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2015 Wedding Statistics

Wednesday, 22 July 2015 by Tarisha Beniprashad

2015 Wedding Statistics

Weddingbells recently released the results of their 2015 wedding statistics in their reader’s survey report. They found out some pretty interesting stuff, like the most popular month for weddings, and even about the burgeoning role of social media and technology in wedding planning! We’ve summarized their 2015 wedding staticstics for you below:

Age:
Couples are engaged for an average 1 year and 10 months.

The average bride was 30 years old.

Weddingbells 2015 Wedding Statistics

Weddingbells 2015 Wedding Statistics

Size & Location:
Number of projected weddings is up from 157,125 in 2014 to 160,324 in 2015- 22,445 of those wedding will be destination weddings.

The average wedding consisted of 129 guests.

1 in 4 Canadian couples have a destination wedding.

23% of weddings happen in August- we’re guessing this is because our post that explains why winter weddings are awesome wasn’t published until a few months ago 🙂 2015 wedding statistics

Wedding Planning:
Only 18% of Canadian couples hired a wedding planner in 2014, but those who did were 16% more likely to be “ecstatic” with the results of their wedding.

Weddingbells 2015 Wedding Statistics

Weddingbells 2015 Wedding Statistics

Average cost of a wedding planner was $3,535- which isn’t a bad price for ecstaticism on your wedding day!

Wedding planners worked with an average budget of $37,948 in 2014

36% of brides find wedding planning to be more stressful than enjoyable- as wedding planners, it’s our job to make sure that our brides (and grooms) don’t become this statistic!

2015 wedding statistics

Weddingbells 2015 Wedding Statistics

Weddingbells 2015 Wedding Statistics

The Role of Digital and Online Media in Wedding Planning:
Brides spend an average of 4.3 hours per week consuming wedding-related media

92% of couples feel it is important that a wedding website be Canadian when they are browsing for information online

80% of brides use Pinterest for wedding planning

42% of brides use a wedding app every day.

 

Pretty interesting stuff, huh? We were surprised to find that so many couples are opting to tie the knot abroad, when there are so many beautiful venues right here in Toronto! Look out for our Wedding Venues in the GTA post coming soon, that’ll feature some picturesque options for your big day.

Leave us a comment below and let us know which stat was most surprising or interesting to you!

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Statistics courtesy of:
Weddingbells/Marriage Quebec 2015 Reader Survey Report

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Toronto Wedding Band Spotlight: Ascension Groove Band

Tuesday, 21 July 2015 by Tarisha Beniprashad

Toronto Wedding Band

We’d like to introduce the Ascension Groove Band as the second addition to our featured vendors series! Working as a live wedding band for over a decade, this band offers a unique and experienced perspective on the wedding music industry. Keep reading to find out more:
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Toronto Wedding Band Ascension Groove Band

1. How did you get into live wedding entertainment? What initially piqued your interest?

Ascension Groove Band is made up professional musicians. We have been together for more than twenty years. The band has played various venues locally and internationally. We primarily worked overseas a lot. It just takes one client to see you at a club and book you for a wedding and that’s what happened. We still perform at clubs and casinos and also do corporate/private events. It is always a thrill to be part of someone’s special day and provide lasting memories.

2. Tell us about your very first gig in wedding entertainment?

Our first wedding gig was more than 10 years.

3. If you weren’t into live wedding entertainment, what would you be?
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Toronto Wedding Band Ascension Groove Band

We can’t imagine doing anything else but we all would still be involved in music. We have all harnessed our craft through school and performing over the years. Once in your system, you never leave music.

4. When you’re not getting people moving on the dance floor, what could we find you doing?

We are always making sure everyone is having a good time and things are running smoothly. So when we are not on stage entertaining we are perhaps on a short break, having dinner while speeches taking place but we are constantly keeping track and in close contact with the planner if the client has one. My job primarily during breaks is to connect with the planner or if there is no planner I help with coordinating between the client and venue.

5. What’s your absolute favourite thing about being a wedding band?

Being in a wedding band is fun!!! You perform a variety of genres, you meet interesting people and at the end of the day you were part of a special moment and it’s quite an honour to be the entertainment that was chosen. It not only means something to the client but to us as well…you like what we do.

6. What’s something you don’t think many people know about creating what you do?

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Toronto Wedding Band Ascension Groove Band

I don’t think people realize the work put into preparing for a wedding. A band learns new repertoire, perhaps performing their first dance, coordinating and booking of musicians whether it’s for the ceremony or the reception, organizing/arranging for sound and lighting etc.

7. What are some of your other passions (or hobbies)?

Besides music we are family type individuals. Our downtime is spent with family, sports, travelling and photography.

Are you a Toronto-based wedding vendor? We’d love to get to know you and feature you on our blog! Contact us today at inquiries@eventsbywhim.ca or click here to contact us!

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Cinderella Wedding at John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre in Mississauga

Wednesday, 15 July 2015 by eventsbywhim

June wedding at the John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre

As little girls, we spent a lot of time watching Disney movies and marvelling over the beautiful details in each movie. When our lovely June 2015 bride approached us in Fall 2014 about designing a fanciful, punch pink, silver, white and blush wedding, we instantly thought of Cinderella.  Our bride selected a gorgeous colour palette and a large venue in John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre in Mississauga, which has a ton of open space and lots of lighting.

In developing the colour scheme, we imagined crystals, large floral displays, and horse-drawn carriages. We decided to use a silver gilt framed mirror as the seating chart using the custom stationery design that we created for the bride’s invitations.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre in Mississauga.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre in Mississauga.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre in Mississauga.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre in Mississauga.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre in Mississauga.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre in Mississauga.

We envisioned a lot of white, with pops of punch pink and touches of blush and silver.  Using simple uplighting and LED bars, provided by Ally Entertainment, under the Cinderella-skirted head tables transformed the auditorium. The hand-pinned silver brooch buckles on the head tables really shone with the uplights and candle light.  As you can see, using the right kind of lighting can transform any type of space!

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre.

We assisted the bride with selecting vases for her tall centerpieces, which consisted of greenery and hydrangeas. We set these off with votives for each table. The table linens were white satin with punch-pink satin pocket-folded napkins. The pop of pink set off the centerpieces wonderfully and brought the room together. It was quite the feast for the eyes, as well as the palette!

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography. John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre.

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography

Photo credits to Nirvanie Srikishun Photography

All in all, we found the experience of decorating at John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre to be a delight, with very helpful staff and management. We would recommend this hall again and are looking forward to working with this great group again in the near future! These lovely photos were provided by Nirvanie Srikishun Photography, and she even helped us set up and tear down :).

Need a design and decor quote for your upcoming wedding? Contact us at inquiries@eventsbywhim.ca, or head over to our contact form. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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