Wednesday Warm-Up!

In the spirit of the ol' adage, 'It's 5:00 somewhere in the world!', I humbly invite you to our virtual Happy Hour as we take a closer look at signature wedding cocktails!

Salut and Cheers with some beautiful classics!
Photo via now-here-this.timeout.com

One of the big trends for 2016 is featuring special cocktails or drinks during the cocktail hour or throughout the reception in honour of the couple. This can be one or a few unique, one-of-a-kind concoctions that feature your favourite liqueurs or flavour combinations or they can be a few of your  very favourite cocktails.  Here is a look at some swanky winter cocktails that would play beautifully in a winter wedding scenario:

*~Sphisticated sippers to chase the cold away! Winter drinks, straight ahead!~*

If you're looking for a winter warm-up without the buzz, maybe a Hot Chocolate Bar beckons?

Drink up!
Photo via belladonnagalway.com

*~Warm up with a mug o' chocolate-y cheer!~*

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

2015 Best-of: Cake Edition

My fave or the year!
Via olofsondesign.com

D'you know how chefs tell us that we eat with our eyes as much as we eat with our mouths? Well, I dare you to look at this eye-catching, mouth-watering list of the loveliest wedding cakes of the year and NOT feel a grumbling in your stomach!  This list has it all - from traditional to modern, ombré tones to painted, even a secret superhero deal - and by the time I got to the last featured cake, I was wishing my iPad had a Smell-O-Vision app and that I had something remotely dessert-y in the house,  just a little vanilla-bean flecked, buttercreamed bump!

*~Cake, cake, everywhere and not a crumb to eat! What some lucky couples dined on in 2015~*

Whether your tastes run towards clean and un-fussy....

Via lovelybride.com

... to dark and sleek......

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.... all the way to delicate and delectable......

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...... this collection of cakes has something with appeal for everyone!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

Your Wedding Dress: The Day/Week/Month/Year After!

We hope you all had a great couple days of holiday shenanigans, festive hijinx and good times all around with all your favourites!  As always, it went way too quickly, there were way fewer cookies than I would've liked and I couldn't get enough of my dad's stuffing.  But, if  these were indeed my biggest problems this Christmas, then I had a really, really good holiday!

So, in the middle of all the looking forward - to New Years Eve, STAR WARS NIGHT! with April and my brother-in-law (yep, the force was strong with us, we waited an ungodly amount of time to make plans to see the movie!), the endless tying up the best of 2015 and the best projections of 2016, I came across a piece that kind of seemed appropriate as we close out the year, especially for brides who took a stroll down the aisle this year.  What do you do with your wedding dress, post-big day?

*~Wedding dress 'what now?'~*

There are some great ideas, the first idea speaks to the bride-to-be who might be considering a non-traditional dress that she can wear again and how marching to the beat of your ow drum = a dress that isn't relegated to one day.  This might sound strange but consider this: Keira Knightley's adorable, ballerina-sequel Chanel wedding dress? She wore it to a party in 2008 - five years before she got married. AND she wore it to the SeriousFun Gala a few months after her nuptials. Each time she wore it, she was styled a little differently for a unique look, but make no mistake, this is the epitome of wearing something you lovelovelove to get married - and finding a way to wear your gorgeous dress AFTER your wedding day!

One dress, three ways:

The Dress: Prior to the wedding.....
Photo via thegloss.com

.... on the Wedding day.....
Photo via chicvintagebride.com

....and post-wedding!
Photo via celebmafia.com

*~Keira Knightley, and her awesome Wedding Dress Encore!~*

Some of the ideas weren't my favourites at all - like trashing the dress. Sadness!  Wedding dresses are soooooo beautiful; like a piece of art.  I mean, someone (or a few someones, depending on how intricate your dress is) spent HOURS working on it and it feels almost cruel to not honour that, you know? But then my heartbea returned to normal and I unclenched my fists when the article rolled around to my absolute favourite idea, to display your dress. Again, wedding dresses are BEAUTIFUL. Brides look absolutely stunning in these creations - so what could be better than giving your dress a little VIP treatment? Cleaned, pressed and framed, right next to your favourite wedding picture.

