Although weddings are done in white, L’atelier Du Chocolat loves to create gorgeous, silky chocolate for your special day. Débora Charron, chocolatier, uses the finest in Belgian chocolate in a variety of creative ways to sweeten your wedding celebrations. From individual and delicious wedding favours for your guests, to sweet tables replete with an assortment of fresh, delicious chocolate and, amazing hand crafted chocolate centrepieces that will be talked about long after the wedding is over.
Innovative presentation and a unique selection of both traditional flavours as well as cardamon, lavender, lemon and lime infused confections make a unique and wonderful thank you gift for your special family, bridesmaids and friends who have helped you during your engagement.
And don’t forget your out-of-town guests by gifting them with a complement of delicious,chocolate for their hotel rooms and Sunday brunch.
L'atelier du Chocolat
THE ART & CREATION OF BEAUTIFUL CHOCOLATE!
Treat your palate to a delightful explosion of flavours and aromas at Windsor’s newest chocolate boutique. Windsor-based L’atelier Du Chocolat, founded by innovative Chocolatier Débora Charron will become a household name in this region, as a leading purveyor of unique and delightful handcrafted, artisan chocolate confections. This is no ordinary boutique with ordinary chocolates!
Débora loves the many cosmopolitan products and flavours that are available to her to create exciting combinations of taste and imagination. Her beautiful chocolates are works of art; sensual to savour, pretty to look at and a chocolate lover’s delight. Presentation is also important and her product can be displayed in beautiful and unique ways for all your special occasions.
These velvety morsels deliver a taste experience like no other through the fusion of premium chocolate and exotic blends of spices, liquors and wines, fruits, nuts, floral and herbal essences like lavender, acai, tequila, cardamom and saffron, to name but a few.Discovering her flair for chocolate-making in her native Brazil, Débora hopes to bring to Windsorites a unique taste experience to commemorate weddings, corporate events and any celebration that deserves special notice.
Débora honed her skills as a chocolatier under the guidance of the noted Chef and Instructor Christophe Mazeaud, who graduated from the École Nationale Superleure de la Patisserie in Paris, France, and went on to win medals of excellence in various international culinary competitions.
L’atelier du Chocolat delights in creating artistic and sensual chocolate morsels by personalizing each piece for your taste and sight. These distinctive chocolates are handcrafted in very small batches using precise, delicate techniques.
Ms. Charron states: “My chocolates are all about personalization. Whatever your taste and occasion requires, a chocolate can be crafted to suit both. Our philosophy is to create memories based on a unique luxurious chocolate experience.”
Whatever special event, wedding, shower, corporate event, new baby or just to satisfy that chocolate craving, a hand painted bonbon, praline, truffle or tablet awaits.
Come in to meet Debora, and sample one of her irresistible confections at her May 27th Grand Opening- 10 am – 6pm
Social media has been embraced by just about everyone in daily life and wedding
celebrations are no exception!
Weddings/Social Media
With the excitement of their engagement, brides are setting up personal wedding websites to share engagement pictures; their beautiful new ring and in some cases, it serves as an introduction of her fiancé to friends and family from afar. It is an effective icebreaker for the wedding party to interact and get to know one another online, prior to meeting for the first time.
Emily Post manners recently released a statement that said, ”all the old rules that are stuffy can be tossed out!”
While social media is still relatively new to weddings, this generation of couples are internet babies and they want to embrace technology in as many ways as they can. And what better time than on their special day.
Social Media is hot at weddings this season!
One cardinal rule, that is a definite no-no, is using your mobile device during the ceremony. The bride can appoint one Chief Tweeter to quietly sit in a remote area of the venue to capture the vow-taking. Attach a hash tag to the event and those who couldn’t make it can still be in the loop and follow the day’s proceedings.
At the reception, brides are setting up a computer station, where guests can post their well wishes and upload wedding day pictures they have captured. Other friends who couldn’t attend can post and have their comments read much like the telegram of days gone by.
Webcasting is growing as weddings are broadcast on a live stream feed. If there are elderly relatives or guests who are unable to be with the couple at their location, they can still see the day live from the comfort of their homes.
It’s the 21st century and brides will wow their guests with this emerging trend, and many other special touches that make their wedding distinctive while shining a spotlight on their unique personalties!
I have been following an emerging, exciting trend for the past two years and it continues to gain momentum. In 2009, some brides debated whether to abandon the traditional head table for a cozy, table for two for herself and her spouse. The wedding party , they declared would be seated around them in restaurant- style seating. Although this is not the norm , it has been a change that has been spotted and noted.
