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A2 FORT FRANCES TIMES Wednesday, March 23, 2016 TUXEDOS TUXEDOS MUSIC MUSIC Why are Traditional Weddings so hard to Remember??? Because you can't remember what you didn't hear! Why pay a DJ big dollars for a few hours when you can hire a Sound Company for the entire Wedding Day! The SoundMan will be providing smooth clear sound at your Social, at the Ceremony, the Dinner, the Speeches and the Dance. 40 years experience and the best audio equipment in borderland. Consulting, installing, indoor, outdoor or on the lake, Weddings, Birthday Parties, Meetings or Live Bands anywhere. The SoundMan Everything you Need to Hear at the Prices you Want to Hear For references and info call Brian Harris 807-274-5633 807-275-9031 or email [email protected] CATERING CATERING Wedding Catering Wedding Catering from Tess's Kitchen Tess's Kitchen Customized menus for receptions of all sizes, in all price ranges. Call Tess 274-0787 1030 Scott St, Fort Frances 1030 Scott St, Fort Frances Gift Certificates Available Gift Certificates Available DECORATING DECORATING By Gibson Design Special event planning & a large variety of decorating rentals. Phone: 807.482.2605 Cell: 807.275.8448 Email: [email protected] FLOWERS FLOWERS Make it a day to remember... Forever. Complete silk & fresh flower arrangements available for your special day. 310 Scott St. Fort Frances 274-6782 BRIDAL REGISTRY BRIDAL REGISTRY Featuring a comprehensive selection of giftware. Pictures, Mirrors, Bathware, Bedding and more! BRIDAL REGISTRY BRIDAL REGISTRY Home Decor, Pots & Pans, Bakeware, Silverware, Glassware, Dishes - Everything for your new home. Bridal Bridal Registry Registry 273 Scott Street 274-9224 CATERING CATERING CATER 2U We deliver exceptional service with experience you can trust. Weddings, banquets, lunches, meetings - all occasions. TODD MOXHAM 274-6059 Catering to the beautiful Rainy River District Total Fashions GROOMS FREE TUXEDO RENTAL Groom receives a Free Tuxedo Rental with five paid packages. R ECEPTIONS R ECEPTIONS Planning aWedding? We offer a beautiful setting overlooking Rainy Lake for your wedding reception. Book your reception by Book your reception by July 1st and SAVE 10% July 1st and SAVE 10% Call Kim Caldwell today to reserve your date. La Place Rendez-Vous 274-9811 H OME F URNISHINGS H OME F URNISHINGS Stop in today to set up your Bridal Home Registry! 807-274-3251 807-274-3251 www.greensbrandsource.c www.greensbrandsource.ca a By Heather Latter By Heather Latter Staff writer Staff writer J J enna Cousineau married the love of her life, Larry Pham, on Aug. 8, 2015 and says it was the perfect day— mostly because she put so much time and effort into the planning. “My theme was rustic shabby chic, so I hit up lots of garage sales to try to find milk glass vases and old bottles,” she recalled, noting her favourite colours—light pink, gold, and mint—really fit with the theme. “I wanted everything to be really light and airy and not super formal, traditional,” she remarked. “We ended up making lots of things.” Using the online pinboard known as Pinterest, Jenna Pham got plenty of do-it-yourself ideas for decor, centrepieces, and wedding favours. “You can spend a lot of time on there looking at everything,” she conceded, noting she probably pinned 600 ideas to her board. “It can also be very overwhelming if you’re a bride because you see all these ideas and you want to do all these things, but realistically you don’t have time or the budget to do all those things.” Pham said she ended up completing about six of those 600 ideas, including making the invitations, centrepieces, and favours. “We collected most of the stuff for our centrepieces and some of it we rented from Diane Gibson, too,” she noted. And for the favours, she used mason jars to make travel cups. “We drilled a hole in the lid and put a grommet with a straw, so it’s a reusable travel cup,” she explained. “Obviously, the things you make cost a little bit more money, but I like to be crafty, so I feel like if I hadn’t made something for the favours, people would have been wondering why I didn’t make something,” Pham added. “I felt like I was obligated to make something, but not in a bad way because I just like to make things.” She said it’s more personable when something is handmade, and