Comments on: Michelle & John's Intimate Concrete Jungle Sunset Wedding

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:52:51 +0000

Jennif – haha..pick your battles. Those shoes are still a topic of conversation! I now wear them to work on a regular basis and get hassled about it "you wore *those* things to your wedding??". Honestly, it was easier to convince my MIL and mother that the world wouldn't end because of the red shoes. Everyone loved the bouquet though…the time capsule idea was inspired by a similar project in the book "DIY Bride" by Khris Cochran.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:45:49 +0000

Elisa – we didn't get *too much* hassle about the mid-week date. Most of the hassle we got was from relatives because their kids were starting school the next day (but that's more to do with the time of year than the weeknight it was held on…). Having it at sunset helped because the folks who were working in Toronto were able to make it without taking too much (or any) time off. We sent out save-the-dates like 8 months in advance that mentioned the date and time. Those who had to travel to get to Toronto made a long weekend of it and those that had to go back to work early the next day were gone by 10pm. It seemed to work out well…

By: Elisa

Elisa — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:56:32 +0000

Hi Emma,

Good point… My FH is a teacher and that's part of the reason we're being squeezed into mid-week – because there's only really a few weekends a year where he won't have to go straight back to work on Monday. The week we're looking at is school holidays though. Maybe the teachers want to make better use of their time off than being locked into a mid-week lunch? I don't know…

Cheers,

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:31:42 +0000

Congratulations, the photographs turned out great and it sounds like the wedding was a hit. I can't believe you were able to stay within that budget, that's a great testimony to the brides and grooms that think small wedding budgets are impossible. Thanks for sharing

By: Jennif

Jennif — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:23:28 +0000

Silly Mom, of course the red scarf and shoes are lovely!! Same with your peacock feather bouquet. And I am totally stealing the time capsule idea!

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:34:36 +0000

Elisa,

Don't forget if you are inviting any teachers, they can't book holiday like most people. However you could check with them when the school holidays are and fit it around that.

Cheers
Emma

By: Elisa

Elisa — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:43:32 +0000

Hey Michelle,
Did you have any grumbles from your guests about the mid-week thing? It looks like we're going to end up going down that road, but people seem a little annoyed about it. Surely letting people know now that they might have to take a day off work in November is enough notice? I guess ours is different because it's a little way out of town, and people will maybe want to spend the night… which means two days off work… But come on. That's not too much to ask is it?
e.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:37:27 +0000

"hold your photography session prior to the ceremony"

YESSS! Thank you for sharing this gospel. I wish every one of my clients would do this, but it's difficult to foresee benefits if you've only heard a more traditional approach of "first look down the aisle." Who decided that, anyway? Silly?

By: Cassandra Jowett

Cassandra Jowett — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:52:16 +0000

It's nice to see a Toronto wedding in the mix, especially one which shows off the city so spectacularly. Love the Distillery District photos, and I never knew the Business District could be so romantic!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:20:05 +0000

Rachel – those lanterns are from Ikea, cost us like $5 each. The tea lights are actually flameless (they run on batteries)…I think we got the tea lights from Linens n' Things.