Steve Pomerleau Photography, Windsor, Ontario- will travel- Furniture, Modish Rentals http://www.modishrentals.ca
I am coining a new term for this new decade. Weddings can be traditional in every respect until you break out in celebration at the reception. “The Lounge Wedding” is very much alive and growing in popularity. Receptions today can be budget conscious, yet Still be elegant, with colour coordinated themes, stunning floral designs and lots of sparkle and bling. Chair covers add zip to the setting, and textured table coverings are laden with gorgeous beaded charger plates. Lighting has taken its rightful place too with the right mix of high and low “beams” in the appropriate places and chandelier fixtures, stategically place, add to the atmosphere.
The newest addition to receptions that has caught our attention is the clubby and comfy modern, modular leather couches and square cubes, in black and white, that can be configured whatever way you wish and placed invitingly throughout the venue. Plush, rhinestone detailed pillows,( we saw amethyst and silver tones) adorn the furniture and add further to a luxe setting.They provide a relaxing alternative to those banquet chairs that tend to grow more and more uncomfortable, after sitting through dinner and speeches. They urge guests to “kick back” and enjoy quiet and private conversations after dinner has ended and the entertainment has begun. This bodes especially well for those guests who have not seen one another for some time or family members who are simply catching up on one another’s news. It’s an intimate setting.
Photographers also love this lounge concept because they are able to capture the wedding reception in a new light with candid shots that are wonderful for the couple to have and look back on at a later date. Seeing their guests so relaxed, comfortable and enjoying themselves in a living- room like-setting on their special day, provides great photo memories for the couple well into the future.
We walked through many bridal shows this month, but we were stopped in our tracks in our own hometown of Windsor, Ontario, at both the Wedding Odyssey and Wedding Extravaganza shows.
The first, great new find was a stunning, Bride and Groom booth, which was white buttoned leather, high back and slightly curved. A round table, beautifully appointed, pulled up to it for dining. It was very intimate and very appropriate for a first meal together as a couple. What made it especially appealing was that it could be used a stand alone or installed right in the centre of a head table with the wedding party seated traditionally around the couple. We also saw tall, white leather Bride and Groom Chairs which are quite elegant and reminiscent of thrones that were once reserved only for royalty . These rental items add a new dimension to a wedding!
This emerging trend is linked directly to the clubs of today that are catering to this season of marrying couples. They are exclusive, comfortable, and reminiscent of the supper clubs of a bygone era, when tuxedos, cognac and cigars were all the rage. . Today’s couples have spent their time courting on dates in these environments of today, and it’s now spilling over into their wedding planning.
It’s a cool idea that is coming into its own for some weddings and I look forward to seeing it grow. There’s nothing like a wedding where the comfort index is high and you indeed feel like an honoured guest. It’s all part of what makes the experience of attending a wedding such a good time. Every couple displays their personalities in different formats and the elements they are using today are not from their mother’s wedding!
Congratulations to all the newly engaged couples in Windsor/Essex County! You’ve got wedding planning on your mind and there’s a lot to do in the months ahead. Remember to spend some time enjoying the moment, while you are sharing your good news with family and friends. As long as you are organized and seek out the expertise of professionals, your wedding day will be that special day that you have always dreamed about.
It is important to sit down together and discuss both your expectations and your budget, and adhere to the wedding day timetable. Those steps will keep you organized and on track to a beautiful day!
Many marrying couples wonder about folklore and superstitions that are attached to a wedding day. Here are some of them that will make you stand up and say Wow!
Steve Pomerleau Photography, Windsor, Ontario- will travel
1. Hey, brides, tuck a sugar cube into your glove — according to Greek culture, the sugar will sweeten your union.
2. The English believe a spider found in a wedding dress means good luck. Yikes!
3. In English tradition, Wednesday is considered the “best day” to marry, although Monday is for wealth and Tuesday is for health.
4. The groom carries the bride across the threshold to bravely protect her from evil spirits lurking below.
5. Saturday is the unluckiest wedding day, according to English folklore. Funny — it’s the most popular day of the week to marry!
6. Ancient Romans studied pig entrails to determine the luckiest time to marry.
7. Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck, according to Hindu tradition!
8. For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day. Ouch!
9. Middle Eastern brides paint henna on their hands and feet to protect themselves from the evil eye.
10. Peas are thrown at Czech newlyweds instead of rice.
11. A Swedish bride puts a silver coin from her father and a gold coin from her mother in each shoe to ensure that she’ll never do without.