she knew the guests would appreciate the effort and enjoy the day more. Pham, who got plenty of help from family and friends throughout the planning process, also made all the invitations. “We spent 10 hours one day making all of my invitations,” she recalled. “It took a lot longer than I expected, but I was so lucky to have friends who were happy to help. “It was fun,” she added, referring to making the favours and invitations. “But was a lot of trial and error because it didn’t quite go as planned.” Still, Pham was able to get everything back on track. She also had a local decorator take care of decorating the reception area upstairs at the Memorial Sports Centre. “But we also helped out, too,” she stressed, noting she was really happy with how the decor and her theme played out at the reception. “I really felt like people walked in and were blown away,” she enthused. “It looked so good in there. I didn’t know it could look like that. “It made me happy because I didn’t know what to expect.” Pham had gone to wedding receptions at the arena auditorium before. But for her own wedding that she worked so hard to plan, it was satisfying to see it all come together. “I knew it could look awesome in there, but I didn’t know if we had enough stuff to fill the room,” she admitted. Plus she set up things a little differently than a traditional reception. “We didn’t have a head table,” she noted. “We just had a table with our best man and maid of honour.” She indicated with seven bridesmaids and seven groomsmen, including many from out-of-town, it allowed them to sit with their significant others. “So we didn’t have that big long table to take up space,” she reasoned. “I was nervous about how that would look versus the traditional head table, but it turned out really cute.” And while the reception space looked beautiful, the weather also co-operated for the outdoor wedding at a home on Idylwild Drive. “I couldn’t have asked for a better day,” Pham enthused. “I was very worried because the Thursday prior to the wedding, on the day of the rehearsal, it was pouring rain. “Not even pouring rain, more like torrential downpour,” she rephrased. “And [the forecast] was calling for rain on the day of our wedding.” While the couple did have a back-up plan to get married at a church if the weather didn’t co-operate, Pham had her heart set on the beautiful outdoor wedding. “We woke up that morning and it was sunny, and there was nice fluffy clouds in the sky,” she recalled. “I just prayed all morning that it would stay that way and it did. “It was nice and sunny with a breeze, and it was perfect.” With such a beautiful home to be married at, Pham didn’t do too much more than set up chairs and a little backdrop and instead focused the majority of her efforts on the reception. And her new husband let his bride take care of all the planning. “I think he knew it would be beautiful, but I don’t think he thought it would be quite what it was,” Pham remarked. “I think he was very impressed, but I also don’t think he realized how much work went into it.” She stressed there are so many things that have to be done prior to the big day. Even all the little details need to be considered— from the lighting of the candles on the tables to how the flowers are getting to the venue. Both were things Pham overlooked. “It was stressful but it was worth it,” she said. Pham suggested to key to stress- free wedding planning is to give yourself lots of time. “If you plan on DIY-ing things, don’t think you’re starting things too early,” she noted. “If you start making things a year before your wedding, don’t think you’re crazy. “That’s good. Make them, tuck them away, and don’t forget about them,” she offered. “You will be very happy if you do things well in advance.” And while Pham tried to find things for as cheap as she could, she suggested not being afraid to splurge if there are certain things you want. “I’m only getting married once,” she reasoned, noting she bought a ribbon backdrop online that was expensive. “I knew I could probably make it, but I knew I wasn’t going to have the time and it wasn’t going to look like that one that I found, so I bit the bullet and I bought it and I’m happy I did,” she said. “It looked great in pictures and it was exactly what I wanted.” Pham’s final piece of advice is to not get