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Allison
Allison

London, Ontario · From November 2017

From London Ontario, FH from Kingsville/Leamington. We now live in Thunder Bay with our 2 cats!

Happily married 🎉

October 19, 2019

2379days 0hrs : 28min

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One wedding down, one more to go!
Allison of WeddingWire, On June 26, 2019 at 14:08

As most of you know, I was in a wedding last Saturday as my bridesmaid's bridesmaid! She looked so beautiful and it makes me so excited for my own wedding in 4 months! My FH and I also did some...

Allison, tuesday 2-Jul-19 15 130
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The continuing adventures of changing hair colour!
Allison of Beauty, On June 12, 2019 at 10:57

Hey all! Some of you might remember, but for my wedding I decided to go from dark brown (natrual)/vibrant red hair to blonde balayage in This discussion here! I had my 2nd session last night and I...

Allison, tuesday 25-Jun-19 32 287
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5 months out and stressed
Allison of Plan a wedding, On May 15, 2019 at 14:50

I didn't think I'd be the bride who got overly stressed about the wedding but here we are! For those of you who don't know, one of my bridesmaids is getting married in June and I'm in her wedding. So...

Donna, friday 24-May-19 16 246
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Transformation Tuesday! Started the first session of wedding hair!
Allison of Beauty, On April 2, 2019 at 14:08

Hey Ladies, Just wanted to share pictures of before and after the first session of hair colouring for the wedding. I'm still a little more coppery/brassy than I want to be, but my stylist and I are...

Allison, wednesday 10-Apr-19 32 772
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Bridesmaid Swatches are in! Now, what blue do I use?
Allison of Wedding fashion, On March 25, 2019 at 11:29

Hello Ladies, First things first, I finally have all my swatches that I ordered now!! I was waiting on the David's Bridal ones but they finally came in last week. Now, I ordered 3 colours: the purple...

Allison, wednesday 3-Apr-19 54 1,187
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How to avoid clinking glasses/guests making us kiss during dinner?
Allison of Wedding reception, On February 12, 2019 at 14:05

Hey ladies (and gentleman), I've been having some major wedding anxiety the last few weeks and this is probably one of my biggest anxiety inducers: How to avoid clinking glasses/guests making us kiss...

Allison, wednesday 6-Mar-19 75 2,487
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Wedding Party Colour Palette Changes
Allison of Wedding fashion, On March 1, 2019 at 14:13

Has anyone else changed their colour palette over the course of wedding planning? We were originally going to have teal and purple as our main colours with peacock greenery as an accent. My FH is more...

Allison, monday 4-Mar-19 22 197
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Unusual Wedding Guest Attire
Allison of Wedding fashion, On February 13, 2019 at 14:12

Thought this was definitely a unique/non-traditional request one bride had for her guests, that doesn't go into bridezilla territory: Wedding Guest Attire Request She actually wanted all the women in...

Vinod, monday 4-Mar-19 16 477
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Nail Inspiration!
Allison of Beauty, On February 4, 2019 at 13:45

What are you ladies doing for your nails for the wedding? For those who don't do their nails on a regular basis are you treating yourself to a manicure before the wedding? Any one considering...

Janaya, friday 1-Mar-19 35 993
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How did you know your FH/FW was The One?
Allison of WeddingWire, On February 19, 2019 at 14:01

Did you have a moment of epiphany that your FH/FW was The One? Or did you realize it when someone popped the question? Did you feel it when you first met/on the first date? For me I realized it about...

Bianca, monday 25-Feb-19 28 476
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Mass/group vendor email?
Allison of Plan a wedding, On February 15, 2019 at 15:49

Happy Friday everyone! Is/has anyone else done a mass or group email with all their vendors? I wanted to send one out so they know who all is on our vendor team but is there any etiquette to this? Our...

Vinod, wednesday 20-Feb-19 6 299
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Rehearsal dinner/post-wedding brunch: invites, hosting, logistics
Allison of Before the wedding, On January 31, 2019 at 14:03

I've been thinking about sending rehearsal dinner/day after-brunch invites along with the wedding invitations, but some websites suggest this could be a faux-pas. They take into consideration that not...

Stephanie, thursday 31-Jan-19 9 518
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Any guidelines for what S/O's of wedding party should wear?
Allison of Wedding fashion, On January 22, 2019 at 15:02

Hey Ladies, as some of you know, I'm one of my bridesmaid's bridesmaid in her wedding in June. I'm also a 1st time bridesmaid so I don't know the in and outs of the role too well! My FH asked me the...

Allison, tuesday 22-Jan-19 10 107
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Flowers for other important people
Allison of Plan a wedding, On January 16, 2019 at 14:13

Hi everyone, Happy Hump Day! We booked our florist over the weekend so happy that that's one thing checked off the checklist! Anyways while talking to her, we told her we are getting the following:...

Allison, wednesday 16-Jan-19 8 128
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Feeling Discouraged
Allison of Plan a wedding, On January 10, 2019 at 13:44

Hey ladies, I have one of those venting feelings today, just need to get some stuff off my chest. For context - One of my bridesmaids is also getting married this year, and I'm in her wedding party....

