Frid Events

Name: Frid Events
Address: 1037 Riddell Avenue South, Ottawa, ON, K2C2J6, CA
Telephone: +16133273743
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Frid Events Curating weddings & events with a one-stop-shop approach to design, florals, decor and stationery. You're engaged! Heartbreaking, we know. We've got you covered.
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But... you just realized that Pinterest doesn't actually *plan* weddings. From intimate gatherings to lavish affairs, our team of designers and planners offer bespoke wedding planning services for contemporary couples in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and abroad. Because wine won't fix the problems with your catering contract. But we can! Having a great relationship with our couples is a big part of ou

r process, whether it means phone calls until 1am or sharing a bottle (or two) together after meetings. We're there for you.

01/20/2025

Swipe to see where we put our fireplace toppers after the ceremony 👉🏻

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12/19/2024

Hi! It’s been a while!

This has been the wildest, most wonderful year filled with travel, family, friends, animals, and opportunity. I am so grateful and full of joy, and feeling encouraged and challenged in a way that I haven’t felt since before Covid.

and I are deeeeep into planning for next year. We’ve been busy with proposals for clients, designing our big, daunting showcase in January at the NAC, making huge purchases for our inventory, and even renovating our studio to prepare for all the growth.

Next year is gearing up to be bonkers in a great, healthy way and I love it. I feel inspired and hopeful again, which is something I haven’t felt in a long time. I’m so excited to see what is to come and feeling ready for this next chapter, which will be very different from anything I’ve done in the last 12 years.

Normally we would already be settled in Bali for our standard 6 months abroad, but we’re grounded for the time being while we see what the NAC has in store for us. So, we adopted 3 cats and bought a bunch of sweaters lol.

So cheers to an incredible year, we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday for those who celebrate, and for those who don’t, we hope you get some deserved time off!

Photo by from one of the awesome weddings we did at in October ❤️

08/15/2024

Want to know how to design a 🖤 minimalist 🖤 wedding that’s still cool? Here’s how:

Minimalist wedding design isn’t about having nothing; it’s about making small, impactful design decisions so that it looks curated and sophisticated without clutter or decor with no intention. 💡

Here, our bride (a graphic designer) created chic acrylic black signage accents to modernize rustic wood harvest tables. With selective placement of white flowers in bud vases, elegant tapered candles in glass for a glow, cheesecloth runners for texture, and a little greenery vines for the tables, we were able to achieve a simple but beautiful, minimal but intentional, clean but warm experience.

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08/07/2024

Overhead floral installation for your ceremony? Yes please?

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05/22/2024

We’re back from our wonderful winter away and already back into the full swing of things at our studio!

Lee & I spent 3 months in Bali (our home away from home), did a quick visa run to Hanoi, Vietnam, and then spent 1 month touring around Italy. It was absolutely incredible.

Thank you so much to .blooms for all your hard work while we were away, covering us when we had absolutely no internet, and keeping our events moving forward.

We had our first 3 events of the season this past weekend, and they were all perfect. It’s a great feeling after so many months away.

Thank you also to everyone who followed our adventure on .and.frid! It’s always a blast sharing my travels with you ❤️

Here we come, 2024!

07/10/2023

I haven’t shared a real photo on here since I was in Japan in December, whoops! And now there’s this new Threads things that I just don’t want to bother with; clearly this is hard enough to keep up with. I’m done feeling guilty about social media as a business owner, but I figured that maybe having a photo of me in Tokyo isn’t the best last photo to have posted, it kinda looks like I never came home lol.

So for anyone who hasn’t seen my Stories and thinks I might still be in Japan or dead, I’m still here :) I’m just comfortably busy and trying to stay off my phone more and more these days. That being said, I’m slowly getting back into the habit of sharing on this app again, I just needed a hell of a lot of time to decompress after last year’s psycho-season.

K bye again! 😘

12/08/2022

Hello from Tokyo! 🇯🇵

With the wedding season over and travel restrictions lifted nearly everywhere, I can finally get back to my old routine of heading to the other side of the planet for the entire winter! This time, I have a man tagging along ;)

We’ll be back from Japan and Bali in April, and sharing our adventures in Stories here and on my travel account .and.frid

We’ll still be working while we travel, don’t worry! We’ll just be doing it from different time zones in much better weather 🌴

10/07/2022

We need a break! We’re closing over the long weekend. We’ll be at the cottage all weekend, then Lee and I are hosting Thanksgiving at our home on Monday.

We don’t have much time to be with our family and friends before we move to Bali at the end of the season, so we’re taking advantage while we can between weddings.

Plus, “Hell Week” officially starts on October 17 (we have 3 back-to-back gorgeous but huge weddings) so we’re mentally gearing up for the hardest week of the year. We’re all really excited for it though.

Pressure is on! But we’re almost at the finish line!

