Designing your Toronto wedding's wow-factor with details to die for

When you're a stylish, destined-to-be-glamorous Toronto area bride, designing a wedding with wow-factor is usually goal number one. And the best place to find that, is in the details.

Flowers, wedding favours, decorations and custom invitations are among our favourite wedding elements that represent limitless potential to pick up your wedding style and take it over the top.

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Kathy DeMerchant is all about chemistry, vibrant images, fashion and fabulous wedding photography

Kathy DeMerchant Photography should be on the must-see list of any Hamilton area bride who’s on the hunt for a fabulous photographer. Kathy’s work is all about creating imagery that captures and evokes people's emotions. Drawing inspiration from other photographers and from the fashion world at large, Kathy shoots in a modern, fresh, fun style without missing the romance and timeless sentiment that wedding photography requires. When we met with Kathy and checked out her portfolio, we were taken into the moments she's captured, as if we were there, and fell in love with her vibrant colours that make her subjects' lips pop and shoes shine. No doubt, Kathy's ten years of experience in image processing and enhancing allows her the freedom to create unique post-processing effects, turning your photos into fine art pieces.

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One couple's DIY approach to, and advice for, wedding planning

October 10, 2009 :: Immaculate Conception RCC, Alliston; Hockley Valley Resort & Spa, Orangeville

Photography by Taylor Jackson Photography and Christine Reid Photography
Story by Carla @ The Ring

Whether it was fate or just sweet, romantic luck, Alicja and Ryan Kennedy ran into each other in Dominican Republic, even though they lived only five minutes apart in their home town. That meeting changed their lives forever. Four years later, on Christmas Even in 2007, Ryan proposed to Alicja and she said yes.

To choose their wedding date, they used a number of factors. They are both lovers of the outdoors (they spend a lot of time hiking in Waterloo together with their dogs) so the pair thought the colours of Fall would make for fantastic photos and a magical mood. "From the beginning of the planning process we wanted our wedding to be a venue for us to reflect our unique style and personality” explained Alicja. They also wanted to be able to give back to all of the friends and family who have made them the people they are today. "We wouldn’t be the couple we are without their support." So, they decided on Thanksgiving weekend in 2009. Read more.

Reality Wedding Story:
Chic style and world class dining

Lesley & Vince, August 8, 2009 | Jump Café and Bar, Toronto

Photography by IrinaPhotography
Story by TheWeddingRing.ca

Lesley Wong and Vince Foo met through a mutual friend, but it wasn’t until a couple of years later, on New Year’s Day in 2002, that they officially started dating.

Their first summer together was when Lesley first thought that their relationship could be something special. “We walked from my apartment near the Eaton Centre to Yonge and Eglinton and chatted the entire way there and back,” she told us. “We popped into the Art Shoppe on Yonge Street and looked at furniture together.”