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I just became a member of weddingbee a few days ago and noticed that there aren't a lot of Canadian brides-to-be here! At least, I don't think! Although all the ideas and DIY projects and posts are universal and can be used in any country - just wondering if there are members here who are planning a wedding in Toronto? What vendors are you using? What experiences are you going through?
We're planning a November 7, 2009 wedding and have the reception venue booked (The Manor) and our photographer (Mariusc at "Where Heaven Meets Earth") and that's about it!
What's everyone else doing? Found any great deals anywhere?
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I'm from Ontario, but closer to the Ottawa area. I got a lot of stuff from the US or ebay. I find if you cross the border, prices are soooo much cheaper.
If you are looking for silk flowers though, I used Something Spectacular from Detroit. She will travel to Windsor to meet with you.
Other than that, Walmart, Michaels and Dollorama are a Brides Best friends
I'm in Toronto too! :-) I'm getting married and having the reception all downtown - St. James Cathedral and the Rosewater Room.
I haven't done too much other than book the big vendors - all the details etc will be taken care of over the summer!
I'm a Torontoian as well... I'm getting married at a winery north of the city with yummy food. Dress has been ordered, and bm dresses will be ordered this weekend... YAY! Venue and photographer booked as well. I second Dollarama, WalMart and Michaels! For anyone who doesn't have a dress yet, I highly recommend Becker's Bridal on the Danforth. Ask for Jannie, she was awesome!
My photographers are Cipriano Palmer, and i love them so far, can't wait for my engagement pics!
Hey monty and other Canadian ladies!
I am the only Toronto Bee right now, but I have actually talked to a number of Torontonians through the site so I know we're out there!
We're actually getting married just outside of Toronto in Milton, but I've been doing planning stuff in the city.
I loved Rebecca at White in Yorkville when I originally went dress shopping, we bought our invitation stuff at The Paper Place on Queen, we're having our favours made by Queen of Tarts bakery in Roncesvalles and we've actually bought a bunch of wedding stuff at the Ikea in Etobicoke.
Dollarama is also awesome. I used to live near the mammoth one in Parkdale and they have a tonne of stuff.
Anyway, welcome to the site and good luck with your planning! :)
Hey
I am getting married north of TO, but I lived downtown up until a few months ago so have done lots of planning there. I have found most things in my own town (dress, venue, photographer). I have found a fantastic pianist for our reception (instead of a DJ- did anyone used to go see the piano man at the Maddy? that is the vibe we're going for) who is based in the Niagara area.
If anyone is looking for pashminas (I got 6 for my bridesmaids) there is a great place on Spadina that supplies them wholesale to other stores. I got them for $10 each and they have every colour imaginable.
Has anyone had success finding a MOB dress (that isn't a traditional MOB-like dress) anywhere around the city? my mom and I have been all over the place! my mom actually wants to go check out Becker's Bridal- she got her wedding dress there 30 years ago!
glad that there are lots of candadian girls on this site!
I'm in Toronto - but I'm getting married in NS. I did, however, purchase a beautiful gown from a Queen West store called Lowon Pope. The service was amazing, the dresses were beautiful - A+++. Don't bother going to bridal shows though. It's interesting enough, and the free cake is good - but I didn't really find much at them that was helpful (even if I was getting married here in Toronto.)
And Hummingbird is right - the Paper Place is wicked awesome. I also bought a cute book for my guy on Queen west - i forget the store, but the book was called, "Don'ts for Husbands" and is smaller than my hand. It was published in 1913 and is HILARIOUS. I think I got it at a shop called Val Halla - but I could be wrong. It's the perfect size for a wedding present the day of the big event.
I live in Toronto (by High Park) and second the kudos for Dollarama and Micheal's. I haven't gone to the Paper Place yet...but will this weekend! We're getting married in Fiance's hometown of Belleville! Becker's on Danforth and Chester is a fabulous place to dress shop (I almost fell in love with a few of their dresses). I ended up buying my dress at L&J bridal on Queen street in Brampton. I'm also trekking out to Ikea in Etobicoke to pick up a few centerpiece items!
