One month away...

...but who's really counting anyway? Ok, admit it, you have also put the Royal Wedding in your iPhone/Blackberry Calendar! We are officially one month away from the biggest wedding event of our lives: Prince William to Kate Middleton. I believe his mother was married the summer before I was even born, so this truly is a big one for me!

I wanted to share the newest tradition of the Royals, that will be released on April 21st, I believe, by Royal mail. This Commemorative Stamp features two gorgeous designs from the couple's engagement session with photographer Mario Testino.(Check out his site too - he's amazing!) That prince is one lucky man...she's just stunning! And that ring...

Did you know that you can follow in royal footsteps thanks to Canada Post. A super cute way to address shower invitations, save-the-dates, invitations and thank you cards too! Just upload your picture(s) here, pick your design and go! If only I could go back a few years and re-do so many little things...

I'm dreaming, it must be time for bed!!!

RW & Co.Special Occasions Collection

OK ladies...Who hasn't worn an RW & Co. dress to a wedding or special event before? They have super cute, well-fitted and affordable dresses all year round; however, the Canadian retailer has now debuted and launched a Special Occasions Collection here in Canada for bridesmaids, groomsmen or anyone attending a special event.
THE BEST PART: prices have not increased!

Want to thrill your bridesmaids...tell them that their dress will cost them less than $100 and that they can find it in any city that they live in, or on-line! I have to admit that they selection is not huge, however, there is a style that would suit every body type for sure. Men can also end up with a brand new suit for around $200.
Check out the selection here.

Custom Favour Tags

As I've mentioned recently, I have been creating Custom Favour Tags to accompany the delectable chocolate truffles of Sue (Crazy 4 Chocolate.ca) for her bride and groom-to-bes and am so thrilled to share this gorgeous picture she took of the final product. Not only am I super jealous of the amazing quality of her picture, but I just love the way the ribbon matches the border of the tags and how perfectly tied the bows are. They look good enough to eat...and hopefully they all were! The happy couple were married in Ottawa last weekend.

What a chic favour to consider for the guests of your next special event!

Tune in on Friday...

Ok, I'm learning to use my iPhone to post and for some reason, only
the picture posted, not the message!!! Oops - sorry about that!

So what I wrote was a message for Bride-to-be's saying that you should
tune in to Oprah on Friday with special guest Vera Wang, who will be
unveiling her latest collection of drool-worthy bridal gowns. And,
being the Oprah Winfrey Show, there's bound to be a few surprises too
(making us all envious of her audience members as usual)!

For more information and pictures, click here:
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Vera-Wangs-Wedding-Gown-Giveaway_1

Hope it inspires you ladies!

Sent from my iPhone

Tune in on Friday...

1st Wedding Anniversary is PAPER!

What a beautiful and thoughtful idea! I was approached by a male client looking to surprise his wife with personal stationery as her 1st Wedding Anniversary gift. The traditional first anniversary gift is paper afterall. What a fantastic idea...be sure to forward this link to your husbands, brothers and friends who may just need that extra hint, I always here to help!!! LOL!


I created some letter pages as well as some postcard size notecards, all with matching envelopes. The client chose the fonts and design that he thought she would like best and we went from there! I'm really pleased with how they turned out and am thinking what a great gift this would make for any occasion (Mother's Day, Birthdays, host gifts...). I love seeing how romantic men can be today! Bravo!

Tags and tags galore!

I am thrilled to be working with Sue Casey of Crazy4Chocolate when her clients request personalized favour tags to be added to their truffle boxes.


Sue attaches the tags to the boxes with dimensional two-sided tape so they "pop" from the box a little. Her boxes come in many colours and she wraps them in ribbon to match your event's theme or your desire. The tags above with the coloured border match the ribbon colour, creating conistency in design. The layered tags "MD" are printed on shimmery paper, layered on black linen paper and will be attached to gold boxes. What a rich look that will be! I'll be sure to have her send me pics of the final product.