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MY WEDDING RECAP: PART 2 – VENDORS

October 22, 2018 2 Comments

Oh HELLO. When you have a wedding there’s this thing no one tells you. There is an endless list of things. End. Less. However, if you take the time to research and pick wedding vendors that will actually make your life EASIER, rather than harder, that list of things quickly goes away. Today I’m sharing with all you busy bride-to-be’s my list of vendors. It took many hours and I may be biased but these are hands down the best wedding vendors in Calgary. Let’s get started: Deane House We’re going to start with the holy grail. Deane House made my life SO much easier. We actually picked this venue based on the people we met. Kelly and Maddie made us feel completely at ease […]

Home, Lifestyle, Shop My Style, Wedding

HOW TO CREATE THE PERFECT WEDDING REGISTRY WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING

March 7, 2018 No Comments

SOOO this is exactly what happened to me. I was actually stressing over a wedding registry. How. Why. Usually that should be fun right? WELLL when I met Adam, I already furnished my house completely… aaaand so did he. To add to this, we aren’t currently living in our forever home. So we WILL be moving again in the future and the thought of outfitting this entire house made me think of clutter and another brutal month of packing and moving STUFF. PLUS… What if our future home is a COMPLETELY different style then our current home? I’m an over thinker. But these are legitimate questions when making a wedding registry. Now comes the two hallmark suggestions. a) update your old college stuff you used […]

Food, Lifestyle, YYC

HOW TO EAT TEXAS STYLE BBQ WHEN YOU’RE NOT IN TEXAS

February 26, 2018 No Comments

Hey, newsflash, I love BBQ. Yeah maybe it’s not the most diet friendly food but everyone needs a cheat meal once in a while and usually mine is BBQ. Or pizza. NOWWW the secret to kick ass BBQ is finding the right spot. This can be tricky if you’re not living in Texas so I’m here to help you out. The SECRET is the smoker. A bad ass smoker makes or breaks your BBQ experience. Calgarians, you are in SOME LUCK. I’ve toured around looking for the best BBQ joint in town and I am loyal to the best, Hayden Block. This is not the first spot I’ve gone to and I even tried a few more after Hayden Block, but it only confirmed what […]

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YOUTUBE: THE MAKEUP BRUSHES YOU ACTUALLY NEED

September 9, 2017 No Comments

Drea Marie shares what types of makeup brushes you actually need! No more staring aimlessly at Sephora's 100+ kinds. CLICK HERE.

I HATE walking into Sephora or MAC and staring at the 100+ brush types with no idea of what I ACTUALLY need or want. Not to mention they are $40+ each. I mean come on. I’m sharing which types of makeup brushes you ACTUALLY should pick up and an option that will save you hundreds. ♡ PRODUCTS BS-MALL Premium Synthetic Kabuki Makeup Brush Set from AMAZON ARDELL Brow Brush from AMAZON HIGHLIGHTER brush in Champagne off AMAZON ♡ OUTFIT DEETZ BABATON blouse from Aritzia ♡ MUSIC BIRTHDAY CAKE by Rihanna THANK YOU by Jay-Z PLZ Subscribe!!!! I’ll be posting more vlogs. Also comment below any questions or products you love! xxoo Drea Marie