• Saying Yes to the Dress

    wedding dress shopping in Ottawa

    Sometimes you have to be ok with changing plans in order to make room for better memories. 
    Will and I were engaged in late June and set our date only 10 months away so that meant that we needed to act fast on a few key things like buying a wedding dress.…

  • Our Proposal Story

    our proposal story

    We first met in a grade seven math class. He helped me with math and I provided him with pencils for the year.
    Will was the classic too-cool-for-school, getting kicked out of French class, football-playing jock of our high school. And yes…he was definitely swoon-worthy with his baby blue eyes, quick wit, unbridled confidence,…

  • Welcome to the SmokeHouse

    our first project: the smokehouse
    The SmokeHouse was built on a beautiful corner lot in 1973 in a nice, quiet neighborhood in that’s close to amenities, a park, a community center and nature trails. This bungalow has original red oak floors, two gas fireplaces and a finished basement and it is the PERFECT layout for a…

  • The Journey Begins

    the jouney begins

    Our interest in real estate and renovations goes wayyyy back.
    Will and I grew up in construction zones. In the summers, he worked with his dad on tiling and other renovation projects and I helped my mom renovate her historic apartment building in Montreal.

    When we first started dating, over a decade ago, we actually…