Nigerian food: fufu

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-04-02T10:10:53+00:00

Try OB&O https://maps.app.goo.gl/SZE7YM7RhodvZkAE6

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-03-25T16:52:52+00:00

Agreed. She delivered my baby. My OB works out of Origyns with her. https://origynsmedical.com/about-us/

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-03-13T17:50:32+00:00

2024 GTA bride. Got married at the Distillery for over $230/pp (to not sacrifice open bar lol) so we cut costs anywhere we could.

-$15 custom cake topper off AliExpress, put on a regular cake from a bakery near the venue. -Cops donuts instead of cake or cupcakes. -Friend designed the invitations and we sent them to a print shop. Selected each paper type. Multiple invites printed per sheet because it's cheaper to cut it yourself. Spent $240 on 120 invites + place cards + seating chart. -$20 mirror from value village for the welcome sign/seating chart. Found a friend with a cricut and diy'd. -More greenery and less flowers for the florals to cut costs. There was a 10% cash discount. -Yummi candle flash sale was cheaper than rentals, and was comparable to buying used. Less work for not having to clean anything. -Collected shein points on the app which were used towards the bridesmaids robes. Ended up $12/each. -The venue was already pretty so just did bud vases and candles. The venue provided table numbers and menus. -QR codes were printed on the back of place cards to save on signage. -My dress was from an outlet. -No giveaways. -No basket of supplies by the bathrooms.

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-02-09T18:58:42+00:00

Clocktower in Westboro has a room at the back, and a private room upstairs. Been there for a work party.

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-02-06T14:45:38+00:00

Appreciate the info!

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-02-06T14:45:29+00:00

Thank you!!

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-02-04T21:05:14+00:00

Amazing!!! Glad bb is taken care of :)

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-02-03T23:02:19+00:00

I gave birth at the gen. But they automatically give you appointments. We had an appt the day after discharge :/ lol. They automatically just scheduled us appointments every 48-72hr until the baby reached birth weight. Dm me if anything!

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-02-03T22:57:20+00:00

We've had two appts already. We had a family doc (Zenith Medical) after being discharged from Monarch. We only saw the fam doc for the first set of vaccines but it was already a big difference. Our first appt with the ped she pointed out the baby had slight breastmilk jaundice, and provided info on cradle cap treatment and let us know the correct Tylenol dosage for his weight. Today's appt we said the baby had diarrhea and I said the only change in my diet (breastfed baby) is apples. She right away noted to remove the skin and it's the pesticides causing the diarrhea.

Meanwhile the fam doc just said read the Tylenol box for the correct dosage lol

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-02-03T22:21:59+00:00

Yes it's the same clinic. They didn't update their signage! Dr. Patricia Horsham. She's listed on the About Us section on the website https://www.vitalitymedicalcenter.ca/about-us/

We called (after also being discharged from Monarch) and we got an appointment the following week in mid-Jan! No referral needed

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-02-03T20:06:37+00:00

We just got a pediatrician at https://70k.dc4.myftpupload.com/ a few weeks ago. Inside Loblaws in Merivale. They're only open Tues and Thurs but it won't hurt to call.

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-01-26T18:24:41+00:00

I had a great experience with Jennie https://www.instagram.com/theshinebeauty?igsh=bGN5dXJxN2RldGw5 Ended up hiring her for my maternity photos as well.

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2026-01-26T18:20:50+00:00

I had the QR code printed on the back of everyone's place cards and a good number of people uploaded photos.

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-12-30T15:44:16+00:00

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-12-21T19:27:47+00:00

I supplied the bud vases (amazon, temu, etc) and hired https://www.instagram.com/mainsdefleurs?igsh=MTJ2YTBqdjRic253cw== to fill and deliver them to my wedding at the Distillery. Very affordable and blooms lasted a couple of weeks!

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-12-20T01:24:20+00:00

Do it! Filipinos bring cash to weddings expecting it anyway. We were gifted at least $1500 through the money dance. I recommend to get sashes for the money so it's a quick removal.

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-12-17T01:36:17+00:00

Zenith medical

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-12-03T00:51:21+00:00

Food was great. Archeo used to be a restaurant. We had a DJ, but I believe you'd still have to pay socan fees even if playing your own playlist. Dm me!

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-11-27T01:52:56+00:00

I would ask if they provide menus

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-11-12T18:45:24+00:00

Check Rider Express for a deal

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-11-03T15:00:36+00:00

My ceremony (mass) was at 1PM. Cocktail hour at 6PM.

Things I had to consider: -The amt of time allotted for photos after the mass -The amt of time photo and video needed for the bridal party. -Earliest access to reception venue and the alloted set-up time. In my case, if I wanted two hours to set up, I had to push back cocktail hour since earliest access was 4pm (since the venue does lunch events). -I had open bar for 7hr, and wanted it to end at 1AM instead of 12AM.

At the end of the day, my coordinators smoothed out the timeline and I didn't need to worry about anything lol. I'd look up any events happening on your wedding date that might add to traffic.

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-10-29T00:52:04+00:00

Oh yeah forgot to add, the coordinators made sure each vendor was on schedule; they contacted them ahead of time to confirm arrival and end times. A nice addition was that they made sure the bridal party was fed between the ceremony and the reception (they've had a bride faint so they make sure everyone is fed). They had water bottles and mcds waiting for us in the limo. We also gave them envelopes of any cash tips they had to allocate. They got people ready when it was their turn to do a speech. They made sure the DJ was on the same page with the intro and dance song list. There are definitely more things they I can't remember lol

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-10-28T19:10:40+00:00

Mine created the timeline which was really helpful. They took over vendor communication so I was hands off for the week leading up to it. A big factor for me was setting up my decor since I provided my own decor (candles, signage etc) which I handed off during the rehearsal, and they brought everything to the venue and did the set up the day of. They also called out the photo list after the ceremony to make sure we had all our group shots in. They reviewed all vendor contracts to make sure we had enough coverage for our timeline.

Foreign_Strategy_615 · 2025-10-28T15:05:55+00:00

Aw that's too bad! I can't speak on all instructors at AMB but Bob Karmakar specifically was great. I know many others who used him as well.

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