^^^ Family and Friends of Karen + George , please click the “LIKE” button above to the left to submit a “vote” for this couple. The couple at the end of the contest with the most votes will win. Click Here To View The Contest Details + Summary.
Editor’s Notes: Toronto Wedding Professionals along with some great Toronto Wedding Vendors are getting together to offer a cool contest to couples across Southern Ontario where they have a chance to win some awesome prizes.
| Couple: Karen + George | Wedding Date: April 30, 2011 |
Open the link below to view Karen + George’s Story
Tell us how you two started dating?
personals in Craigslist. She decided to look for me instead and found George’s posting.
“free” postings. Especially with Craigslist reputation of escorts and phishing. But I read the posting
and was blown away. It was articulate, funny, incredibly smart and a little geeky (in a cute
way). If a page of text could be the man I was looking for, this came really close. But NO picture!
I decided to throw caution to the wind and respond anyway. The email I got back was like the
posting. Smart, funny with hints of the man I would fall in love with. And so a conversation turned
into many emails, to finally meeting.
Williams. I immediately asked “Fisher King or Mrs. Doubtfire?” Once I saw the picture I determined that it was “Cadillac Man” because at the time he had a 70’s porn mustache (the first
thing that had to be “changed”!).
were friends. So to kiss or not to kiss. It was not to be, because in fact he fled from my car.
Which led to more letters (and teasing), more disclosures and a closer relationship. We
became friends first, because of those letters, and that was incredibly powerful.
Tell us how you got engaged?
We had been talking about moving in for a while. I was hesitant. George said that he had one
rule – if we were married, we’d have to live in the same house! He moved in July 31st. We
started talking about getting an engagement ring (because I had to choose it – my requirement).
He told me I had a window to choose the ring but I didn’t know what that window was. I really
couldn’t find a ring in the right price range, and felt weird looking for one, so let it go for a while.
On September 29th we had planned a nice dinner. Sparkling wine, barbecued steak and some
“us” time. I came home and he met me at the door (as he always does) and said “come outside
to the deck”. The champagne flutes were there. He had me sit down, poured the champagne
and said the most incredible things to me (which of course I can’t remember because I was getting
engaged!!!!). He spoke about the peace he felt on the deck, with me and how happy his life
was with me in it.
Then he said since I couldn’t choose a ring, he had four for me to choose from. He opened a box
to reveal four “ring-pops” in four flavours. I chose the cherry one!
He asked me to marry him two years to the day that we said “I love you” out loud to each other.
That was his window. The most beautiful picture window I could ever imagine.
Tell us a little on how you would like to have your wedding and your vision of it?
When we got engaged, we didn’t talk about a date. But when I thought about it, I wanted to get
married soon. My dad had been diagnosed with cancer about a year before and although he is
doing well, we want him to be there – a long engagement didn’t make sense.
We decided on the end of April because George will be finished school and it’s a good time to
take a break before he goes back to work full time.
I have always loved the Enoch Turner School House in Toronto. It’s the first “free” school in
Toronto and it is the oldest school still standing in the city. The original one-room school was built
in 1848. As soon as we decided on a date, I called to see if it was available and it was.
We are going with a vintage school feel, because George has gone back to school (Law),
collects old books and I collect vintage school globes, games and maps. It all works together
very well.
We want a small-ish wedding – including our loved ones and good friends. George’s daughters
will walk him down the aisle, which is a testament to how amazing they are. My sister will be my
Maid of Honour and the rest of the family will have special roles as well.
We thought a cocktail party would be more fun and there would be more mingling. We want to
enjoy the moments and not be stressed out about details. If the people we love are there, really
that’s the most important thing.
Thank-you for your submission into the contest Karen + George. Best of luck to you in the contest and your wedding planning!
Regards,
Sarah Wright
Online Editor | Toronto Wedding Professionals
www.torontoweddingprofessionals.com
Below is all the prizes that will be awarded to the couple who has the most “LIKES” on their individual blog post like this couple. To view all the couples, please visit the main blog post with the contest details.
- Blue Six Creative – Wedding Photography Package consisting of the following: Up to 12 Hour Wedding Coverage by Blue Six Creative Photographer Brett. Also, Doug will also be offering his services to provide 12 Hours of Coverage.
