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The Original Wedding Soiree 2013 – Intercontinental Yorkville Toronto

This year’s The Original Wedding Soiree was hosted at Yorkville’s Intercontinental Hotel today.

And what a day it was! It coincided with the St. Patrick’s Day parade, so there were hordes of people everywhere along Bloor St. We arrived at 11 am and the show was already jam packed. We were fortunate enough to bump into one of our friends who happened to model for the show’s bridal fashion show. She advised us to get seats right away at the High Tea room for the fashion show to avoid standing. We also had some finger food while we enjoyed the show.

After the show we went out to visit many of the booths. Personally I think the Original Wedding Soiree has grown very nicely, and likely next year they’ll have to host it somewhere even bigger to accommodate all the amazing vendors and bigger crowds. Here are some more photos of the show for you to enjoy!

As an Easter egg, here’s a pic we shot of the St. Paddy’s Day parade at street level. It’s Back to the Future! Kind of like how we all feel when we are planning our wedding….let’s just travel to the future so it can be done! XD

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Wedding planner content: lighting candles, fixing menus and casually walking around looking put together. ✨

The reality? That’s probably 10% of the job. 😂

The other 90% is happening behind the scenes — nonstop texts and phone calls, weather decisions, last-minute changes, communicating with vendors before they arrive, adjusting timelines and solving things before our couples ever know there was a problem.

Those moments are rarely captured because… well, we’re usually too busy doing them.

So shoutout to Garbo for catching some of the real action at Amy & Brian’s wedding. 🤍

This is what wedding planning actually looks like.

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We went back and forth on the rain plan more times than I’d like to admit 🌧️☀️ — but in the end, the weather gave us the most beautiful golden hour, followed by fireworks to close out the night. 🎆

One of my favourite parts of this wedding was bringing a full Chinese catering experience into a venue that doesn’t host this style of service often. It takes a lot of coordination behind the scenes — between the venue, caterer, kitchen, rentals and our planning team — to make everything flow seamlessly.

And this is exactly the kind of challenge I love. When everyone comes together with professionalism, flexibility and a shared goal of creating the best experience for the couple and their guests, magic happens.

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Floral & Decor 💐: @secretsfloral
Furniture Rental : @divinefurniturerental
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