If you had asked anyone who knew me a few years ago, what I would be when I grew up, they likely would have guessed a doctor, a researcher, or something that required me to keep my head buried in scientific journals or diagrams of the brain. 

While I was in school, I was also a bride, planning a beautiful wedding on a seemingly endless budget. When I wasn’t reading about brainy things, I was thumbing through bridal magazines and developing a lavishly expensive taste for all things exquisite – high end linens, fancy embellishments, and couture designs.

A twist of fate left my grand affair wedding canceled and my expensive taste left me with nothing more than extensive debt. The expensive mistakes I made were, in part, what led me to create this website.

I dreamed up WeddingGirl.ca after perusing Kijiji for previously-loved wedding items. I found an ad posted by a bride asking for help in planning her wedding. She’d become pregnant during her engagement, and fell very ill. The couples’ wedding budget was spent on keeping her and her unborn baby alive. She was desperate to have a wedding, to one day show her baby that “Mommy and Daddy got married”. The ad was looking for anyone who would help her with décor, flowers, food, anything to create a wedding. At this moment, I decided that no bride should ever have to beg for a wedding, settle for second hand, or second best… and that every bride should be able to ask for help! With those convictions in hand, I created the site you're visiting now. My goal was to help brides resolve their own unyielding desires for high-end, fancy, and couture, with a limited budget. While most of the wedding industry tends to focus on how to spend, this website is about when to save and when to splurge and what to skip all together (and still make your wedding nothing short of FABULOUS!)

What began as a hobby, to create a community for brides to share the tips, tricks, and ideas that have helped them save money, de-stress, and plan spectacular events, has now become my full time job! Day-in and day-out now, I spend my time helping couples find amazing venues, pick fantastic vendors, and plan Happily Ever After's that are nothing short of perfectly perfect.