real weddings :: jeanette and cassian

Came across this the other day and realized that I had never posted it. Better late than never! Here is a same day edit of Jeanette and Cassian's wedding by Cloud Nine Creative. Thanks to Nicole from Down the Aisle for helping out with this one!

indie i do :: lotus events

Indie I Do took place last Saturday and, as always, it was a complete blast! Not only did our Principle Day-of Coordinator, Witty, come hang out with us all day, but we bumped into so many familiar faces and met so many new ones! Sometimes you spend so much time going back and forth over email, that it's good to put a face behind that address. 

Here's some sneak peeks of the lotus events booth display which I am completely in love with. I have to admit that I do struggle with booth displays. Usually, we are so busy coordinating vendors and making sure that everything is being crossed off of our to do list for the show, that our display often gets pushed to the bottom of the list. 

(our mini notebook giveaways for writing all of your wedding planning notes!)

Thanks to Studio Jeanie, Mélanie and Kevin, Flower Factory and Delovely Creative for letting me borrow all of your goodies!

Yes, those are screen printed place settings. Thanks Blue Olive!

Sorry librarians and book lovers, but you have to admit, this is a super cute way to mark your guest tables.

Bride and groom pennants made of felt and strung together with bakers twine. Oh, and my favourite piece, check out the lotus events sign above (first image). We borrowed a chalkboard frame from Studio Jeanie, but 'my handwriting + chalk + being 1:00 a.m. before the show =  not happening', so on to plan B - logo + blender pen = genius!

events :: indie i do

An alternative to the cookie cutter wedding ....

Where one size does not fit all ...

Encouraging you to think outside the box ...

Join us for Vancouver's third annual alternative wedding show, Indie I Do, which pairs the traditional with the non-traditional. 

Here are the event details:

Date: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location: Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street Vancouver

Tickets are $15.00 in advance which can be purchased here or $20.00 at the door. You can find more information about the show including a list of exhibitors at www.indieido.com.

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Want to attend as our guests? Email lotus events here and enter to win a pass for two! Limited free passes available. Contest ends Friday, January 14th at 5:00 p.m. (PST). 

wedding :: aaron + jay

(image by Ophelia Photography)

Sometimes it takes me absolutely forever and back to post about weddings that we have coordinated. Partly due to the fact that a) I always forget to bring the camera b) My pictures are not the greatest c) I'm bad at following up on wedding pictures.

So here you go, my friends .... and if you missed it, you can see more images and Aaron and Jay's feature on Rock n' Roll bride!

Believe it or not, Jay and I met a few years ago when we both worked in the parade at the PNE. That's right. 17 days straight of parade goodness times two times a day for a total of 34 parades together. Fast forward a few years and I run into him at Got Craft where he and his wife Aaron (Locomotive Clothing), would later become vendors at.

Think gingham table cloths, Petunia on stage, Pop Shoppe soda, tons of bunting, fresh flowers in mason jars and tons of handmade charm! Check out these hand written name tags to encourage guests to keep their glasses and reuse them throughout the festivities.

Aaron and Jay wanted a ' Vancouver Special' themed buffet, so food included viet subs from a local mom and pop shop that they often visited, honey doughnuts from Deep Cove, sushi from Nikkyu Sushi - the place they first met and of course 160 cupcakes by the lovely Coco Cake Cupcakes!

You can check out Lynday's pictures and post here! Happy! Happy! Congratulations!

pastries ... life ... things to come

I know it's been a week since I last posted. It's been a bit crazy with contract work, weddings and the upcoming Got Craft holiday show. Not to mention that I have 12 days of craft fair shows to prepare for this year. Yeah, what was I thinking? Gah!

Yesterday was the first day off that we had for a long time. I'm proud to say that the only thing we had listed in the calendar was dinner at Vij's with friends moving to Vernon next week, but my goodness, we fail at doing nothing! With lotus events, there seems to always be something that can be worked on and I'm so used to doing multiple things at a time, that I just don't know what to do with myself when asked to relax. Well, besides napping. I'm a champion napper.

Hoping to post some past weddings, tons of wedding inspiration, our plans to move to London and life soon. There is plenty to share, but if you do encounter a long period of silence from this blog, check over at Got Craft and if you still don't see any new posts, then I'm most likely buried under a pile of fabric and paperwork.

Psst... New Town Bakery in Chinatown has the best butterfly pastries in Vancouver. I've been eating these since I was a little girl when my family would go shopping in Chinatown each Saturday. So flaky, buttery and the edges are dipped in sugar giving it an extra crisp! For 85 cents plus tax, you can't go wrong.

wedding ideas :: chilling out

image and tutorial via martha stewart weddings

Looking for a new way to keep your drinks icy cold? Encase them in icy, fruit-filled molds!

Place a full bottle into a fully opened cardboard half-gallon milk carton. Insert flowers or thinly sliced fruit (we've used nasturtiums, lemons, and limes) around the bottle, filling one third of the carton. Pour water into the container, just covering the fruit and flowers. Place the carton upright in the freezer. When the liquid is completely frozen, add another layer of fruit and very cold water, and freeze. Repeat, filling and freezing a third of the carton at a time, which prevents all the fruit and flowers from floating to the top until the water reaches the bottle's neck. Remove from the freezer when it's time to serve the vodka: Cut away the milk carton with a utility knife; wrap a dinner napkin around the bottle's base, and serve the vodka with slices of lemon zest tied in knots.

make :: pin wheel love

(found via La Belle Bride)

I am a sucker for these pin wheel bouquets. Follow these easy steps here to add a whimsical DIY pin wheel to your decor!

doodles

I was cleaning out our files the other day and I came across this doodle. Albertine and Brina had given to us when they put together our website a few years ago.


