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Wedding inspiration, tips, tricks and planning advice from LQ Events
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I am so excited to share my favourite wedding planning secrets with you.
Take a peek at some past LQ Events’ weddings and get your pen and paper out to jot down helpful tips and advice for your own.
What To Do After Getting Engaged- With Lindsay Plank Events!
When it comes to wedding planning, what starts as fun and exciting can quickly become overwhelming. If you’re unsure what to do after getting engaged and want to plan smarter—not harder—this guide will help. My friend Lindsay of Lindsay Plank Events and I (A.K.A. Lindsay squared!) have collaborated to give you all our top tips. Let’s get started!
The Importance of Wedding Signage and Stationery
For some couples, wedding day signage and stationery can be an afterthought, but I can assure you it's an important piece of your overall event design and definitely something to keep in mind as you begin pulling your design details together.
5 Tips For Adding Alone Time Into Your Wedding Day Schedule
From first look to last dance and everything in between, these are the best times to sneak away for some alone time on your wedding day.
Wedding Flower Preservation: What is it and do I need it?
WHAT TYPES OF FLOWER PRESERVATION DO YOU OFFER AT PRESSED IN TIME?
Using a few different techniques to remove moisture quickly and preserve your flowers so they hold their vibrant colours allows us to offer many options for floral art. Here are a few:
Coping With Wedding Planning Stress: Tips From A Therapist
According to a 2021 survey of 500 engaged or newlywed couples, 40 percent of couples categorized wedding planning as “extremely stressful” while 71 percent thought it was more nerve-wracking than other major life events like finding a new job.
The Best GTA Wedding Venues & Advice for Planning During a Wedding Boom
Is the “Wedding Boom” real? As an engaged person hoping to get married at a GTA wedding venue in 2022, you may be asking yourself this question. The short answer is yes.
Whistle Bear Golf Club Wedding Cambridge Ontario
This classic, timeless wedding at Whistle Bear Golf Club incorporated airy florals, rustic touches and fall colours.
How To Create a Wedding Day Itinerary
All of sudden, your vendors and wedding party start asking you what the “plan” is for the day. Well, saying “I do”, of course, followed by dinner, drinks and dancing. What more do these people need to know? Let me tell you.
Niagara Winery Wedding Inspiration
Many couples are choosing to embrace the intimate wedding trend that has been forced upon us and they appreciate being able to put their budget into the decor and details to create something extraordinary for their small guestlist. This shoot was created to inspire those couples who are committing to an intimate wedding to celebrate their love in the current climate.
Hamilton Wedding Venues: Modern, Intimate Brewery Wedding
This modern micro wedding held at Grain and Grit brewery in Hamilton, Ontario has all of the style of a larger wedding but on a more personal scale. The modern, boho floral design complimented the venue perfectly and pops of black décor played off the brewery’s monochromatic colour scheme.
Wedding Day Traditions: 6 Things You Can Cut From The Timeline
I recently hosted a very in depth and scientific Instagram poll about which wedding traditions should stay and which should go away! It turns out there are 6 traditions that the votes proved we could consider ditching and just 3 we should opt to include in the wedding day timeline
Intimate Backyard Wedding Ideas: Grimsby Lakeside Wedding
“I had the most fun bringing this vision to life incorporating elegant floral design from the talented Kendon Design Co. and beautiful blue hues to compliment the lake views. When the sun went down, the guests danced (socially distanced of course!) under the stars to their carefully selected spotify playlist— it was a dream to say the least!”
5 Things to do once you're engaged!
So you’ve said yes! This special moment is one that has a LOT of build up around it as we all know. Once that ring is on your finger and you’ve spent time celebrating, where the heck do you go from there? There are 5 simple tasks to keep in mind when starting to plan your wedding. If this wedding planning to do list is followed in order, you will start the wedding planning process calm and (relatively) stress-free!
Arlington Hotel Wedding in Paris, Ontario
This Arlington Hotel Paris Wedding was one of my first wedding as LQ Events and will always be one of my favourite memories. The sweetest couple, Amanda and Jeff, said “I Do” on the most perfect day in June of 2019. The details were so special and well- thought out and the entire day was so FUN!
From the personalized table numbers and napkins to the late night popcorn bar and live band, this day was nothing short of amazing!