carried away with do-it- yourself projects. “Pick a few key things that you want and stick to that because you can’t have it all,” she stressed. “People aren’t going to know what you didn’t do—that was the best advice I got. “If there is something you didn’t get around to doing that you wanted to do, nobody is going to know that you didn’t do it.” LINGERIE LINGERIE CATERING CATERING Wedding Catering Exceptional quality combined with an experienced chef at affordable prices. We cater to your needs, style and budget. Call Mark or Sue 276-3522 Sunrise Ceremonies Sunrise Ceremonies SECULAR WEDDING CEREMONIES Make us a part of your special day. Your dreams, your way. Traditional or customized wedding ceremonies. BRENT AND MARY CHAPMAN Licensed Humanist Marriage Of½ciants Phone: 807-274-3619 or 807-276-0230 Email: [email protected] Fort Frances, ON R EAL E STATE R EAL E STATE OFFICIANT OFFICIANT Tips Tips from a 'DIY' Bride Larry and Jenna Pham Larry and Jenna Pham Photo by Emily Drouin Photography Come to Curvy Chick for bras & shapewear bridal shower gifts bachelorette party needs 807-270-6859 306 Scott St. Fort Frances YOU NEED EVERYTHING FOR YOUR WEDDING! We specialize in We specialize in cakes custom made cakes custom made for your wedding for your wedding as well as sweets as well as sweets & dainty trays. & dainty trays. Call us Call us 274-4524 274-4524 The TheCake.. Cake... . Wedding flower packages available or get custom floral designs to or get custom floral designs to create your own look. create your own look. Call us 274-4524. Call us 274-4524. The TheFlowers.. Flowers... . WINE WINE INVITATIONS INVITATIONS Make wine for your wedding Make wine for your wedding and save a bundle! and save a bundle! Custom wedding labels, colour co-ordinated to your wedding. 860 Sixth St. West Fort Frances 274-1272 Wedding stationery customized for you! We have tons of samples and ideas for you to look at. Found an idea on We can recreate it and customize your wedding stationery to match! Kathy Judson SALES REPRESENTATIVE 807-275-5633 [email protected] Tara Jerry SALES REPRESENTATIVE 807-276-0843 [email protected] FIRST CHOICE REALTY LTD. BROKERAGE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED Caryn Myers SALES REPRESENTATIVE 807-275-7282 [email protected] Dreaming of your first home? We’d love to help! Toll Free: 1-800-508-9976 P See us at the Northwoods Bridal Show Wednesday, March 30, 6-8 p.m.
Transcript of LTD. BROKERAGE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED … · decor, centrepieces, and wedding favours....
A2 FORT FRANCES TIMES Wednesday, March 23, 2016
TUXEDOSTUXEDOS
MUSICMUSIC
Why are Traditional Weddings so hard to Remember???
Because you can't remember what you didn't hear!
Why pay a DJ big dollars for a few hours when you can hire a Sound Company
for the entire Wedding Day!The SoundMan will be providing smooth clear
sound at your Social, at the Ceremony, the Dinner, the Speeches and the Dance. 40 years experience and the best audio equipment in borderland. Consulting, installing, indoor, outdoor or on the lake, Weddings, Birthday Parties, Meetings or Live Bands anywhere.
The SoundMan Everything you Need to Hear
at the Prices you Want to HearFor references and info call
Brian Harris807-274-5633807-275-9031
CATERINGCATERING
Wedding CateringWedding Catering from
Tess's KitchenTess's KitchenCustomized menus for receptions of all sizes, in all price ranges.
Call Tess274-07871030 Scott St, Fort Frances1030 Scott St, Fort FrancesGift Certificates AvailableGift Certificates Available
DECORATINGDECORATING
By Gibson Design Special event planning
& a large variety of decorating rentals.Phone: 807.482.2605 Cell: 807.275.8448
Email: [email protected]
FLOWERSFLOWERS
Make it a day to remember...Forever.
Complete silk & fresh fl ower arrangements available for
your special day.
310 Scott St. Fort Frances274-6782
BRIDAL REGISTRYBRIDAL REGISTRY
Featuring a comprehensive selection of giftware.
Pictures, Mirrors, Bathware, Bedding and more!
BRIDAL REGISTRYBRIDAL REGISTRY
Home Decor, Pots & Pans, Bakeware, Silverware,
Glassware, Dishes - Everything for your new home.
Bridal Bridal RegistryRegistry
y g y
273 Scott Street 274-9224
CATERINGCATERING
CATER 2UWe deliver exceptional service with experience you can trust.
Weddings, banquets, lunches, meetings - all occasions.