( Full disclosure: I'm dying for April to do this because her dress was a real beauty, so I'm highlighting this idea here. No pressure, April. No pressure!)

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

#TBT - A 2015 Recap of Oohs, Ahhs, Whoas and a Whaaat?!

As we're quickly approaching the holidays, we're seeing year end lists popping up steadily - movie lists,  album lists, song lists, all sorts of lists compiling the best moments of the year. So even though these moments are still less than a year old, Buzzfeed came out with a list of their memorable wedding moments of the year!

*~Buzzfeed for the win! A 2015 Wedding Retrospective~*

There are so many moments that stood out for us that made it to this list, and my personal faves were one photographer's call to arms to stash cellphones at weddings.......

Via blackboardartworx.com.au

.......the most adorable ringbearer I've ever seen......

Via dearchloe.co.za

.......and the bridesmaid that proved that beauty is ageless!

Via seriouslyforreal.com

What were your favourite wedding stories or features? 

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~

Lisa and April 

Wednesday Winfall?

Via fabulouslybroke.com

Budgeting for a wedding is a gargantuan task.  Sometimes I visualize the financial aspect of wedding planning like a game of dodgeball. Here's how it goes down: Unless you have a very healthy (read: super-substantial) wedding nest-egg, you have to lay out all of your wedding wants and wishes on one side; your proposed budget and needs face off on the other side, armed with big, red, rubber balls and it's a battle to the end! 'Decor Budget' throws the ball, and 'Doves released when Happy Couple are pronounced married' takes a hit to the chin and is out of the game.   'Catering Budget' fires a grenade but ''Late Night Seafood Service' catches the ball, victorious. 'Wedding Day Attire' takes aim, and 'Manolo Blahnik' takes the hit, to keep 'Badgley Mischka' in the game.  See? It's a battle royale when you pit what you want against what you need with your budget as the referee!

With all the trimming, tweaking, and sometimes outright culling during wedding planning and prep,  $10,000 would be a lovely, much-appreciated injection to the budget, right? Enter SwanLuv, a new Seattle-based company that is coming to the rescue with the opportunity to add a cool ten G's to your wedding account. There is criteria you must meet and they'll assess each couple's potential longevity but, if you are approved the money is yours, but at a price: if you divorce, it'll cost you.  Should your marriage end, you would have to pay the amount back, plus interest.  Here's a little more info on what SwanLuv is offering!

*~Is your marriage a sure thing? SwanLuv wants to hedge your bets!~*

It'll be interesting to see where SwanLuv will be, a year from now!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

Monday Night Magic!

Via weddingomania.com

It's December 14th and as of today, Christmas Eve is 10 days away, we've had our snow tires on the car for weeks, the Christmas tree has been up and drenched in colours and lights since the end of November .... and we have yet to see a speck, a trace, even so much as a whisper of snow!  There's a very good chance we'll be having a green holiday, which will make songs like, 'White Christmas' and 'Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!' seem mocking and just plain cruel.  But, if like me, you're having a little snow withdrawal and aren't feeling as festive because of the balmy weather, can I offer you a little dose of snow, by way of a wedding that was brushed with a freak snowfall?

*~Mother Nature lends a hand with the wedding decor: A wedding dusted with snow!~*

The snow must've thrown them for a loop, but they kept calm and carried on, managing to pull off a lovely day despite an unexpected guest AND capture some truly beautiful photographs as well!  Congrats to the happy couple!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

Wednesday Woo

Via countryhousewedding.co.uk

I've been married for aaaages, 21 years to be exact, and I swear, if I had a dollar every time my husband has said, 'I don't have to impress you anymore, we're married!' I would be a very rich lady.  And with all that cash, eventually divorced!  He's always joking, because he'll have barely gotten the words out before he's laughing, immediately hug me, and of course I'll feign indignance or being hurt but I know (hope?!) he's giving me the business.  And even though we're still good (I think we might be in for the long-haul!) I saw an article that made me, 'Awwwww!' for a second and think about how seemingly little gestures can say a whole lot!

