Hey Gorgeous is rapidly becoming one of my favorite blogs. Rhiannon is busy planning her wedding, which I totally wish I was invited to. Her ideas and inspiration is amazing. Her cheerful personality is so refreshing and I have grown to love her as a blog friend. If you haven't been over to her blog, be sure to stop by and check it out. Since Rhiannon is busy planning her nuptials I asked her questions all about wedding and here is what she had to say...
What is your favorite season for weddings?
Each season is fabulous in it's own way. A winter wedding can be so
beautiful and dreamy, but a sunny summer wedding has so much potential
for outdoor events and decor. I just can't choose what season would be
the best; it all comes down to personal opinion!
What sort of wedding do you prefer?
There is something about a formal wedding that is so glitzy and
exciting. Like you're heading to a very special VIP party where
everyone will be decked out in their best. I do however have a soft
spot for themed weddings that are thrown together so effortlessly.
Weddings that incorporate a couples' style throughout the big day,
really speak for themselves and it's these weddings that make my heart
skip a beat or two!
Big or Small Weddings?
I'm a sucker for a small wedding. We will have close to 70-80 at our
wedding and even this number seems rather big. Yet I want to spend my
big day with those I am close with instead of mingling around to 300
people, some of whom I have never even met before. Your wedding is a
celebration of love. Share that with those who love you and those you
love back. Intimate is always more romantic.
Inside or Outside?
Inside or outside? Oh Jessica these questions are toughies! Depending
on the wedding style and season, either option can be perfect for both
the ceremony and reception. We are going with a ceremony on our
venue's stone terrace overlooking the lake (our venue is Paletta
Mansion in Burlington Ontario. An old restored vintage house). Then
our cocktail hour and dinner will be held inside the mansion. I think
a combination of outdoor and indoor settings mixes things up for your
guests.
Flowers are my favorite part. What did you chose?
Flowers were a tough decision for me but in the end, going with
something that fit my vision and my budget seemed like the best and
most economical choice. I will have a hand tied bouquet of ivory
vandella roses and spray roses tied with a black ribbon bow. My
bridesmaids will have similar bouquets with champagne pink bows and
the remainder of our wedding with be sprinkled with romantic yet
unique combinations of pink spray roses and white hydrangeas. If money
weren't a factor in my choices, then peonies, ranunculus and anemones
would 100% be the flowers for our wedding.
What colors did you choose?
Our colours will be ivory, champagne pink and gray with pops of black.
There will also be hints of vintage blue and green among the decor to
provide a little warmth and playfulness to the wedding.
I had 7 Bridesmaids. Those poor girls. How many did you choose?
I will have 5 bridesmaids and no MOH. They are all so special to me
and incredibly beautiful at that! I can't wait to see them in their
bridesmaid glory. They will wear the Lydia cotton halter dress from J.
Crew in black. Since one girlfriend lives in Michigan, one in
Colorado, one in New York and I am here in Toronto, I haven't seen the
dress yet on any of the girls. And I took a leap of faith by picking
the dress and having them order it without trying it on. I know they
will all look fabulous. They will also be wearing whatever black shoes
they own that will let be comfortable all day.
Wedding favors are hard to do right. What are your favorites?
Favourite wedding favour? Something edible! The thing with favours
that are tangible, like coasters, or picture frames that are engraved,
is sometimes people feel obligated to use them because they were given
as a gift. But looking at someone's name and their wedding day for the
rest of your life isn't as sweet as a retro candy bar or homemade
mocha brownies or a moist and fluffy frosting topped cupcake. We are
having a vintage dessert table on top of an old dresser I found, with
treats that I will be posting on my blog sometime soon :)
What's on the menu?
Our cocktail hour will include some passed around appetizers and of
course a signature drink! But dinner will include a fabulous goat
cheese and pecan salad, a chevre-stuffed chicken dish with pistachios
and a balsamic glaze then roasted potatoes and grilled vegetables.
Dessert will be a raspberry chocolate truffle bomb. Then our wedding
cake will have one tier with raspberry and crème filled white cake,
and the other tier with hazelnut butter cream.
Favorite Wedding Blogs?
The wedding blog industry really fascinates me. I almost every day
check out Style Me Pretty, 100 Layer Cake, Wedding Chicks, Green
Wedding Shoes, Grey Likes Weddings and a handful of wedding
photographers who regularly update their blogs with incredible wedding
eye candy and inspiration. Snippet and Ink is also pretty fabulous,
along with Once Wed and Ruffled. Gosh, it gets tiring keeping up with
all my favourites!
Where do you get inspiration outside of blog land?
Aside from the above-mentioned blogs, a lot of my inspiration comes
from when I close my eyes and picture my husband to be and I standing
there on our day. What do we want surrounding us? What do we want
people to see and taste and feel when they are there to celebrate this
new journey with us? Of course there are specific things that drive a
wedding in one direction (like the colours, my dress and the vintage,
romantic feel our of venue) but we want things to be unique to us as
individuals and us as a couple. In the end you can't go wrong with
following your instinct and heart.
It's All About the Dress. Tell us about yours?
Ah! My dress. Well, I spent too much on that bad boy for my liking -
something I can totally admit to since the dress is now paid for! But
it's Diana by Enzoani. A trumpet style dress with a very long
scalloped train. The entire dress is created out of French lace and
has a deep sweetheart neck. The dress comes with straps but I would
like to remove them because I don't want to take away from my fave
part of the dress: a giant black and gray tulle flower belt that is
totally runway worthy. The dress was perfect for me because it fit my
body type and combined romantic and traditional elements with a
fashion forward and couture like vision. It's quite a lovely dress!
What Is Your Best Advice for Brides to Be?
The best advice? Wow, I can really say that I've done a lot of the
planning myself, just because I have a vision and I really trust what
I am feeling for the big day. But just doing what feels right to ME
and US is great advice I have received. It's not anyone else's day,
but ours, so if we want something that seems untraditional to others
than so what? Following your heart not only career-wise and
relationship-wise, but wedding-wise is the best advice I can give to
anyone. Everything will fall into place.
If you could change one thing, what would it be?
If I could change anything? I would win the lottery so I can have my
anemones and ranunculus. Oh and a pair of black Louboutins to rock
under my dress. Otherwise I am pretty lucky girl to have an amazing
family, great friends, and a perfect best friend to marry.
Thanks for the interview Jess! You make 6 months until the big day not seem like
too much longer to wait :)