As we head into October, the month of thanksgiving, we want to take a minute to share how grateful we are for you. In September, we celebrated 10 years in business. 10 freaking years! You guys, that feels like a big deal. Many, many businesses do not survive the first 5 years. So we’re so incredibly proud and so incredibly grateful. So many of you share our store with your friends. Tag them in social media posts. And bring their friends into our store to shop. That means the world to us. We are so grateful to be thriving, especially during this time. So for the month of October we’re doing a m ..read more

Well, well, well, here we are six months into a health pandemic. None of us thought that we’d still be in dealing with COVID. Remember when we hoped it’d be over by Easter?! And here we are almost to Thanksgiving and still stuck in the middle of COVID. Many, many brides are now stuck with the decision of down-sizing their wedding or holding off until the restrictions are eased. This is not an easy decision to make and I can truly see reasons for both options. My heart truly hurts for those who are in the throes of wedding planning right now. Here’s the thing though, this might be the perfect ..read more

This weekend the store will celebrate ten years of business. I can hardly believe that. If you’ve been following along on our Facebook page, I’ve been sharing some memories from over the years. Go check it out here. I’ve been reflecting back on what I’ve learned in ten years of business. The person I am now vs. the person I was when I opened the store. I’ve changed a lot. Grown up a lot. Here’s some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned through the years. 1. you can’t please everyone This lesson hurt. And it was hard to learn. When I started Once Upon A Time Weddings, I set out to create an exp ..read more

I was on our website yesterday and I realized I haven’t blogged in almost a year. Whoops! I really, really do love blogging. It just seems that it’s the first thing to go when my life gets even a little bit busy. Also, I’m the Queen of starting things and not finishing them, so there’s that. I’m working on it, I really am. Anyways, to kick off blogging again, I wanted to do a little update on some store things. So grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and keep on reading. What a year this has been! We’re so grateful to everyone who has supported us since we’ve been back open. It’s been so am ..read more

Neutrals have ruled the wedding scene for the last few years. And we love neutrals. They match with everything and they are elegant. But, we also love a good pop of colour! Bright, fun colours can make any wedding feel cheery and exciting. Below we’re sharing a few ways to incorporate bright colours into your wedding day feel. Let us know what you think! Pictures from good old Pinterest ..read more

One of the most fun parts of planning your wedding can be planning alongside your bridesmaids. Weddings can draw you closer to your best girl friends. After you’ve made the decision of who you’ll be asking to stand beside you, it’s time to plan how you’re going to ask them. This is one thing I wish I got to do over. When I got married, so many years ago, there was no such thing as a bridesmaid proposal. We simply asked or worst yet assumed, they’d be willing to stand up beside us. But now there is all kinds of fun ways to pop the question to your girls. Here are a few. Borrowed, of course, fro ..read more

A-Line, Sheath, Ball Gown, Lace, Organza. Dress Shopping is like learning a whole other language.  What's a bride to do? Whether you are one of those girl's whose been playing dress up in their pretend wedding gown since they were 4 or you're the type of bride who hasn't spent a lot of time thinking about their wedding gown, this blog is for you.  We've got a wedding dress dictionary for you to learn all the in's and out's of wedding dress lingo! We hope you find this helpful as you prepare for your say yes day! A-Line Silhouette: An A-line wedding dress features a skirt that gradually begins ..read more

The elusive balance. It seems like everyone is constantly chasing it. But no one really knows how to have it. This last few months, I’ve learned a few things about balance. About making my life more simple, dare I say more traditional. And over the next few weeks I want to share a little bit more about my journey with you. For a few reasons. I hope that it will enable you to get to know more about me. To have a better understanding of why I do some of the things at the store that I do. But I also hope that it will start a conversation. An important one. About the world we live in and how fast ..read more

This is one of the hottest trends we are seeing for 2020 weddings. It seems as though brides are wanting to move away from the styles of the last few years and we are all about it! So many of our brides are opting back to the glamorous side of wedding details and so we wanted to showcase some idea of how to do just that on the blog today. Pictures from Pinterest. The thing we love about this wedding day style is that you can go as simple or as elaborate as you’d like to. We love the simplest details mixed with splashes of g ..read more

Today on the blog, I wanted to share some of the things to expect during the month of September and beginning of October. As most of you know, my husband and I are due with baby girl on September 11th. And we are so excited. But that means a bit of a time of transition and adjustment. My amazing husband will be taking a paternity leave to stay home with the baby. And I plan to work as long as I can before she makes her arrival. I am feeling really good so far! I will need to take some time off after she comes and I am working hard to make this transition as smooth as possible. But here’s some ..read more