August 2, 2011
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“It may be your PERFECT wedding day, but things can still happen! You will want to be prepared to handle anything…. Your dress gets a snag, your shoe gets a smudge, and your freshly manicured nail polish has just been chipped!”
Wedding days are fantastic and special, and while they seem to be perfect, they sometimes have hiccups along the way! You can make an “Emergency Bag” containing a variety of little tricks and fixes used by the pros, to ensure your magical day is not interrupted! Keep a bag or pouch in your hotel room or reception room for easy access…just in case! LFW brings a large toolkit filled with everything you could imagine and more. This monster list is what Lynn and her team come armed with onsite. The kit is replenished after every wedding to ensure they are always prepared! Here are a few of our must-haves:
1 –Baby Wipes – for cleaning dirty Ring bearer faces, to removing liquid eyeliner smears, without destroying your make up.
2 – White Chalk / Tide stick / Shout Wipes – useful to cover up any unfortunate smudges on your dress
3 – Clear Nail Polish – stops any run in stockings
4 – Change of Shoes – Nothing ruins a dance-a-thon evening more than blisters from your new wedding shoes! Try a comfortable pair of shoes with the same height factor that have already been broken in. Platform flip flops are a great idea and can be embellished with ribbon to match the wedding.
5 – Extra earring backs
6 – Mini Sewing Kit – Make sure to have threads of the colours you and your bridesmaids will be wearing! Black is also important for the Guys’ suits.
7 – Safety Pins – in all sizes. Extra large ones are essential in case your bustle comes undone or the snaps break.
8 – Medicine – Include things such as Advil (for tension headaches that are common when you are nervous), Imodium (just in case…if this the unthinkable happens, you’ll be glad you packed it!)
9 – Make-up – you will probable have fantastic make-up professionally done, but just some of the basics for freshening up
10 – Small Scissors
11 – Deodorant – for obvious reasons. Use a spray type so many gals can share.
12 – Toothbrush and Toothpaste
13 – A back-up pair of panty hose – For you or your bridesmaid!
14 – Emery Board – nothing is more annoying than a rough nail that keeps catching on things
15 – Tampons or Sanitary Napkins – Again…just in case! If needed you’ll be glad you have them!
16 – Tissues – I’m sure you or someone will be crying at some point! We have fancy little packets just for the Moms and put one on each of their chairs.
17 – Hairspray – the little travel size ones are handy to have!
18 – Nail Polish – in the colour you are wearing!
20 – Mole Skin – the best for blisters.
- A photo of LFW’s Emergency Kit
Some OTHER important items that are a good idea to keep handy are as follows:
Air freshener… Baby powder… Batteries – AA and AAA… Bobby pins… Breath mints and breath strips… Chapstick…Cologne-small…spray…Comb…Concealer…Condoms…Contact lens solution…Cotton balls…Cotton swabs…Cough drops…Dental Floss…Detergent stick…Double stick tape…Drinking straw (protects lipstick)…Elastic hair ties…Facial Blotting paper…Finishing Spray…First aid kit…First-aid kit…Fix Gel…Floss…Garment tape…Gravol…Gum…Hair brush…Hair gel… …Hand lotion – unscented…Hard Candy/ Lollipops…Individual packets of an OTC pain reliever like Advil or Excedrin…Individually wrapped toothpicks…Kleenex…Krazy glue…Lighter…Lint & Freshness Roller…Lint roller…Lip balm…Lip Balm…Lipstick…Matches…Mirror…Mouth wash (scope)…Nail Clippers…Nail glue …No Sew Glue…Notepads…Pens…Ponytail holders…Q-Tips…Regular size pad……Shout wipes or other stain-remover wipes…Silkening Gloss…Silky Hand & Body Lotion…Small pair of scissors…Socks – black…Socks – white…Static Guard…Sunscreen…Tide Pen…Travel bottle of hand sanitizer…Tums…Water bottles…Werther’s Original Candy
Reception Bathroom Baskets
Many of the items included in the “Emergency Kit” can be also used for the Washroom Baskets, at the Reception. We also like to add little cards with local cab numbers in all the washroom baskets, as well as at the bar to help ensure everyone gets a safe ride home after celebrating!
Listed below are a few of our favorite “Amenity Basket Poems”. Feel free to borrow these for your Washroom Basket to create a chuckle with your guests!
Poem #1
Here is a basket for all of our guests,
To make sure everyone feels their best!
The hairspray will help hold your hair in place,
The bobby pins to keep your hair out of your face.
If you break a nail, don’t worry! There’s a file and some glue,
It can also fix a broken heel on a shoe!
The polish will stop that darn run in your hose,
Use the tissues to stop a runny nose!
We hope that you’ll find what you’re looking for.
Take a mint and now go hit the dance floor!
Poem #2
So happy you’re here to share in our special day!!!
But should something happen to go astray,
Please help yourself to the contents within,
Hair spray (or Wet wipe), hand lotion, gum and even aspirin,
Use only what you need and leave the rest,
It may be useful to another guest.
So repair the damage that may have been done,
Then hurry on back and join the fun!!!
Compliments of the Newlyweds
Poem #3
Compliments of the newlyweds,
To help you feel your best!
Just use a little…freshen up,
And leave for other guests!
Poem #4
If your skin feels dry, your hair out of place,
Your throat is parched, or whatever the case.
We’ve put this together to help you along,
Now get yourself out there before the next song!
Here are some photos from LFW Weddings of Brides getting ready for their special day!
Andras Schram Photography
Andras Schram Photography
Andras Schram Photography
Orange Girl Photographs
June 30, 2011
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We’ll be featuring some of our favourite items and details from our clients’ events in a series called A Few of Our Favourite Things. First up is one of the more practical elements of a wedding: chairs.