My mom bought her dress at a shop up on Steeles in Woodbridge...we tried a dozen shops and her dress is lovely.
BDB - I'm a High Parker too! Hooray for us yuppies! Hehehe.
Lani - Valhalla is wicked! We buy stuff there all the time and almost got our STDs there.
Although we live in the States, we got married in Toronto in October. We had some fabulous vendors! Click on my name for my Knot bio with all the names and links to their websites.
I would recommend every single one without hesistation, especially our photographer (Alessandro Garofalo), our officiant (Roben Goodfellow), our florist (Ladybug Florist) and our cake vendor (Hello!Cakes).
Email me if you want any more details. Good luck with your planning!
Hummingbird: It's a fantastic area of the city to live in! I love it! It's funny, I just noticed on your 'bio' that your wedding date is the Saturday following mine! Yay for June brides!
I know I don't live in T-dot, but I live in BC! I was so excited about Miss Shortcake, because I actually had my high school prom at Swan-e-set, and it is soooo beautiful there.
Also, *cough cough* I am not yet engaged. But I use being a maid of honour for my bff's wedding as my excuse.
Hahaha! High five for getting hitched in June! We mulled the 21st for a bit when we were venue hunting, but since half of our wedding party are teachers and since our actual anniversary is the 28th, we went with that.
High Park is so awesome. I lived in Parkdale for three years prior to our move so it's a big change even though it's not that far distance-wise. I love being able to go for walks in the park. It totally helps clear my wedding-planning head. :)
I'm a born and raised and getting married in the amazing city next april =) Venue is booked (Le Jardin), photo/video booked (XERO digital--> awesome btw) and all the other details are being researched slowly but surely =) Has anyone gotten married at Le Jardin...i'm tyring to make a decision to use their inhouse speakers or not....big decision for me and my FH b/c the party aspect of the reception is what we are looking fwd too =)
I got a lot of vendors under my belt so holla at me if you need any advice 
Wow.....there ARE a lot of Canadian girls on here! WOO HOO!!! lol....
IndianPrincess.....just wondering what other vendors you are using? I'm attending a wedding May 17 and they're using XERO Digital....I checked out their website & their stuff looks great!
Also - just wanted some advice or referrals for wedding reception decor - has anyone used SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL DECOR or THE WEDDING DECORATORS in Brampton? We don't want anything TOO drapey - just a simple lighted backdrop & head table decor. Is anyone doing anything different for backdrops??
And DJ's - we've met with MAXIMUM MUSIC and we're meeting with HELLO! DJ - anyone booked with them or have any other DJ's that we should look at?
Nice to meet you all, Canadian/Toronto brides; I’ll be one myself this September! My ceremony is at the Spadina House and Gardens and, like october2008bride, the reception will be at the Rosewater Room.
I second Miss Hummingbird’s love for White in Yorkville. My bridesmaids purchases their dresses their and all the sales girls were extremely helpful and friendly. The bridesmaid’s loft at White is a must for a bridesmaids day out. My photographer is the awesome husband/wife team Alex + Tif from lifeimages. Check out their blog at http://lifeimagesblog.ca. Dufflet’s is a good place for cake. Nothing fancy, but deliciously (and moist!) cake for a pretty reasonable price. Creative Bag in Mississauga is great for favour containers (such as boxes, cartons etc.) and their ribbon is a lot cheaper than Mokuba on Queen St. W (though Mokuba does have the most extensive and beautiful selection). Lastly, is there another paper/stationary place in the GTA aside from Michael’s and The Paper Place (which, by the way, is now selling gocco kits and supplies again)? I can’t find the right shade of purple cardstock at neither of these two places.
em - try Loomis & Toles. They might have some paper in that shade. I'm not sure about a toronto locations, but i know they have one in mississauga.