- Having Brett + Doug work as a team to capture your wedding from two angles and provide the full coverage to document your day. After, you will be presented with images from both photographers presented together on a DVD giving you full rights, high-resolution images that you share and use for yourself.
- It also includes an engagement session in Downtown Toronto where you can explore different backdrops. After you will get all the edited images for you to share and use in your wedding planning ($5,500 Value)
- Vivian’s Decor + Designs – is providing a Simple & Sweet head table for up to 12 people, a cake table and complimentary money box. (Value $500)
- Vivian would also love to work with you by offering ideas and advice in planning the decor for your event.
- Paper Bliss – is providing the Stationery for the couple “at cost”, this will cover all the materials for all the Announcement + Day of Stationery that will be designed and hand-crafted by Laurie from Paper Bliss. Paper Bliss is also offering the couple to choose from their selection of Favors and they will also provide these to the couple “at cost” that will offer the couple those savings as well.
- StylEyes – will provide the winner (bride only) of the contest full-face airbrush makeup applications for engagement photos, bridal makeup trial, wedding day makeup and a touch-up and removal kit. (Value $285)
- Brides Etc. – will provide the Bride with a Free Hair Trial as well as Free Bridal hairstyling on your wedding day. Tania Dee has 20 plus years experience in the beauty industry. ($300 Value)
- Scotia Entertainment – will provide professional DJ Services for your Reception. They will provide up to 8 Hours of service by providing the winner with a professional DJ that will provide a Sound System and full music library. It will also include 2 Semi-Intelligent Lights & a wireless Microphone to make your reception memorable. ($950 Value)
- Enduring Promises Wedding Officiants – will provide the services of one of their Officiants to work with you in the planning process and help the couple create a personal and memorable wedding ceremony.
- They will be walking them through every step and element of the wedding ceremony to ensure it reflects who they are. ($300 Value)
- WeDDings Jubilee Planning Services – is excited to present to the winner of this contest a fabulous planning prize. The winner of this contest will receive 3 hours of Wedding Planning consultation as well as a gift certificate of $250 to be used against any of our planning packages. In addition, we would also like to offer the winner a 3 hour Planning and Consulting prize from our sister company Travels Jubilee for any travel or guest service arrangements the winner may need for their wedding or wedding related festivities, guest arrangements, room blocks, car services etc. (Total value: $750)
- Petals, Stems & Leaves – would love to support the winning couple by providing them all the floral for their wedding “at cost”. Nicole North will provide her time with working with the winners to design and plan their flowers for their wedding. With these savings the couple could enhance their wedding more with flowers or use those savings towards the cost of the wedding. Nicole will donate her time and expertise to design and create all the arrangements.
- Buds and Blooms: Corrine who owns and designs for Buds & Blooms is offering the winner a $75 gift certificate to be used at Buds & Blooms Online Storefront. Buds and Blooms is an independent Canadian design label specializing in delivering high-quality, hand-made, reasonably priced, gorgeous adornments to fit any lifestyle.
Night Day Productions -is excited to offer a “Prequel” Featurette Video ($700 value) that includes the following to the winner of the contest:
- Up to 2 continuous hours of 1-camera video coverage of your engagement shoot with Blue Six Creative in downtown Toronto
- Immediately followed by up to 1 hour of interviews session (same location, 1 camera)
- Video footage from this shoot will be edited into a 3-5 minute featurette: candid moments from your engagement shoot spliced with interview segments, highlighting how you and your fiancé met and why you can’t wait to spend the rest of your lives together
- Complete edit with tasteful transitions, non-copyrighted music and titling included.
- It also includes one web-sized video file that could be used to upload to your Facebook profile to share or “save the date” with them.
- This tribute to your relationship will be submitted on one Standard Definition playable DVD, ideal for showing off at your wedding reception.
Sweet Something Designs – would like to award the winner of the contest with a sweet $250 gift certificate that can be used towards a Sweet Table Candy Buffet for 75 or more wedding guests at your reception. It would include set-up and tear down at the end of the evening. It would make a perfect take away for guests and some will simply enjoy sampling before they head back to their table.
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Good Luck! Also, please take the time to check out what each wedding professional offers by clicking on the pictures above.
We will also be giving away prizes from more Toronto Wedding Vendors for 2nd place, so please check out the main Blog Post with all the contest details and what those vendors will be offering.
Regards,
Sarah Wright, Online Editor | Toronto Wedding Professionals
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