TODD MOXHAM274-6059
Catering to the beautiful Rainy River District
Total Fashions
GROOMS FREETUXEDO RENTAL
Groom receives a
Free Tuxedo Rental with five paid
packages.
RECEPTIONSRECEPTIONS
Planning a Wedding?We offer a beautiful setting
overlooking Rainy Lake for your wedding reception.
Book your reception by Book your reception by July 1st and SAVE 10%July 1st and SAVE 10%
Call Kim Caldwell today to reserve your date.
La Place Rendez-Vous274-9811
HOME FURNISHINGSHOME FURNISHINGS
Stop in today to set up yourBridal Home
Registry!
807-274-3251807-274-3251www.greensbrandsource.cwww.greensbrandsource.caa
By Heather LatterBy Heather LatterStaff writerStaff writer
JJ enna Cousineau married the love
of her life, Larry Pham, on Aug. 8, 2015 and says it was the perfect day—mostly because she put so much time and effort into the planning.“My theme was rustic shabby chic, so I hit up lots of garage sales to try to fi nd milk glass vases and old bottles,” she recalled, noting her favourite colours—light pink, gold, and mint—really fi t with the theme.“I wanted everything to be really light and airy and not super formal, traditional,” she remarked.“We ended up making lots of things.”Using the online pinboard known as Pinterest, Jenna Pham got plenty of do-it-yourself ideas for decor, centrepieces, and wedding favours.“You can spend a lot of time on there looking at everything,” she conceded, noting she probably pinned 600 ideas to her board.“It can also be very overwhelming if you’re a bride because you see all these ideas and you want to do all these things, but realistically you don’t have time or the budget to do all those things.”Pham said she ended up completing about six of those 600 ideas, including making the invitations, centrepieces, and favours.“We collected most of the stuff for our centrepieces and some of it we rented from Diane Gibson, too,” she noted.And for the favours, she used mason jars to make travel cups.“We drilled a hole in the lid and put a grommet with a straw, so it’s a reusable travel cup,” she explained.“Obviously, the things you make cost a little bit more money, but I like to be crafty, so I feel like if I hadn’t made something for the favours, people would have been wondering why I didn’t make something,” Pham added.“I felt like I was obligated to make something, but not in a bad way because I just like to make things.”She said it’s more personable when something is handmade, and she knew the guests would appreciate the effort and enjoy the day more.Pham, who got plenty of help from family and friends throughout the planning process, also made all the invitations.“We spent 10 hours one day making all of my invitations,” she recalled. “It took a lot longer than I expected, but I was so lucky to have friends who were happy to help.“It was fun,” she added, referring to making the favours and invitations.“But was a lot of trial and error because it didn’t quite go as planned.”Still, Pham was able to get
everything back on track. She also had a local decorator take care of decorating the reception area upstairs at the Memorial Sports Centre.“But we also helped out, too,” she stressed, noting she was really happy with how the decor and her theme played out at the reception.“I really felt like people walked in and were blown away,” she enthused. “It looked so good in there. I didn’t know it could look like that.“It made me happy because I didn’t know what to expect.”Pham had gone to wedding receptions at the arena auditorium before. But for her own wedding that she worked so hard to plan, it was satisfying to see it all come together.“I knew it could look awesome in there, but I didn’t know if we had enough stuff to fi ll the room,” she admitted.Plus she set up things a little differently than a traditional reception.“We didn’t have a head table,” she noted. “We just had a table with our best man and maid of honour.”She indicated with seven bridesmaids and seven groomsmen, including many from out-of-town, it allowed them to sit with their signifi cant others.“So we didn’t have that big long table to take up space,” she reasoned.“I was nervous about how that would look versus the traditional head table, but it turned out really cute.”And while the reception space looked beautiful, the weather also co-operated for the outdoor wedding at a home on Idylwild Drive.“I couldn’t have asked for a better day,” Pham enthused. “I was very worried because the Thursday prior to the wedding, on the day of the rehearsal, it was pouring rain.“Not even pouring rain, more like torrential downpour,” she rephrased. “And [the forecast] was calling for rain on the day of
