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Banff Wedding Planner / Double Happiness

June 1, 2012 By Sharon Auld

by Sharon Auld

A little Friday Inspiration for your Wedding Day! I wanted to share this adorable photo sent to me by local Banff Wedding Photographer, Kirstie Tweed of Orange Girl Photographs. Kirstie had asked if I could do a “Double Happiness” sign for her couple that was getting married at Emerald Lake Lodge (one of our favorite wedding venues). The sign represented a small nod to the bride’s heritage!

Here’s the wood sign we made as photographed by Orange Girl Photographs.

What do you think? We love when couples personalize their wedding with meaningful touches! Are you including anything that represents your heritage on your wedding day?

Wood Double Happiness sign by Naturally Chic, photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

For more information about our Wedding Planning and Design Services at Emerald Lake Lodge or in the Banff area, contact us at Naturally Chic, drop us a line at hello@naturallychic.ca or call us at 1.888.679.9056!

Happy Planning!

Banff Wedding Planner / Wood Ampersand

May 18, 2012 By Sharon Auld

by Sharon Auld

Just a quick post today! I just wanted to share this adorable photo Kirstie from Orange Girl Photographs sent me! Kirstie asked if I could make some wood letters (including this ampersand) for a recent photo shoot she was photographing at the Canadian Rocky Mountain Resort’s Painted Boat Resort (It’s on the Sunshine Coast, but the same company that owns Buffalo Mountain Lodge in Banff and Emerald Lake Lodge). Check out the Orange Girl Photographs Blog as Kirstie has posted lots of beautiful photographs featuring the resort and her inspirational wedding shoot!

Wood letters by Naturally Chic; photo by Orange Girl Photographs

For more information on our wedding planning and design services contact us at hello@naturallychic.ca or call us at 1.888.679.9056, Naturally Chic.

Happy Planning!

Emerald Lake Wedding / Love in the Rockies

May 12, 2012 By Sharon Auld

by Sharon Auld

Kimi and Scott were married amongst family and friends in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Kimi, an Olympic Snowboarder, and Scott a physiologist and trainer for several top-level skiers, had run into to each other several times over several different mountains, before Scott made the first move and talked to Kimi. It wasn’t long before the two were inseparable! It was only natural that the pair, who had an immense love of the mountains, chose to be married surrounded by breathtaking peaks.

The couple chose Emerald Lake Lodge because not only were they engaged in the mountains, but Kimi considered Emerald Lake as “the most romantic place on earth!” We couldn’t agree more!

Kimi had a good vision of what she wanted for their wedding day. She wanted a natural and understated wedding with a “camp-like” feel that would be enjoyable for their guests. Kimi described her vision for their fall wedding as “rustic, intimate and fun”. Kimi has an amazing sense of style and chose, a fun, youthful palette of Orange (the Pantone color of 2012) and Turquoise for their wedding. Orange is Kimi’s favorite color (she even has a pair of orange racing boots) and the “emerald” waters was her inspiration for the turquoise.

Kimi and Scott chose a fall wedding date in attempt to accommodate all her high-performance skier and snowboarder friends before the first World Cup of the season. They rented out the entire island of Emerald Lake Lodge so that the place would be completely theirs!

One of the biggest challenges from a design perspective was choosing a ceremony location to seat 150+ guests! It was very important for Kimi to seat all her guests. Emerald Lake Lodge is literally an island and although there are beautiful lookouts for smaller or standing ceremonies, we knew we would have to get creative for designing a large ceremony set up.

Out of necessity really, the idea to have the ceremony on the bridge leading across to the island, was born! Kimi and Scott would have the first large wedding ceremony ever to take place on the bridge! We decided to utilize the middle of the bridge and we built a small platform in the middle of the bridge, not only because only it had the best view of Mount Burgess, but it also allowed guests to see the couple better as the bridge is somewhat long and narrow. Kimi, the bridesmaids and flowergirls came in from one end, while Scott and the guys had come in from the other end. The length of the bridge was lined with an orange aisle runner.

We made rustic wood pillars for the ceremony focal point as we didn’t want to detract from the beautiful view of the mountains.

I love how their marriage commissioner, Robin White is wearing an Orange tie!

Kimi knew exactly what song she wanted to walk down the aisle to, so we spent time trying to find a musician or band that would fit the bill perfectly! On this perfect fall day, guests were treated to the vocal stylings of Joceyln Alice, as the Kimi walked down the aisle to her song; a beautiful rendition of “Marry Me” by Train!

