Vanessa Grillone

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  • The Bride’s Diary – In Retrospect

    Although my day as a bride has come and gone, I want to share one more instalment of The Bride’s Diary. One more blog post to document the three regrets I have from the BIG DAY. I wish I hadn’t asked the seamstress to make my dress as tight as humanly possible. As mentioned in my previous post, it […]

    Vanessa Grillone

    November 29, 2016
    The Bride’s Diary
    Life, Love, Regrets, Retrospect, The Bride’s Diary, Toronto
  • The Bride’s Diary – WE DID IT

    We did it! We travelled a 1.5 year-long road jumping over arguments, dodging (and even embracing) tears, and pausing at crossroads until we reached destination “I DO”. November 11, 2016 was exactly how I hoped it would be; calm, relaxing, and fun. Since we had the ceremony and reception in the same location (The Hazleton Manor) […]

    Vanessa Grillone

    November 15, 2016
    Lifestyle, The Bride’s Diary
    changes, huband, Life, Love, marriage, Personal, The Bride’s Diary, The Hazleton Manor, thoughts, Toronto Weddings, wife
  • The Bride’s Diary – ONE WEEK TO GO

    It’s safe to say that I’ve been rather distracted lately. Apart from all of the last-minute wedding details (which my mom has graciously taken charge of) there’s also this heavy cloud of confusion weighing on my heart. Let me explain… The confusion has nothing to do with the wedding. That is the only thing that […]

    Vanessa Grillone

    November 4, 2016
    Lifestyle, The Bride’s Diary, Time in T.O
    dreams, Life, Love, Personal, The Bride’s Diary
  • The Bride’s Diary – 28 Days to Go!

    As I sat down at La Bamboche with my fluffy cappuccino I realized that I was about an hour early for my final wedding dress fitting. MY FINAL WEDDING DRESS FITTING. Which meant that I would get to take my dress home because it’s so close to the wedding that there’s no point in keeping at […]

    Vanessa Grillone

    October 14, 2016
    Lifestyle, The Bride’s Diary, Time in T.O
    La Bamboche, Life, Love, marriage, Ritche, The Road to I Do
  • The Bride’s Diary – The Bridal Shower

    Words I never thought I would put in a sentence (and actually mean them): I loved everything about my bridal shower. Let’s be clear, this is not because I didn’t think we could pull it off, but because I have never been a huge fan of bridal showers. Although I’ve had fun at all of […]

    Vanessa Grillone

    September 22, 2016
    Foodie Files, Lifestyle, The Bride’s Diary, Time in T.O
    Life, Lifestyle, Love, Personal, The Bride’s Diary
  • she rhymes

    She adored the busyness of the city streets even more than the quiet found when nodding off to sleep. She needn’t go away to long for home – she can stay quite put and still feel alone. On and on the days go by; the leaves will change and flowers die. In her heart she […]

    Vanessa Grillone

    September 5, 2016
    Lifestyle, Time in T.O
    Life, Lifestyle, Love, Me, Personal, Rhymes, You
  • The Bride’s Diary – Marriage Fears

    She’s scared of many things but failure in particular keeps her up at night. There are many things a person can fail, like a test or dream. You can learn from most failures and move on, and she is used to those kinds of failures. One thing that she doesn’t want to fail at is […]

    Vanessa Grillone

    July 30, 2016
    Lifestyle, The Bride’s Diary
    Fears, Life, Love, marriage, The Bride’s Diary
  • Slow Down

    I’ve been told many times that I need to slow down. Whether it comes to texting, tweeting, writing, reading, captioning, getting orders out, or simply making decisions, I tend to rush. I feel the need to get things finished quickly so that I can move onto something else; I am beginning to understand that faster […]

    Vanessa Grillone

    July 28, 2016
    Lifestyle, Time in T.O
    Life, Love, slow down, thoughts
  • The Bride’s Diary – 4 months to go

    With four months until the big day I’m trying to get the shower organized, figure out which balances are due and when, confirming flowers and decor, sending out invitations, and ensuring my wedding dress will fit after the alterations are complete. Admittedly all of this is stressing me out. I’m unsure if it is the […]

    Vanessa Grillone

    July 19, 2016
    Lifestyle, Time in T.O
    changes, condo, family, offending, The Bride’s Diary, Time in T.O
  • Push the car 

    My morning commute is generally uneventful. I drive down the same road, turn down one or two streets and I’m already sitting gingerly in front of the office. Since the drive is short, it’s rare that I see something interesting enough to pull me out of my daydreams. Yesterday I sat patiently at a red […]

    Vanessa Grillone

    July 13, 2016
    Lifestyle
    dreams, goals, Life, Lifestyle
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