Had a wonderful experience here this month for a wedding. The interior was very cozy, beautiful and…read morewell decorated. The service was excellent in terms of the reception ceremony and food. Would highly recommend for weddings in the GTA.

We were originally planning to have our small (immediate family members only) wedding at City Hall,…read moreand when I was searching for a venue to have a small dinner after I stumbled upon the Toronto Wedding Chapel. I am so glad that I did! It felt strange at first, leaving almost everything to others to plan - not even seeing my bouquet or the colours of the linens until 1/2 hour before the ceremony. The last week prior to the event, I even began to question whether I had made a huge mistake. When we got there and had a look at everything - it was absolutely perfect! I was amazed at how beautiful everything was. The ceremony was wonderful, the food was fantastic, and everyone involved on our day were so great, I can't even come up with words to describe it. Leading up to our big day, the staff always answered all my questions, whether by email or phone. They asked for pictures to get a sense of the colours we preferred and hit the nail on the head. We always felt accommodated and absolutely like ours was the only event they were planning. A special thank you to Katherine, who was absolutely amazing - knowing what to say to keep me calm, asking the right questions so she could correctly choose how to decorate for us, and having a great sense of humor. This venue is small - definitely not for a large wedding, but for the 18 guests we had, it was heaven. I absolutely recommend the Toronto Wedding Chapel if you have a small wedding that you want to be memorable but you're perhaps not the greatest at planning or just don't have the time. The only drawback was the photography. Unfortunately, about 20-30 pictures were pixelated and at least as many were blurry to some degree - however, they did send us almost 300 pictures (in less than a week!), so I refuse to give them less than 5 stars. The rest of the pictures (and there were a great many) were beautiful, and there were plenty to choose from. Full review with pictures on my blog at http://sonjarants.weebly.com/blog/review-toronto-wedding-chapel

This place is one of the only places in my area when googling wedding invitations. Overall we loved…read moreour invitations and went over budget to get what we wanted. We were okay with this. My initial communications with people here in person were great. Towards the endi, it was incredibly frustrating that they would send out LONG standard responses asking you to review everything, yet on at least 3 occasions, did not even respond to my questions. Though we got what we wanted, I was incredibly disappointed at communications with this team. I tried going in person, over the phone and emails to get the message across. Luckily getting invitations is not a long process and we got beautiful invitations. In retrospect, I would have gone elsewhere because this is the only vendor that was frustrating to deal with. I'd recommend you do your research to shop around more than we did. Depending on what you want, you may not really save this much at this place. We budgeted $5 and spend close to $9....that said, we loved them.

Love their invitations! For my wedding invitations, I was very specific with what I wanted. I…read morewanted a tri-fold and pocket design with a bedazzled rhinestone. I am not a huge DIY person so I didn't want to put my own invitations together. While searching around, I realized that adding a rhinestone to the invitation added a lot more cost. I am so glad I happened upon Stephita while searching online. I order invitation #917 because it was exactly what I wanted and so much cheaper than any of the stores that I was looking at in the US. Also, I did not have to pay tax since the store is based in Canada! Working with Stephita was also wonderful. Everyone was so nice and patient with me as I went through multiple proofs after changing my mind about one thing or another. The invitations came ahead of time and they even included extra envelopes and RSVP cards. I would recommend them 100%!

I am delighted to recommend Karina Lemke Weddings ! Karina has it all ;…read more creativity , top problems solving skills , diplomacy, a sense of fun , and , many years of diverse planning experience . All combined with --Her years of her working with flair , for couples of different cutures , religions or no religions. In Covid times , it would be very ! smart, to hire Karina first ! Before you do anything else. Her advise is solid , 100 % based on facts , her vast wedding experience and practicality . On top of all of that , she will add touches of magic! Yes, I believe she is the' Best in the City' ! Officiant Sarah Bunnett-Gibson [ 29 years of experience ; I have seen all the best planners ]

From the owner: Wedding Planning made easy.. Continues to be one of the top ten planners in Toronto & GTA…read more Featured in Martha Stewart, Style Me Pretty and other acclaimed publications.

Shealyn is by far the reason why my husband and I still smile when we think about our wedding. From…read morethe very first meeting to the final hour of the wedding, Shealyn truly went above and beyond to make our day special. She is not for the typical bride- if you are looking for a bespoke, beautiful and unique wedding, she is the one. Not only is she very organized, she is always 10 steps ahead of any bride/groom anxieties - especially on the day of the wedding. Her work is flawless and every single guest at our wedding commented on her enthusiastic professionalism and perfect execution. I have no doubt in my mind that my husband and I will be hiring Shealyn again in the near future for our family events and celebrations.

Shea is fantastic! She will take care of all the details and make sure the day runs smoothly…read more My wife and I were never bothered with the small day of hiccups that all weddings encounter because Shea was there to take care of it for us. I highly recommend Shea - she is the best!

