Archive for the ‘Congratulations’ Category
Photographer: Daniel Lalande http://www.danphoto.ca
Nicole donated her dress to us a couple of weeks ago and we’re sure it’ll be headed right back out the door again. It’s perfectly suited to her gorgeous outdoor nuptials: strapless yet low-maintenance (a bodice that stays put!), beaded overlay, A-line with a sweep train, this dress has it all!
Donating the dress has been a nice trip down memory lane. I hadn’t looked at the dress or these pictures in awhile and it was great taking a look back. It was a perfect, perfect day. I really hope someone else loves this dress as much as I did.
Nicole, we’re sure to find your dress a new home with someone who will love it, too! Our very best wishes to you and Mike for a lifetime of happiness together 
Photographer: Daniel Lalande
Website: http://www.danphoto.ca/
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It was a hot and humid day in July when Suzanne said “I Do” to her love, Wayne, in the presence of their family and friends.
We are so very pleased to have contributed to such a happy occasion. Suzanne bought her dress from us and sent an email recalling the fond memories of dress-hunting with her mom and sisters.
I think you have such a great thing going and I was determined to buy my dress from you — I’m thankful it worked out so nicely!
It certainly did! You look gorgeous, Suzanne, and we wish you and Wayne a long life together!
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Julie bought her dress at The Bride’s Project and sent us a fabulous letter after her wedding last autumn:
Hi Helen (and Pom)!
I just wanted to pass along some photos from my wedding. Steve and I were married on October 14, 2011 at the Old Mill in Toronto and my dress couldn’t have been more perfect! Pom did an amazing job on the alterations and I made sure to tell everyone who would listen where I got it – and believe me everyone asked about it
I can’t tell you both how much it means to me that I was able to have the Brides Project part of my wedding. I actually just lost a good friend of mine to pancreatic cancer this past Saturday – it was his third battle in just over 10 years. Although he was too ill to make it to my wedding, I got the chance to share my photos and videos with him before he passed away. He was so thrilled to hear about the Brides Project and the fact that I was able to get my wedding dress there. I showed him a picture of the gown in February after I got it while we were on the way to a chemo treatment, and it really brightened his day to learn about the project. He wanted me to make sure I passed along to you how amazing you both are, and to thank you for volunteering your time for such an amazing cause.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being such amazing women – I wish you both nothing but the best!
Julie
These letters make us verklempt, but in a happy way! Thanks for making our work so worthwhile!
Photographer: Kelly Holinshead
Dress alteration: Pom Penner
Venue: The Old Mill
Photographer: Elizabeth In Love
The Brides’ Project isn’t just about wedding dresses, it’s about stories and connections between brides and families and the community at large. We want to share this wonderful story behind these beautiful photos, it’s the best explanation for why we love our little corner of the wedding industry:
I found my dress at The Brides’ Project 15 minutes before you closed. I had tried on a bunch of dresses and was about to give up when one of your volunteers said “why not just try it” about a dress that I had been eyeing but should have been 3 sizes too small. For whatever reason it ended up fitting and I knew it was the one. My bridesmaids, my mom and I had SO much fun shopping since they could be in the room with me. It was the most fun we had in a full day of shopping. One of your volunteers also pulled a veil for me and it was perfect on the first try. They definitely have an eye for what works. I am so happy to be returning my dress so that someone else can love it on their special day.
I’m very happy to have found my dress at The Brides’ Project since I knew the profits were going to many cancer charities. Having had purchased from The Brides Project became even more meaningful to me about 3 months before my wedding when I was diagnosed with a bone tumour. There were a couple weeks that we weren’t absolutely sure what kind it was. Thankfully after surgery it was determined to be benign, and for 2.5 months post major surgery I was non-weight bearing. I started walking 2 weeks before my wedding and with hard work, an amazing medical team and a lot of support, I was able to walk down the aisle and dance the night away without crutches.
Thank you for everything!!! I have recommended The Brides Project to everyone I know.
Marion
For many more photos of the dress, visit Marion’s photographer’s website, Elizabeth in Love.
at the church
We received a lovely email from Theresa, a newlywed and a huge supporter of The Brides’ Project: she sourced three of her wedding vendors here!
My name is Theresa and I guess you could say that I am a huge supporter of TBP! I bought my wedding gown and veil from TBP back in July 2010 and I was married in May 2011 to my husband Abner.
~ I also had my alterations done by Pom (loved her, she always made me laugh)!
~ My flowers were done by Kim (so sweet and very creative)!
~ And photographs by Gail (from noon till midnight, she is truly one in a million)!My wedding experience was nothing short of wonderful!
At the Reception (guest photo)
We are absolutely tickled to read mail like this, to know we’ve been able to help brides in not just one way but several, all the while raising money for cancer charities. Our goal for 2011 was $60,000 (already reached and soon to be exceeded) and we wouldn’t be able to do this without brides like Theresa, who is also donating back her dress and veil!
