dressed to Marry! {Theodore 1922}

A bride has endless choices of bridal boutiques but where does a groom go to shop for a suit or tuxedo? In Toronto, Theodore 1922, where owner Miranda Black will greet you along with Chloe the friendly watch dog.

Chloe, the friendly watch dog

Back in September with just a little over a month till the wedding the groom was ready to go suit shopping. We decided that a suit and not a rental is the choice that made more sense. Originally, the groom wanted a grey suit. He looked around....One afternoon we both remembered a menswear shop in the Annex area of Toronto, eureka moment! Thinking it was close to closing time I called and Miranda answered, "how fast can you get here?". Basically, she stayed opened just for us. Having worked in retail myself I was so impressed with her personalized service and menswear knowledge we bought that night. I didn't think grooms had that feeling brides do when finding THE dress but he too had THAT moment. We settled on a black suit (which was tailored) by the brand Sand, a tuxedo shirt by ETON, and a black bow tie (did you know that bow ties are only to be worn after 5pm?). Who knew?

Do prefer a rental or owned suit/tuxedo?

For more shopping info:

Theodore 1922

497 Bloor Street West

Toronto, ON

(416) 850-0175

ask for Miranda!

(images: my own except for the groom's suit by Renaissance Studios)

a Fine & Dandy Groom {wardrobe dept}

Looking for that special pocket square? Maybe socks? A groom's accessories are just as important as a bride's.  So, when I was looking for that special pocket square and socks to match the wedding colour scheme I knew where to look, Fine & Dandy Shop. Run by two of the most stylish men in New York City and who happen to be my friends, Fine & Dandy owners Matt and Enrique were my only choice.

the stylish Matt

&

the other stylish dandy, Enrique

Compared to what the shop carries we were a bit conservative and a tad boring with the choice of purple but it matched the colour scheme of the wedding plus the quality is fantastic, 100% silk & hand stitched edge.

 a four shades 

purple block pocket square

As for the socks, just a matching purple pair. Originally I was hoping the groom would wear an argyle pair but he decided to stay within the colour scheme and opted for tone on tone. Which is cool as he didn't want to draw attention to his socks...

Is your groom as involved in choosing his accessories as mine was? His suit was purchased from a local menshop here in Toronto, post to come this week.
For more info on Fine & Dandy visit:
Fine&DandyShop
Fine&Dandy on facebook
Fine&Dandy blog
they ship internationally! Check their shop for more info on shipping details.
(images of groom by Renaissance Studios, all other images property of Fine&DandyShop)

Something Blue {OPI nailpolish}

Looking for that something blue to wear on your wedding day? Why not a subtle blue shade on your nails as seen at New York International Bridal Week. Models at the Angel Sanchez show walked down the runway wearing OPI nail laquer in shade I Don't Give a Rotterdam!, a shimmery steel blue shade.

What do you think of wearing blue on your nails on your wedding day? Perhaps for your bridesmaids? If not so daring as a shade for your toes.
(images from Angel Sanchez, photographer: Dan Lecca courtesy of Langton Communications) 

a photoshoot on a rainy day {La Merceria Coffee House}

Being that my husband and I are not exactly conventional we wanted our wedding day pictures to reflect our everyday lives. And as we are big coffee drinkers we chose a coffee shop for our backdrop for our wedding day pictures. Coffee was also a big theme in our wedding, our wedding favors were coffee!

It also allowed us to embrace my husband's parents' culture, they are from Colombia. Therefore, Colombian coffee was an easy choice. Our wedding favors were purchased from La Merceria, the owner Sandra who happens to be from Colombia too, has the cutest little café in downtown Toronto. The café happened to be down the street from the church we got married so it was an easy walk to our photoshoot. The café also provided shelter in case of rain, which it did rain on our day!

La Merceria, was a little retreat on our day. Not only was it rainy but chilly but a warm latte was a welcome treat!

And of course nothing sweeter than a kiss!


La Merceria
506 Adelaide Street West
Toronto, ON
blog: La Merceria, Sandra shares all her daily pleasures in her cute blog
(photography: Renaissance Studios)