Weddings in general have definitely seen some changes in the past few years. Online tools like Pinterest have become the go to for finding ideas and popular sites like Style Me Pretty are all the rage. But the online trend isn’t limited to inspiration. Now, more than ever, brides (like myself) are opting for a custom wedding
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Laurier Heights Flip – Kitchen Design
Well, you’ve seen the before photos and, hopefully, had a chance to watch our first episode of the Laurier Heights flip. And now, as I’m painstakingly working on episode 2, I thought I would tease you with a little kitchen design inspiration. I’m sure no one would be surprised to hear that, once again, I’m sticking
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The Honeymoon Highlights
After finally getting back into the swing of things at home, I’ve had some time to reflect on our amazing, month long, European honeymoon. It was such an incredible trip and I’m really excited to start sharing it with you all. Every Tuesday on the blog, I’m planning on showcasing a stage of our travels through
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Fashion & Style
Stylish in Kit and Ace
Last week, I gave you a glimpse into our lovely evening at our local Kit and Ace store. Not only did we get an education about the clothing line and the opportunity to try on anything and everything in the store, but we got to take home our favourite item as well. And now, I’m
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Simple Bridesmaids Gift Ideas (when there are 10 of them!)
Yes, I know what you’re thinking, I had 10 bridesmaids!! And it was amazing! I couldn’t have imagined my wedding day without each of them so…10 it was. Which made getting bridesmaids gifts a bit tricky. I wish I could have done something extravagant and personalized for each of them because I love them so
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Inspired By
Inspired By An Evening with Kit and Ace
A couple of weeks ago, my friend Nicole was approached by the amazing people behind Kit and Ace in Edmonton. They wanted to hold a private event for her and some friends to come stop by their space and give some feedback about their current clothing items. With gorgeously crafted cashmere pieces, it was a no
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Weekend Words: Saturdays in September
I don’t know about you, but this week absolutely exhausted me. Maybe it’s because we never really got much downtime after getting home from our honeymoon – I mean we DID have our truck stolen and dumped in the North Saskatchewan river after all!! Loooong story! Anyways, the craziness of back to school and September
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Inspired Reads
Inspired Read: Everything I Never Told You
“Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet..” If that isn’t a great hook, I just don’t know what is. This debut novel, Everything I Never Told You, from Celeste Ng explores the slow unravelling of a mixed race family in the 1970’s when faced with the unbearable loss of the middle, and favourite, child,
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Before&After
Episode 1 – The Laurier Heights House Tour
Before we got married and took off for a month, you may remember that we purchased another house to flip, this time in the Laurier Heights neighbourhood in Edmonton. I showed you a few before photos in this post and made a little promise to have some videos of the house this go around, in addition to the