Also, if anyone is looking for Melissa Sweet gowns (or Priscilla of Boston, Amy Kuschel, Watters, etc.) try PEARL BRIDAL HOUSE in Port Credit. The shop itself is so chic & the girls there are a FANTASTIC bunch!!!! http://www.pearlbridalhouse.com/
Another Canadian bride here! I'm actually live in Vancouver now (and am getting married here as well) but I'm from Ontario originally, and lived in Toronto for 6 years before moving out here. Huzzah for canadian brides!!
I'm coming home in May and want to do some dress shopping with my girls when I do. So what bridal gown stores should I be hitting up while in Toronto? I've seen a few recommendations for "White" but I have a somewhat limited budget (<2000), so any other recommendations for visiting? Any high end consignment stores by chance?
Thanks all!
I'm also Canadian - but not from the Toronto area. I'm from Calgary! Are they any other brides from Alberta on here?
<<<echo>>> go to Becker's Bridal... I got my gorgeous gown there for $1080... They have lots of dresses in that price range. or try The Brides Project... Helen is great!! www.thebridesproject.com
happy dress shopping!
Thanks Steph! Becker's Bridal looks like a great option as does the brides project. Woo!! Can't wait :)
Wow, I didn't realize there were so many local weddingbee readers! But, ok here we go. I am getting married in August, and the following are my vendors:
Venue: Jamie Kennedy at the Gardiner Museum -- love those floor to ceiling windows that let in tonsss of natural sunlight!
Wedding gown: Vogue Sposa on Danforth, right across from Becker's Bridal -- Violet is great to work with as she has a great eye for what style of dress suits your body type
Bridal Party Dresses: I ordered all of my girls' dresses from Aria dresses -- they're American and many bee readers here have used them -- they offer many different styles and colours and fabrics - I'll be getting my dresses in May!
Flowers: Linden Grove Floral Design Studio - I originally wanted to go with Stemz but they were fully booked arleady and recommended Linden Grove. Ann-Marie is awesome to deal with - she is so friendly and so creative and offers many wonderful ideas. I will be having my second consultation with her in May.
Wedding Cake: Cindy from The Wedding Cake Shoppe. Her cakes have been featured in bridal magazines; her designs are lovely and she works out of her own loft.
Photography: Zero Digital. Matt (principal) will be our photographer. He is pretty laid back and based on the portfolio I've seen, I trust he will do a wonderful job.
Mother of Bride Outfit: I lucked out here and bought my mother's outfit from the Sunny Choi liquidation sale back in January. Prices were slashed to 80% off retail.
String Trio: Croydon String Trio/Quartet - was a referral through a friend.
The rest of my vendors are based in Hong Kong (e.g. wedding favours, groomsmen suits, invitations). Feel free to send me a message if you'd like information on those vendors.
I will be tackling my own centrepieces, and I strongly suggest those who are doing their own flowers, to check out the various flower markets located on Avenue Road just south of Davenport. Ikea is a great place to find affordable glass vases of all shapes and sizes.
I will be hitting Michaels next for any other DYI projects left to be done (e.g. table name cards, place card settings, guestbook etc.)
So, there you have it! Good luck to all brides out there! =)
Another Canadian bride here... West coast :) currently living in Alberta but getting married in BC.
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Nice to see so many Canadians!! It is nice to see some local vendor recommendations etc.
Em - glad to see another RR bride! The place is so beautiful eh? I originally wanted Casa Loma (which is similar-ish to Graydon Hall) but we couldn't justify the price etc...and when we walked into RR we felt like it was the perfect mix of everything. Only one wedding, a classic feel with the chandaliers etc, but other modern touches (the hardwood floors, square tables, washrooms etc.)
How is your planning going? Send me a message if you want to chat at all about it! I'd be interested to hear how you are doing with the planner there...
So many Canadian girls, yay! I was born and raised in Toronto, but I'll soon live in Ottawa, and we're getting married north of Peterborough, at the campground where we met, so I've got vendors from all over the place.
