Bingeman's Wedding Dreams ~ Grand Prize Wedding Giveaway!!

Check it out... The Wedding Dream's Bridal Show at Bingemans in Kitchener has their biggest Grand Prize ever and we are so excited to be apart of it with so many other great local vendors. Come out the the show January 8 & 9th at Bingemans 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ontario for your chance to enter and win.

A couple weekends ago I participated in my first craft show in town.
The venue was great, with more that 55 vendors selling their products.
It was a lot different then doing a bridal show, but still lots work.

The thing I like the most is you can find the most amazing things in all kinds of places. At this event I can across Kate from “neat things made by kate”. Kate makes these fantastic vintage looking clutches. They are great for a night out on the town or that something special for you wedding day and of course your bridal party.





Custom orders available. Check Kate out at www.neatthingsmadebykate.etsy.com

So excited... I just had to share!!

I was so thrilled to find out Little Details was featured in the current Weddingbells Spring/Summer Magazine.
You'll find us in the Toronto & Southwestern Ontario addition, as a recommended vendor in the planning guide.

We can't wait to work with all our new couples for 2011!

Christmas is just around the corner...

Here is a sneak peak as some of the Christmas Cards we have under design.
There's still time to place your order. Contact us today for details. We can be reached at littledetails@rogers.com or visit our website: littledetails-wedding.com

Tis the season and I LOVE It!

Pretty in Florals

Even thought this has floated round the web since bridal market... I just couldn't resist posting it. I just love this collaboration from Preston Bailey and Monique L'Hullier on this floral dress. It's amazing what comes out of putting two great designers together. Stunning!

The Great Outdoors...

That's where I am today with my dog Haylie. It's already starting to snow here in Ontario and I still haven't done the gardens or cut the grass for the winter. So I decided to give myself a day off, something I hardly ever do and do the a gardens. So that's where I'll be... starbucks in one hand (it's sooooo cold outside) and shovel in the other. As the gardens do not look nice after the first frost and snow fall!!



Have a great Saturday Everyone!!!

Vintage...

Vintage is so "HOT" right now in wedding decor and this weekends wedding is no exception. The bride Sarah brought me this awesome vintage frame, which I used it to create her seating chart.

I created a backing layer in a purple velvet to match her colours. I then tacked each table cards onto the board using finishing nails to keep the cards in place. Finishing nails aren't to pretty, so I glued a green swarovski crystal onto each nail to make them pretty and add sparkle.

Here is a little photo montage of how it all came together...

So Excited....

Thanks to the ladies at Bridal Fantasy Blog for the shout out today!
Check it out here http://www.bridalfantasyblog.com/

Greetings!

It’s been awhile since I blogged about anything and I’ve been holding onto this one for awhile. I’m so excited to finally post this...

At the beginning of the year, I got together with a great team of Kitchener-Waterloo and area-base wedding professionals all women by the way, and we put together this amazing photo shoot. Our inspiration started with a little coffee brainstorming session, where we settled on our colour palette of hot pink and mint green. We also knew we wanted something eclectic, whimsical and full of fun. Our inspiration board for a “Fun and Flirty” wedding was created.

We were lucky enough to have permission to use the amazing venue, La Hacienda Siarria in Kitchener, Ontario. It’s this renovated factory in the heart of an industrial area of town and it’s absolutely amazing. The inner hall is like a spanish courtyard and the blank slate the stone walls, floors and rustic wood and steel finishes... gives you so much to work with. The main house is stunning too. We had so much fun using the entire place for our shoot. The end result was stunning.

Thanks to Anne Edgar of Anne Edgar Photography for all the wonderful photos! Anne was amazing to work with she made setting up the shoots go smoothly and that gave us so many photos to choose from that it was a difficult task to just pick just a few...



The styling for the shoot was done by Afzia Shareef, of Style and Elegance. The table decor was an eclectic mix of custom made overlays, napkins and many candles. Giving the table an amazing finishing touch, Afzia hung paper lanterns on fishing wire above the table, creating the illusion of floating bubbles into the air.



The stationery for the shoot was created by Tracey Kestle of Little Details (that’s me). I designed a pocket fold invitation with a flirty floral design, swarovski crystals and a cute belly band to tie in all of our colours. The patterns from the invitation were carried throughout the placecards, menus, favour boxes, table numbers, and programs. I even put touches of the design on the candy labels for our the cake and sweets table.





The cake was designed by Chrissie Boon also known as Too Nice To Slice. Chrissie created a floral element on the cake that mimicked the pattern from the invitations, on the three tier wedding cake, the adorable 2 tier mini cakes. Chrissie also create the wonderful candy bar with cupcakes in cute wrappers, cake lollipops and pretzels drizzled with chocolate, everything matched the colour palette. It was really difficult not to sneak a little tasty treat.



For the florals, Wendy Ryckman of WR Designs ~ Flower Co. created super tall centerpieces with glass cylinders that were filled with ornamental grass, orchids and topped with bunches of with peonies, mums, more orchids and crystals. They looked amazing on the tables. The bouquets for the bride and bridesmaid where beautiful and filled with the same florals.



The fashion styling was done my Aimee Deriu of Bridal Depot (soon to be Valentina Bridal & Couture). Aimee pulled the dresses from the wonderful collections at her uptown boutique. I love the pattern on the wedding dress. The bridesmaid dresses came from the Dessy spring collection and matched perfectly to our theme of the day. Our beautiful models
Lisa and Mandy had a great time. Aimee added some feathery hair accessories to Lisa’s updo.

Hair and Makeup by Holly. Thanks Holly the girls look great.



Thanks Ron for supplying us with music for the day and allowing us to use the house and the courtyard as the backdrop to our shoot!

Until next time ladies... you all were awesome!

The vendors featured in this photoshoot are: Anne Edgar www.anneedgarphoto.com, Chrissie Boon www.toonicetoslice.ca, Tracey Kestle www.littledetails-weddings.com, Amiee Dreu at www.briadal-depot.com, Wendy Ryckman at www.wendyryckman.ca, Afzia Shareef, at www.styleandelegance.ca

Looking for Photographs!

Hi Everyone!
I just realized how little in the way of photographs we have of actual weddings from our past clients. I would really appreciate it if any of our past clients would please forward me any photos of your wedding that friends or your photographer might have taken of your paper goods. Just email any information to littledetails@rogers.com. We will certainly credit you and your photographers every time we use the photos. Thank You!

Where To Get Those Balloons | The Wedding Co.

Where To Get Those Balloons | The Wedding Co.

Thanks to "The Wedding Co." for sharing this on Facebook today and earlier on their blog. I love these balloons and can't wait to use them in my next photoshoot... invitations and balloons together, should be really interesting!

Table Numbers

I thought I'd post a picture of these cute little table numbers I created for Trisha's wedding this weekend. I hope she likes them! As I think they'll go perfect with her colour scheme and decor.

Tent Sale at Bridal Depot

Well it's Saturday and the big new is our friend Amiee over at Bridal Depot is having a huge Tent sale! She's getting ready for newly renovated store, new lines and a new name for the store!!!!

So check it out. Bridal Depot they are located 20 Williams Street in Uptown Waterloo (Ontario)

Lots of savings on bridesmaid dress and wedding gowns.


Good Luck Amiee and the girls of Bridal Depot, we can't wait to see the "NEW" you!!!

It's been a hot week here and I think I'll be trying out this cool Sangria Recipe I found online today.

Here's a drink that would be great for summer parties too!




Tropical Rosé Sangria

2 oranges, with peel, sliced into rounds
1 large apple, with peel, cored and cut into small pieces
1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
1/2 cup sugar or 1/4 cup simple syrup
1/2 cup Grand Marnier
750 ml bottle fruity rosé wine (I suggest Tavel, Rosé d'Anjou, or Côtes de Provence)
1 cup pineapple  juice
2 cups club soda
 
Cut the orange rounds into quarters and put half of them in a large pitcher, along with the apple and pineapple chunks, sugar, and a splash of the Grand Marnier.
 
Add the wine, pineapple juice, and the remaining Grand Marnier. Stir well, then chill for at least a half hour to let the flavors come together. Just before serving, add the club soda. Pour into wine glasses over ice, if desired, making sure each glass gets chunks of fruit as well as sangria. Garnish with the remaining orange wedges.


Tropical Rosé Sangria

2 oranges, with peel, sliced into rounds
1 large apple, with peel, cored and cut into small pieces
1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
1/2 cup sugar or 1/4 cup simple syrup
1/2 cup Grand Marnier
750 ml bottle fruity rosé wine (I suggest Tavel, Rosé d'Anjou, or Côtes de Provence)
1 cup pineapple  juice
2 cups club soda
 
Cut the orange rounds into quarters and put half of them in a large pitcher, along with the apple and pineapple chunks, sugar, and a splash of the Grand Marnier.
 
Add the wine, pineapple juice, and the remaining Grand Marnier. Stir well, then chill for at least a half hour to let the flavors come together. Just before serving, add the club soda. Pour into wine glasses over ice, if desired, making sure each glass gets chunks of fruit as well as sangria. Garnish with the remaining orange wedges.

Signature Drinks

When planning out your wedding you work hard to design everything with a little twist of you... why not carry that over to your bar with a signature drink. A signature drink can be a special way to incorporate your favourite drink into your event, add to your colour pallette or it can be one way you save a little by not having a full open bar during your cocktail hour!

I found this one on www.weddingbycolor.com

Pink Haze Cranberry Martini
It uses the following ingredients:
Vanilla vodka(may use champagne and add vanilla dyrup)
Cranberry juice
heavy cream
grenadine juice
The effect of the smoke comes from dry ice which dissolves instantly.

Our Second post of the day is to wish our Good Friends over at Too Nice To Slice and Icing Inspirations GOOD LUCK! on their Grand Re-Opening and First Annul Cake Competition. I was over there this morning and got a quick peek at the new location and some of the cakes being dropped off for the competition. Can I just say WOW... you bakers rock!





Here's the details....
GRAND RE-OPENING
AND
FIRST ANNUAL
CAKE ART COMPETITION

SUNDAY JULY 18TH, 2010.
10AM – 5PM
14 HOFFMAN ST UNIT 4
So if you see this post and are in the Kitchener area drop by and check them out.


Chrissie and Justin, Have an amazing time at your big event and I can't wait to see the pictures.

Here's a link to their website if you want more information www.icninginspirations.ca

Our first post for today is to let you know we are taking a mini vacation!


I wanted to let you all know that we are taking a mini vacation to the mountains and will return all your voice
mails and email when we can. Our service will apparently be sporodic and I'll do my best to get back to you in as little time possible!

It's friday and of course summer is in full swing.
So all of us at Little Details have decided to try something new.

Friday Night Cocktails and Appetizers... Each week we are going to search out some great recipes and try them out.

Here’s our first one.



Cabana Boy Special

2oz Coconut rum

Equal parts Mango juice Limeade Orange juice

Mix ingredients in a highball glass over ice and garnish with a lemon and lime wheel.

This makes for a refreshing summertime drink!
 
Pour, Stir,  serve.

Enjoy!


Recipe courtesy the The Ringbearer

Talk about cuteness....



I found these little bags on one of my many rounds of blog readings today,
and just had to share them with you. They are from JuJu Baju on etsy.
They have a great collection of cosmetic bags that would make great bridemaid’s gifts! You can fill them with an array of little magical items for the big day...

Hello...

This is not my typical post, but I wanted to address an issue with our contact number. Almost two years ago Little Details got it's own number 1.519.505.1666.

We changed our contact number from our personal home number to our new number to make it easier of ourselves and our potential clients. But every so often some one calls the old number looking for Little Details, this has happened several times since we changed our number... even one today!

The reason I'm posting this is due to some of the very unfortunate comments that have been made when the old number is answered with just the word "Hello"... instead of the business name.

We have change the number where ever possible on-line and in publications... Unfortunately there are old directories and publications that people may have keep or been passed from one friend to the next.

We apologies of course for any inconvenience this causes, but please keep in mind the old is our personal number and we’re just being friendly when we answer the phone!


Thank You for your understaning,
Tracey
Little Details

A Great New Contest

If you are anything like me and you’re addicted to “Say Yes to the Dress” on TLC and your a bride planning her wedding for 2010 and would love to have the “Kleinfeld Experience”, you might just be interested this contest on the www.ringbearer.ca. 
You could win a once in a lifetime chance for a $5000.00 gift certificate to Kleinfeld*, a private store opening in Manhattan, personal styling services provide by Randy Fenoli (he’s awesome on the show) and a Kleinfeld Bridal Consultant (my favourite is Sarah), plus free airfare and five-star accommodations...

I know your swooning, me too! Go to www.ringbearer.ca, where you need to submit your engagement or love store, so if you have a good one and I know you all do. Go for it, I mean a chance at your dream dress and a fun filled trip to Kleinfeld’s. It would be a dream come true for me as I just love anything and everything wedding, and would definitely be a princess bride.

Now I wonder how hard will it be to find someone, get a great love story and get engaged all before February 14th... I think I just sent the man of my dreams running for the hills! Gotta go!

Good Luck to all of you who enter.

For all the details check our www.ringbearer.ca/kleinfeld. Let them know you found out about the contest from Little Details on their questionnaire.


Contest header from the ringbearer.ca site.