During the cocktail reception, guests were treated to more music by the live band featuring Jocelyn Alice and Kimi and Scott’s Signature Cocktail!

Space was a again a consideration for the reception. The amount of guests and the space dictated that there would be three distinct seating areas. Kimi wanted all her guests to feel included and special, so we decided on several long tables instead of smaller groupings in the deck areas of the lodge. This made for a more inclusive and intimate feel. In the other two spaces we decided on an eclectic mix of rounds and rectangles.

For the head table, we decorated the mantle with wood letters, and we also made orange felt “Mr” and “Mrs” chair signs, as well as a colorful, wooden “Just married” banner to adorn the table.

We have so many more details we would love to share with you! But first…

Along with a photo booth, complete with orange, damask backdrop, orange feather boa and other props, one of the highlights of the reception was the groom’s “Beer and Chocolate Tasting”. Beer and chocolate are two of Scott’s favorite things, so it was a natural fit to pair dark ales with sweet overtones, and chocolate together. Here’s a “taste”!

I just love that Kimi and Scott are so in love and it shows!

Stay tuned; lots of Juicy Orange details to come in Love in the Rockies, Part 2!

Happy Planning!

Contact Naturally Chic at www.naturallychic.ca!

Banff Wedding Planner / A Guide to Popular Wedding Blogs for the New Bride

January 24, 2012 By Sharon Auld

by Sharon Auld

Before your engagement, you may never have read a wedding blog in your life! Suddenly you find that there are literally hundreds of thousands of wedding blogs! From inspirational wedding sites, to wedding planners’ and photographers’ sites, to wedding publications and the list goes on. As a busy bride it can be a daunting task to figure out what sites to read in your precious spare time. While certainly you may find great advice and inspiration on just about any wedding blog, it does take time to figure out which sites are most relevant to you as you plan your own wedding. That’s not say you may not stumble across some amazing sites along the way (that’s part of the fun), but initially we wanted to give you a guide to some of the most popular wedding blogs.

Here’s a few of my favorites:

Wedding Resources

Martha Stewart Weddings – an industry leader and trendsetter

Here is one of our designs featured on Martha Stewart Weddings Blog!!!

Darcy Miller’s Bride Guide – from the editors of Martha Stewart Weddings

The Knot – One of the most popular resources for brides

The Calgary Bride – is a great local, Alberta resource for brides! Packed with tips and featuring local weddings and vendors.

Eye Candy & Design

Style Me Pretty – the “Ultimate Wedding Blog”, stylish weddings beautifully photographed, real weddings, stylized shoots, engagement shoots, DIY inspiration boards and more (Our work has been featured on SMP several times this past year!!). Their new feature is “local” weddings where you can search weddings from specific areas. Check out Style Me Pretty Canada. Here’s a photo of some of the work we did for Katrina and Mitch’s wedding that is featured on SMP…design is by Plush Invitations and Photo by Orange Girl Photographs:

Engraved wood wedding slice by Naturally Chic, design by Plush Invitations, Photo by Orange Girl Photographs

Green Wedding Shoes– A daily blog for the stylish bride with an emphasis on Southern Californian weddings (often lots of outdoor weddings featured!).

Elizabeth Anne Designs – A daily blog with beautiful classic, real weddings, engagements, stylized shoots and more!

Ruffled – Stylish vintage brides, indie and DIY, real weddings, engagement shoots, stylized shoots.

Wedding Chicks – Stylish, creative weddings, stylized shoots, ideas, inspirations and more! We’ve been featured on the Wedding Chicks!! Here’s a great photo from the stylized shoot the Wedding Chicks featured. It’s by our friend Jesse Hisco of HIS.CO Photography :

barnwood bride and groom signs by Naturally Chic photo by HIS.CO Photography

Postcards and Pretties – Loaded with pretty inspirations and advice for brides.

The Knotty Bride – a must read inspiration for brides.

Inspiration Boards

Snippet and Ink – Amazing inspiration boards, real weddings etc.

The Perfect Palette – Color coded gorgeousness.

Eco-Friendly Sites – Resources for environmentally and socialy responsible weddings

Eco-Beautiful Weddings

Green Bride Guide (We are members of the Green Bride Guide’s eco-friendly community).

Non-traditional

DIY & Handmade

Mountain or Rustic

Hindsight Bride

Sparkle and Hay

Celebrity Planners – They tend to be very upscale, but there’s still loads of advice, tips and inspiration for every new bride

Preston Bailey

Colin Cowie

Gay Weddings

So You’re Engayged LGBT resource guide and blog for same sex couples.