*~New Day, Same Question: Why One Husband Proposes To His Wife Every Day-~*

#MarriageGoals, right? And I wondered, would the gesture seem as sweet in reverse, if a wife or the original person who was proposed to (the proposee) became the proposer? So I've decided that I'm going to give this a spin, and propose to my husband every day for a year!  Wish me luck!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

What A Wonderful World! Wanderlust Proposal, Coincidental Photos and a Baby

Warning: this is a sleep-deprived but very 'excited Auntie' announcement:  Limitless Events has grown by one....one new son and nephew, to be specific! April challenged my superstition of 3AM being 'The Witching Hour' by giving birth to an angelic baby boy and we are incredibly lucky and privileged to welcome him into our family... Congratulations April and Seb!!!

Now that I'm deep in the new-baby-excitement and everything seems magical and fairytale-esque, here is a story that made my winter-lovin', Nordic-obsessed heart leap when I read it last week.... A British couple, Michael and Fiona, took a trip to Iceland where Michael planned on popping the big question.  So in the middle of Reykjavik, on a snowy night that makes you feel like you're living inside a delicate , beautiful snow globe, Michael got down on one knee and asked Fiona to marry him. And in a stroke of luck and happenstance, a lady walking home from work taking pictures of the snowfall, captured a gorgeous image!

Gorgeous....just gorgeous!
Photo via icelandmonitor.mbl.is

*~The proposal of my dreams is a reality for one couple!~*

This story is made of win! It's got it all - a couple in love, an ethereal setting, SNOW!, a proposal and the icing on the cake - a beautiful picture for posterity..... Enjoy!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

Wednesday Wedding SCOOOOOOOOORE!

What do you do, when you're a hockey-lovin' couple who now live on the other side of the globe in New Zealand, but are returning to the bride's hometown of Minnesota for the wedding AND there's a Minnesota Wild game the same day you get married?

Via courtesy blogs.mprnews.org

You do it all, baby! Ceremony, followed by reception, followed by a much-missed hockey game, complete with good stadium eats and a shot of adrenaline! Bride and Groom Erika and Lewis, still dressed in their wedding finery, enjoyed a hometown game following their wedding. Erika also arranged for Lewis to check out the team practice earlier, which was an amazing gift on its own, but then, after the excitement of the ceremony and reception, they capped off the night at the game.

*~ Glam Date Night - A Bride and Groom Have a Hockey Date on their Wedding Day!~*

Erika is my hero, because she is fearless in that dress - she's eating a burger in an arena and she couldn't look any happier!  If there's one lesson to be learned here, it's to live your big day in exactly the way you want.  While this is a pretty extreme (and let's be real, extremely awesome) example, you can make your day as special as you want it to be, even in little details. Does your partner geek out over superheroes? Why not have comic book heroes feature in either comic-paper flower boutonnières,  pocket kerchiefs or ties?  Did you and your significant other first exchange, 'I love you's over late night hot chocolates? Then how about a late night, decked-out hot chocolate station at midnight?  Personal touches can work themselves into your big day in a million different ways!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

Stunning = Expensive? Not Always!

