Celebrity planner shares

12 steps to a couture wedding

If you ask celebrity planner and lifestyle expert, Colin Cowie, a wedding isn’t about being perfect or having the perfect day. It’s about making a statement of style... taking your guests on a journey with you... and giving the people you love a window into your world. In an interview with Bridal News Magazine, this style guru explained how everyday brides can plan ‘haute couture’ weddings—with or without a celebrity-sized budget!

Inspired by Spring Bouquets

Written by Staff @ The Ring with Carrie Lynn Weber, Floral Designer

With balmy March weather melting away the layers of snow, spring will soon be officially sprung, and so too will lustrous pastel, fresh green and crisp white flowers that come with it. Floral designer, Carrie Lynn Weber says spring flowers can create some of the most gorgeous wedding bouquets, and she proves it with two of her favourites from recent weddings...

Trends Report: Wedding cakes from damask designs to suitcase-style

Joanne Vincent runs the popular, Kitchener-based wedding cake company, JoRa Wedding Cakes. And over the past twenty-five years, design trends have come and gone; so when Joanne shared a couple of her favourite cake design trends with The Wedding Ring, we couldn't help but pass them on.

Wedding Trends: Outdoor Ceremonies

A Day in the Life of an Outdoor Ceremony

At least half of the brides out there have debated on having an outdoor ceremony. You immediately think nature, simplicity, beauty... But then is it really? What's the scoop on weather, temperature, high-heeled shoes on the grass... We've asked some of The Ring's  experts to find out the truth about the 'outdoor ceremony'!

Couples make a production out of their weddings

According to The Canadian Press, there's an increasing trend for just-married couples to add personal flair to their wedding and provide some entertainment for their guests - like staging a dramatic entrance or a choreographed first dance.

Trends Report: Dining in Style

Centrepiece & décor trends

For a reception space that takes your guests breath away, it's all about making a fabulous first impression. And nothing can do that better than a room filled with tables that are dressed to impress.

Trends Report: Dining in Style

Centrepiece & décor trends

For a reception space that takes your guests breath away, it's all about making a fabulous first impression. And nothing can do that better than a room filled with tables that are dressed to impress.

Cake design trends in style & taste

TheWeddingRing.ca sat down with Chrissie Boon, cake designer and owner of Too Nice to Slice for the inside scoop (or slice) on what's hot in wedding cakes right now.

Whether it's your sense of humour or your Christmas theme, Chrissie Boon says there can be a lot more to your cake then ribbon and roses. 

Wedding Trends: The Off-Day Wedding

Having an ‘off day’ can be a good thing: Sundays & Fridays

Choosing to have a wedding on an ‘off day’, can also be a great pick for brides who don’t have a lot of time to plan. You’re much more likely to get the vendors you want (and possibly a special rate) for a Friday or Sunday wedding, as opposed to the traditional Saturday

Wedding Trends: Off-Season Weddings

Brides are saying 'I Do' to off-season weddings, velvet gowns & twinkle lights

Traditionally, from about May to October each year, the K-W area’s wedding vendors, churches, and banquet halls are hoppin’ with weddings. This is a given. For brides, this means that if you're starting to plan less than twelve months before the big day, you're going to have a tough time finding vendors and locations for your wedding, that aren't already booked.