Our wedding



Before our ceremony Thierry and I decided that we would see each other. Our photographer, Monique Weston, wanted us to have the time to take pictures and I'm glad she convinced me to do so. It was so exciting to have that walk towards him while his back was to me. When he turned around to look at me, his reaction was priceless. My heart instantly melted. It was the most intimate moment we had on our wedding day. For some reason, I felt like that moment defined our wedding and I had a hard time grasping that we still had the rest of the day to celebrate our love and union.

THE CEREMONY

This is where the emotions kick in full gear. I was standing in the hallway of the Montreal Science Center with my dad to my side, watching my bridal party walk through the curtain one by one. I stood there until the processional song finished and anxiously waited for my song to begin. And then the curtains opened.

I thought I would make it down the aisle without crying, but the emotions were stronger than I was. All I could see was the man of my dreams standing tall at the end of the hall and all I could think of was how lucky I was to be his. I was doing really well with the tears and trying not to pull an ugly cry and ruin my makeup, and then I saw Thierry put his head down and hold back tears of his own. I dropped my head in my bouquet and I think I kept my eyes closed until my father and I made it to the end of the hall.

Our friend Mike, officiated our wedding and we couldn't have picked anyone better. He brought humor to the ceremony and cracked a few jokes about Thierry but still made sure to keep it short and sweet. I was nervous and shaky while reading my vows and Thierry seemed as calm and posed while he said his.

After our kiss, we walked down the aisle to Charles Aznavour "Emmenez-Moi" song. It was the perfect song for us.

THE RECEPTION

To keep with my Moroccan heritage, I decided to have a few elements of a traditional Moroccan wedding. I entered the reception with a change of dress and completely covered in ornate jewelry. I danced with family and friends to a Moroccan band before heading off to change into another dress.

THE DETAILS

The room was a blank slate, perfect for creating our own feeling to the wedding. I wanted a vintage, romantic feel to our wedding and Azar from Principal Planner designed a beautiful reception hall filled with just enough vintage touch.

 (Our wedding was a little over a year ago and I have yet to share or post anything online about our day. Better late than never).

3 Amazing life changing events

Where to begin...I've had quite the last few months. First off, we moved and bought a new home last July. Second, I got married to the most amazing man, and lastly had a beautiful baby girl . All of that happened in the last 10 months. It has been pretty much crazy, hectic, but most of all blessed and beautiful. I wish I had taken the time to blog during these life events but instead I was too busy shopping for our home, picking wedding colours, and obsessively debating between strollers. I will do my best to recap our wedding, my pregnancy, and our life as a family of three while breastfeeding, changing diapers and trying my best to put together a decent meal.

Wish me luck.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

These chocolate chip cookies look like heavenly, buttery, chocolate goodness. I'm thinking that this will be my weekend project since they take 36 hours to make. Have a lovely weekend ;)

{via Cupcakes and Cashmere, Recipe by For Me, For You}

Vintage Bouquet

How beautiful is this fabric flower bouquet. It's perfect for the bride who doesn't want to spend the big bucks on fresh flowers. 

{by Autumn and Grace Bridal, 90$}

Dinner Date

I had been dying to try out Le Hangar, a restaurant in my neighbourhood, so Thierry, my cousin Saphia, and I headed out there for dinner. And we were so damn pleased. Good drinks, good food, and good service in a super industrial buildidng (they also played silent movies on a projector which I thought was a nice touch). I had lobster macaroni and cheese. Pasta, cheese, and seafood. I couldn't have spelled it better for you. That dish was goo-ood!

An Orchestra

I had a chance to go to an orchestra in a beautiful church a few days ago and I have to admit that it was pretty spectacular. My sister-in-law, Kéké, was singing in a her high school choir alongside the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal. It was my first experience listening to something this beautiful and I was really impressed. Can't wait to go to another ;)

Adam Levine's Bachelor Pad

I'm loving Adam Levine's Holllywood Hill's home. It's uber cool and has an incredible view. I'm also digging the Snoop Date and Dr. Dre frame in the living room. ;)

{Via AD}

Nature Trail

I've mentioned a few times  on this blog how beautiful and relaxing going to my sister's house is (see here). She and her family live on a beautiful 100 acres of land and her home always a great getaway from the city. So this weekend, I decided to take my niece, nephew and cousine Saphia on a nature trail through their property while my sister and brother-in-law are on vacation. I'm on full duty aunty watch for a week so any activity is a good activity. And this one had me and my cousin passed a little after 7pm.

Saphia found one of my brother-in-law's rifle round. We were both a little impressed while Zachary and Yasmine thought that her find was less than ordinary.