At any given time, I have a large bin jam-packed with yarn in all colours and textures. This bin is the size of a large cooler and it can barely close! So, you think I'd be a prolific knitter and crocheter (if that's even a word!), right?  Unfortunately, I can't knit or crochet worth a lick with a pair of needles, I can only arm-knit scarves, and arm-crochet scarves and until very recently, slouchy hats.  The intricacies of crochet and knitting with needles to create beautiful designs will never be in my particular skill set, but I am  fascinated when I see people making gorgeous sweaters, blankets and the like. Over the weekend, I found a story about one bride who crocheted her wedding dress. Her wedding dress was entirely crochet!!  She had a green dress as a liner, and the finished product was amazing. The project that she undertook with her aunt took eight months, the yarn cost her $70 and she purchased the green dress she wore underneath for $100 for a grand total of $170 for her wedding gown.  The price tag was minimal but when you factor in the uniqueness of her dress, a one-off creation,  and the fact that this was a labour of love, this gown becomes well and truly priceless!

*~The Ultimate One-Of-A-Kind Wedding Dress~*

When I did a little more digging, I found another creative bride who made her wedding dress as well, a stunning piece she worked on during her commute to work. And it was a dress so lovely that we could totally have seen in an editorial in a magazine!

*~High Fashion Hand-Crocheted Wedding Dress~*

What I love about both dresses is that they are ultimate proof that the price tag on your wedding dress  doesn't always correlate to how lovely and impactful it can be.  I lovelovelove the idea of a creative, unique and completely personal dress that can't be replicated because let's be real - when weddings can sometimes blend together seamlessly, wouldn't having a knock-out dress be the ultimate standout on your big day? Count us in!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~

Lisa and April

Wednesday Whoa!!

She's a flesh and blood, real-life version of Jessica Rabbit, all curves, a gorgeous modern-day pin-up girl; he's sexy, handsome, and has some sweeeeet dance moves. They are Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello, and together, they are one amazing looking couple.

Hubba-hubba x 2
Image via tomandlorenzo.com

And as of this past Sunday, they are one amazing looking married couple!!

The happy couple!
Image via tmi.buzz

The vows under a floral cascade
Via tmi.buzz

The two tied the knot in Palm Beach and the wedding and reception was the grand finale of a wedding weekend, where they partied, ate, drank, danced and kicked back by the pool with family and friends before the big day.  The decor was stunning - flowers! flowers! flowers! - and romantic to the nth degree.  Some of her 'Modern Family' co-stars were, there as was his 'Magic Mike' co-star Channing Tatum who did a special dance for the bride.  Her dress was a custom Zuhair Murad, which required over 1600 hours to make, featured six pounds of pearls and eleven pounds of sequins. His suit was perfection, and he looked every inch the very well turned-out groom. Her jewellery is rumoured to have been worth close to seven million dollars and the wedding's price tag? A cool four million dollars!

*~The Beautiful People - Sofia + Joe Tie the Knot!~*

Congratulations to the happy, beautiful couple! And HAPPY WEDNESDAY to you all!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

The Cost of a Wedding, in Humanitarian Terms

Samantha and Farzin, framed by the TORONTO sign @ City Hall
Image via firstpost.com

When we think of weddings, we immediately think of a party to end all parties; we envision a beautiful dress, gorgeous flowers, course after course of the best food you'll ever taste, a photographer following you and capturing the day for posterity and, nowadays, a hashtag that breaks the internet. Recently, a Toronto couple who were to marry this upcoming March and had been planning their wedding for a year, were struck by the ongoing crisis in Syria and its human toll,  and decided to cancel their wedding and channel the money towards sponsoring a family instead.  Here is their story:

*~An Everlasting Wedding Gift: One Couple's Wedding Budget Helps Another Family's Circumstances~*

This story is heartwarming and timely, considering the state of world affairs. It's also a story of extreme selflessness. Samantha and Farzin ended up getting married in a smaller but no less special ceremony in October and are well on their way to raising the $27,000 needed. I love me a wedding from the dress, to the colours all the way to the last dance, but for me, this is probably my favourite wedding of the year, hands down!

And while what Samantha and Farzin did was so amazing but also, an amazingly BIG give,  any couple can find ways to give a little to a cause that is close to their hearts. It doesn't have to be a grand, sweeping gesture,  but just like our grandparents used to tell us, every little bit helps!  Whether it's a donation to your favourite charity in lieu of a wedding favour, having a mini-food drive at a shower, or a 50-50 draw at the Jack-and-Jill where the money raised benefits a cause that has a special place in your life, your love can be a catalyst for something amazing!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

#TBT - Entertainment Tonight Edition!