our wedding.”While the couple did have a back-up plan to get married at a church if the weather didn’t co-operate, Pham had her heart set on the beautiful outdoor wedding.“We woke up that morning and it was sunny, and there was nice fl uffy clouds in the sky,” she recalled. “I just prayed all morning that it would stay that way and it did.“It was nice and sunny with a breeze, and it was perfect.”With such a beautiful home to be married at, Pham didn’t do too much more than set up chairs and a little backdrop and instead focused the majority of her efforts on the reception.And her new husband let his bride take care of all the
planning.“I think he knew it would be beautiful, but I don’t think he thought it would be quite what it was,” Pham remarked.“I think he was very impressed, but I also don’t think he realized how much work went into it.”She stressed there are so many things that have to be done prior to the big day. Even all the little details need to be considered—from the lighting of the candles on the tables to how the fl owers are getting to the venue.Both were things Pham overlooked.“It was stressful but it was worth it,” she said.Pham suggested to key to stress-free wedding planning is to give yourself lots of time.“If you plan on DIY-ing things, don’t think you’re starting things too early,” she noted. “If you start making things a year before your wedding, don’t think you’re crazy.“That’s good. Make them, tuck them away, and don’t forget about them,” she offered. “You will be very happy if you do things well in advance.”And while Pham tried to fi nd things for as cheap as she could, she suggested not being afraid to splurge if there are certain things you want.“I’m only getting married once,” she reasoned, noting she bought a ribbon backdrop online that was expensive.“I knew I could probably make it, but I knew I wasn’t going to have the time and it wasn’t going to look like that one that I found, so I bit the bullet and I bought it and I’m happy I did,” she said.“It looked great in pictures and it was exactly what I wanted.”Pham’s fi nal piece of advice is to not get carried away with do-it-yourself projects.“Pick a few key things that you want and stick to that because you can’t have it all,” she stressed.“People aren’t going to know what you didn’t do—that was the best advice I got.“If there is something you didn’t get around to doing that you wanted to do, nobody is going to know that you didn’t do it.”
LINGERIELINGERIE
CATERINGCATERING
Wedding Catering
Exceptional quality combined with an
experienced chef at affordable prices.
We cater to your needs, style
and budget.Call Mark or Sue
276-3522
Sunrise CeremoniesSunrise Ceremonies
SECULAR WEDDING CEREMONIES
Make us a part of your special day.Your dreams, your way.
Traditional or customized wedding ceremonies.
BRENT AND MARY CHAPMANLicensed Humanist Marriage Of ciantsPhone: 807-274-3619 or 807-276-0230
Email: [email protected] Frances, ON
REAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE
OFFICIANTOFFICIANTTipsTips from a 'DIY' Bride
Larry and Jenna PhamLarry and Jenna PhamPhoto by Emily Drouin Photography
Come to Curvy Chick for bras & shapewearbridal shower gifts
bachelorette party needs
807-270-6859 306 Scott St. Fort Frances
YOU NEED EVERYTHING FOR YOUR WEDDING!
We specialize in We specialize in cakes custom made cakes custom made
for your wedding for your wedding as well as sweets as well as sweets
& dainty trays.& dainty trays.Call us Call us 274-4524274-4524
TheTheCake..Cake....
Wedding flower packages available or get custom floral designs to or get custom floral designs to
create your own look.create your own look.Call us 274-4524.Call us 274-4524.
TheTheFlowers..Flowers....
WINEWINEINVITATIONSINVITATIONS
Make wine for your wedding Make wine for your wedding and save a bundle!and save a bundle!Custom wedding labels, colour co-ordinated to your wedding.
860 Sixth St. WestFort Frances274-1272
Wedding stationery customized
for you!We have tons
of samples and ideas for you to
look at. Found an idea on We can recreate it and customize
your wedding stationery to match!
Kathy JudsonSALES REPRESENTATIVE
Tara JerrySALES REPRESENTATIVE
FIRST CHOICE REALTYLTD. BROKERAGE
INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
Toll Free: 1-800-508-9976www.kathyjudson.com
Caryn MyersSALES REPRESENTATIVE
Dreaming of your fi rst home?
We’d love to help!
Toll Free: 1-800-508-9976
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See us at the Northwoods Bridal Show
Wednesday, March 30, 6-8 p.m.
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