The Toronto Wedding Chapel

Monday, June 22, 2009

Congratulations Ashley and Adam!

June 7th, 2009

COMBINATION OFFSITE/ONSITE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY PACKAGES

You already know that the Toronto Wedding Chapel has a fantastic photographer, but did you know that he is available for photography offsite as well? For most brides their wedding day becomes a blur of nervous activity. How much of it will you actually remember afterwards aside from the anecdotes told by friends and family? Now you won’t have to miss a thing. We offer combination offsite/onsite wedding photography packages for as many hours as you require so that you can document your entire day, capturing every moment of this unforgettable experience – indoor, outdoor, home, last minute shopping, lunch, hair and make-up, getting dressed or maybe not, travel to the Chapel, the wedding, the reception, and the send off – all captured for posterity. Instead of just wedding portraits and a few candid shots you will have captured the entire experience and every emotion of the day.

Here are a just few of our fantastic packages. We will be delighted to customize a wedding photography package just for you that will meet your exact requirements and your budget. The photographs are always of the highest quality and we provide high resolution images on DVD with every package. This means you can print extra copies for friends and family.

Picture This

Four hours of wedding day coverage
High resolution DVD with 200 images

Unforgettable

Seven hours of wedding day coverage
Wedding album with up to 50 images
High resolution DVD with 400 images

Together Forever

Ten hours of wedding day coverage
Wedding album – 20 pages with up to 70 images
Parents’ album – 20 pages with up to 40 images
High resolution DVD with 400 images
Online gallery of all photographs

Friday, May 29, 2009

BLACK & WHITE WEDDINGS ARE HOTTER THAN EVER!

Although black and white weddings have been around for quite a while, the black and white weddings of 2009 are in a class by themselves. They offer a return to glamour and sophistication, highlighting a retro 40s look. How can you pull off a spectacular black and white wedding? Here are some ideas that you can combine to create the ultimate black and white wedding.

Décor:

Combine shades, textures, and prints
If you want an accent shade, use red or a metallic
White tablecloths with black napkins or black tablecloths with white napkins
White flower arrangements in black vases
Black candles

Bridal attire:

Sleek lines – no pouf or ruffles
White wedding dress
Black wedding dress
Evening gloves are an elegant addition
Large hats
Retro jewelry
Classic pumps
Red lipstick

Bridesmaids’ attire:

Black dresses

Groom’s attire:

Tuxedo
White dinner jacket
Pinstripes

Transportation:

Vintage car

Music:

Big band
Jazz band

Flowers:

Red roses
White orchids
Black and white roses
Black and white tulips

Wedding cake:

Round white cake with black dots
Black satin band on a white cake
Black icing with white accents

Congratulations Carla and Craig!

April 19th, 2009
The Toronto Wedding Chapel

Thursday, May 28, 2009

HOW TO AVOID BECOMING A BRIDEZILLA

Bridezillas are not mythical beasts who roamed the world in prehistoric times. They are a group of modern day brides who experience a form of temporary insanity upon becoming engaged, mutating into overbearing, domineering, neurotic, obnoxious perfectionists. With a hyper-inflated sense of self-importance they make everyone in their sphere as miserable as possible until their wedding day. I think that the fiancés who tolerate Bridezillas should either get a gold watch and a testimonial dinner for hanging in or therapy for low self-esteem.

What is to blame for creating this condition? The culprit is the stress of planning and coordinating a wedding. How can you avoid becoming a Bridezilla?

Hire a professional wedding planner and let him/her deal with the stress.
Accept the fact that perfection doesn’t exist. Let go of unrealistic expectations and enjoy the experience.
Don’t get worked up over every little detail. It’s counterproductive, not to mention ridiculous.
You can’t control everything. Throw your hands up in the air, take a deep breath, and have a Zen moment.
Don’t forget your fiancé. It’s not all about you. It’s his day too.
Ask for help if you need it. You are not omnipotent in spite of your best efforts.
Don’t make the wedding the focus of everything. Life goes on.
Be considerate to your friends and family. They are there to love and support you, not tolerate bad behavior and abuse.
Once you’ve made a decision on something, don’t change your mind every time you pick up another bridal magazine.
Let the professionals do their jobs.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

BRIDAL BOUQUETS CAN CONVEY A MESSAGE

Believe it or not, flowers have a language all their own and it is called floriography. It all began in Turkey in the 1600s. By the time the English and the French began traveling to Turkey in the 1800s, the Turks had a well established language based on the different flower meanings. In the early 1900s Lord Montague was the British Ambassador to Constantinople, now called Istanbul. His wife Lady Mary Montague first became acquainted with how flower meanings were used while visiting the Sultan's court. So taken with the language of flowers was Lady Montague that she introduced the concept to Victorian England where it was wholeheartedly embraced and integrated into Victorian culture. The sexually repressed Victorians finally had a safe outlet for expressing their love for each other and floral arrangements became the vehicles for transmitting those secret messages.

The meanings of different flowers can be so precise that in ancient times they were successfully used to transmit secret military messages. However the meanings of flowers can vary greatly and in fact there are now many books on floriography which at times contradict each other. Colour can also change the meaning of a flower as well as its placement in an arrangement. Let’s have a look at some of the popular flowers and their meanings. Perhaps that will inspire you to create a bridal bouquet that has a secret meaning.

The meanings of roses:

Red - the traditional symbol for love and romance
Pink - symbolic of grace and elegance, they express admiration, appreciation, and joy
Yellow – symbolic of warmth, happiness, and true friendship
White – symbolic of innocence and purity and are traditionally associated with marriages and new beginnings
Orange – symbolic of desire, passion, and excitement
Lavender – symbolic of enchantment and love at first sight

The meanings of other popular bridal flowers: