ONTARIO > Kitchener-Waterloo > Bride-Savvy - Good To Know
Wedding Saviours set to pay-it-forward with a free wedding for one lucky K-W couple
Wedding Saviours is coming to Kitchener-Waterloo to give away a FREE WEDDING to a couple that otherwise would not be able to afford it. A team of wedding professionals and business partners are currently working to pay-it-forward in their community in the ways they know best!
"Wedding Saviours is an innovative new business that combines the modern art of social networking, with the old fashioned concept of goodwill," said Brenda Holdsworth, President and Founder of Wedding Saviours Inc. "It is part of a new wave of socially grounded businesses that measure their bottom line not only based on profitability, but on social activism. We are more than just a business with a mission statement; we’re on a mission – Making the world a better place one wedding at a time!
Read more: Wedding Saviours set to pay-it-forward with a free wedding for one lucky K-W couple
ONTARIO > Kitchener-Waterloo > Bride-Savvy - Just For Fun
Moonseed Films allows brides to keep it sweet, simple and personal with Pre-Wedding Videos
Videos courtesy of Moonseed Films (review l website)
Pre-wedding videos at Moonseed Films are unlike any other wedding video option… They don't involve videographers that film you the entire day of your wedding and they're not a 'video love walk' of you and your beau strolling through the park in slow motion to your favourite ballad. What they are, is somewhere in between.
Moonseed's Pre-wedding Videos are an opportunity for couples to tell a unique story (AT the wedding), typically running about five minutes in length. You could create a comedy re-enacting the day you met, remake a scene from your favourite movie with you and your fiancé as the stars, or perhaps even a music video. The idea is that you create your video ahead of time and make it part of your wedding event, using it to entertain your guests and strike a personal note at your reception! How cool is that!?
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The Occidental Grand in Neuva Vallarta had us at 'I Do'.
If you love Mexico and you're looking for a fabulous seaside wedding ceremony location, you're going to love the Occidental Grand Nuevo Vallarta in Nuevo Vallarta. Anne Warren, co-founder of The Ring, made the trip to Mexico to see this incredible destination wedding option up close. Says Anne @ The Ring, "The resort sits on one of the best beaches I've ever been to. It really is the ideal place for a beach ceremony."
The resort offers two wedding packages-including the Basic Wedding Fiesta! which runs at $2,400 and includes (but is not limited to) an on-site wedding planner, ceremony decor, florals, ceremony music and a wedding cake.
The Premium Wedding Fiesta! package includes...
Read more: The Occidental Grand in Neuva Vallarta had us at 'I Do'
ONTARIO > K-W > Reviews - Videographers
JJJ Video offers SUPER HD savings for June, September and October 2012 brides
Couples looking for a wedding videographer will absolutely LOVE this special booking package.
JJJ Video's owner John Cash is offering his Ceremony & Reception package (regularly priced at $1275) for just $995.00. Some sweet savings and some of the very best prices in the area!
This package includes...
Read more: JJJ Video offers SUPER HD savings for June, September and October 2012 brides
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Casting Call: Four Weddings Canada is looking for fabulous brides!
Slice's hit TV series Four Weddings Canada is looking for brides with BIG, larger-than-life personalities. If this is you, your wedding could be featured on Four Weddings Canada (airing on SLICE) for a chance to compete for the ultimate dream honeymoon!
Applicants must be from (or getting married in) Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) or within a two hour drive of the city limits. Four Weddings is specifically interested in June and July 2012 brides but is casting couples getting married from May to December 2012. Here's more of what you need to know...
Read more: Casting Call: Four Weddings Canada is looking for fabulous brides!
Ontario Features - Wedding Features
Calling all brides: Casting Call for Keasha’s Perfect Dress
Keasha Rigsby from Kleinfeld Bridal is coming to Canada and opening her own Bridal Salon! Keasha is looking for unique brides with heartwarming wedding stories.
Are you a bride getting married this year and searching for the perfect wedding dress but don't have a clue how to find it? Are you having a themed wedding and need a very specific wedding dress look? Do you have a special circumstance or family tradition that is affecting what you will choose to wear on your wedding day? Or does the thought of sifting through hundreds of gowns searching for "the one" stress you out?
Read more: Calling all Brides: Casting Call for Keasha's Perfect Dress
Ontario Features - Wedding Features
Brides, grooms, seek ways to honour friends and family affected by breast cancer
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Ontario Region’s Tie the Knot for Breast Cancer program is offering an incredible alternative to traditional wedding and shower favours. Couples can choose to make donations to CBCF-OR to memorialize lives lost or to honour those living with breast cancer.
Read more: Brides, grooms, seek ways to honour friends and family affected by breast cancer
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"Something Blue" Wedding Program helps brides give back in lieu of traditional wedding favours
Brides can help grant the wish of a child with a life-threatening medical condition by making a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southwestern Ontario in lieu of traditional wedding favours.
Their “Something Blue” wedding program provides guests with favour cards displaying a message notifying your guests that a donation has been made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southwestern Ontario in honour of their attendance at your wedding.
ONTARIO > K-W > Reviews - Photographers
Images With Attitude offers last minute savings on Photography & Video for 2012 brides
Couples looking for a photographer for their upcoming 2012 wedding can take advantage of some sweet savings from Images With Attitude. This last minute special is $1800 and includes: 8 hours of coverage, 2 photographers, unlimited photos, FREE video capture, a FREE printable DVD, a FREE online gallery and 2 week turn-around of images.
Read more: Images With Attitude offers super last minute savings for 2012 brides
ONTARIO > Kitchener-Waterloo > Bride-Savvy - Features
Spring Lace & Shoe Event at Couture Threads
Stratford gown shop, Couture Threads (reviewed in The Ring), is having a big sale to clear space for new, incoming stock. They're featuring all lace gowns by Pronovias, La Sposa and Paloma Blanca and offering veils at up to 40% off! Couture Threads is also selling in-stock shoes (including Angela Noran, Paradox Pink and Benjamin Adams) at up to 50% off! Sounds like a fantastic reason for a bridal party shopping trip, ladies! Only until May 31st!
For full details, contact or visit Couture Threads in Stratford.
For Ontario Experts: Call for Collaboration
For the September 2012 magazine
Want to reach more brides, show them what you've got, and book more weddings? Submit your content to the next issue of The Wedding Ring Magazine.
Favourite things, fab flowers, accessories to die for, useful expert tips, and more... Each issue of the magazine is about putting you in the headlines while inspiring brides to plan fabulous, local weddings. Join us! This is our favourite part of doing the magazine - it's our chance to get your insight, creativity and experience into the headlines (or by-lines, as the case may be) of The Wedding Ring Magazine. Here's what you can submit on or before April 30th, 2012...
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Win a $1000 Online Shopping Spree with The Ring (Spring 2012)
The Spring 2011 shopping spree giveaway is your chance to win $1000 dollars worth of wedding stuff.
From wedding favour supplies and bridal jewellery to centrepiece vases to die for, this $1000 Giveaway will make one bride very very happy...
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ONTARIO > Kitchener-Waterloo > Bride-Savvy - Features
FAQs for making your own wedding wine
with Vintner's Cellar Waterloo (website | review)
According to James Fields of Vintner's Cellar Waterloo, the average cost of 30 bottles of wine purchased at the LCBO and served at a wedding venue is about $450. "At Vintner’s Cellar Waterloo we can make wine for your special day for as little as $152.82 for 30 bottles of wine. This includes custom printed labels for your wine bottles."*
James recommends that you start your wine at least six months before your wedding date so that the wine can properly age in the bottle before being served. And, you'd be surprised just how easy the entire process is! At Vintner’s Cellar, it's about ensuring your wine making experience is simple, easy and affordable. "We offer additional discounts if you intend to make four or more batches of wine and can also host a private bottling party for your group. We have the latest equipment to make your bottling experience fun and enjoyable."
From liquor license to labels, here's everything you need to know about making your own wine with Vintner's Cellar Waterloo...
Read more: FAQs for making your own wedding wine with Vintner's Cellar Waterloo
ONTARIO > K-W > Reviews - Videographers
Willow Creek Studios offers big savings on video throughout March and April
Video production company Willow Creek Studios is offering a fantastic end of winter video package for couples who are getting married in March or April. The special includes two HD cameras, five hours of coverage and Willow Creek's signature cinematic edit with both a feature length (up to 2 hours) and short film version- all for $995.00!
To book, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or give her a call at 1-888-391-5828. Mention you read this in TheWeddingRing.ca, and she'll add an additional hour of coverage to your package at no additional charge!
Check out Willow Creek's website here or read their review.
ONTARIO > Kitchener-Waterloo > Bride-Savvy - Features
Four local brides get to wear their gown again in Dress to Kill shoot with Images With Attitude @ The Ring's office
Photos: Images With Attitude Photography (website | review)
On February 3rd, Photographers Paul and Anita from Images With Attitude along with four past brides and two professional stylists crashed The Wedding Ring office building to take some fashion forward 'Dress to Kill' photos in their wedding dresses. Brides were treated, head to toe, by hair stylist Courtney Zinken and make-up artist Daniella Tokic before being posed and photographed against four different sets.
Read more: Dress to Kill photo shoot at The Ring with Images With Attitude
Features - Online Auction 2012 (ONTARIO)
Auction was a blast for brides, thanks to the many wedding vendors who offered Online Auction items up for bids
The Ring' Online Auction officially wrapped up at 11:59:59 last Friday night and the site was most certainly hopping with those last minute bidding wars! In several cases, it was a mighty close margin between getting amazing items for a fraction of the cost, and missing it by a less than a second. But the auction wouldn't have been possible without some amazing wedding vendors. Here's a shout out to these fabulous people... Be sure to check them out online :)
ONTARIO > Kitchener-Waterloo > Bride-Savvy - Features
{ Casting Call } 90 Day Body By Vi Bridal Weight Loss Challenge
Long-time wedding industry professional and creator of Your Wedding Portfolio, Rory Butson, has teamed up with The Ring to officially put the call out to local (and faraway) brides to join her for a fabulous 90 Day Bridal Weight Loss Challenge, using her favourite product, the Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake Mix for Weight Management and Healthy Nutrition by Visalus Sciences. After working with brides for 20+ years, it wasn't long after Rory saw the results of Visalus shakes for herself and her customers that she started looking for a way to share her results with brides.
Read more: { Casting Call } 90 Day Bridal Weight Loss Challenge
{ ringtv } Bridal Blues with 'The Wedding Belles'
We love Aubrey and Sarah - 'The Wedding Belles'! These two fabulous ladies have their own wedding-obsessed television series on Shaw that's all about having fun with weddings, brides and the wedding industry. And of course, they helped us launch The Vancouver Island Wedding Ring! For a taste of why brides love their show, check out this hilarious look at Bridal Blues...
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Randy Fenoli teaches Vancouver brides the "Three E's" of bridal fashion
Exclusive press conference coverage for The Wedding Ring by Justin and Steff of Hyperfocus Photography (www.hyperfocus.ca)
A couple of weeks ago, The Wedding Ring was invited to a media meet and greet with Randy Fenoli, the Fashion Director at Kleinfelds Bridal (New York City) and TLC's popular television series 'Say Yes to the Dress'.
Randy discussed his new book, 'It's All About the Dress', dropping hints straight out of its pages for the lucky wedding and fashion media staff in attendance such as Shaw TV The Wedding Belles, Audrey and Sarah.
Randy has actually been speaking to brides at events all across the country, trying to educate and connect with nearlywed audiences.
Read more: Randy Fenoli teaches Vancouver brides the "Three E's" of bridal fashion
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