Thank you, Theresa, and congratulations! FYI, her gown is back to be enjoyed again!
Below is the lovely Natalya with her handsome hubby Brett. Congrats you two! You look so happy, and obviously had a super fun wedding day. And we LOVE the shoes!!! This dress was actually worn by Alyssa Milano for a wedding movie… and now the story of the dress grows with Natalya’s wonderful day.
She wrote us a lovely message; “I am writing to thank you for helping me find the absolutely perfect dress for an amazing price! We had a fantastic wedding and everyone complimented my dress a lot!” Those words are music to our ears, and she has promised to donate the dress back when she’s had a chance to enjoy it some more! (Photo credit to PhotoSix Weddings / Allen McEachern)
Brett and Natalya
married in Tuscany
Congratulations to the lovely Lindsay, who married Steve at a beautiful villa last month in Tuscany.
“It was absolutely magical,” she said, and of that we have no doubt! (Ahhh, dreaming of Italy!)
We are so pleased to have contributed a small part of the magic — Lindsay bought her dress at The Brides’ Project, and had it altered by Pearl, who also added straps. It looks beautiful, flowy, and perfect for a summer wedding.
Thank you, Lindsay! We wish you and Steve many years of wedded bliss
married in Tuscany
married in Tuscany
married in Tuscany
photo: friends/family
Joanna bought her dress from The Brides’ Project back in March of this year, and was just married on August 12. We are delighted that she thought of us and passed along these photos from her wedding day.
Congratulations, Joanna! We wish you and your hubby all the happiness in the world!
photo: friends/family
photo: castingmemories.org
Jaclyn just said “I Do!” to Joshua in a dress from The Brides’ Project! We love, love, love Jaclyn’s retro wedding style and how smashing the whole wedding party looks!
Lucky for us, Jaclyn’s donating her dress back to us and you can customize it, too! Its simplicity is ideal for adding your own personal touch. Make an appointment and see for yourself.
Thank you for your generosity, Jaclyn! We wish you and Joshua much happiness!
photo: castingmemories.org
photo: castingmemories.org
congratulations, Shannon!
Shannon got married earlier this year and she has already decided to donate her gorgeous Ella Rosa dress! Lucky us! And, maybe LUCKY YOU if you come into the shop at the right time and snap it up before someone else does. It’s a size 14 and the designer’s photo is below. Make an appointment today — that fabulous train deserves another trip down the aisle!
Ella Rosa gown
We just got a lovely email from Amanda, who tied the knot with her handsome hubby Riki in October. As Amanda says, “I just want to say thank you for having the dress of my dreams!! I shopped there April 2010 and it was truly an amazing experience! We got married October 16th,2010 and had many compliments on the dress.”
Here is a fabulous shot of the happy couple, courtesy of Elise Ansley Photography and Amanda Arch Photography.
We are ever so grateful to our generous donors who provide us with dresses to make another bride happy on her wedding day. Our beneficiaries also thank our donors, who help in our fundraising efforts to beat cancer.
Congratulations Carolyn and David on your summer 2010 wedding! We wish you a lifetime of happiness
Photo credit: Vicky Brahos
Click on photos to view larger. Don’t forget to make an appointment to try on dresses!
We received a heartwarming email earlier this year from a very proud mama who watched her daughter have the wedding of her dreams last year, wearing a dress purchased from The Brides’ Project.
From the virtual mailbag:
Hello to the friendly staff at the Bride’s Project!
We wanted to share our beautiful results with you, and hopefully with the original bride who donated the dress we chose. We had a storybook day for our princess bride and could not be more pleased with our purchase there! We added a couple of loops and formed a bustle so Shannon could dance freely, but otherwise a few tucks to shorten it and hemming the underskirt were all the alterations required!
Thanks for your patience, friendliness and helpfulness!
Sincerely Sandra (Mother of the Bride) and Shannon (Bride)
Our congratulations go out to the lovely Shannon and her family, and many thanks for sharing your photos with us! (Photo credits to the parents of the newlyweds.)
Photography by Image Legacy
The lovely Anna bought her dress here at The Brides’ Project and cut off the train — who needs a train, anyway? There is no mistaking who the bride is, she’s the radiant lady
The beauty of buying a dress at The Brides’ Project (besides the incredible prices, our helpful volunteers, our environmental approach, and being part of our mission to fundraise for cancer research) is that we encourage you to customize the dress to fit YOUR day, rather than subject you to the fickle nature of the wedding fashion industry. Instead of brides looking rather similar, our dresses are reinvented from bride-to-bride so they become truly unique, truly YOU. If you want to dance unfettered with your nearest and dearest, save your money and buy from us, cut off the train, and cut loose!
