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Wedding Show Calendar Fall 2009
Your guide to Wedding Shows in BC.
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Destination: Salt Spring Island
So close to Victoria and the Lower Mainland, and yet a world away, there's no other place like Salt Spring.
By Larry Pellizzari
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Resource File
Discover new ideas and trends with our Bridal News and Reviews.
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Marry Me!
Our gallery of fun and fabulous engagement photos. Couples share their favorite photos and why they loved them.
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Second Time Lucky
On the eve of her second wedding, a bride-to-be ponders her “lowered expectations.”
By Jennifer Blatherwick
Illustration by Rachel Gordon
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Marry Me!
Real Engagements
Our gallery of fun and fabulous engagement photos.
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Bonding Blitz
A new take on date-night before the wedding.
By Lauren Kramer
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Resource File
Eight new ideas to consider while planning your big day.
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Smooth Moves For The Groom
Great tips for the Groom: How to look like a gentleman on your wedding day.
By Angie Ishak
Photography By Alastair Bird
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Destination Okanagan
The Okanagan: a slice of the Mediterranean in South-Central British Columbia with rolling vineyards, alluring lakeside vistas and an unhurried lifestyle. The region is rife with romance, and the perfect locale for a dream wedding.
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Gifts Galore
A registry makes it easy for guests to konw what's on a couple's wishlit.
By Aileen Ie
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The Food of Love
Searching for the perfect taste, and the perfect moment.
By Carolyn B. Heller
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Bridal News: Locations & Renovations
Discover popular British Columbian wedding and reception locations that are brand new or newly revamped.
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Bridal News: Cakes, Gifts & More
News and reviews on some of Vancouver's best wedding vendors.
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Balancing the Globe
Water for Malawi
Real Weddings and World Vision invite you to join other BC brides in bringing the gift of clean water to families in Malawi, Africa.
A Real Weddings Special Project
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Something Green
Today, you can conserve environmental resources without limiting your creativity, design or freedom of expression.
By Lauren Kramer & Angie Ishak
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Bridal News: Tuxes & Lingerie
Are you looking for this seasons 'must have' tux? Go online and choose your own style, fabric and even get your measurements done. Also, an article about the latest in lingerie in downtown Vancouver.
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In Town with Out-Of-Towners
Be prepared to show off one of the world's most beautiful locations when visitors descend.
By Lauren Kramer
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Worth It?
When, 2 months before the wedding, all of her plans begin to crumble, one bride asks herself, "is it worth it?"
By Lyz Lenz
Illustration by Jess Golden
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The Semi-Private Proposal
A story of how bright concert spotlights, warm American beer and a declaration of undying love led to this bride's perfect marriage proposal.
By Wendy Helfenbaum
Illustration by Jess Golden
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Winter Ice
The Ultimate Diamond Shopping Experience
This tour package to Canada’s North lets couples choose their own diamond in
the rough and take part in its transformation to polished stone.
By Catherine Dunwoody
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Hedging Your Bets
One bride's account of how Dad, ignoring his own advice, becomes the hero of the wedding day.
By Camille DePutter
Illustration by Brina Schenk
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Fitness Redefined
Perched unassumingly atop a downtown parking garage, Studeo 55 offers a new kind of fitness experience.
By Lauren Kramer
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Masala Meltdown
An exploration of the give and take and not-so-subtle nuances involved in a multicultural wedding.
By A. Singh
Illustrations by Brina Schenk
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Planning By The Book
Real Weddings looks at two of the latest print offerings on planning your wedding.
By Lauren Kramer
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Boutiques Bloom in White Rock
Spring in White Rock is seeing a bloom in area bridal boutiques.
Photography by Erik Prosser
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Ready, Set, Get Organized!
At the heart of a great event is great communications.
Between you and your spouse-to-be or you and your guests, communicate well and you will be on your way to a great event. With the advent of web based, personal wedding-planning home pages it's easier to keep your guests up-to-date especially with the latest crop of wedding web-sites such as www.OurCompleteWedding.com
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Perfection 101
A perfect bride looks back on how wedding planning taught her a life lesson.
By Jill Baer
Illustrations by Brina Schenk
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Multimedia Exposure
Developments in video & multimedia technology are transforming the traditional wedding video.
By Lauren Kramer
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Panel of Pros - The Wedding Planners
Real Weddings recently sat down with four of BC’s top wedding planners to discuss what a wedding planner can offer a bride and groom when it comes to planning for the big day.
By Catherine Dunwoody
Photography by Ed Araquel
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Your Body, Your Wonderland
Dietitian Shalene Wray dishes up a wealth of nutrition tips to make your feel great on the inside.
By Shalene Wray
Illustrations by Brina Schenk
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Floral Advice
Vancouver-based floral queen Hilary Miles offers her best advice on how to work with your florist.
By Hilary Miles
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Boutiques to Go
Real Weddings writer Lauren Kramer visits 10 local bridal boutiques to find what makes each unique and what gives it its distinct character.
By Lauren Kramer
Boutique Photos by Erik Prosser
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