06/08/2022

NEWS:

I became a planner because I wanted to design weddings. I got annoyed with passing my designs off to others to execute though, so I started doing my own florals… then my own stationery… then I found suppliers and started sourcing rentals to subcontract… now I even subcontract vendors like photographers and officiants on my contracts. It simplifies the process for our couples so much and it just makes sense (one payment plan).

However, it’s a LOT to manage. It’s been good in the past, but lately we’ve been having a lot of issues with suppliers. Wrong orders getting sent, missed delivery windows, no stock, missing items at weddings, etc, all things we find out day-of and leave us scrambling. I know it’s a volume/supply problem, but I don’t want to deal with the unknown anymore. I’m a professional planner. Obviously I’m a complete control freak.

So… I bought all the rentals. Allll of them. Lee and I have been pouring over proposals and wholesalers for weeks on end. Every single item we’ll be working with for the next 2 years between my 63+ weddings, 4 companies, and all the bonkers things I invent, I either now own or we’re creating from scratch. I’ll only be renting if I trust and love the supplier dearly.

At the same time, Lee has been building the most beautiful bars, display walls, champagne walls, donut walls (lots of walls), lighting stands, ceiling structures, tables, compotes, arches, pergolas and so much more for me. Each piece has something smart about it too, like they are reversible or can be combined, etc. We’re building for functionality and unique aesthetic.

So just like that, we’re now also a full blown, self-sufficient and *rapidly* expanding rental company too.

For now, I’m only offering rentals for existing clients of ours, but I’m exploring my options (next year though, this year is way too nuts).

I can’t wait to show you all the new things, but our inventory is exponentially growing with more to come and we’re BURIED under boxes, packing supplies, saw dust and paperwork.

(And dirt. Because we’ve also started growing cutting flowers for my orders, but that’s a whole other thing for another day…)

06/04/2022

Coordination

All wedding coordination services tend to manage the same elements:

Review and finalize the Wedding Day Timeline;
Final confirmations with vendors;
Final confirmations with the wedding party and VIP guests;
Leading or overseeing the Rehearsal;
Leading the wedding day.

If you’re only being hired for Coordination (which is typical for a new planner) then the couple will be passing you their designs and plans and expect you to take the baton and run with it.

There is an incredible amount of stress and complications that happen on a wedding day, no matter how perfectly it’s planned. My course on Coordination breaks down each of these responsibilities and walks you through it all, from what you’ll need to include in your final confirmations to vendors, how to lead a rehearsal, how to manage vendor arrivals and set up, how to run speeches during dinner, and so much more.

Want the full breakdown of roles within planning?
https://www.brittanyfrid.com/frid-academy
Planning, Coordination, Stationery, Florals: .frid // Beauty: and .beautystudio // Bride and Bridesmaids Fashion: Dominique Levesque // Cake: // Donuts: // Videography: // Entertainment: // Officiant: Gerry Peddle // Photography: // Venue:

06/03/2022

How do we stay organized for couple's big day?
Checklists.

Both viewing the Checklist by date and by category serve different functions. My team uses a blend of both. First, we look at where we are in the planning process. If we look at the date view and see that we are 10 months away from the wedding and it’s time to book a caterer, we will then flip to view the tasks by the Catering category and see how many we can knock off the checklist at once. We also like to assign our own team with the tasks we’ll be completing as their planners, and then we assign the couples with their specific tasks and give them specific deadlines so that they know exactly what they are responsible for compared to what we’ll complete for them. It really helps them to understand how much we are doing for them, and they like to track the progress as well.

Want to learn more about how we use checklists?
https://www.brittanyfrid.com/frid-academy
Planning, Coordination, Stationery, Florals: .frid // Beauty: and .beautystudio // Bride and Bridesmaids Fashion: Dominique Levesque // Cake: // Donuts: // Videography: // Entertainment: // Officiant: Gerry Peddle // Photography: // Venue:

06/02/2022

Sweets and such.

Discussing cake preferences or other sweets table items like donuts or cookies, interviewing bakers, scheduling tastings, booking the contract and updating our budget and payment plans, buying a cake topper, knife and server, and adjusting the final order depending on the final guest count are all tasks in the Baker category.🧁

If you're going for a floral wedding cake, be sure to include it in your flower budget. And don't forget to consider any cake table arrangements as well.
Planning, Coordination, Stationery, Florals: .frid // Beauty: and .beautystudio // Bride and Bridesmaids Fashion: Dominique Levesque // Cake: // Donuts: // Videography: // Entertainment: // Officiant: Gerry Peddle // Photography: // Venue:

06/01/2022

Catering costs are usually presented as "per-person" charges, sometimes abbreviated in wedding brochures as "pp" after the amount. But be aware—the per-person charge often doesn't include everything: Tax and the gratuity (sometimes called the "service charge") might be extra, and there may also be separate per-person charges for the meal, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and even setup. So your actual per-person charge might end up being considerably more than you expect. Bring your calculator along when meeting with potential caterers to help you arrive at the real bottom line.

