Victoria, British Columbia · From January 2018
A sentimental unconventional Caribbean-Canadian bride, planning a cross country destination wedding with my traditional cost conscious African-American... View more
A sentimental unconventional Caribbean-Canadian bride, planning a cross country destination wedding with my traditional cost conscious African-American groom. Totally doable. Totally looking forward to the process. End result? An intimate memorable stress free celebratory weekend.
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Happily married 🎉
April 20, 2019
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2837 days agoI’m as size 11.5/12 in shoes. This is a call out to all of my fellow 11+ shoe size wearers o share the shoes you’re wearing on your wedding day! I always intended to wear half soles or some other barefooted style to help avoid the hassle of finding...
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2850 days agoMy cousin will be DJ-ing our ceremony and reception via a premade Spotify or iTunes playlist. The only “gear” that he’ll likely need is my iPad and an audio jack, but I’d like to make the set up look a bit more official. Does anyone know of any DJ...
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2858 days agoToday’s wedding win: we sent the save the dates out this morning!!! (Insert Kermit happy dance here) Building this website has been...*sigh*...another opportunity for us to learn how to accomplish a major task together. The website is now finished...
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2860 days agoWe’re stuck on deciding between 2 caterers. We’re based in Toronto and getting married in Victoria, BC. When we visited Victoria a few months ago we ate at the restaurant of owned by one of the caterers (so we know we like their food). They were also...
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2923 days agoSince we’re not having a wedding party I’m thinking about asking someone I would’ve asked to be in my bridal party to takeover one of my social media accounts for the day - specifically IG. (I’m not allowed to have my phone for the entire day). I...
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2941 days agoHi community, Reaching out for creative hashtag suggestions please 🙏🏾. I thought it was too early to decide on one but since we secured our wedding website template this weekend and we’ll be finalizing that in the upcoming days, I’d like the domain...
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2946 days agoWhen I was a teenager my aunt introduced me to Paris Blues - a beautiful movie starring Sidney Poitier and Dianne Carroll (and others but they’re the stars in my eyes). I love their love story. They’re the reason I’d like to go to Paris on my...
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2953 days agoHi all, I didn’t start thinking of about how I envisioned my wedding until my mid-twenties (and even then it was reluctantly). As we get into the planning process now there are a number of traditions that we’re comfortably not including. The one...
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2962 days agoWe’re getting married on Easter weekend 2019. It’s a destination weekend celebration, with a welcome/rehearsal dinner on Good Friday, the ceremony and reception on the Saturday, and a light goodbye activity (tbd) on Easter Sunday. We’re planning on...
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2968 days agoMy FH and I are engaged but we’ve skipped the ring part. We’re both in our misd 30’s, live together and prefer for that money to be spent differently. Any other “offbeat” or “unconventional” couples out there who skipped the engagement ring part? Did...
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2969 days agoAny grooms or groomsmen sporting a short suit à la LeBron James in Game 1 of the NBA finals? Fun fact: his entire outfit cost $46000 (mostly due to the $41000 alligator bag accessory)😱 Conversely - Are you a bride or bridesmaid that’s...
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2969 days agoWondering if anyone has recently been wed or plans to be wed at City Hall in Victoria, BC? From what I can see via google, it used to be an option but may no longer be...but that can’t be right...right? Thanks in advance for your feedback!
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2983 days agoI love the idea of being literally surrounded by friends and family like the couple in this photo. Luckily I’m pretty sure our venue has space to accommodate this seating arrangement. I don’t think we’ll include the flowers though. My FH and I both...
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2983 days agoSolange’s wedding photos make hers my favourite recent celebrity wedding. I love the baby’s breath in her hair (they look like constellations!) and the getaway bikes.
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2992 days agoPosting this in response to a “Love Gift” giveaway. (I hope it’s still open)
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2993 days agoFor the most part I think I have an eye for what looks good vs not so good, but I just suggested bridemaids dresses that in hindsight I think would be hideous. When it comes to fashion, do you think you've got it or nah? (Full disclosure - I'm...