Allison, thursday 10-Jan-19 16 210
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Tips for interacting with Venues/vendors
Allison of Plan a wedding, On January 8, 2019 at 12:59

Hi Ladies, for anyone who has recently got engaged, congratulations and welcome to the wedding wire community! I hope you find these discussions useful, I sure have since getting engaged! I want to...

Stephanie, tuesday 8-Jan-19 2 119
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Save the Date Cards!
Allison of Before the wedding, On December 14, 2018 at 12:38

I ordered and got my Save the Dates a few weeks ago, but I'm getting around to posting now! I actually printed them with staples and they turned out great! It was hard to choose only 4 photos for the...

Allison, sunday 16-Dec-18 21 206
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Engagement Photos! (pic Heavy)
Allison of Before the wedding, On December 11, 2018 at 14:11

I finally had time to compress some of my engagement photos to be able to post them here!! We ended up having the best weather (sunny and 18 degrees in October - unseasonably warm lol). Our first...

Allison, friday 14-Dec-18 16 179
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Distance Planning Advice
Allison of Plan a wedding, On December 7, 2018 at 13:26

Hey everyone, as some of you know, we are planning from a distance. We are living in Thunder Bay and our wedding is in London, Ontario where I was born and raised. It's an 18 hour drive, or a 2 hour...

Cherry, friday 7-Dec-18 11 118
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Florists in Ontario!
Allison of Ontario, On November 23, 2018 at 13:41

Happy Friday Everyone! Question, who has their florist booked? Who did you use as your florist? I haven't booked one yet, so if anyone has recommendations in London Ontario, that would be super as...

Joey, wednesday 5-Dec-18 1 81
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To invite or not to invite new coworker
Allison of Plan a wedding, On November 14, 2018 at 13:40

Hey ladies, having a bit of a dilemma that hopefully can get some insight into! I work in a very small office - there are only 3 of us: me, the owner, and our new hire. This past month, my boss left...

Allison, tuesday 20-Nov-18 14 184
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October Weddings!
Allison of Plan a wedding, On October 30, 2018 at 12:48

This is for anyone getting married, or has gotten married in October (of any year!). What is your date? We're getting married October 19, 2019! What made you decide to do October? For us, October is a...

Allison, wednesday 7-Nov-18 12 189
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Not able to upload photos
Allison of Tech support, On November 3, 2018 at 12:03

Hi, I'm trying to upload engagement photos but when I go to upload and select a photo is doesn't work. Is there a size limit? (Photos are all over 10 MB each). I'm not getting any error messages...

Lynnie, monday 5-Nov-18 2 195
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Giving the Bride Away...
Allison of Wedding ceremony, On October 25, 2018 at 15:43

I meet with my officiant next week but I am still figuring how to navigate the traditional "who gives this woman to be married to this man?" part of the ceremony. My FH and I are modern and...

Rekramer, monday 29-Oct-18 10 183
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Rant Time: Sharing our honeymoon!
Allison of Honeymoon, On October 11, 2018 at 16:31

Hey ladies, I need to vent so sorry for the long post in advance! So we have our honeymoon booked; we're going on a cruise in the Caribbean and I'm super stoked for it! It's personal to us since he...

Allison, tuesday 23-Oct-18 23 266
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One Year!
Allison of Before the wedding, On October 19, 2018 at 13:59

Today is the big day... one more year to our wedding! It hit me yesterday when we were getting our engagement photos done. We were supposed to get them done over the weekend but got rained out,...

Allison, tuesday 23-Oct-18 16 1,220
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Update: Sharing our Honeymoon!
Allison of Honeymoon, On October 13, 2018 at 16:11

If you haven't seen my last discussion/rant, here it is: Rant time: Sharing our Honeymoon! I wanted to post an update since I was able to talk it over with my FH. I explained that I would like to take...

Allison, thursday 18-Oct-18 8 112
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Ontario is so beautiful, lots of places for Engagement Photos!
Allison of Ontario, On October 13, 2018 at 16:04

One of the things about living in the second largest provinces, is that there are a lot of places to take outdoor engagement pictures! We are also the most populous province but we have lots of...

Allison, tuesday 16-Oct-18 3 68
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diy signs for Engagement Photos
Allison of DIY, On October 9, 2018 at 13:24

Hi Ladies, As promised, here is the finished signs I talked about making last week. It took way longer than I thought it would, basically all long weekend, but I'm pretty happy with the way they...

Allison, thursday 11-Oct-18 21 608
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Engagement Photo Props?
Allison of Before the wedding, On October 2, 2018 at 13:01

Did anyone have cool Engagement photo props? Looking for inspiration for next weekend's engagement shoot! We're thinking of having a wedding date sign and I have a scarf to wrap each other in. Who had...

Allison, friday 5-Oct-18 17 208
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Details: Colour Palettes and Themes!
Allison of Plan a wedding, On September 19, 2018 at 09:47

Way before I was engaged, I would go on Pinterest and look at different wedding colour palettes/themes (who else was guilty of this? ). There are so many to choose from that when I did get engaged, I...

Allison, monday 1-Oct-18 36 314
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Potential Postal Strike and Wedding Invitations
Allison of Plan a wedding, On September 20, 2018 at 16:37

The one time Canada Post MIGHT strike is the one time I actually have to snail mail Invitations and Save the Dates. My wedding is not until next year and the strike may resolve by then/not even happen...

Allison, saturday 22-Sep-18 17 174

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