Month: September 2019

Liberty Village is a unique campus style paradise where you can find trendy young professionals with their dogs, plenty of unique cafes and restaurants. As you take in the heritage buildings, be sure to take a photo for insta before you visit the top spots for your wedding service needs. What are you looking to find? We got it! From specialized baked goods, beautiful stationary to stunning venues! It’s always good to shop and support local retailers!

VENUES: CAFFINO, 1185 KING ST W
Caffino offers a wide array of in-house services, including working with your vendors, event planners and you, to ensure that every detail is perfect. The capacity is 25 people which meshing indoor and outdoor spaces.

MILDREDS, 85 HANNA AVE #104
Mildred’s as a wedding venue is an ideal choice for many! It’s ideal for a variety of event styles, including their incredible four course dinner menu with delightful passed hors d’oeuvres to start, the options of a food station and an open bar for 100 guests, and a cocktail style celebration fits up to 200 guests.

LIBERTY COMMONS, 42 LIBERTY ST
Old meets new at Liberty Commons! Original heritage building features like wood slat elevator screens and massive wooden beams contrast with sleek geometric tile, leather banquettes and marble tabletops. The result is a space with a polished, yet casual atmosphere.

Barrel Room: 32 seated, 42 reception Drink Tank: 24 seated, 30 reception Entire Restaurant: 173 seated, 340 reception

CATERING: PROVISIONS, 109 JEFFERSON AVE
For the ultimate catering experience, Provisions, takes on the challenge of creating an art installation that serves as the ultimate reflection of a couple’s relationship. They believe your wedding day menu should be a representation of your love for one another. It’s all about the couple on the special day!

WE CATER TO YOU, 171 EAST LIBERTY STREET, UNIT #107
We Cater to You delivers amazing catering to be remembered! The company makes shopping local a priority and often works directly with farmers to get the freshest produce and meat for their dishes. The menu is diverse and expansive, so you’re sure to find a handful of dishes that suit your taste! Bonus: they do quite a few gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian plates, making it easy to find options for your guests with dietary restrictions.

CAKE DESIGN: FOR THE LOVE OF CAKE, 171 EAST LIBERTY STREET, UNIT #117
For an Instagram-worthy dessert table, look no further! For the Love of Cake will deliver the cake of your dreams. The bakery can craft trend-forward geode cakes bursting with colour, sleek and simple monochrome cakes, whimsical cupcake towers and just about everything in between. It can even handle baking and packaging your favours, if you want to kill two birds with one stone.

PHOTOGRAPHY: 5IVE15IFTEEN, 67 MOWAT AVENUE, SUITE 445
For quality photographs to share with family, friends or just to post on Instagram, you’ll need a professional! 5ive15ifteen is an internationally published photography studio, specializing in weddings. Available for local and international bookings.

STATIONARY: PAPER & POSTE, 67 MOWAT AVE #501
From streamlined white and gold save the dates to rustic-chic invites, the stationers here at Paper & Poste can handle it all!

HAIR STYLING BOOKINGS: VENT BLOW DRY, 51 E LIBERTY ST #3
For brides hosting weddings too far from Vent Blow Dry Bar, stop by the day before your wedding for a deep scalp massage and wash. As many wedding hair stylists will tell you, day old hair is ideal for styling. The natural oils of your hair will help the style hold. With their two products lines, AG Hair and Moroccanoil, our stylists can help create the perfect palette for your wedding day hairstyle. In the midst of wedding planning? Click here to check one more thing off your list and inquire about their customized bridal packages.

CONSULTANT: LET’S PARTY CONSULTANTS, 147 LIBERTY STREET
Let’s Party Consultants have an eye for detail, and will make sure you have the perfect wedding of your dreams!

REGISTRY: WEST ELM, 109 ATLANTIC AVENUE
Use your registry to spice up your home! West Elm is the place to go to find chic pieces like patterned rugs, linen bedding, ornate mirrors and decorative knick knacks. Learn more!

DECOR: TO BALLOONS, 51 JEFFERSON AVENUE
Looking for a way to take your wedding decor to the next level? You’ve got to check out these balloons! Fun, spirited & creative – it would make the perfect photoshoot backdrop! TO Baloons will work with you to create the perfect arrangement for your event. These beautifully designed balloons will surely be a talked about hit at your wedding!

JEWELLERY: CARNABYS BESPOKE JEWELLERY , 171 E LIBERTY ST UNIT 135
Looking for a custom engagement ring? Look no futher! At Carnabys you can customize many of our hand-crafted engagement rings and wedding with colour gemstones, colour diamonds and/or alternative metal options to create a ring that is perfect for your unique personality. If you wish, we can create and design a one-of-a-kind ring to your specifications, using state-of- the-art technology that brings your vision to life.

OTHER: LUXE DESTINATION WEDDINGS, 171 EAST LIBERTY STREET, SUITE 140
LUXE Destination Weddings is a team of wedding experts specializing in planning destination weddings at the world’s most exclusive hotels and resorts. LUXE will custom tailor your destination wedding vision and create a wedding as unique and special as every bride and groom they work with.

Liberty Village is not new to beautiful art pieces. From our welcoming entry featuring the “Liberty Village Gateway Sculpture Emerging” at King and Atlantic, our many benches including “Persistence of Liberty Village” at Liberty Street and Mowat, to our newest additions the concrete bench murals along Linear park, we are not short of inspirational art.

The “Liberty Village Gateway Sculpture Emerging”, created by Liberty Village local, Artist Michael Golland, the sculpture was named to signify the new modern urban redevelopment taking place alongside the old industrial buildings throughout Liberty Village.

The next time you pass by pay special attention to this piece, especially in the evening, as the colours from the traffic lights enhance the sculptures totemic presence.

The “Persistence of Liberty Village”, created by Renata Mohamed, doesn’t look like much other than a bench from afar, however, as you come closer, you will notice the 8-metal disks embedded within it. The disks spin on an axis and are inscribed on each side. Next time you take a seat on the bench, be sure to take a minute to stop and take a closer look… One of the disks features the inscription Through persistence of vision, spin the disks to embrace the history of Liberty Village”.

Most recently, Liberty Village got a new burst of colourful inspiration, with our new permanent murals. In collaboration with SKETCH, five talented artists and the City of Toronto we have transformed what were once plain concrete benches, lining Linear Park, into beautiful art pieces with a story.

Our collaboration with SKETCH highlights the role of public art in storytelling. Thank you to SKETCH and all of the artists who have contributed to the culture and community of Liberty Village.

Join us on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 to celebrate the newly completely benches for the grand unveiling, featuring a walk and talk with the artists; Kaya DaCosta, Ezequiel Morales, Kamika Peters, Rowell Soller, and Amber Williams-King as they provide a Walk & Talk on their designs and the way it comes alive to animate the area.

About SKETCH:

SKETCH is a community arts enterprise engaging diverse young people, ages 16-29, from across Canada, homelessness or on the margins, navigating poverty to: experience the transformative power of the arts, build leadership and self-sufficiency in the arts, and cultivate social and environmental change through the arts.

Link For Bench Mural Art Walk & Talk: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sketch-x-liberty-village-bia-artist-talk-and-walk-tickets-78455932807?fbclid=IwAR1B7LZq8BiHV9P3o1-QDRTh6kbmIweJQD9jXmdiN8tKP6ay0-zwyAWHbGs