Celebrities are big business.  Whether we love it or loathe it, star-watching - and reporting on their every move, covering the good, the bad, and the ugly in their professional and personal lives - is its own multi-million industry. Just take a look at the sheer volume of tabloid magazines situated at the check-out at your local grocery store and that gives you only half of the celebrity reporting picture. The other half comes thanks to celebrity entertainment programs like ETalk, TMZ and Entertainment Tonight and its Canadian counterpart ET Canada. This year, Entertainment Tonight is celebrating 35 years in the business and that longevity is pretty spectacular, considering news, gossip and salacious celeb stories are literally a click away nowadays, on our phones and tablets! In celebration of their milestone anniversary, ET looked back at the biggest celebrity weddings of all time!

*~ET's List Of The Biggest Celeb Weddings~*

What do you think? Do you remember these weddings? Do you agree with the weddings listed as the biggest of all time? I think they definitely missed some biggies...


Posh and Becks (Over the top, complete with matching thrones for the self-appointed royal couple!)

Photo courtesy of unsportsmanlike.ca

George and Amal (for both the amazing fashion Amal brought every step of the way, as well as seeing the everlasting bachelor take the plunge!)

Photo via fashiongrin.com

Via the gloss.com

Photo via thegloss.com

Brad And Jenn (they were a golden couple at one time, before Brangelina was a thing!)

Photo via primped.com.au

Via primped.com.au

And that's just naming a few! I remember the celebrity marriages that were slightly off the beaten path, like Drew Barrymore and Tom Green; the marriages where opposites attracted and felt almost dangerous from the start, like Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston; or the marriages that promised fireworks and drama (Madonna and Sean Penn). In the celeb world, there have been a million weddings and an almost equal number of divorces - what would YOUR list of all-time biggest or memorable look like?

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

WWWE* Wednesday!

(* - White Wedding Wear Etiquette)

Photo courtesy of speakkellz.com

Over the weekend, Beyoncé attended a wedding with her adorable Blue Ivy.... And these very famous guests wore white. Yep - white!  I know we've lightened up on not wearing white after Labour Day; winter white looks crisp and so, so mint, especially when you factor in the textural appeal of faux furs, knits and weaves, suedes or leathers.  But, have we changed our mind on wearing white to a wedding, if we're guests and not brides?  While brides are increasingly adding hints and splashes of colour with their dresses, sometimes even eschewing the colour white and all the shades and tones in its colour family completely, I still consider white the domain of the bride and her wedding party that day,  whether she utilizes it not, or as requested by the bride (years ago, we were invited to a wedding with a black and white dresscode for guests, as per the bride and groom). For all the changes we've seen in regard to how weddings look, I think we'll always associate a white dress with a bride and any guest who wears this colour will stand out.  Am I being too old-fashioned and outdated? I mean, I wrote two days ago about including beloved pets in a wedding; I love when wedding parties no longer segregate ladies and gents on each side of the aisle, I think grandmothers as flower girls is so endearing and heartwarming and I LOVE me a non-white wedding dress. But not wearing white to a wedding almost feels like a tenet in Girl Code; even if a bride doesn't wear white, the colour feels like it's off the table, so to speak.  So why am I stuck on this one point? This opened up the debate on 'The Social' yesterday about this very topic and I think the Beyoncé factor kind of stalled the discussion, but that doesn't mean we can't hash out whether we think it's onside or offside to wear white to a wedding if you're a guest!

*~The Social discusses wearing white to a wedding - faux-pass or fashion-forward?~*

So, what's the verdict? Yay or nay on the issue at hand, ladies and gents? Here's what Cosmopolitan magazine thought - what's your take?

