Ave Carmeli

avecarmeli — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:40:03 +0000

Just watch the video and you’ll get why I love it. It’s supercute and this kid can move. So many priceless moments in this vid!

So in honour of those dancing to their own beat… here’s a great tune (especially for those late night dance parties in your underwear!) Leggo!

I FOUND IT!

avecarmeli — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:37:12 +0000

Hazaaa! I found the dress! And guess what? I bought it off the rack and the sample dress rights me damn near perfectly! Woot woot! Special thanks to Tita Bing aka Tita Sexy, Tess, Ninang or Financee. And a huge thanks to Melanie C. for accompanying me, but more importantly for finding the store and the dress! Love you both!

So here she is:

Quest for the Dress v3.0

avecarmeli — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:06:59 +0000

Bella Bridal
2044 Avenue Rd.
Toronto, ON
M5M 4A6

Today Andreja and I ventured out to North York to check out one little shop. Our consultant, Nadi brought out 5 dresses for me to try. She was very sweet and knowledgeable.

Here is the one I loved most…
Click to view slideshow.

The best part is… it’s $399! Plus $150 for the belt with the pretty swarovski crystals (of course). And the back of the dress is a corset, mind the ribbon tied in the back. That won’t be there! It’s just the belt accessory.

I also tried this one on. It was quite pretty. $649

Design Work Part II (Georgina Paving)

avecarmeli — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:44:26 +0000

Revisions and modifications.

Page 1 – Side View (Click to enlarge, opens in new window)

Page 1 – Front and Rear View (Click to enlarge, opens in new window)

Or download the PDF file
Click here
(Opens in new window -or- save the file to your computer: right click and “Save file as…”)

Quest for the Dress v2.0

avecarmeli — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:42:25 +0000

Yes. I am perfectly aware that David has access to this my and at any time he was view it, read it and find pictures of the dress. Am I concerned? Yes. But I trust him and he knows perfectly well not to be poking about looking for pictures of the dress. Am I also concerned about all of our guests seeing my dress before the wedding day? No.

I have not reconsidered posting anything on here–whether it be pictures or words. Its how I feel, how I think, how I operate. The final dress will only be shared with a few select people. So regardless on my endless attempts to document all my experiences until the day I will continue to do so, for the important people who cannot be with me on these visits. That being said, here are the pictures from the next step of my journey. Please enjoy!

Click to view slideshow.

Design work (Georgina Paving)

avecarmeli — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:32:37 +0000

Refresh

Here are the new logos I’ve been working on for Georgina Paving

And the concept for the cube van
SIDE VIEW

REAR VIEW

An adventure in WeddingDressShoppingLand

avecarmeli — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:16:59 +0000

The Save-the-date cards are out and the planning is well on the way. Next step? Find a friggin’ dress. As of late I have been both anxious and reluctant when it comes to shopping, especially when you add the words wedding and dress. However, I took advantage of a day off to begin a quest for a dress.

Shannon a.k.a. Mini-Van-Shan was awesome enough to drive on our adventure! We picked up Frances May and lil A.J. and began our day at Bridal House in Newmarket. It’s a nice little shop and we poked around for some ideas. It was basically an in and out job.

Next stop, Aurora where we visited Elmwood Brides on Yonge St. I’ve driven passed this shop so many times and I probably never would have checked it out, if Frances May (on recommendation of her bff, Kim) didn’t navigate us there. Below is a slideshow of a few of the gems we found, including one super cute one that I tried on! I think we’re on to something.

Click to view slideshow.

After the excitement we filed back into the van and headed south to the city. But of course, to curb our hunger we took our lunch break at Congee Queen! Yummy.

Our travels brought us to North York where I attempted to find Your White Dress… it was closed. So instead we visited Windsor Bridal. We poked around and not so much. Next!

Finally we ended the day at Amanda-linas. Beautiful, beautiful gowns and very friendly staff. I may just go back and try on some princess dresses!

<—–( end adventure! )—–>

http://www.palomablanca.com/
Gown Collection > Style#4116

Did you get your STD’s in the mail?

avecarmeli — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:58:02 +0000

STD’s: Save-the-dates. What did you think I meant?

Our save-the-date cards have been mailed out. Hopefully you got yours!