Tips to saving money on your professional wedding video

Expert Tips on budgeting for video

Let's face it, planning a wedding is a difficult task. Now consider that you've got a budget to stick to and it's even more daunting! You want to... • Full article

Going to the Chapel: Holly & Aaron

Reality Wedding Story in The Ring

Holly Heinrichs and Aaron Johnson describe their wedding day as fresh, fun and all about the details. The gorgeous couple exchanged vows on a sunny August 9th afternoon at Cranberry Creek Gardens in front of a gorgeous, old, rustic church... • Full article

Invitation Etiquette

Brides offer advice on a common
planning dilemma

A wedding invitation is the first glimpse of the event to come that your guests receive, so making a first impression is an important aspect... • Full article

Sharing recipes with your guests

Brides offer advice on favour ideas with
a ‘homey' factor

With a cup of love, a dash of chemistry, two tablespoons of forgiveness and a pinch of patience you're on your way to perfecting the... • Full article

A Truly Green Wedding:
Sherill & Nathan

Reality Wedding Story in The Ring

Nathan Beranger met Sherill Chapman in Toronto in late 2004. "From the moment I first met her I felt more at ease with her than anyone... • Full article

Trends Report: Wedding cakes from damask designs to suitcase-style

Joanne Vincent runs the popular, Kitchener-based wedding cake company, JoRa Wedding Cakes. And over the past twenty-five years, design trends have come and gone; so when Joanne... • Full article

Northern Ontario Wedding Style:
Dana & Adam

Reality Wedding Story in The Ring

Dana Arkilander and Adam Lauder met six years ago while sharing the late shift at a Waterloo coffee pub. After work, they often found... • Full article

Diva for a Day

Shooting our magazine cover

Like many wedding days, the cover of Bridal News Magazine required the preparation and talents of some incredible people to bring it all together. Stephanie Ekstein, bride-to-be, posed... • Full article

Baby, I like your photo style

Expert Tips on hiring a photographer

He proposed, she proposed... the word "yes" was whispered, said, shouted or laughed. No matter what way this moment occurs, the wedding planning stage has begun amidst a lot of excitement, congratulations... • Full article

2009 Elements of Décor

Expert Tips from Cloydon Dreamdecor

Nothing transforms a space as dramatically as room décor. It is undoubtedly the most effective tool for creating ambience and mood. Done properly, décor can be the difference between intimate... • Full article

Dinner in the Park: Laura & Anwar

Reality Wedding Story in The Ring

The wedding story of journalist and reporter, Laura Zilke, to CTV’s Anwar Knight, is one that began in an ancient Tuscan city and finished in a rustic barn on the family farm, surrounded by family... • Full article

Trends Report: Dining in Style

Centrepiece, décor & stationery trends

For a reception space that takes your guests’ breath away, it’s all about making a fabulous first impression… And nothing can do that better than a room filled with tables that... • Full article

With balmy March weather melting away the layers of snow, spring will soon be officially sprung, and so too will lustrous pastel, fresh green and crisp white flowers that come with it. Floral designer, Carrie Lynn...
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Not everyone is comfortable kissing in front of a large group of people. But whether you're a fan of these games or not, your guests will expect to see the new couple share a few kisses... • Full article

Couples make a production out
of their weddings

According to The Canadian Press, there's an increasing trend for just-married couples to add personal flair to their wedding and provide some entertainment for their guests - like staging a dramatic entrance... • Full article

Expert Tips from Big Orange Designs

As you browse the aisles of your big box business supply store (and sometimes even your local and equally gigantic grocery store!), you might spot the latest in • Full article

A Few of our Favourite Things

The Ring's top picks

Over the course of the year, The Ring has the opportunity to see some of the newest, most unique (and sometimes just plain fun!) products available to brides today... • Full article

Reception Kissing Games

Brides share ideas for making the couple kiss

Originating in Europe, the tradition has been for the bride and groom to kiss when guests clink their glasses with silverware. But this tradition has become tiresome for most brides, not to mention, many... • Full article

Trends Report: Flowers

Flower trends & why brides love them

When The Ring put the call out to some of our reviewed cake and floral designers for some samples of the latest trends, we got far more than we asked for. About five... • Full article

Trends Report: Cakes

Cake trends & why brides love them

Wedding cakes are so much more than another wedding tradition. These multi-level masterpieces are as much a part of the reception décor as the table... • Full article

Love your look :: Wedding Beauty  

With Side Street Salon & TheWeddingRing.ca

On any given Saturday morning in wedding season, London’s Side Street Salon is busy with brides, bridesmaids and stylists. “This is when the wedding day really begins,” says Suke Mestanovski... • Full article

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