Hi everyone!

Things have been a little quiet in the world of our blog and there are some new and exciting things to come so stay tuned.

Our friends over at SmartBrideBoutique (www.smartbrideboutique.com) are running a fun contest looking for videos of all the funny and crazy things that can happen at a wedding. From a interesting entrance to a wedding, mishaps with the cake we have seen just about everything that can happen.

So why not dig through your videos and see what you can find, the contest runs from July 15 to September 6.

Who knows if your video is chosen you could win 1 of 2 Flip Video Cameras.

For more details please check out –> http://www.smartbrideboutique.com/blog/video-contest-share-your-favorite-funny-wedding-videos/20100715/396/

Until next time happy planning

Amalia

So if you have been following us on Twitter you may have noticed us retweeting about our friends over at SmartBride and their new and exciting series called “Obessesed with the Dress” www.smartbrideboutique.com .Well now they have a full website to go along with this as well as an amazing contest where you can win some amazing prizes

The whole premise for Obessesed with the Dress is the lengths brides will go to continue wearing there dress after their wedding day. There are different videos of brides doing some pretty funny things in their wedding dresses. Here is the link video to one of our favourites: Obsessed With The Dress - Booty Camp

 But check out a polaroid of the different places brides have been seen.

With the contest they are asking people to submit pictures or video of the strangest place they have seen a bride in her wedding dress. For full rules and to enter the contest go to www.smartbrideboutique.com/obsessed-with-the-dress/enter/

Some of the cool prizes you will be entered to win:

Grand Prize

AWARDED TO JURY VOTED GRAND PRIZE WINNER

*2 – Super slick Nokia 5530 XpressMusic smartphones from Omegacell Communications, purveyors of the fanciest phones you’ll ever see.

*2 – Matching pocket-sized Flip Video Camcorders (one black, one white). Capture vibrant HD video anytime, anywhere.

2nd Prize

AWARDED TO THE TOP USER VOTED PHOTO

*$500 Gift Card to Sears

3rd Prize

THANKS FOR PLAYING – 20 RANDOM DRAWS FOR ENTERING & VOTING:

*10 pairs of filigree pewter earrings from Foxy Originals

*10 12-packs of Greeting cards from LauraK Design

To see other videos  check out www.smartbrideboutique.com/owtd/

Until Next time

Happy Planning

Amalia

Are you about to propose to your girlfriend?

Do you have a friend who recently got engaged and you want to give them a little stocking stuffer?

Do you know a bride that will need a little help organizing herself for her wedding in 2010?

Do you as a bride want to keep your bridemaids in check?

Then have no fear our friends at SmartBride have the perfect stocking stuffer for you!

They have created a 2010 desktop calendar, printed FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) recycled paper with 10% post consumer recycled content, a very stylish way for you to keep track of wedding appointments, venue meetings, dressing fittings and so much more. At $15, how can you go wrong. The calendar features 12 chic and classy orginal wedding illustrations by Valerie Harbig.

So act quickly as there are only 10 shopping days left!!

You can buy this calendar online at (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36352083)

 Thanks and Happy Holidays

Until Next time Happy Planning

Amalia & Tiffany

We are branching out!

The ladies over at SmartBride Boutique have asked us to join as guest bloggers over on their tips blog. Over the coming months we will be providing various tips on different topics. So check out the SmartBride blog for some other hidden gems.

Our first blog was posted today, check it out!

http://www.smartbrideboutique.ca/blog/smart-bride-planning-10-tips-to-keep-you-sane/20090818/92/

Until next time, Happy Planning

Amalia & Tiffany

In our last blog we introduced SmartBride Boutique, now we have a special announcement about a great Charity Event Talen Events went to and ways you can help the “Women Moving Women” Campaign.

On Thursday March 26, 2009 Amalia had the opportunity to attend the 1st SmartBride Spring Charity Event in support of the Canadian Women’s Foundation and its Women Moving Women Campaign.

Held at the Steam Whistle Brewery, we were entertained by trapeze swings, music and a tour of the brewery. Along with a fun photobooth with props, the food was great.

In order to help raise the money for this campaign there was a Silent Auction held with prizes ranging from a Image Consulting session from Your Shop Girl  to Toronto Raptors Tickets.

Women Moving Women campaign is an intiative to help women move out of poverty and into a better life, the event raised $3800 and helped move 1.5 women out of poverty. SmartBride Boutique would like to raise the other $1200 to move 2 more women out of poverty so they have resolved to donate $1 from every bridal or bridesmaid gown that is posted to the site throughout the month of April.

So we are encourage all of you to pass the word along about this campaign, if you or somebody you know has a bridal or bridesmaid gown in your closet to please list your gown on www.smartbrideboutique.com and help us move women in Canada out of poverty.

It’s Spring Cleaning Time! So If you live in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Halifax, Victoria and Winnipeg, clean out that post-wedding closet and post your gowns today!

As Always… Happy Planning!

Tiffany & Amalia

So you’re married (Congratulations!), nostalgia has slightly warn off and now have a basement full of wedding stuff and don’t know what to do with; OR your planning your dream wedding (Congratulations!) and would like stay within a reasonable budget.

In either case, we have the PERFECT solution for you. SmartBride Boutique will help you help the enivronment and recoup some of the money you spent OR save you some money while planning your wedding!

Introducing Smartbride Boutique, www.smartbrideboutique.ca an online bridal boutique where you can buy and sell everything from your wedding dress right down to the decor you used that day!

Currently this online boutique services Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Halifax, Ottawa, Vancouver, Victoria and Winnipeg. The listings are free and there are no commissions.

When Andrea Lown, the founder, was planning her own wedding she disliked the department store feel of other online sites and thought she would give it a try. Her partner Leah Andrew thought this was a great idea for Canadian women to plan the wedding of their dreams and still recoup some of the money they spent after the fact.

Over the next couple of weeks will be beginning a series on this excellent company, giving you tips for buyers and sellers and also about their community involvement! Learn everything you need to know about buying (slightly) used wedding items online!

And don’t forget to check out the site: www.smartbrideboutique.ca 

Happy Planning!

Amalia & Tiffany