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love me tender

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Hello! The pictures from this wedding have been sitting on my desktop for a couple of weeks now, and I figured that if I didn’t write something about it today, I’d probably never get to it. Ken and Catarina contacted me last winter, for a small intimate wedding in Montreal. They were from Macao; it was a same-sex wedding; needless to say, I was on board.

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what’s the worst that could happen?

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Hello! So, you got the rock on your finger, the man by your side, and every detail of your wedding down and under control. You’ve even got a pro {i.e. a wedding planner} standing by your side to make sure the big day goes down smoothly. Think you’re covered, right? Think again. I have nearly 70 weddings under my belt, but as I count down the days to my 2011 season opening, I still find myself telling my brides: “97% is planned, 3% is entirely up to chance”.

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the good memories – part 2

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Hello everybody! I’ve managed to go m.i.a. again… I guess November is the new July because I am swamped with work!I recently received these pictures from Isabelle Paille, and I am head over heels in love with Marie-Eve and Benoit all over again. This couple was the most amazing to work with, and needless to say, this was one wedding where I cried quite a bit {as you already know, I’m the crying kind of wedding planner}. I hope you enjoy the photos!

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what is it that we do, anyways?

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Hello! It’s been a really hectic few weeks for me, prepping for all the gorgeous weddings coming this summer, working on decor ideas, meeting with various vendors, signing on new clients… Owning and running a business can be very exhilarating, but it can also be tricky at times, especially if you are in a service-type industry. We, the self-employed kind, have to decide what we are worth. I mean, we deliver time, advice, expertise, planning, coordination, ideas, et al, but there is never anything tangible about it. In the end, the flowers are executed by a florist, the decor is set up by lighting technicians and rental companies, the photos are taken by photographers. Most of the clients that come to us know exactly why ...

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