There's more to consider. Nowadays, many caterers offer a range of services in addition to catering. Some are actual "event producers," providing props, special effects, décor—in other words, complete event design. They might also be able to assist in finding a location, coordinating your affair, or lining up vendors. One thing a caterer can't do, however, is cook up a 5-course Beef Wellington dinner for $20 per person. When planning your menu, be realistic about what you can serve given your budget and the size of your guest list.
A lot of factors come into play when selecting a caterer, so don't be afraid to ask as many questions as you need to!

Want to learn more about catering costs?
https://www.brittanyfrid.com/frid-academy
Planning, Coordination, Stationery, Florals: .frid // Beauty: and .beautystudio // Bride and Bridesmaids Fashion: Dominique Levesque // Cake: // Donuts: // Videography: // Entertainment: // Officiant: Gerry Peddle // Photography: // Venue:

05/31/2022

Flowers, flowers, and more flowers.

With so many for one event, it is easy to get overwhelmed by all the possibilities, but they can be broken down into simple categories: Personals (think what gets worn or carried), Ceremony, and Reception.

Personal Flowers includes:
Bride's Bouquet
Floral Crowns and Hair Flowers
Bridesmaids' Bouquets
Tossing Bouquet
Flower Girl's Bouquet or Basket of Petals or Pomander
Groom's Boutonniere
Other Boutonnieres
Corsages
Nosegays

Ceremony Flowers includes:
Entryway
Welcome Table Arrangements
Altar/Chuppah Arrangements
Pew/Chair Arrangements
Aisle Decorations
Tossing Petals for Guests

Reception Flowers includes:
Cocktail Table Arrangements
Bar Arrangements
Es**rt Card Table Arrangements
Centrepieces
Newlywed’s Chair Decorations
Wedding Cake Flowers
Buffet Table/Food Station Arrangements
Lounge Area Arrangements
Powder Room Decorations
Getaway Car Arrangements

Even if choosing not to do all the florals it is still useful to know where the main opportunities are. 🌼

Want to learn more about wedding florals?
https://www.brittanyfrid.com/frid-academy
Planning, Coordination, Stationery, Florals: .frid // Beauty: and .beautystudio // Bride and Bridesmaids Fashion: Dominique Levesque // Cake: // Donuts: // Videography: // Entertainment: // Officiant: Gerry Peddle // Photography: // Venue:

05/30/2022

Weather Policies ☂️

Specific vendors might have policies in their contracts that make it so that they cannot or will not perform their duties. If the vendors like the bartenders, catering team or performers are forced to be out in the direct sun all day or work in heavy rain or storms, they will likely have a right to end their contract (which I think is quite fair). Confirm whether they require certain things like tents for their equipment or sun shade before finalizing the layout and rental orders.

Want to learn more about vendor contracts?
https://www.brittanyfrid.com/frid-academy
Planning, Coordination, Stationery, Florals: .frid // Beauty: and .beautystudio // Bride and Bridesmaids Fashion: Dominique Levesque // Cake: // Donuts: // Videography: // Entertainment: // Officiant: Gerry Peddle // Photography: // Venue:

05/29/2022

Dress up your table surfaces also known as, Tablescapes.

Tablescapes is a design term for the landscape of the table - what will be on the table tops.

When planning design you will need to find images that showcase the colours of the linens and the general style of the centrepieces as they carry throughout the space. It will help to envision how the different styles could all look together.

Carefully consider the colour palette here too, and the texture of the linens. Even how the stationery like menus, place cards and table numbers will be situated on the tables should have images to back up your ideas.
Planning, Coordination, Stationery, Florals: .frid // Beauty: and .beautystudio // Bride and Bridesmaids Fashion: Dominique Levesque // Cake: // Donuts: // Videography: // Entertainment: // Officiant: Gerry Peddle // Photography: // Venue:

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Ottawa, ON
K2C2J6

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+16133273743

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Here’s me, being a total goon as per usual. I literally danced my way through Katie & Jason’s wedding, it was such a perfect day. Design, Coordination, Florals, Rentals and Stationery: Brittany Frid

New Home/Studio Tour, part 2!

New Home/Studio Tour, part 1!