12. A Finnish bride traditionally went door-to-door collecting gifts in a pillowcase, accompanied by an older married man who represented long marriage.
13. Moroccan women take a milk bath to purify themselves before their wedding ceremony.
14. In Holland, a pine tree is planted outside the newlyweds’ home as a symbol of fertility and luck.
It’s Got a Ring to it
15. Engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart.
16. About 70% of all brides sport the traditional diamond on the fourth finger of their left hand.
17. Priscilla Presley’s engagement ring was a whopping 3 1/2-carat rock surrounded by a detachable row of smaller diamonds.
18. Diamonds set in gold or silver became popular as betrothal rings among wealthy Venetians toward the end of the fifteenth century.
19. In the symbolic language of jewels, a sapphire in a wedding ring means marital happiness.
20. A pearl engagement ring is said to be bad luck because its shape echoes that of a tear.
21. One of history’s earliest engagement rings was given to Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII. She was two years old at the time.
22. Seventeen tons of gold are made into wedding rings each year in the United States!
23. Snake rings dotted with ruby eyes were popular wedding bands in Victorian England — the coils winding into a circle symbolized eternity.
24. Aquamarine represents marital harmony and is said to ensure a long, happy marriage.
Fashionable Lore
25. Queen Victoria started the Western world’s white wedding dress trend in 1840 — before then, brides simply wore their best dress.
26. In Asia, wearing robes with embroidered cranes symbolizes fidelity for the length of a marriage.
27. Ancient Greeks and Romans thought the veil protected the bride from evil spirits. Brides have worn veils ever since.
28. On her wedding day, Grace Kelly wore a dress with a bodice made from beautiful 125-year-old lace.
29. Of course, Jackie Kennedy’s bridesmaids were far from frumpy. She chose pink silk faille and red satin gowns created by African-American designer Ann Lowe (also the creator of Jackie’s dress).
30. In Japan, white was always the color of choice for bridal ensembles — long before Queen Victoria popularized it in the Western world.
31. Most expensive wedding ever? The marriage of Sheik Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum’s son to Princess Salama in Dubai in May 1981. The price tag? $44 million.
32. In Korea, brides don bright hues of red and yellow to take their vows.
33. Brides carry or wear “something old” on their wedding day to symbolize continuity with the past.
34. In Denmark, brides and grooms traditionally cross-dressed to confuse evil spirits!
35. The “something blue” in a bridal ensemble symbolizes purity, fidelity, and love.
Food and Family
36. In Egypt, the bride’s family traditionally does all the cooking for a week after the wedding, so the couple can…relax.
37. In South Africa, the parents of both bride and groom traditionally carried fire from their hearths to light a new fire in the newlyweds’ hearth.
38. The tradition of a wedding cake comes from ancient Rome, where revelers broke a loaf of bread over a bride’s head for fertility’s sake.
39. The custom of tiered cakes emerged from a game where the bride and groom attempted to kiss over an ever-higher cake without knocking it over.
40. Queen Victoria’s wedding cake weighed a whopping 300 pounds.
41. Legend says single women will dream of their future husbands if they sleep with a slice of groom’s cake under their pillows.
42. An old wives’ tale: If the younger of two sisters marries first, the older sister must dance barefoot at the wedding or risk never landing a husband.
Show Off at a Cocktail Party
43. In many cultures around the world — including Celtic, Hindu and Egyptian weddings — the hands of a bride and groom are literally tied together to demonstrate the couple’s commitment to each other and their new bond as a married couple (giving us the popular phrase “tying the knot”).
44. The Roman goddess Juno rules over marriage, the hearth, and childbirth, hence the popularity of June weddings.
45. Princess Victoria established the tradition of playing Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus” during her wedding processional in 1858.
46. The bride stands to the groom’s left during a Christian ceremony, because in bygone days the groom needed his right hand free to fight off other suitors.
47. On average, 7,000 couples marry each day in the United States.
48. Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve are the two busiest “marriage” days in Las Vegas — elopement central!
49. The Catholic tradition of “posting the banns” to announce a marriage originated as a way to ensure the bride and groom were not related.
50. Stag parties were first held by ancient Spartan soldiers, who kissed their bachelor days goodbye with a raucous party.
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It’s a cool idea that is coming into its own for some weddings and I look forward to seeing it grow. There’s nothing like a wedding where the comfort index is high and you indeed feel like an honoured guest. It’s all part of what makes the experience of attending a wedding such a good time. Every couple displays their personalities in different formats and the elements they are using today are not from their mother’s wedding!