Love as an Ingredient

With February being the month that we celebrate Valentine's Day, and being in the wedding business, which is built on love, it has been on my mind. We all know love in one way or another; we love people, pets, shoes, and other things. Instead of loving something, what are the things that you put love into? I am fortunate as a wedding stylist in Edmonton to be surrounded by people who are in love and I channel that love and my love for beautiful things, into making their vision a reality. When I style a client's hair or work as their personal stylist, my love for style and fashion fuels the...

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Love & Marriage

I had a very different blog post planned for today, but with the changes to marriage laws in the US this week, it is impossible for me not to say something on the topic of gay marriage. People in love are what fuel my business. I am grateful first of all to live in Canada (Happy Canada Day!) where a gender-neutral definition of marriage came into place nation-wide in 2005. I am also grateful to live in a time of change. June 26, 2015 marks an incredible step forward for America and the World in gay human rights with the US Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples are able to marry in 50...

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Edmonton Love

This Valentine’s Day, I’m celebrating my love for a few local Edmonton businesses. I can’t claim to shop exclusively at locally owned shops but I do as often as I can. Dollars spent locally, stay locally, so, get out in the community and browse around, you might be surprised at what you can find. In my previous post I mentioned that I enjoy baking and my favorite place to pick up ingredients is Provisions by Duchess . They carry excellent ingredients, high quality bake ware, international cookbooks and beautiful serve ware and if you aren’t in the mood to bake, their bakeshop is right next...

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Memories of Pavlova

Food is so much more than sustenance; it is the center of most social gatherings with flavors and smells that wrap themselves deeply into our memories. Although I am passionate about hair and weddings, did you know that I also enjoy cooking and baking? As a child growing up in small town Alberta, I spent a lot time in the kitchen with my mother and my grandmother. To this day, when I make my grandmother’s raisin pudding, in that moment she is brought to life. Most mothers and grandmothers in our community baked and shared and it may sound cliché but you could always taste the love that went...

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