Misty Katterhagen grew up with a well-stocked kitchen, a local-loving father and a mother whose Christmas dessert trays belonged in a Martha Stewart magazine. With the proper tools and ingredients at her fingertips and culinary know-how in her blood, it’s no wonder she followed her love for experimentation (and desserts) to the Bonnie Gordon College […]
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An unruffled affair
Clockwise from the top Allure Bridals Always and Forever, Alyssa’s Bridal Brand: Lee Anne Belter Bridal Store: Felicity Bridal Mori Lee Always and Forever, Winchester’s Moonlight Alyssa’s Bridal Wtoo by Watters Felicity Bridal Maggie Sottero Winchester’s, Always and Forever
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No place like home
When it comes to love, Dave Swenson is unstoppable. A fallen tree, a thunderstorm and a downpour may have been barriers to some, but not Dave—especially not when his proposal to Christa Freeborne was on the line. His Plan C found him kneeling on their bedroom floor, reading sweet nothings from a leather-bound book and […]
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Love you long time
Joe Nelson and Aileen Anderson’s marriage was a union nearly 12 years in the making. To his surprise, 19-year-old Joe found the love of his life bent over a mini-fridge on his first day of work at Burger King. “Lucky for me the most beautiful posterior I’d ever seen turned into the most beautiful woman […]
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Best face forward
I’m having a winter wedding and want my skin to glow on my wedding day. Do you have any advice for brightening up dull, flaky winter skin? I recommend an aromatherapy treatment, beginning approximately one month ahead of your wedding date. Apply each product on a test patch on your skin in advance of the whole treatment to […]
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I’m with the band
BAND OF GOLD After decades of making custom jewellery, Bradshaw still aims to tell a story with his creations. Here, he contrasts colour and texture to make a bold statement. James Bradshaw | 1551 Birmingham Street | 425-0121 jamesbradshawgoldsmith.com PRINT CHARMING For this truly one-of-a-kind pair of rings, goldsmith Dana Grund used the couple’s fingerprints […]
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Maid in heaven
I’ve picked my wedding party but have no idea what I want them to wear. Where do I even begin? I think the more prepared the group can be before they start shopping, the easier it is. Some times the bride enjoys starting the shopping process alone, beginning with getting well- acquainted with what’s out […]
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Sweet and stress-free
When Kathleen Higgins and Phil Godin began their wedding planning, the most important thing to the pair was that the celebration showed their love of their family, friends and where they live. “This was a local wedding, in terms of resources, materials and producers,” says Higgins. “We live in a beautiful, bountiful little spot in […]
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Happy holiday
What are some pros and cons for getting married on around or on New Year’s Eve? There’s an undeniable sense of romance and magic in the air around the holidays and definitely several pros in choosing this time of year to tie the knot. For example, many venues will already be lavishly decorated which could […]
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Recently Engaged: Jen & Tim
Jen and I had been together for almost three years but I had long known that she was the girl of my dreams! While we had discussed the notion of getting married, kids and our future together, I’m not sure she could have expected what was to come and that was just how I wanted […]
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Recently Engaged: Jennifer & Cecily
It was a beautiful Saturday spent with my family, including a lovely brunch and a trip to the beach. Cecily’s parents were coming over to my parents house for supper to have a “belated birthday dinner” for her. I was nervous when we were walking at the beach that afternoon and Cecily advised me to […]
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Recently Engaged: Becka & Adam
We love going camping together, so canoeing out to one of the backcountry sites at Kejimkujik National Park was something we’d been looking forward to all summer! We started the 6km canoe to our site at the worst time of day, right when the waves were at their peak and coming straight at us. Becka […]