As we always say, dresses arrive pretty much daily – some come in during business hours, others are dropped off so that I have lovely gifts waiting for me on the porch, and let’s not forget that we keep our Canada Postman very very busy! He seems to be under the misguided impression that we offer brides in addition to bridal wear… but that’s okay as long as the dresses keep coming Below are a couple of the ones that have arrived, and just a sampling of the generosity of our donors. Thank you! Your dress not only helps us raise tons of bucks for cancer charities, but also makes another bride’s dreams come true. Both are great ways to make your wedding day memorable in the long term.
Congratulations and THANK YOU to the many brides who have brought us dresses, and here are a few examples:
Natale came to visit us on Feb 5th with an absolutely exquisite San Patrick “Edimburgo”. Va va voooooom! She sent some fabulous pics in, thanks to the Storybook Gallery, and I picked my favourite of her and Andrew walking back down the aisle. Gotta love these smiles
Natale brought her friend Joanna, who brought an equally sexy but classic gown. Photo credits to Stefan… here’s a preliminary view for you! Thanks Natale and Joanna for your amazing gowns which will disappear in record time!
Now if you want a dress that is so versatile that you can hop on a motorcycle and zoom away with your hubby, that’s exactly what Kathrin brought us last weekend (although she does look a little reluctant…) Photo credit to Jesse Kinos-Goodin.
Amanda dropped by and managed to part with her delicious La Sposa “Frigata”. This dress won’t last long…
Teresa recently donated her very very beautiful dress, and send us some pictures to enjoy. She looks stunning and so happy, and so could you in this charming and classic dress!
(Photo credits to Brian Tao at Luxography)
The partial corset on this dress makes it easy to fit, and it already has a bustle built in! Here’s the front:
One of our dresses went to JAMAICA last month… without us! *sob*
Instead, it went with Laura, who looked ravishing and happy on her wedding day:
The chiffon skirt is perfect for a wedding in the Caribbean.
We take it as a compliment when we are still top-of-mind to a bride in the afterglow of her wedding celebration. Laura sent an email to say she is already starting another collection of dresses for us at her workplace to contribute to our inventory, which in turn helps other brides, and boosts our fundraising efforts for cancer charities.
It’s a circle of altruism, and we thank all of our brides who donate their dresses, buy from us, encourage others to buy from us, and spread the word about what we do. We couldn’t do what we do without you!
[photography by Mango Studios]
Rachelle had heard about us through a friend and bought her Jasmine dress last spring. She was so pleased with her experience, she wrote us a heartfelt letter with lots of smiles and exclamation points
As volunteers, we really strive to make the wedding dress purchase a positive one, so the feedback is very much appreciated. We <3 letters!
Congratulations on your wedding, Rachelle, we are beaming here at TBP and wish you and your hubby Ryan our very best wishes!
And now for something completely different…
[photography by 5ive15ifteen]
… engagement photos underwater! Yes, that’s exactly what Marcia did, after buying her dress at The Brides’ Project. How very adventurous our clients are! And we love it!
Congratulations on your engagement, Marcia, and we can’t wait to see what your photographers come up with for your wedding…
[Photo credit: Jan Becker of Reportage Event Photography]
Is Alison not the most serene bride? She looks so relaxed and happy, she makes getting married look like the best thing in the world.
It’s Alison’s wedding anniversary in a couple of days, and we are the lucky recipients of her wedding dress! She donated her gown on Saturday, accompanied by her sister Meghan who was diagnosed with breast cancer three weeks after Alison’s wedding. After a year of treatment Meghan is now cancer-free and together they are celebrating and helping us beat cancer by donating Alison’s wedding dress towards our fundraising efforts.
Happy Anniversary, Alison! We are celebrating with you!
Wow it’s been a busy couple of weeks for receiving lovely letters, visits and dresses from newlyweds!!! On Sunday alone we added 4 dresses to our inventory that are all fabulous!
Here’s a sneak peak at a couple of those new arrivals.
First, we have the lovely Allison in her gorgeous Maggie Sottero gown, size 8. This lace overlay, trumpet style dress is a style we’re asked for frequently, and you can see just how beautiful it looks on a real bride! Thanks so much Allison, and please pass on our congratulations to your wonderful hubby Lorne as well. (Photo credit Darren Goldstein).
And… on Sunday I had a lovely visit with Beth. She actually found her gown here, and is a sweetheart for bringing it back to be enjoyed again now that it has accumulated more great karma from the fabulous day she had with her hubby Kirk. You can see them below in an exuberant high five. Well, we scored too, so we’re sending a high five your way!
And, I couldn’t resist this picture of Beth and her Mum Lynne. I just think she looks awesome with that ear-to-ear “I’m getting married!!!” grin, and she truly does the dress justice. Thanks so much, and congratulations!!! (Photo credit to her brother Scot Murray)
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