Bridal Gown Specialist Spotlight

So, over the next few weeks I want to take a minute to spotlight our wonderful team of bridal gown specialists at Once Upon A Time Weddings.  We have an exceptional group of women who work well together and strive to offer our brides a unique, fun experience.  As the owner, I thought I'd take a minute to share with you how I got into this business and why I love my job so MUCH.

First of all, I thought I'd share a picture from my wedding day. 

And a picture with a better shot of my gown..

Different girls find their gowns in different ways.  I tried on many gowns and then one day, Katie, my sister and I were looking at bridesmaids gowns and I saw my gown on the rack and fell in love with it.  Katie convinced me to try it on and I just knew it was "the one".   I loved my gown and honestly have no regrets from my wedding.  It was exactly how I wanted it to be and have so many wonderful memories.  I really tried to relax and enjoy my day, but it all felt so surreal, like a wonderful dream.



I did alot of "do it yourself projects" for my wedding and thus began my love of creating wedding invitations and stationery.  I wanted everything to match and look like it was meant to be together.  Everything from the sand dollars stamps on our invitations to the sand dollar chocolates on our cake to our ocean themed vows..  I took the beach theme and carried it out in all the details. To me I think the best weddings have those details well thought out and well planned.

When I originally thought about opening the store, it was all the little details that I loved thinking about.  How would the layout of the store be?  How can we pay attention to details and create an experience that is unique to what girls are used to?  Those are the questions that kept me up at night,  and honestly some nights still do.

Photograph by the ever so fabulous Nova Markina Photography.  Check out more of her work at http://www.novamarkina.com

My favourite part of my job is seeing a bride's face light up when she catches a glimpse of herself in the full length mirror for the first time.  When you both know that this is IT..  Not everyone knows right away, some girls react differently.  But I love that I get to be in some small way a part of their day by helping them find the ONE.  There is a lot of stress in this job and it is a lot of work.  People always say oh that would be such a fun job to have.  And most of the time it is.  But it's also a lot of work.  Because I want the best for my brides.  I do really care about each of the brides that I work with. 

I can't believe that it's almost been a year that we've been open.  What a great, challenging, amazing year it's been!  We've learned so much and we are so excited to be moving forward as a team so that we can continue to offer our brides the experience of a lifetime.  Call 519-245-7997 today to make an appointment to see what brides are learning all the time, that Fairy Tales Really Do Come True at Once Upon A Time Weddings or visit us at http://www.onceuponatimeweddings.ca/.  We'd love to have you become part of our family!