2010 Saree Trends: Kanchipurams and More

A small clip of the latest trends in South Asian sarees. What I love most about this commercial is the music. It’s intoxicating.

 

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Toronto’s Maya’s Boutique

A little ostentatious jewellery goes a long way and you can start your search at Maya’s Boutique. Brighten your look with the trendiest and latest imitation jewellery the boutique has to offer. Their selections are wide and one of a kind.  Heavily stocked with various collections of jewellery the boutique is set to bring the best out in any and every bride.

The relatively new shop located in Toronto is open to the general public and you don’t have to set up an appointment. To find out more visit and join their Facebook fan page : Maya’s Boutique.

Address:

6055 Steeles Ave. East unit#C-124
Markham/Steeles (YELLOW BUILDING)
Canada, M1X 0A7

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Renaissance Studios’ Made with Love Calendar for SickKids™

How fantastic is this? Leading photographers Renaissance Studios have experienced an year of well-deserved success. In response as a mode to give back the team published a 2011 calendar titled ‘Made with Love.’ The calendar is being sold to the general public with 100% of the proceeds being donated completely to SickKids™. The calendar includes some of their best work.

For more info check out:http://www.rsblog.ca/?p=9178

The cost of the calendar? $20 + $5 Shipping (no tax) If you want to go ahead and purchase a copy for yourself click here.

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Bellevue Manor Wedding by ZMolu

Behold! You’re about to experience ultimate beauty at its next level. One of our favourite photographers Zaheer from ZMolu captures with his lens yet again another beautiful wedding. It screams regal, classy and paramount elegance. The bride Emila Anand is jaw-dropping gorgeous and her groom Adeel Zafar’s dashingly handsome. The pair of them teamed up with experts Arora Wedding and Event Planning to bring to life their dream wedding – and what a dream! Naphisha from The Perfect Setting captured its essence and puzzled the pieces together without flaw- the lighting, the crystals, the orchids…

We’ve said enough and i think it’s time we let the pictures speak for themselves.

Vendors:
Photos: ZMolu
Venue: Bellevue Manor
Decor: The Perfect Setting
Event Planning:Arora Wedding and Event Planning

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Engagement Photo Shoot Sarees

I found fabulous engagement photo shoot type sarees on Sareez.com. I had to share it with all of you. I love the designs, and most of these are georgette sarees essentially they hug the body in all the right way. The sarees are matched with fabulous blouses and they’re sure to be a hit for your engagement photo shoot. A tip for engagement photo shoots – remember to choose a saree that coordinates with the theme of the photo shoot and the same applies for makeup/hair. It’s all in the details. Add a little pizaz.

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Inspiration Board: Bollywood Retro

Remember the times of Ravi Shankar and Beatles? Yes/No? Hmmmm maybe? Well let me tell you – there are so many ideas you can take from that era as inspirational for your wedding day. The makeup, the fashion, the trends, the music and some more. To help you get off on the right foot I created a little board of ideas that will be sure to awaken the inner 70s in you!

Sources (From Left to Right): 70s makeup, retro invitation, Peach in a nest table decor from Blooms by Martha Andrews, Peach Centrepieces, retro cameras, Ravi Shankar and George Harrison, 70s bollywood actress – Lata Mangeshkar, 70s inspired table setting (Unkown)

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Inspiration Board: Bollywood Vintage

Sources (Left to Right) Flickr Vintage Amethyst; Invitations, Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra,Rolls Royce, Vintage Bouquet

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Widening the Horizons for White Wedding Sarees

Admit it. The white saree can get boring sometimes. So you’ve got to add a little oomph and these ladies do it so lovely.

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Inspiration Board: Summer Love

Sources: (from left to right):Lengha from Sapna Magazine; Horses from Beyond the Pales; Wedding cake from Martha Stewart, Aisle Decor from Knot, Candle wedding favors, Wedding Bouquet, Invitations, Table settings, Lengha from Bombay Trendz, Table Settings

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Hindu Baptist Wedding by Distinct Occasions

We love elegance, we love culture and we love vibrancy and this wedding is just that…and some more.  This lovely wedding from Distinct Occasions is set to blow you away. Everything about this wedding is beautiful, the bride’s a complete stunner and the groom’s a tall glass of water. All the details play so well in tying the different cultures together into a perfect bow. We adore the square tables with silver chivaris. Crystal Adair-Benning  at Distinct Occasions has perfectly infused this lovely wedding from Toronto’s Capitol Events Theatre with culture and pure beauty.

From the wedding planner Crystal from Distinct Occasions:

In my mind the most perfect wedding are experiential ones. Blending culture with faith, joy with beauty, and passion with pleasure. For Neha & Jeremy’s valentines wedding weekend we took the Bride’s Hindu faith and blended it with the Groom’s Baptist background in a wedding blend of pure beauty.

When I first met the couple they had some pretty specific requests and wishes – of course planning a multicultural wedding was on the list – but beyond that no florals, nothing overly “valentines”, a wedding feast filled with their favourites (including greek salad, pasta, beef, grilled fish, and tiramisu), and a venue that was big enough for their potential 200 guests but not big enough for any more to prevent the guestlist from getting out of hand!

I LOVE the challenge of blending cultures and specific wishes of clients. While giving me a blank palette to start from can be equally as challenging there is something so rewarding in coming up with a wedding day design from scratch with lines drawn in the sand specific wishes/desires from the couple.

The design I envisioned for this couple was a gorgeous heartfelt symbolic wedding day filled with both of their heritages. The Bride would wear a traditional bridal lengha in a colour of her choosing (a gorgeous gold) and the Groom in a very tailored and gorgeous suit. The decor would include simple centrepieces with LOTS of candlelight and room ambient lighting. The colour scheme – a gorgeous pewter and fuschia mix. Wedding cake made of dozens of cupcakes displayed like  bouquets in bright pinks with feather accents. Photography would be heavy on the portraits (typically Indian) but really focus on the couple and their love. The entertainment would focus more heavily on the indian-fusion with local DJ Jiten rocking the dancefloor. The venue would be Capitol Event Theatre in Toronto – a former theatre turned wedding venue offering drama and luxury with a touch of “wow”! And the food… Centro Restaurant… gorgeous gourmet food with Chef’s who truly get a weddings vision and even when faced with a menu that may seem disjointed work closely with me to find the ties that bind each course together for a menu that tastes as devine as it looks!

Neha looked like the epitomy of a Bollywood Star in her golden lengha literally dripping with beading. Jeremy a resemblence to Clark Kent looked dapper and polished in his tailored suit. Bridesmaids of mixed cultures wore pale pink Indian attire and the MOH in a stunning royal blue dress. Each carried a small diya candles instead of flowers. The only flowers present infact were the bride’s very simple and utterly perfect bouquet of white calla lilies. Simple, regal and stunning.

In the end, the pictures speak for themselves. This cultural fusion wedding looked as good as it felt with two cultures, two religions, and two people joining their lives forever more. I couldn’t have been more proud for Neha & Jeremy after our year of planning to see them joined as husband and wife.

Congratulations again to the happy couple!

Special Thanks to:
Photos: Jennifer Images
DJ: Jiten (Empire Entertainment)
Venue: Capitol Event Theatre
Catering: Centro Restaurant
Decor Rentals: Have a Seat
Cake: The Caketress

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