When in Rome...

O.K....I self-admittedly have a terrible addiction to cheesy movies, and I'm not talking "chick flicks," but truly cheesy movies! (As in, I'm looking forward to watching "I do, but I don't" with a girlfriend this weekend starring Denise Richards and Dean Cain!!!) Don't worry I will keep you posted on how amazing it turns out to be!!!

However, I did finally see the rom-com "When in Rome" last night and fell in love with everything Kristen Bell wore, so I thought I would share some pics of my two favourite dresses and where you can find them.

The first is her gorgeous blue bridesmaid's gown from Amsale. Although you need to be extremely body confident to pull that one off, I have checked out all of Amsale's Bridesmaid Collection and there are so many beautiful and elegant styles that could suit all body types (they even feature a pregnant bridesmaid on their runway). I better not share that information with my girlfriend, who was 7 months pregnant in my wedding and forced to squeeze into a little green tea-length number! Thanks Bec...xox!

The wedding gown is another Amsale delight. A very classic strapless look with a signature satin ribbon and flower detail. It looks so light and airy and would be perfect for an outdoor garden or beach event.

So, where can you get them? In Ottawa, contact Mia Bridal Co. at 1600 Merivale Road, Suite 15 (613)723-7233 or in Toronto, contact Dina Alonzi at 3020 Bloor Street West
(416)236-0270 for more information.

Favour Gallery 2

Continuing on with the Fall and Butterfly theme, I have been working on some favour samples for a bride and groom-to-be. The dusty orange and chocolate brown has really grown on me! The couple will be giving each guest a package with two chocolate truffles (from Sue Casey of www.crazy4chocolate.ca) as a Thank You favour for attending their celebration. The couple ended up choosing the box over the bag, so I will be busy die-cutting, assembling, stamping and wrapping in order to have them ready to fill with truffles in the Fall.

If you haven't decided on your favours for your upcoming event, contact me today and we can come up with fun or elegant to fit your style, theme and budget! renee@rwdesign.ca

FREE Baby Shower

Hello all you Moms and Dads to be! Mark Sunday, June 27th on your calendar because the RA Centre in Ottawa is hosting a Free Baby Shower between 12 and 4 pm. It will be featuring door prizes, gift bags and exhibitors display tables. These events are always fun to attend as they get you even more excited about the baby and give you a chance to check out what products and services are available to you as you start this new chapter in your life. Call 1 866 283 7583 for more information.

Incredible Weekly Draws...

Browsing around on-line, I came across a contest that has been going on for months and will continue to offer weekly prizes until the end of June. Sign up on weddingbells.ca for the BIG GIVEAWAY for your chance to win big or small items each week, such as this weeks' grey-glass pearl necklace valued at $315 or toasters and lipstick! Anyone can enter, whether you're the mother-of-the-bride, groom or a professional (not just the bride) so I say go for it...I did!

Fingers crossed!!!

Invitation Gallery 6

My latest client came to me with absolutely no idea of what she wanted! She liked simple, clean and elegant styles as we looked through pictures together and was able to see what she didn't like (which is super helpful as well!). I created these three samples for her...all quite different, but equally elegant. She ended up loving the font from the embossed single layer, but the elegance of the pocket fold invitation - so we are mixing the two for her final version. I'll be sure to post it when they are completed.

Sorry, the pictures turned out a little blurry - I'll re-try and post them again :(


Cheers!

Love, love, love!...Dresses from NY Bridal Week 2011

So I spent the weekend camping and catching up on my all important gossip mag reading! I am loving the Hello Magazine details about a potential $40 million dollar royal wedding for Kate and William...but in checking out their website, I came across some sneak peek pictures of Wedding gowns from New York's Bridal Week 2011. There are some definite misses and downright scary ones, but I love, love, love these Marchesa beauties! For more pics, click here.