The Other November Events

November was actually a semi-productive month in terms of wedding planning. Here's a quick look back at a couple of events...

Catering Rentals with A&B Partytime
D contacted our caterer Karl for a meeting at A&B Partytime Rentals so we can discuss our rentals. Karl was late for our meeting because he thought our meeting was at 11.30 instead of 11. While we waited for him, we asked one of their sales associates, Jolene, to give us more information about their various products. Jolene was super nice, helpful, and knowledgeable. She explained why certain products are more expensive and made recommendations based on her experience with the company. Ultimately, Karl made it to our meeting. He efficiently dictated to Jolene how many pieces of each item we'll need to rent. It was obvious he had done rentals with A&B many many times before. Before leaving A&B, we asked Jolene for a rough estimate of the rental cost. So far, we are within rental budget *thumbs up*. Hopefully it stays that way.

So far, our experience with A&B has been really good. They're great to communicate with, whether it be in person or by email. We highly recommend them :)

To end this topic off, here's a preview of some of the items we'll be renting:

Love Struck Bridal Show
I got a couple of free tickets to the Love Struck Bridal Show, which took place on November 15 at The Vancouver Club. One of the free tickets were from our DJ, Hot Wax. The other was from N, who got it from another bridal show; she was unable to attend due to her trip. I initially planned to bring D, but it turns out the free tickets are for brides only. I asked some other brides I knew if they wanted to go, but they weren't available :( So, I invited my MOH instead. She too is "getting married" next year... shhh ;)

Attending the show was only a little bit helpful since we have already booked about 90% of our vendors. I still enjoyed it though since it gave me a chance to I check out vendors for cake, try out yummy samples and passed appetizers, get my nails done, and partake in lots of swag - magazines, bridal gift bag. Plus I got to hang out with my best friend, which I haven't done for the longest time :)

During Love Struck, I said hi to a couple of vendors. Firstly, former videography candidate Laura of Laura Ann Cinema was there. I congratulated her on her recent wedding. She still remembered me, which was nice :) Secondly, Elliott and Ozzie of Hot Wax were also present. My MOH had asked why their company name is Hot Wax. It turns out it was named after an old record store.

In addition to meeting vendors, my MOH and I also watched a fashion show. It got boring towards the end so we left a bit early. As we left the Love Struck Bridal Show, we got our bridal gift bag then we faced the drizzly Vancouver weather. During dinner at Cactus Club, we tore open our gift bags like kids on Christmas morning and found a variety of items: pedicure set, compact mirror, purse hook, hair brush, etc. Overall, it was a fun afternoon :)