After completing a design scheme, choosing linens, selecting napkins, centrepieces and other décor elements, everything feels perfect to bring your dream wedding to life.
But there’s another thing to remember – chairs!
Andras Schram Photography
Chairs might seem like a frivolous design element, but they serve many purposes. First, they’ll be photographed along with your reception décor and part of your memories for years to come.
Your chair selection can help coordinate other design and décor elements – Jennifer and Cam’s wedding at the Fairmont Palliser incorporated touches of gold, including table numbers, chargers, centrepieces – and chairs.
You’ll also spend hours sitting in said chairs, enjoying dinner and speeches – so you want to ensure your chairs are beautiful and comfortable!
One of our favourite chairs is the classic Chiavari. Originating from the town of Chiavari along the Mediterranean coast of Italy, these chairs are constructed of wood, and come in a milieu of colours and chair cushion options.
Andras Schram Photography
For Janet and Jeff’s Lake Louise wedding, we adorned each Chiavari with an organza tie and hung florals on each chair at the head table.
Alan Maudie Photography
We’re always looking for ways to add more colour, texture and florals to an event – so we’ll often tuck a bloom into a chair wrap for an extra special touch.
Alan Maudie Photography
One of the quickest ways to transform a banquet chair found at all venues is to use wraps – which come in a range of fabrics and colours – so you can use the existing chairs in your venue and incorporate to your décor design. We used chocolate brown and cream wraps for Shawnette and Will’s Silvertip Resort Wedding to tie in with their scheme of chocolate, blush and celadon.
Orange Girl Photographs
Chiavari chairs continue to be a popular choice with the influx of new colors all the time. This chocolate color is popular with many of our mountain weddings because of its rustic charm. We embellished this aisle chairs by tying a simple nosegay of orchids here.
Orange Girl Photographs
The below photo is of a ruffled chair scarf on a Chameleon Chair. Only the chairs at the head table of this fantastic fairy tale wedding had the exclusive ruffle décor, to show a different style than the rest of the overall reception tables. Chameleon chairs are very versatile because they can be dressed in so many different ways hundreds of options exist in the marketplace… which is just how we like it!
Orange Girl Photographs
Finally, one of the hottest products on the market has to be the Louis Ghost chair – featured in some of the most trendy hotels and homes, this chair has been seen at weddings and social events for the last couple of years and continues to be a sting choice of clients. We used the iconic chair and incorporated a monogrammed decal for a client’s 25th birthday party.
Alan Maudie Photography
Alan Maudie Photography
Whatever your preference or scheme, chairs make a lasting impact on your wedding memories for years to come.
December 30, 2010
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Hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas! We are thrilled to be back to share today’s Real Wedding with you: Tom and Brenda’s winter wedding at the Delta Kananaskis.
Andras Schram Photography
Being a wedding planner is more than just coordinating flowers, reception details and décor elements. We share some of life’s most intimate moments when a couple and their family dedicates themselves to each other amongst their friends and loved ones. It’s an incredible responsibility that we’re so fortunate to be part of.The incredibly talented Andras Schram was on hand to capture the couple’s day – check out his stunning shots below.
Andras Schram Photography
Tom and Brenda wanted a warm, close-knit celebration of their relationship and family – a wedding truly focused on the love they share. They chose Kananaskis – an area nestled between Calgary and Banff National Park – to bring together family and friends for an unforgettable celebration. We loved the potted plants brought in for their ceremony décor – simple and sweet!
Andras Schram Photography
Tom and Brenda both have children from previous marriages, so their wedding was truly a family affair. Their children played as big of a part of their wedding day as the bride and groom. Each of their children exchanged vows, to symbolize the true joining of both families – a gesture that brought guests (and us!) to tears.
Andras Schram Photography
Tom and Brenda also included their guests in the ceremony with a unique twist on the popular sand ceremony. Each guest was given a vial of sand to hold during the ceremony and were asked to come forward and pour the sand over river rocks inscribed with the family’s names. An impromptu receiving line occurred as Tom and Brenda were able to personally greet each of the friends and family members who had travelled to celebrate with them.
Andras Schram Photography
Following their ceremony, Tom and Brenda celebrated with their guests while Christmas trees twinkled around a campfire outside.
Andras Schram Photography
We used chocolate brown linens and river rocks to continue the theme from Tom and Brenda’s ceremony. And there’s nothing like flickering candlelight to make a space glow.
Andras Schram Photography
One of our favourite touches was the cake – each of the figures on the confection was painstakingly hand-carved by Tom, and represented their family: a little wild, fun-loving, and of course, tight knit.
Andras Schram Photography
Tom sent us the sweetest email after their wedding:
“You know how you asked what was the most memorable part or experience about the wedding … well, today it came to me in bright lights. The most memorable part of the wedding is that I remembered everything. I enjoyed it and I wasn’t stressed about what I had or wanted to do. The day after my first wedding, I couldn’t remember the wedding day. The difference from my wedding with Brenda was that I had the opportunity to remember and to cherish all the moments. And I would do it again – of course, to the same person.”
Tom and Brenda, congrats again on your incredible wedding and allowing us to be a part of your special day!
Andras Schram Photography
December 25, 2010
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From all of us at Lynn Fletcher Weddings, we wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! Looking back on 2010, we’ve been so fortunate to meet incredible clients and bring their wedding dreams to life. We look forward to celebrating and sharing more in 2011!
Check back next week, where we’ll be featuring the wedding of a very special couple, Tom and Brenda, pictured above. Their story and the love they share is truly incredible and we can’t wait to recap their amazing wedding.
Once again, have a safe and Merry Christmas!
Love,
Lynn Fletcher Weddings
