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 
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When I came across the Papier Couture website… I couldn’t help but feel a little bit of envy.
Images Courtesy of : Papier Couture
The Venue Adventure - Part 1
January 17th, 2008 @ 5:04 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
As soon as we set the date, Mr. Flamingo and I started searching for venue spots. I was really excited about the whole thing. Mr. F let me do the majority of the deciding on this one… but that’s because he knew, subconsciously, it would be best. Honestly, I was already picky with what type of site I wanted and so the search began…
First things first, both Mr.F and I knew we didn’t want to get married in the big city (Montreal - that is)… where everything seemed so cold to us. (Don’t get me wrong - we heart Montreal.) But we also live about 35 minutes away from the downtown core, and we didn’t want to go nuts on travel the day of our wedding. Secondly, we knew we didn’t want a venue where more than one wedding occurred at the same time. It seemed impersonal to us, and frankly one of my biggest pet peeves is having one wedding party doing the conga line into another wedding.
Images courtesy of :e creative photography
All In The Details… Erin & Michael
January 11th, 2008 @ 4:53 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
As I was reading my daily blogs, while sipping tea of course, I came across an awesome post by Mimi of Enjoy Celebrations about a stunning wedding she coordinated last December. The bride Erin is Mimi’s friend and I knew I had to share her wedding with you.
The entire venue is exactly how I envisioned my dream wedding, the decorations and details are simply right on. Their wedding was photographed by the renown Leigh Miller, and it’s no understatement that she did a fabulous job capturing the essence. The pictures are jaw-dropping, just take a look for yourself!
Where Have You Been All This Time?
January 11th, 2008 @ 9:29 am by Mrs. Flamingo
As a graphic designer, at times I must use low resolution images and transform them into vector graphics. It’s frustrating because I had to manually retrace all the elements… and it was extremely time consuming. But a while back I came across a great find - Vector Magic is an online site which converts bitmap images to vector images. Basically it’s an online auto-tracer. Where have you been all this time!
Images Source: Fashion is for me blog
Chauffeur!
January 10th, 2008 @ 1:12 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
Ever since the beginning of our wedding planning, there has been one thing we’ve known for sure - we wanted a limo. I’ve always envisioned myself in my dress stepping out of a limo… stepping out in style!
When Mr.Flamingo and I discussed what model interested us, we had no clue - modern or vintage? I personally wanted a vintage model… so perfect for our theme. But Mr Flamingo wanted to opt for a more modern one, for the convenience of having everyone ride together. After visiting a local bridal store last weekend… we both fell in love. I present to you our Vintage Bentley 1959.
Image source: John and Joseph Photography
The Queen Bee of Budgets
January 9th, 2008 @ 5:47 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
I consider myself little over the top when it comes to my organizational skills, so when the wedding kicked in… I went ballistic. Every person that sees me and my famous white wedding binder says I am extremely ahead of my game when it comes to my wedding planning, but then again I started planning almost 2 years before my official wedding date.
I wanted to share with my wedding planner budget (in excel form) with all of you. It’s a detailed compilation of everything you can think of for the whole planning process. (In hopes I have not forgotten anything)
Capturing The Essence
January 2nd, 2008 @ 2:32 pm by Mrs. Flamingo
After some relaxing holidays and putting my wedding planning on the side for awhile, it’s time to get back to the planning. With just about 6 months left, there are tonnes of things to do.
An important element for my wedding is video. Like my photographer, I’m having issues when it comes to choosing the right company. Being a graphic designer, there are many things that I can do myself like editing and the final montage of the video in the comfort of my own home with the right software. Of course, to be honest, I also don’t want to pay a company for something I could assemble myself. I want someone who can do something that I can’t do. I want to have something different… something along the lines of a movie trailer. Short, sweet, yet packed with emotion.
Here is an example of a super 8 video - thanks to youtube.com
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.
