I am very pleased to announce that my sister Shayna's Vintage Circus Wedding - one that inBloom styled and designed - is featured in an amazing 4-page layout in Canada's coveted WedLuxe magazine! It is a beautiful magazine that feels more like a book, with thick shiny pages and amazing photography.
Here is a look at some of the wedding photos {taken by the amazingly talented Ikonica}, and you can see more at the inBloom Event Design website on the Gallery page and at the Bloomerism blog. Enjoy!
Just popping in to say hello and to share this awesome video done by the University of Quebec...looks like so much fun! Wish I could have been a part of it! Looking forward to seeing 'the making of' video coming out soon as I have no idea how they did this so smoothly! Enjoy...
Apologies for my lack of blogging lately. Things have been sooo busy, and well, a tad overwhelming! I've decided to take a little break from blogging here, but don't worry, I haven't disappeared completely! I'm just paring down, and 'editing' my life a wee bit. BUT you can still find me over at Bloomerism, a blog I share with my sisters and fellow Bloomers! Be sure to check it out. See you there...
Sorry for the delay...things have been busy busy which is a good thing but also quite a tiring thing! Here is the last installment of my Israel photos.
Smack in the middle of the hot, dry desert was Masada - a huge fortress and ruins of ancient palaces built atop a plateaued rock. This was surreal! The desert landscape was gorgeous, but it was so absolutely broiling in the sun. How anyone built anything there 2000 years ago, let alone on the top of a 1km high rock, beats me! And how they maintained a water supply and food storage is even more incredible. The photos don't do it justice...the scope of this rock and the scenery was breathtaking!
Masada overlooks the Dead Sea, so we stopped to take a dip. This is the lowest point on the Earth's surface. It is also the saltiest sea! Does it look like we are sitting in shallow water? We weren't we were floating! You can't sink the in the Dead Sea, as the salt content boosts you right up to the top. It's considered extremely healthy {just don't stay in longer than 10 minutes or else you will get pickled}. The mud at the bottom of the sea has tons of minerals...made our skin look awesome!
Onto Jerusalem...another amazing place! I wished we had more time there as there was so much to see. We took a tour below the Old City, in an excavation site...there are more cities beneath the Old City that they are uncovering as we speak! The Wailing Wall was particularly emotional, and I thought of all of the wishes and prayers that must have been made on the wall.
This is a small, mystical town in the mountains called Safed. Comprised of many art galleries, it is a very spiritual place, and you can feel the peacefulness. Madonna visited Safed the same day we were there...unfortunately we missed her though!
We went to a food market in Tel Aviv and I just wanted to share this photo...I loved the colours of all the spices in their baskets!
Some views of Haifa, the city where we stayed. It's gorgeous, and built on top of a mountain. Here are some views of the Baha'i Gardens from the top of the mountain, and one from the bottom.
And of course I took a photo of an Israeli license plate for my collection. Well there was our trip in a nutshell!
The day after the wedding, we started doing some sightseeing and went to a charming nearby little town atop a mountain, called Zichron. A lovely place with shops and amazing food. Did I mention the food in Israel? I was expecting potato latkes and brisket {don't get me wrong, I love that food too} but it was anything but! There was actually a real Mediterranean feel to the food - fresh vegetables, salads, cheese, olives. Check out this antipasto dish...a work of art! And so tasty too. Every food experience I had in Israel was a good one!
After Zichron, we checked out nearby Caeserea where 2000 year old ruins of an ancient city built by King Herod remain. Quite gorgeous!
Weddings in Israel are a lot different than weddings in North America! First of all they are huge - sometimes 500 people or more! And secondly - they are casual. People show up in jeans and cargo pants! And thirdly - it basically doesn't rain there in the summer so no tents required for outdoor weddings! It's pretty much guaranteed.
My sister Shayna's wedding was quite beautiful - on the beach at sunset. Here are some highlights of the day!