Echo, I highly recommend Ritche Bridal up on Avenue Road north of Lawrence. I was just there on Friday, and the service was excellent. Stephanie, my consultant, asked me about my style and budget (under $1500), then brought me dress after dress that was perfect and in my price range! Unlike a lot of Toronto stores, they let you take pictures, which is a big advantage when your mom and bridal party aren't in the same city as you.
Have fun on your shopping trip!
<<Echo>>, Steph2808 again..
Shnoogles is right! Ritche Bridal is great too. I went there and found four dresses i loved, but went with Becker's in the end.
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We have four Canadian bees on the site now (Gingerbread, Shortcake, Hummingbird, Flamingo) and we've had two in the past (Pumpkin, Jelly Bean)!
Canadians make up about 6% of our readers and 17% of our active writers, so hopefully we're doing Canada proud :-).
Mr. Bee
Thanks again shnoogles and steph! Can't wait to give these places a try. And I am super excited about visiting stores that are within my price range ;)
And Mr. Bee, I definitely think weddingbee does a fab job of representing us canadian brides!
Hey Echo - I'd also try Lee-Ann Belter on Queen East - her dresses definitely get more expensive, but if I recall, there were quite a few under 2000 when I was there, and the dresses are beautiful! PLUS the store is awesome and it was a great shopping experience!
Maybe call first and see what their range is first, because you will most likely fall in love once you are there :-)
Hey ladies!
Just tipping off anyone who hasn't bought their dress yet that White is having it's semi annual sale where over 80 gowns are up to 70 % off. This includes dresses by Amy Michelson, Anne Barge, Lela Rose, Badgley Mischka, Oscar De La Renta, Blumarine, Carolina Herrera, Elizabeth Filmore, Jenny Lee, Jenny Packham, Nicole Miller, Saeyoung Vu and Monique Lhuiller.
There are also Bridesmaids and Special Occasion dresses to be marked down too, so if you're looking for those too, you just might score a deal.
Anyway, if you're interested, they just sent me this e-mail this morning so you can call and book an appointment at 416-849-9196 for Friday May 2nd or Saturday May 3rd.
Cheers and best of luck on the hunt!
Miss Hummingbird
Another East Coast bride here.... getting married in Nova Scotia but doing my planning from Toronto. Would LOVE to chat with any of you East Coast (especially NS) brides!
Hi everyone! I'm sort of a Toronto bride. I live in Toronto, but I'm getting married in NS in August. Maybe you gals can help me - I need chinese food boxes - in bright bold rainbow-y colors. Anyone know where I can get them in Toronto?
(PS - sorry if someone already said it - I'm tired and lazy and didn't read all the comments! :P)
Wow, I didn't realize there were so many Torontonians here! Weddingbee has been so much fun to read during our wedding planning process. I'm getting married on May 24th (which is less than 2 weeks from now - eek!) in Toronto. Our ceremony is at my old high school chapel in Forest Hill and the reception will be at The Liberty Grand. We are using Ikonica for our photographs...they did a good job with our engagement pics so we have been happy with them so far! I second the recommendation for Creative Bag...a great place for DIY projects! Also check out places like HomeSense and Ikea. I didn't get my dress from them but there is a place called The Bride's Project (http://www.thebridesproject.com) which sells discounted brand new and used gowns from local bridal salons and former brides. Their proceeds go to help children with cancer. Feel free to email me if you want other vendor recommendations...I'll probably have a better idea after the wedding though!
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Ok, so i just finally found the guts to join wedding bee coz i'm such a shy person. I think i've been addicted reading the blogs here for over a month now.
I live in the 905 area and booked my venue at Le Jardin a month after we got engaged. I also went with Moments In Love for photography/video and booked Illusions for entertainment. So far everything is going ok except for some not so minor booboo with Le Jardin. BTW, our event happens next year in July.
My bridal party is H-U-G-E and finding dresses for my 7 BMs is gonna be a challenge. The boys, not so much!
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Hey Shoehunter,
Where in the 905 are you from? I grew up in the Saug.
Just want to send a little shout out to my fellow Canadians!! I'm in Edmonton, Alberta representing the "west side" and getting married in 24 days!!!
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