Look familiar?

Brina now has her own company called Two Owls Collect that she operates out of Fernie, BC. To see more of her work, check out her blog here.

Aislewalk 2010

2010 issues of Aislewalk are now available at most venues in Vancouver and Whistler! This is a fantastic (and free!) wedding magazine that includes some of the top vendors in Vancouver as well as plenty of ideas for your big day. The best part is the size! The magazine is about 5 inches x 5 inches which makes it perfect for slipping into a bag or your wedding binder.


lotus events has been lucky enough to be a part of Aiselewalk for the past three years.


(lotus team hamming it up in the Pixstar Photobooth)

Congratulations to all of you 2010 brides and grooms! Now, let's get started planning!

gail & eric

(photo credit to Raymond & Jessie Leung Photography)

We first met them at the Kerrisdale Starbucks in 2007 and have been working on their special day ever since.

You couldn't have asked for a better day! Super relaxed couple + sunshine + amazing team of vendors! I love this couple. Half way through their reception, I turned to Rob and said "I miss them already!".


(cute figurines the Bride had custom made)

I must say though, that this wedding really put my cantonese speaking and listening skills to the test. I am born and raised in Vancouver and my mom moved here from Hong Kong when she was quite young which meant that we spoke a lot of English at home and I grew up with english speaking teachers, canadian tv / radio and everything else Vancouver. As I grew older, my Cantonese speaking skills have definitely detoriated. However, with the Groom and his Groomsmen, only speaking Cantonese as well as most of the guests, the reception venue and the Videographer and Photographer fluent in the language, I am happy to say that I kept up quite well! :D

For more snapshots of their day, visit Raymond & Jessie's blog.

georgia straight

With so much going on in the past few weeks, I completely forgot to mention that lotus events was featured on the front page of the wedding section in the Georgia Straight!

Read all about the article how 'Untraditional Get Hitched Indie Style here.

photo courtesy of the Georgia Straight
dress by Pure Something

our display

:: photo credit by Tracey Heppner Photography


:: photo credit by Tracey Heppner Photography

Indie I Do was not only the first time we produced a wedding show, but it was the first time that we participated in a wedding show! I have to admit, there was some panic and drama regarding the display, but all's well that ends well.

Inspiration.. Vintage, clean, simple, DIY, thrift / upcycle, spring


:: photo credit by Tracey Heppner Photography


:: photo credit by Rita L.


:: photo credit by Tracey Heppner Photography





:: Flowers by the Flower Factory

Aislewalk

Last Sunday was the Aislewalk magazine launch and what a party! We drove straight from Portland to be at this event and we had so much fun. The lemon drops and food was delish. The decor was fabulous and of course, my favourite thing at the party, the photobooth!


Remember Nicole and Jason from September 07? Nicole launched her very own wedding coordination company called Down the Aisle specializing in day of coordination. That's them in our aislewalk ad!

Aislewalk is one of the best wedding magazines out there. Not only is it packed full of information and helpful worksheets, but you can just tuck it into your purse and carry it to all of your vendor meetings. Want your very own copy? Contact us to pick one up or swing by the Indie I Do Wedding show on January 17th, 2009.


(photo credit to Angela Hubbard Photography)

steph + paul

As soon as the words "My wedding colours are yellow and black" came out, it was love at first sight. I can't even begin to explain how much I love you guys! Your entire family made us feel so welcome ever since we first met in February.

Here are some snap shots - ceremony was held at a private residence in West Vancouver and the reception was held at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. Thank you to Get Fresh for their beautiful flower arrangements and to Upright Decor for their fantastic chair covers!




Cute silhouettes of the couple printed on freezer paper and wrapped around voltives!


Head table


This picture is dedicated to A&B from blue skies and daisies


Centerpieces with fresh lemons!


Remember K&A? We had the pleasure of coordinating their wedding last June at the Rockwater Secret Cove Resort. We bumped into them at the wedding and they now have a new baby boy! Congratulations!

laura + tim

Laura and Tim were married on August 8th, 2008 - Congratulations!!

Here are a few quick pictures taken by me:



Bridal bouquets by the Flower Factory.



These altar arrangements from the Flower Factory blew me away. The picture doesn't do it justice.



Chair cover chaos - Thanks Holly and Charles for coming out and making the chairs look o so pretty!



Self portrait in the lobby.



This was one of the best guest books that I have ever seen at a wedding. Great twist to the polaroid!



Delish! Do you recognize the cake toppers from the last post?

A big thank you to Roseanne and the Flower Factory team, Masaki and Ed from HEE Creations, Paul, Maurice and Carmen from two in love, April from April Cakes, Jan and the HitMen from Musical Occasions for helping us make this day run so smoothly!

(look readers - I finally started adding labels!)

wedding bells

This blog has definately been more of a glimpse of what we are up to rather than being work related. Hmm... maybe we should add that to our list for 2008.

In the meantime, we wanted to feature one of our wedding couples from 2007. We first met Candace and Ricardo back in the summer and we are so pleased to have had the opportunity to be a part of their wedding. Now you can read all about their wedding at Wedding Bells and check out the gorgeous photos from Erin Gilmore Photography.

Congratulations Candace and Ricardo!
http://www.weddingbells.ca/articles/slideshow/love-first-sight/0/

aislewalk 2008!

Last Thursday, the lovely gals from blue skies and daisies joined us for an evening out at the Pacific Palisades Hotel to celebrate the launch of the new issue of Aislewalk Wedding Magazine and to celebrate some of the best people in the Vancouver wedding industry. Kudos to Erin and Tammy for the lovely invite and amazing soiree! We look forward to next year and of course, a BIG thank you to all of our super awesome wedding couples. We heart you!

Cheers!