*~Is it a nice day for a White Wedding?~*

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

How To Include Four-Legged Family Members In Your Wedding WIN!

Photo courtesy manettegradie.blogspot.ca

Dogs and cats are my kryptonite.  I fall into YouTube black holes on the regular looking at videos of guilty-dogs, water-drinking cats, sleeping dogs, talking cats, swimming dogs, cats befriending other animals, trapped-in-bowls-and-boxes dogs and cats; when I'm in the car, I have a radar and can spot a fur-baby in record time.  And if I come across pictures of them in engagement or wedding pictures?

I. Melt.

Photo courtesy weddingsinma.com

So, when I saw a post about one couple's special day and how their beloved dogs were a big - possibly the cutest -  part of their nuptials, I was a puddle of oooh's and ahhhhh's!!!

*~One Bride, One Groom, Four Dogs = One Adorable Wedding!~*

Maybe you want to have your pets to factor in your wedding but having them at the ceremony or reception is not an option? No problem - they can find their way into your engagement photo shoot, or featured in your slideshow.  And don't forget about your day-of photography - you can get some beautiful shots of you and your four-legged bestie as you're getting ready!

Photo via blog.platinumpartyevents.com

Photo via dreamirish.com

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

#TBT - Country Bride, City Bride

In a textbook case of, 'where there's smoke, there's fire' reps for Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton confirmed last week that the two freshly-divorced 'Voice' chair-turners were dating, after weeks of speculation, coy and somewhat teasing radio interviews and the subsequent cozy/telling photos from their Hallowe'en weekend of partying. Two hours before the red carpet for the CMA Awards, where Miranda Lambert was set to perform. Coincidently, it was her first red carpet since her shock divorce from Shelton late this summer.

That is some razor-sharp timing!

Meanwhile, in Gwen-world, hot on the heels of her publicist giving us all an update on her relationship status (Spoiler: It's not complicated!) US magazine detailed just how her marriage to Gavin Rossdale fell apart. Lainey Gossip gives us some sharp insight on both the situation, as well as just how the celebrity information machine works. (Side note: if you're not visiting Lainey's site on the regular, it is a must! She knows that of which she speaks, is HOOKED UP source-wise and while the celeb gossip is gooood, she's not just a gossip guru, she is giving us a backstage pass - a look behind the well-crafted curtain - on just how the celebrity world works, from how stars manage their images, what information gets out and what information is locked down, and to what end said info gets out, and the wheeling and dealings behind the scenes)

But before there was a Gwen-and-Blake situation, there was a Gwen-and-Gavin situation; they were a 1990's alt-rock King and Queen and when they got married in England in September, 2002,  our City Bride gave us good wedding!

Photo via elcajonbridal.com

Via elcajonbridal.com

*~And the Bride was tickled pink! Gwen Stefani weds Gavin Rossdale~*

And in another time and dimension (Texas, May of 2011). Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton tied the knot in a Country Chic ceremony. It was his second marriage, but it was her first and she nailed sassy, Country chic (and rocked a GORGEOUS brooch bouquet, one of my favourite new timey trends!

Image via theritzyrose.com

Covet-worthy brooch bouquet by the champs at theritzyrose.com

*~When Miranda married Blake in down home Texas!~*

Now that both marriages have been put to rest, a hot new coupling takes hold. He's a little bit country, she's a little bit rock and roll and it's stil too early to tell just how long they'll last or if they'll even get a couples moniker (Shelfani? Blen? Stelton? The possibilities might be a bit limited on this one!)  So, before we get caught up in the future of this new star couple, let's take a moment to look back at the roads that led to Stelton!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April 

A Ring Of A Different Colour!

Last week, we looked at one couple's unique take on an engagement ring, the Wisdom Tooth solitaire:

Photo via thefrisky.com

I found myself thinking about rings almost obsessively ever since, and the good news is, there are an infinite number of options; a limitless number of stones, bands, styles and setting-  the possibilities truly are endless!