Groom

Grooms Advice – lots of advice and tips on everything groom and the guys! I think even a few brides will enjoy reading this one!

Non-Wedding Specific – For inspirations not specifically wedding related (although you they do have wedding categories)

Pinterest – The newest and greatest inspiration site from weddings, to food, to design and more. “pin” photos you love to your own board and follow others! We’ve recently started on Pinterest you can follow Naturally Chic here.

Here’s some of our work pinned on Pinterest:

Some of our work "pinned" on Pinterest photo by Orange Girl Photographs

Here’s a fun pin I found today! An inexpensive mat from the Dollar Store turned into wall art! The creative ideas are endless and truly something for everyone on Pinterest!

Creative Wall Art

Etsy – For handmade goodness! If you haven’t heard of Etsy it is worth checking out for amazing, products and wedding inspirations (especially good for those who aren’t DIY inclined but want the handmade look).

Don’t forget to check out your favorite photographer’s site as they are often packed with beautiful photos (and will give you a better idea of what you can expect on your wedding day). Of course, make sure you check back here regularly for our own brand of rustic, elegant and mountain inspirations! Contact us at Naturally Chic, 1.888.679.9056 or info@naturallychic.ca for all your wedding planning and design needs!

Happy Planning!!

Sharon

Emerald Lake Wedding Planner / A Preview of Kimi and Scott’s Wedding

January 17, 2012 By Sharon Auld

by Sharon Auld

I had the extreme pleasure of working with Kimi and Scott to plan and design a fun, rustic wedding at Emerald Lake Lodge (near Field BC). Kimi and Scott did what is known as “buying their own island” and bought out the whole resort so that the entire place was their’s exclusively! It was a memorable, magical weekend with one of the sweetest, fun, most energetic couples I have worked with! I can’t wait to show photos and tell their story! There are just too many details and heartfelt moments to write about in one post!

For now, here’s a sneak peek of their wedding:

Emerald Lake Lodge photo courtesy Orange Girl Photographs

Directional sign post by Naturally Chic photo by Orange Girl Photographs

Kimi and Dad walk the orange aisle | photo by Orange Girl Photographs

We designed Kimi and Scott’s ceremony on the bridge to accommodate all the guests and to have a beautiful mountain backdrop! What do you think?

Kimi and Scott’s bridge ceremony at Emerald Lake Lodge | photo by Orange Girl Photographs

Kimi and Scott canoeing | photo by Orange Girl Photographs

Orange paddles by Naturally Chic | photo by Orange Girl Photographs

We designed long tables in the narrow space of the cabin lakeside.

Lake side deck with long tables photo by Orange Girl Photographs

A couple in love!

The first dance | photo by Orange Girl Photographs

Thanks Kimi and Scott for allowing me to be a part of your special day!

I will be posting lots more of the details so keep posted! You can also check out more photos on the Orange Girl Photographs blog.

For more information about planning your Emerald Lake or Rocky Mountain wedding contact us at www.naturallychic.ca , 1.888.679.9056 or info@naturallychic.ca.

Happy Planning!!

Wedding Trends 2012

January 1, 2012 By Sharon Auld

by Sharon Auld

I’m not big into trends. I prefer a couple’s wedding be tailored to their individual preferences and not based on random trends. However, weddings much like fashion and home decor, are influenced by the world around us. That’s not necessarily a bad thing! One of my favorite wedding trends of the last few years has been the trend for personalization! You can have a classic, elegant style and still have a personalized wedding!

As a wedding professional, I love looking back at wedding trends of the past to see how weddings have changed and how past trends influence future weddings. Last year I wrote a post on 2011 Wedding Trends and it’s been fun reflecting on how several of the weddings I worked on this past season have included many of the trends I wrote about (many of the 2011 trends are still popular).

Once again, I’ve decided to compile a list of “trends” we can expect to see in 2012. As with any trend, it’s important to incorporate trends into your wedding because it’s something you really love and not because it’s fashionable. Small inclusions of trends can give a wedding a modern edge without dating it. Choose design elements for your wedding that are a reflection of you as a couple, but go ahead and have some fun too!

Here’s my picks for some trends we’ll be seeing in 2012:

Lace
Sequins
Rustic Elegance
More formality
Custom favors

One of the most renown and most watched wedding of 2011 was the Royal Wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William. Wedding and style experts have been predicting that their wedding will impact not only weddings of 2012, but weddings for several years to come. Think Splendid, a consulting firm that specializes in market development and strategy for the wedding industry wrote that the Royal Wedding is “an event celebrating legitimate joy, is a guilt-free break from a world filled with heavy news…In addition, many of today’s students grew up in families that didn’t incorporate a lot of tradition into their daily lives and that is something that many want to change as they start their own families.”

