With Cash - Pay with cheque or credit card, this will always give you a record of transaction and if it's an overseas wedding you will get the best exchange rate.
6. Be Specific - Send photos, magazine clippings or links to website to all of your service providers, you need to ensure they will reflect your theme, style and visions.
7. Get There Early - Arrive to your wedding location at least one week in advance, this will give you time to finalize details with the florist, caterer, family and bridal party.

Canadian Couture

Justina McCaffrey is a Canadian Couture wedding dress designer, her flagship store in Ottawa is a must for any bride. The customer service is number one, you will NEVER wait for your sales rep to deal with another bride. The pride themselves on customer service and a quality gown. All her gowns are 100% silk, custom made(which ensures a perfect fit), built in bustiers and they are all made in Canada.

Visit the link below to view the collections:
www.justinamccaffrey.com

07/07/07 Venue

Guess who found an awesome venue for 07/07/07!!
Believe it or not the Radisson has it's
Harbour Shadows room available.
Who wouldn't want a waterfront view for their wedding?

Complimentary Champagne Flutes

I am proud to announce that in partnership with William Ashley,
a set of four crystal champagne flutes will be given to all brides that
have a consultation with Style For The Aisle.

Canada's Wedding Industry Awards

It has just been announced that Canada's wedding industry awards will be held in Toronto this November. The awards will be open to all Canadian vendors and the categories are:

Photography, Cake Designer, Wedding Planner, Decor and Rentals, Caterer, Floral Designer, Bridal Designer, Disc Jockey, Invitation Designer and the list goes on.
The Nominees will be selected by votes and narrowed down to five of each category, the remaining five will then face the judges to be declared the winner.

The Iron Florist

I just attended the BizBash.To event style show for 2007, in addition to the great vendors and trade show there was a great competition: The Iron Florist, this was a 20 min. challenge for Toronto's best floral designers. The winner was Craig Gruzd (centre) from Designing Trendz.