Photo via singaporebride.com

Image via apracticalwedding.com

Image via apracticalwedding.com

Here's a roundup of some beautiful alternate to the diamond, as lovely as she is.  Diamonds might've been a girl's best friend, but thankfully, there's always room for some new and exciting faces!

*~I see pretty! Oh, so pretty! Stones in all the colours of the rainbow~*

*~Mo' colours, mo' options' Beyond the pale engagement rings~*

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

Wedding Day Photography: Are Cellphones Taking Away From The Experience?

April and I are really lucky, doing what we do. We get the ultimate 'backstage pass' for a couple's wedding day! We know what the wedding will ultimately look like; from the dresses, to the venue, hair and makeup, colour theme - we see it all, months ahead. Heck, even on the day of the wedding, we get to see everything hours before friends, family and in the case of the venue, the bride and groom!

For everyone involved in and invited to a wedding, it's such an exciting day and there is sooooo much that we're looking forward to; we can't wait to see the bride, the kiss, THE DRESS! the reception and the festivities of the day.  And of course we want pictures of the day to record just how beautiful the couple looked, or the moment the bride or groom walked up the aisle towards a new chapter in this crazybeautiful thing we call life.  Sometimes though, I wonder just how many of these moments we're really enjoying and being present for, when we're busy snapping all those pics. I love seeing expressions on the big day - the look on a groom's face as he sees his bride for the first time as she walks towards him; the looks on the faces of friends and relatives as they react to the bridal party procession. But more and more, we don't see those faces looking towards the sights of the day, we see them looking at the day filtered through the screen on their phones, concentrating on taking a photo as the day marches past!

This article is a great read, especially for any couples who are currently planning their weddings and the idea of photography and videography is on the table. Will you have a fully plugged-in wedding, complete with a hashtag and Instagram fingerprint? Or would you consider a wedding where cellphones are checked at the door?

*~One Camera To Rule Them All!~*

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April

#TBT - Model Weddng Edition

When I was a kid, the Holy Trinity was the 'the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit'; as a teenager, I worshipped an entirely different trio - Christy, Linda and Naomi, the newly anointed trinity of fashion.

Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell
Photo courtesy of whtboutlove.com

This was the era when models WERE super; the glamazons who wouldn't get out of bed for less than $10,000, whose ever-changing hairstyles made headlines and their partying off the runway was watched as eagerly as their catwalk struts. Before you became a model by posting selfies and creating an Instagram portfolio, these were the ladies who put in the (million-dollar) leg work, did the go-sees, booked the hottest shows and creates personas so dynamic that they didn't even need last names.

Yasmeen.... Claudia ...... Christy
Photo courtesy claireverity.wordpress.com

Models were faces and bodies that move seamlessly from runways to magazines to music videos, and we were transfixed. They became household names and we saw them everywhere, from Playboy, W, and Rolling Stone, to taking their turns being Easy-Breezy Beautiful cover girls and we couldn't get enough of them. George Michael made two videos featuring models, one that was visually dreamy.....

...and the other that was cheeky and flirty....

Meanwhile, Chris Isaak went black-and-white, but devastatingly sexy!

So, it was only natural that we'd be watching them take their turn down the martial runway just as eagerly so, without further ado, here's a look at some of the model brides, Throwback Thursday style!

Paulina Poriskova + Ric Ocasek
Photo via bellazon.com

Claudia Schiffer + Matthew Vaughn
Photo courtesy of patsy.nu

Cindy Crawford + Rande Gerber
Photo via thecashmeregypsy.com

Iman + David Bowie
Photo courtesy of davidbowienews.com

Karen Elson + Jack White
Photo courtesy of dailymailuk.com

Lily Aldridge + Caleb Followill
Photo courtesy of  usmagazine.com

Coco Rocha + James Conran
Photo via oh-brides.com

*~The Ultimate Runway - When Models Get Married!~*

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April