Mrs. Flamingo, Montreal, Canada
Age and Occupation: 25, Graphic Designer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Nursing Student
Engagement Date: December 2004
Wedding Date: June 21, 2008
Venue: Imperia Hotel (modern chic hotel)
About Me: I am a passionate designer who loves anything pretty. I heart all paper products (eco-friendly of course). My passion revolves around anything considered glamour; vintage and modern. In my free time, I love reading Martha mags, designing jewelry and making a pit-stop at Starbucks for a chai latte. I'm also a chocoholic at heart and my family drools over my homemade truffles.
Make Some Noise - For The Smooch
February 21st, 2008 @ 12:16 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
In the past, “tinking” of the champagne glass was the classic way to make the newlyweds share a huge and passionate smooch. Apart from the fact that the majority of venues no longer allow this tradition (more because of over exaggeration and lots and lots of broken stemware) new ideas have emerged.
I’m looking for a unique way make some noise. Maybe something vintage - just don’t know what that could be. There’s always the classic clap your hands and stomp your feet or the very popular silver bell.
What is your noise maker?
(Sources: top image - Ragoarts.com, bottom - Weddingaccessories.net, getty images
Almost Perfect
February 12th, 2008 @ 2:36 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
Since I’ve written about my complicated family tree, I thought I’d continue on with my not so symmetrical bridal party. When Mr. Flamingo and I decided on who would take part in our special day… it wasn’t that complicated. Thanks to the great feature from David’s Bridal called Dress your wedding, I am happy to present you our almost perfect Bridal Party.
No kidding, I love the fact that it is not equal. Adds a little kick to the whole thing.
The Flamingo Ties…
February 11th, 2008 @ 6:21 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
As I was reading my previous posts, I realized that I haven’t really given a background on my complicated Flamingo family. I attempted to explain a bit during my January broadcast, but let’s just say that didn’t work out very well.
I need to draw all of you a picture. (’cuz I need visuals… and believe me you will need them too)
To give you an idea: My sisters aren’t my sisters, My grandpa isn’t my grandpa and my stepmother is best friends with my mom. For a more detailed explanation look here.
The Venue Adventure - Part 2
February 4th, 2008 @ 1:14 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
After writing about all the places we didn’t want to have our reception, I thought it was time to blog about some of the possibilities Mr.Flamingo and I had come up with. Like mentioned in my previous venue post, we wanted a more intimate wedding, so here is what we found. I must admit venue searching was exhausting and not to mention extremely hard. Partly because of me and my ridiculous list of what I didn’t want! Lets just say I was overly demanding - but what the heck, I’m only getting to do this once it my life so why not do it right!!! 
(this getting married of course)
Images: Domaine de L’Ile Ronde
Anniversaries… One Too Many
February 2nd, 2008 @ 2:32 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
Unless you have chosen a specific date for all the important moments in your life, like myself… you might have one too many anniversaries. Many of us gals love to keep tabs on all the little details, specific dates, times and all of that. So here is my list…
First date: October 28th
Official going out: December 15th
The Proposal: December 24th
The Wedding: June 21st
and the list can go on….
My Bling… Oops I Mean My Ring
January 30th, 2008 @ 5:17 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
I heart being different, original and I love making a statement. So obviously my bling… oops… I mean my wedding ring is no exception to this rule. Just looking back at what type of engagement ring I got from Mr.Flamingo, you can see that I’m no ordinary gal. I heart big rings, or should I say huge rings, so when it came time to choose what type of wedding ring I wanted, I didn’t look in the traditional wedding band section (not that there’s anything wrong with that…. but I knew I needed something more - something along the lines of a right hand ring.)
Right hand rings from A diamond is forever
To Kill A Mockingbird
January 29th, 2008 @ 4:34 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
I received a very exciting email last week from Viola, announcing the official launch of Chewing the Cud. As soon as I got the email… I hurried to see what goods she had. An awesome designer, Viola offers a wide range of services from designs to invitations.
I personally fell in love with Viola’s own stationery for her wedding which took place last fall. Here’s the oh-so perfect introduction from her site “Viola loves books. Phillip loves movies. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was their favourite story of all time and became the inspiration for the wedding. From child-like bird illustrations to references in book forms and movie elements, the entire event was designed to bring to life this sweet coming-of-age story. “
Images courtesy of Chewing the Cud & Anna Kuperberg
1 and 5 and 0 = 150
January 23rd, 2008 @ 4:21 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
I know it’s not as important as a two digit number… regardless, there’s officially 150 days until my wedding. Can you believe it? Well I can’t! I never thought this day would come… seriously. With my extra extra long engagement, and my almost 2 years of planning, who knew it would pass by so quickly. And now it’s only gonna go by even faster.
I consider myself to be an organized bride, so the majority of my vendors (with the exception of videograper and florist) are booked. Deposits have been made… I’m on the right track. Now I’ve got to get cracking on the DIY stuff. Our invitations, cake design, centerpieces, cinema vintage theme decor…
Do Me A Favor… Be Honest
January 21st, 2008 @ 2:33 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
I came across a brilliant post written by Manolo for the brides about giving favors and the good and not so good choices. It was extremely well written and straight to the point. But there was just one part of the post that hit a soft spot:
Just do me one favor, if you’ll pardon the pun: if you decide not to give out favors, for the love of all that’s holy do not put out some sort of notice that you decided rather than spending the money on your guests, you’ve given it to charity for them instead. For one thing, people should be allowed to choose their own charities. I don’t care who you give it to, you’re going to at least annoy and possibly offend someone. More than that, though, those notices tell your guests that it wasn’t spending the money you minded, but spending the money on them which is an incredibly rude thing to say. Go ahead and give to the charity of your choice. Just don’t try to tell me that’s my party favor, because it isn’t.
After reading this… I started to question myself. Let me give you a little history. As favors for our guests, I was planning on giving a donation to the Quebec Breast Cancer Association. This is really important to me because 5 years ago my grandmother passed away of breast cancer. Also, my mom was diagnosed with the cancer several years back and she can now call herself a survivor. I thought a donation to a known charity with some significance would be nice, instead of offering the not so useful favor.
Papier Couture
January 18th, 2008 @ 3:00 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
I heart anything paper so I can’t get more excited when I find something I absolutely need to share with everyone.
When I was a little girl, I created paper dresses with my younger sister. It was a fun pastime and something I always loved. As time passed, obviously less of that was happening… even though I sometimes wished we could still make paper dresses. So whenever I go to bridal parties, I’m the first in line when the toilet paper dress competition presents itself (and I always win ).
When I came across the Papier Couture website… I couldn’t help but feel a little bit of envy.
Images Courtesy of : Papier Couture
