Being plus-sized my whole life, I grew up never seeing representations of fat bodies in beauty media.  That being said, I was so excited when Emily of The Best of This Life, asked me to be a part of the I SEE YOU partnership with Dove and Refinery29. I was given a chance to share why I think diversity in beauty media is so important and how I strive to use my social platforms to help strengthen that movement.  The piece written below, along with the image are featured on Emily’s blog, along with two other diverse Canadians, sharing their stories alongside mine. How the lack of beau ..read more

Studio Levana - corset (sold with bridal gowns) | Rachel Simpson - shoes Next up on Wedding Wednesday, is something I’ve been getting a lot of questions about.  When I was little I never really thought I would get married, so I never really thought about the white dress.  Now that my nuptials are a reality, it seems the dress is all I can think about, and something all of you have been asking about too! Truvelle- "Annie" | Theia - "Lilia" Being plus size, I’ve always been wary of what options would be available to me.  Not being a fan of strapless, corsets or A-line dresses, I ..read more

The newest edition, custom embroidered veils As most of you know by now, Elliot and I got engaged in September.  Since then I haven’t just been building the most epic Pinterest boards/saved Instagram folders, but actually planning and building our wedding. Since Bride Brain is now all consuming for me these days, I thought I would share parts of this journey with you, in a new segment I’m calling Wedding Wednesdays.  These posts will focus on vendors, trends and showcase some of the elements I find interesting or would like to incorpor ..read more

Consign Your Curves - 54 Elizabeth Street, Guelph, ON Well it’s finally here!  Once you start seeing those Justin Timberlake memes, you know May is here and that means everyone’s favourite and LARGEST plus size consignment sale, Consign Your Curves is upon us!  I’m a proud seller at CYC and have been doing it since the very first one in 2013.  And in the sale’s seventh year, it has also opened up a new chapter with a brick and mortar location in CYC’s hometown of Guelph, Ontario, my hometown ..read more