Kate’s wedding dress, was an Alexander McQueen dress designed by Sarah Burton with lace sleeves. Her dress may be responsible for a resurgence in the use of lace in not only wedding attire, but also in decor. Expect to see more of her “illusion neckline” that has been showing up on runways as well!

The use of lace in wedding decor is also becoming increasingly fashionable! We made these engraved “faux” lace on wood veneer placecards for one of our recent weddings.

Our faux lace wood placecard / photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs, lace design from Martha Stewart Weddings

Lace wedding cake via Belle the Magazine

The sparkle of sequins are inspiring more and more wedding decor!

winter shoot via Style me Pretty and Simply Fabulous Events

Greer G Photography via Inspired By This

Here is our use of sequins in a Winter Photo Shoot we designed that was featured on Style Me Pretty!

Rustic winter photo shoot designed by Naturally Chic / Photograph by Orange Girl Photographs, Florals by Willow Haven

The Royal Wedding was one of classic elegance, tradition and style; as a result many couples are now choosing a more classic and formal style for their own weddings. Vintage weddings have dominated the wedding scene for a few years now and many experts believe that couples are tired of this trend. The Huffington Post’s HuffWeddings blog reported that vintage, shabby chic style weddings will give way to a more formal wedding style. They predict there will be a return to a more formal weddings influenced by classic American designers such as Ralph Lauren (whom I absolutely love by the way!). When I think of Ralph Lauren, I envision rustic elegance and luxurious natural elements; wood, leather, silver trays and candle sticks, natural shed antlers… equestrian influences. I would love to design a Ralph Lauren inspired wedding!

Personally, I’m not convinced that we’ve seen the end of vintage weddings just quite yet (maybe the over the top eclectic vintage look however). I think we’ll see weddings with more of a modern, vintage vibe…elegant, rustic with small vintage touches. Here’s a recent wedding we designed that had a rustic vintage, yet elegant feel (it also incorporated lace and burlap)! What do you think?

Rustic Elegance designed by Naturally Chic photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

Personalization in my view isn’t a trend; I really hope it is here to stay! I love when couples have personalized, custom touches that are meaningful to the couple!

Whether it’s a favor monogrammed with the couple’s name, like our engraved veneer wood smore covers or a mason jar full of popcorn (our couple’s favorite snack food), custom favors will continue to be used to add special personal touches to weddings in 2012.

Custom wood veneer smores wrappers by Naturally Chic photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

custom popcorn favor designed by Naturally Chic, label design by The Wedding Chicks, Photograph courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

We personally are loving the latest wedding trends! Will you be incorporating any of these trends into your wedding?

Contact us about your 2012 wedding at 1.888.679.9056 or info@naturallychic or via the Naturally Chic website.

Happy Planning!!

Getting Your Guests Safely to Your Winter Wedding

December 5, 2011 By Sharon Auld

By Sharon Auld

With all the major mountain ski resorts open for the season (and reporting excellent snow conditions for this time of year), our attention turns to driving in winter weather conditions. If you’re planning a winter wedding in the mountains, you are no doubt watching the weather very closely!! Likely you planned your wedding in winter because you’re dreaming of a “white winter” wedding; your guests may not all be as excited, especially if it means driving in winter conditions.

Weddings are a time for celebration and we all want guests to arrive safely at their mountain destination, so I’ve decided to post Tip #12 – Consider road conditions on the mountain highways especially in the winter from our popular series 30 Tips for Planning A Canadian Rocky Mountain Destination Wedding in Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise and Jasper to help get your guests get safely to your winter wedding.

photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

Check in tomorrow as we have some fresh new tips for planning a Winter Wedding!

Happy Planning!

For more information on our wedding planning and design services contact us at 1.888.679.0956 or info@naturallychic.ca or via website at http://www.naturallychic.ca.

Banff Wedding Planner / Naturally Chic featured in Martha Stewart Weddings

September 8, 2011 By Sharon Auld

by Sharon Auld

I am so thrilled that Naturally Chic is mentioned in the Fall 2011 Martha Stewart Weddings magazine, along with Orange Girl Photographs, Kirstie Tweed and Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts, Emerald Lake Lodge in an article on destination wedding locations (Emerald Lake Lodge is truly one of the most beautiful wedding locations ever)!