I helped with a wedding with several hundred guests catered by M&O. Jordan as a person was a clear…read morecommunicator. The food was delicious. However, the set-up (name cards/place settings/centerpieces) was at a glacial pace such that there was no time for wedding helpers to verify all hundreds of name cards were placed at the correct seats by M&O staff. A second consequence was that guests were unable to mingle in the reception hall any earlier despite the ceremony having ended early, and some guests were forced to wait outside despite the cold. Jordan attempted to offer alternatives, but the set up staff did not speed up the set up process, and guests continued to wait outside the reception hall in a standing room only lobby area (and expressed frustration about that). Name cards were swapped/the opposite of what the bride outlined in the seating chart, so that at long rectangular tables a husband/wife were sitting at opposite ends. The staff potentially were not from M&O (potentially outsourced from a different company) but some did not clarify seating, and as a result, mixed up all the food orders. Some individual waitstaff were quite good about verifying name card placements but others did not verify them at all. Hopefully no one had a severe allergic reaction that night, as the seating chart from the bride and the reality of where names were placed were completely different for some tables. M&O also took boxes of glasses filled with water one by one to set up (instead of wheeling out several carts which would have expedited the process) and set everything up extremely slowly. Staff also served only 2 plates at a time, with about 6-8 people being served at a time. At a large wedding, this was disastrous because it took more than 40 minutes for them to serve the main course to everyone. This threw off the whole schedule of speeches so in the end we were more than an hour behind schedule. They also expressed a preference for people to be seated while the courses were being served due to the tight space (the tables were quite close together because the venue should not have allowed so many guests in that particular hall/room), which is a tad unreasonable at a wedding with several hundred people. In the end, guests couldn't enjoy the photo booth nor mingle as freely, and the schedule was extremely behind because speeches couldn't go on while people were in the middle of being served. Not sure if M&O outsourced their waitstaff to a 3rd party company that night, but would not recommend to anyone unfortunately despite the food tasting good.

Marigolds and Onions catered a wedding that I attended this weekend. I can't speak to the…read morebusiness dealings with them, as I had nothing to do with that end of things. But as a guest, I found the food to be delicious and beautifully presented! The servers at the wedding were attentive, friendly, and very professional. Always making an effort to serve on the left and clear on the right, tidying up our napkins when we stepped away from our seats, making sure we never had empty drinking glasses or wine glasses, etc. Really wonderful meal (salad, braised beef with veggies, and molton lava cake for dessert).

So after walking around Pacific Mall, Market Village and a crapload of other Chinese stores in…read moresearch of a decent looking Chinese Wedding Teaset (most are too lame)... I found it at Fanbo. It was the last one left and was 20% off....and it wasn't red! :D Most of the things I saw were mostly red (my least fav color and which also happens to be the Chinese Wedding color... ugh). The tea sets they carry here are mostly elegant depending on the design. Some are cute too w/ little cartoon characters or you can go the traditional design approach. I think Fanbo has the most variety around the area for teasets. All comes in a nice solid-ish case w/ a handle. Shirley was so nice again... she recognized me and gave me some freebies. 2 double happiness signs (to stick on the wall/door) and lots of papercups.

My partner and I decided to get married back in September. We weren't really interested in a…read moreceremony at the time so I went to City Hall and got the license and I thought that was it. They informed me that I needed a 'wedding officiant' and two witnesses. This was on a Thursday afternoon. At very short notice Catherine Kentridge agreed to come to our home and marry us in front of a couple dozen close friends who happened to be free. She was well prepared, kind and professional. I could not recommend her more highly. Thanks Catherine!

From the owner: Custom-designed wedding ceremonies that reflect each couple's unique wishes for their ceremony…read more After meeting with the couple, I create a ceremony that contains all the elements of rituals, readings, stories, and vows that are meaningful and special for them. Primarily my ceremonies are in English. In addition I am happy to include parts of the ceremony in the language of the couple's choice (transliteration and help with pronunciation greatly appreciated!) . I am licensed to conduct ceremonies in Ontario, and can create ceremonies to be performed anywhere in Canada or around the globe.

"Once in awhile, right in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a fairy tale."…read more Coach House Weddings and As it Happens Photography has made our Wedding Dream a Reality! We purchased the 'Everything but the Dress' package and it was truly a stress-free process. Andrea and John have been truly wonderful to work with, very responsive to messages, and very accomodating to our requests. About 3 months before the Wedding Day, we had an Engagement Photo Session, and the photos were so beautiful we used one for our wedding invitations! On the Big Day, the venue was so beautiful, the cake was delightful, the hors d'oeuvres were plenty and delicious! Andrea has perfectly captured our wedding colors through the cake, boutonnieres, and the bridal party bouquets which were just stunning to look at! John was excellent, and he also put some humor into the ceremony! He worked with me in outlining the ceremony, as well as my music choices (I have given him too many music selections!). The ceremony was amazing and everything went smoothly! Andrea has kept me up-to-date with all developments with the wedding planning. She made sure everything was perfect! She took beautiful photos throughout the day, before the ceremony in the bridal suite, during the ceremony (capturing all the most precious moments), and after the ceremony for portraits with the family. She made sure all the guests were happy and taken care of. As a bride on her wedding day, it could be easy to forget some moments as the day goes by really fast, and it could get overwhelming, but the photos have made me remember how magical the day was, and the experience made me really say to myself: 'I do not want this day to end'. Andrea and John, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for making our dream day perfect! We will never forget how wonderful our wedding day was! I highly recommend Coach House Weddings for your beautiful and intimate Wedding Day!

My now wife Sarah and I found Coach House Weddings in December of 2014…read more After seeing the venue in person, we immediately booked it for our June 2015 wedding. John and Andrea were incredibly nice and accommodating to what we wanted our wedding to be. The wedding package that we chose took care of the entire ceremony for us... we just had to show-up in our attire and enjoy ourselves. We gave Andrea our colors, met with the baker, Katherine Lima, to chose our cake and chose to include the Ilaria Duet as our musical option, but beyond that, we didn't have to do much. John was phenomenal and made the entire ceremony flow very smoothly. Andrea, along with her assistant, captured the entire day for us in photographs; we have so many amazing pictures to choose from for our wedding album. To our surprise, there were 2 videographers present as well to capture the ceremony in video. We are very happy to give Coach House Weddings such an awesome review and hope to see many more happy memories being made with Andrea and John.

Thanks for your wonderful performance as MC at our Wedding. Gary filled the room passion and tons…read moreof enthusiasm. He is an exceptional speaker, very professional, and an absolute delight to deal with. Cheers!!