I think this was the largest wedding we ever planned, and one of the more interesting ones because we were blending Western and Eastern Indian traditions and designs, and also had 3 other weddings happening this weekend... and my team was doing all planning, coordination, florals, rentals, and stationery for each and every one of them. The whole weekend was NUTS. I haven't had a panic attack since my very first wedding season, but I had one the night before this day - mostly because I hadn't slept in days trying to prep. But my team is INCREDIBLE. I mean, it was bonkers, but we were so ready for the madness. Nothing went wrong, everything ran exactly according to plan for all of the weddings, and I'm pretty sure I crawled under a table to catch my breath a few times through the evening but we survived. . . . Design, Planning, Coordination, Florals, Stationery: @brittany.frid Wedding Venue: @brookstreetott . . . #weddingplanner #fridevents #fridacademy #onlinelearning #onlineeducation #weddingphotographer #weddinginvitations #bridetobe #ottawawedding #marriage #weddinginspiration #weddingday #ontariobridesfeature #realwedding #canadianbride #ottawaweddings #quebecweddings #stylemepretty #weddinghair #ottawaweddingplanner #ottawaeventplanner #ottawabride #eventplanner #weddingtradition #blushwedding #redwedding #brookstreethotel #shoplocal #smallbusiness #onlinecourse

What exactly is a "Wedding Designer"? A designer is to a wedding what an architect is to construction. An architect has the vision for how the building will look and feel. They take a vague concept, like building a house, and start drafting ways that the house should look, what materials will be used to create it, what team needs to be assembled to execute the vision, and how to make it all fit within the client’s budget. Wedding Designers are effectively drafting a blueprint for the wedding. In my Wedding Design course, I show you the design questionnaires my couples take, how I develop the designs based on what I learn from their answers, how I pitch my ideas to them, and how I delegate the recommendations to my team of planners, coordinators and stylists for execution. Want to learn about how to become a Wedding Designer? https://www.brittanyfrid.com/frid-academy . . . Design, Partial planning, Coordination @brittany.frid Venue: @nac.cna . . . #weddingplanner #fridevents #fridacademy #onlinelearning #onlineeducation #weddingphotographer #weddinginvitations #onlinecourse #ottawawedding #marriage #weddinginspiration #weddingday #3DRendering #3DLayout #weddingfloorplan #weddinglayout #quebecweddings #whiteflowers #weddinghair #ottawaweddingplanner #ottawaeventplanner #ottawabride #eventplanner #blushbouquet #blushflowers #blushcentrepiece #weddingvenues #blushwedding #nac #nationalartcentre

I’m so glad to be helping everyone! I had a thought about weddings at the end of May and early June in Ontario that I thought I’d share...

Emily & Jonah’s cheery wedding at the beautiful Château Montebello started off dreamy and romantic and ended with a full blown rock concert by none other than the groom himself! #weddingplanninghelp #becomeaweddingplanner #chateaumontebello #montebellowedding #weddingbts

PART 2/2 Planning a wedding during CoVid sucks, but Frid Events can help. Understanding Ontario’s restrictions and guidelines is complicated, so I’m here to give you all of the facts we know so far, along with my predictions, tips and the advice I give my own clients.

PART 1/2 Planning a wedding during CoVid sucks, but Frid Events can help. Understanding Ontario’s restrictions and guidelines is complicated, so I’m here to give you all of the facts we know so far, along with my predictions, tips and the advice I give my own clients.

Here's a 3D rendering I made of Emily & Jonah's wedding well before I even saw the space myself. I received the 2D floor plan (the basic architectural drawing that shows the dimensions of the space) from the venue, took a look at what images I could find online, and then started building in the walls, carpeting, light fixtures, doorways, and anything else notable for the room structure. Then I start playing around with the dance floor, bars, and the head table to see where the focus of the room should be, where the staging should go, and what the general flow of the space should be. After that, I start adding in the guest tables based on the guest count, then add in the decor, and voila! A fully scaled 3D rendering of Emily & Jonah's wedding from scratch, months and months before we'd ever step foot in the venue. . . . Design, Planning, Coordination, Florals, Rentals, Stationery: @we.are.frid Venue: @fairmontmontebello . . . #weddingplanner #3DRendering #fridacademy #onlinelearning #fridevents #weddingphotographer #weddinginvitations #3DLayout #ottawawedding #onlinecourse #weddinginspiration #weddingday #venuelayout #realwedding #canadianbride #ottawaweddings #quebecweddings #chateaumontebello #montebello #ottawaweddingplanner #ottawaeventplanner #ottawabride #eventplanner #peachwedding #peachflowers #blushwedding #weddingvenues #blushflowers #blushcentrepiece #peachcentrepeice

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YOU'RE ENGAGED! AND YOU JUST REALIZED THAT PINTEREST DOESN'T ACTUALLY PLAN WEDDINGS. Heartbreaking, we know. We're here for you, girl. From intimate gatherings to lavish affairs, our team of designers offer bespoke wedding planning services for contemporary couples in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and abroad. WINE WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE WEDDING DAY ITINERARY But we can! Having a great relationship with our couples is a big part of our process, whether it means phone calls until 1am or sharing a bottle (or two) together after meetings. We're there for you.

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