A Groom's Gift Of Eternal Love

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of planning a wedding for 250 guests at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Montreal. Friends and family gathered to witness Viviane and Hai's special day and the evening was a great success. During the planning process I received an email from Hai asking me if I could help him surprise Viviane. His idea was to place 999 pink roses in their bridal suite! In Vietnamese culture, to offer 999 roses symbolizes eternal love. Due to the fact that the room had to be ready for the bride before she arrived to get into her second of 4 dresses, we had to arrange them to ensure ample space for everyone to get ready. When Viviane walked in and read the note Hai had left her, there wasn't a dry eye in the room.


Congrats Viviane & Hai!
(Wedding Pictures will be posted very soon)

Azar

Mini BRIDE IDEAS Seminars Arriving at a Studio Near You!

When you get engaged you start getting really excited about every detail of this milestone day that is really going to be all about you! You run out and grab every magazine in the pharmacy, google images until you fall asleep at the computer and start creating these enormous binders that you carry with you to every meeting you go. I love every second of experiencing those things with my clients. There are 22 000 weddings every year in beautiful Montreal and although I don’t have the honor of assisting all of you blushing brides, I’d like to do something to enjoy a bigger piece of this amazing pie so... Mini Seminars are officially born.

We will be holding mini seminar evenings at our brand new studio with themes ranging from The Ultimate Cake Tasting to DIY Floral arrangements that will leave anyone envious of your newly perfected/born talent! (Even if you won’t actually be creating these pieces...you are a bride this year and everything weddings is fun!!) So Brides, Bridesmaids, Montreal Vendors, if you are interested in our soon to be launched line up of mini seminars, send us an email and we’ll put you on the list! Although we wish our space was enormous, it just isn’t and rather than going out and renting out a big hall, we want to keep these fun nights small and intimate. Tickets will range from 10-30 dollars and will always include some Bubbly & Sweets

email: info@principalplanner.com

Thanks!!

Principal Planner Team

Invitation Nightmare!

When you're getting married, one major thing you work on with your designer is the invitations that will be sent to your guests. Obvious. Ok, next, you go over all the wording with your stationary designer. You can choose from an array of pre-written texts, go traditional, modern, draft your own... What you absolutely CANNOT do is write the following at the very bottom of the invite:

Cash Gifts Preferred...

Simply reading those three words as I was typing them made me cringe. Some of you may think, who would do that... Well ladies and gents, my mother has been invited to a wedding this summer and she wanted to show me how pretty the invitation was. As I looked over it, I thought it was very pretty... then the above mentioned nightmare occurred. I could stress the importance of leaving this information out, but I wouldn't know where to stop. So RULE: Don't mention anything about gifts, let alone, cash specific requests.

If you are getting married and would like to receive cash, the best way in my opinion is to spread the word amongst your parents, bridal party and closest family members. We all have microwaves and dishes already and you may really just want cold hard cash, however, remember that gifts should be appreciated not be expected.

*click on the title to be directed to the site where I found this great image as well as more tips on how to get those cash gifts you want. :)

Azar
xo

New space!

So we are getting closer to being done our pretty little studio here in Montreal. The picture above was taken by me, but pro pics will be posted as soon we're actually finished with it. So make sure to check back for those as well as our brand new site in just a few weeks!

xo

Ah Shabby Chic!

What do you think of when you hear the term "Shabby Chic" used to describe design style?

There is no one more fitting to define the style than Shabby Chic queen herself, Rachel Ashwell. She says, and I Quote,"the style suggests things that are inherited rather than store-bought and handcrafted rather than mass-produced. It is also a style that is appreciative of the beauty of process and evolution."

Very well put. So I'm on a mission to create this very welcoming and feminine feel for the new diggs.The last couple of weeks have been fun. Going around Montreal looking for treasures for the new office. Together with my newest office partner, Monique Simone, we've been searching high and low for the perfect pieces to create the perfect shabby chic office. Below is my own Style Board. D-Day is just around the corner!

Principal Planner's Office Opens Its Doors May 1st!

Principal Planner is happy and proud to announce that they will be moving into a new home in just a couple of weeks. This space will allow us to better serve our clients as well as provide a resource center where brides and grooms alike can get inspired and help plan their wedding in a very unique fashion. We will now have a designated space to bring your style boards alive and allow you to really visualize exactly what your special day will look like. Everything from your flowers to the way the napkins are folded on the tables will be laid out for you to see. Located minutes from downtown, this boutique style space will be the platform to which we create your specialized weddings. We continue to pride ourselves on our policy that each of our clients are as unique to us as their wedding day is to them.

We will be sharing our new inspiring space with high style photographer Monique Simone! Calling all savvy brides, please note that Principal Planner is a small boutique firm and we accept a limited number of weddings per year to ensure the quality of our services. To book your date, please call us for a complimentary consultation today!

Planning your wedding has never been this exciting! Please watch out for photos of the new space in the coming weeks.

Azar xoxo
www.moniquephoto.com
www.principalplanner.com

Principal Planner Favorites: Hot Floral Idea

Principal Planner's March Must Have Item.

Calling the edgy bride!

I do a lot of internet browsing, reading, research about the hottest trends even looking back a few years to see what can be brought back to the front line with a new twist. Today I was looking around and came across this great website that specializes in clay florals!! It sounds a bit strange, but if your eyes haven't already been drawn to the playful pics below, you will see how unpredictably gorgeous these arrangements are.





If you are looking for something edgy and different, opt for some clay florals to get your guests guessing and curious to know if they are real, what they're made of and where they can get some for their next affair! Click on the Title of the post to be directed to the website where you can purchase your bouquet, favor details, centerpieces and more!