Some of my favourite wedding blogs

Lately I have been preoccupied getting ready for The Original Wedding Soiree taking place at the One King West Hotel on April 15.  With all these wedding hair pieces surrounding me I have been hit by the wedding bug all over again.  I know, I know, I am already married (and not thinking about doing it again)!!

I get so inspired by so many beautiful ideas to celebrate the most important day of a couple's life together.  A few of my favourite blogs/websites right now are Wedding Chicks, Style Me Pretty, Style Me Pretty Canada and WedLuxe Magazine.  The photos are amazing...  take a look at this photo shoot, amazingly beautiful, right?

courtesy of WedLuxe Magazine, photo by David Hou

This dress... OMG... how gorgeous.  The hair and makeup...flawless.

I am looking forward to meeting new people and having a wonderful day at the Wedding Soiree and gathering even more inspiration for my hair pieces.

Tickets are still on sale for the event and can be purchased here.

Also, if you visit my Facebook page today or tomorrow I am offering two "speaker pass" tickets to the show.  These passes includes entry to the show (and all it's perks) as well as access to speakers Karina Lemke (Destination Weddings), Lori Pannia, Editor in Chief of The Ring Bearer (Couture Trends) and Abby Larson, Founder of Style Me Pretty!  Good luck!

Sunday at the Baby Soiree

Wow, what an exhausting, but great day at the Original Baby Soiree at the Yorkville Intercontinental Hotel.  I have never been among so many beautiful expectant (and new) mothers and gorgeous babies, it was great.

All my hard work and long nights in preparation for the show paid off!

My display at the show, thank you Adrienne Chau at Peppercorn & Poppy for posting this photo on twitter!

It was a great opportunity to meet many other fabulous women entrepreneurs who work tirelessly to make their businesses a success which inspired me to work even harder to make Swag Barn bigger and better.

Pear Studios Inc.
Peppercorn & Poppy
Mehreen Hussain Photography
Boygirl Photography Studio
LOLcandy
www.yummymummyclub.ca
Liv and Lily Boutique
and many more!

It never ceases to amaze me how these women dedicate so much time and love to their businesses along with holding other jobs, being moms etc.

More photos to come!

Until then,

C
xo

Girly pieces for the girly girl!

I have had so much fun in the past few weeks making feather hair pieces for babies and little girls and the prep for the Original Baby Soiree has been craziness! 

I had three wonderful little girls take over my living room on Saturday to create these photos.  Thank you Kiara (Sara), Mikaela and Brenna (Shannon) for offering your gorgeous selves to me so I can show my hair pieces so beautifully.

 

I have also made some pieces for babies.  The white pieces are perfect for Christenings. 

Hoping to see you all at the show this weekend, until then I have a lot more work to do!!

More reviews!

I am so lucky to have so many wonderful clients!  Thanks so much to Karen and Gemma for posting reviews on my weddingwire.com profile.


"I loved my feather hairpiece - it was perfect in size and colour. It added that extra something to my outfit and I got lots of compliments on it! The matching jewelry (bracelet, earings, and necklace) finished my wedding outfit look and I still wear them out and about for special events. For custom jewelry and hairpieces you can't beat the price or the quality - great value. For weddings, special events, vacation outfits, or just a night out on the town I recommend you contact Swag Barn for your accessories. An added benefit is that Caren is super nice and speedy with requests!"
Karen

"Caren and her designs are amazing!! She is extremely talented and her products are well made and priced. Her products are the best for accessorizing your wedding gown or dress. I would 100% recommended her to anyone i know. Thanks Swag Barn!!"
Gemma

Craft Show this weekend

If you want to get a first-hand look at some of my pieces, I will be at the E.C. Drury Christmas Craft Show this weekend.

E. C. Drury High School
Ontario Street
Milton
Saturday, November 19th 10-4
Sunday, November 20th 10-3
$2 admission
Over 100 vendors
Parking is free

I will be selling any of the pieces I have on hand, including bridal, special occasion fascinators and children's hair pieces.

Come take a look and do some Christmas shopping!

Our Vegas Wedding

Sooo... we are back, and married!  Whoohoo!  Las Vegas was amazing and I thoroughly believe that our 35 guests had an amazing time.  I have to thank them all again for coming all the way to Nevada to celebrate with us.

Here are a few photos to capture our week!

Yes, I have my Elvis glasses on the plane to Vegas!

Posing in front of a gondola in the Venetian

Frank Sinatra & Audrey Hepburn!

Night before the wedding with my new sister-in-law and cousin.

All glammed up and almost ready to go!

Hair with my Swag Barn hair piece that I made for my special day.

Almost ready!  Just have to get dressed now...

Here we go!

 

Small hair piece I made for my sister-in-law.

Piece I made for my beautiful sister and Matron of Honour.

Some other hats worn to the wedding.

At the reception, another view of my hair piece.

 Keep in mind that I can make any custom piece for your wedding or special event.  I work directly with each client to make exactly what is needed within your budget.