Archive for the “Weddings” category

Behind the scenes: Anne Sportun Buy

by Mallory on March 14, 2012

A few behind the scenes photos from a recent buying meeting with Suzanne of Anne Sportun!

Guest Blog: Krista Leben of Wed By Hand

by Jesswf on February 7, 2012

Krista Leben is the producer of Wed By Hand (Ottawa’s first Indie Wedding Show), producer of Urban Craft (monthly market at the GCTC), director of the Ottawa Craft Co-op, and owner of Urbanite Jewelry. She’s got a lot on her (…)

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Wedding Cake Toppers

by Aliya on July 8, 2011

Planning a wedding is full of details, decisions and questions. I feel confident, as only someone who’s never planned a wedding can be, saying that the most important question of the entire process is without a doubt, what do I (…)

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A Very Magpie Wedding

by Aliya on June 3, 2011

Some of you may recall the blog I wrote a few weeks ago about what I would have worn to the Royal Wedding (had I been invited). Well this past weekend, as a fellow Magpie employee got married, I had (…)

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You’ve got the dress, NOW WHAT?!

by Aliya on May 9, 2011

Our Nancy Ciccone Showcase is coming up this weekend,  so I thought I would take this opportunity to highlight some of her beautiful jewellery and pair it with some beautiful gowns. One of the three pieces of advice Nancy gave (…)

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What would I wear to the Royal Wedding?

by Aliya on April 29, 2011

Or rather, what would I wear had I been invited. But since I’m not of Royal blood nor a celebrity and can only aspire to be British, I can’t say I blame them for leaving me off the guest list. (…)

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Project Priceless

by Aliya on April 8, 2011

Have you ever heard a really cool idea that you wish you had thought of and now just want to share with everyone else? That’s how I feel about Brian and Jordan’s “Project Priceless” – an experiment to see if (…)

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Spring Ottawa Wedding Show

by Aliya on April 7, 2011

Just in case you missed the Ottawa Wedding Show this past weekend at Lansdowne, here’s a little example of what you would have seen: The lovely Sarah and Silviana manning our booth. Thanks Silviana, for the great photos. Our beautiful (…)

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Vogue Wedding

by Jesswf on October 7, 2010

A friend of mine gave me a vintage book called The Bride’s Book that she picked up at Open Air Modern in NYC. The book was published in 1981 and the images are amazing (the information is sometimes useful, sometimes (…)

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Wedding Favors

by Jesswf on September 30, 2010

Look at these fun wedding favor ideas: Eggling wedding favors via Always a bridesmaid Fun wine stoppers like this Gem from West Coast Wine Accessories or This diamond one from Escape Concepts Two friends of mine got married earlier this (…)

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