I’m a huge fan of Martha Stewart Weddings, the industry leader for featuring beautiful and innovative wedding ideas, and a long time fan of Martha Stewart (My mother and I once attended a dinner held for Martha Stewart)! I admit to saving a stack of Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings magazines. I think I’ve seen everyone of her Christmas specials too, so it is an amazing thrill to see something I made featured in the magazine and on the Martha Stewart Weddings blog!

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Naturally Chic featured in the Fall 2011 Martha Stewart Weddings magazine

Our veneer wood s’mores design that was featured in Martha Stewart Weddings – photo by Orange Girl Photographs.

Naturally Chic smore’s design featured in Martha Stewart Weddings photo by Orange Girl Photographs

A special thank you to the immensely talented Kirstie Tweed of Orange Girl Photographs who photographed our s’mores presentation and made it all possible!!!

Thank you Martha Stewart Weddings!!!

For more information on our wedding planning and design services contact us at 1.888.679.0956 or info@naturallychic.ca or via website at http://www.naturallychic.ca.

A Rustic Winter Wedding Wonderland

March 8, 2011 By Sharon Auld

by Sharon Auld

Emerald Lake Lodge in Field, BC has to be one of the most beautiful, romantic places on the planet for a winter wedding! If you love nature, snow and rustic mountain lodges, you will instantly fall in love with this place. Although equally magnificent in summer, winters at Emerald Lake Lodge have a quiet, unparalled beauty that is absolutely perfect for intimate, romantic weddings.

At the January 2011 Wedding Fair in Calgary, Emerald Lake Lodge was my inspiration for a romantic, rustic winter wedding booth. It was there that I had the immense pleasure of meeting the extremely talented Kirstie Tweed of Orange Girl Photographs. I have long been a fan of her artistic talent (Kirstie’s images have been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings and Real Simple Weddings magazines, as well as some the most fabulous wedding blogs such as Style Me Pretty). I was thrilled that she stopped by the Naturally Chic booth and loved all of the details we created.

Well, one thing lead to another, fast forward a couple weeks and Kirstie had arranged for this fabulous shoot to take place at one of her most favorite locations, Emerald Lake Lodge. We packed up all of the decor we hand-created for our booth and headed of to BC!

Emerald Lake Lodge photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

We knew we were in for some adventure…

A little snow at Emerald Lake Lodge photo Courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

The scene was set…

Fireplace at Cilantro’s on the Lake at Emerald Lake Lodge photo via Orange Girl Photographs

for Rustic Winter Glam

Rustic Glam tablescape by Naturally Chic photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

With gorgeous floral arrangements from the seriously talented Leo at Willow Haven Flower Shop…

Leo of Willow Haven Flower Shop’s natural floral arrangements / Photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

And an incredibly awesome couple…

Suzanne and Nick photo via Orange Girl Photographs

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outdoor winter ceremony photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

rustic winter wedding bouquet photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

Rustic winter tablescape photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

Engraved wood placecard photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

Mini Cashmere Handwarmers as wedding favors (staying warm is key to having fun in the snow!)…

Mini cashmere handwarmers photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

cableknit scarf chair tie and wood snowflake Mrs. sign photo by Orange Girl Photographs

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Rustic dessert bar photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

rustic sweet bar photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

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rustic hot chocolate / coffee bar photo via Orange Girl photographs

mason jar hot chocolate favors photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

s’mores photo courtesy of Orange Girl Photographs

The beautiful bride photograph courtesy of Orange Girl Photograph

Emerald Lake lodge wedding couple

Yay married! photo courtesy Orange Girl Photographs

I was not only able to work at and enjoy this magical venue, but I was able to work alongside Kirstie and the amazing team she assembled (did I say they were all the nicest people). It was a fun, snow-filled adventure and I am so sincerely grateful to have had this experience. Thank you Kirstie and Emerald Lake Lodge!

Check out Orange Girl Photographs for many more of her stunning images. Kirstie will be blogging about it all week long!

Wedding Planning and Design: Naturally Chic

Venue: Emerald Lake Lodge

Photo Credits: Orange Girl Photography

Flowers: Willow Haven Flower Shop

Hair and Make-up: Stephanie Roy from Symiotics

Real-life Couple: Suzanne and Nick

Chauffeur Services from Gerrard at Highland Executive Chauffeur

Crocheted Silver Table Runner from Great Events Group.

Decor and wood products: Naturally Chic