We want to congratulate Calbon on winning the Paintlounge “Color of My Love” contest!

Calbon, you’ve won two drinks, and two canvases from Paintlounge, for you and your date to hang out and paint something for one another at one of the most unique date spots in the Toronto area!

We’ll be contacting you via Facebook, but you can e-mail us at winner[at]dayfortwo[dot]com as well to arrange for delivery of your prize!

Thanks to everyone for entering—as Maurice said in the video, it really was so much fun reading what color everyone’s love is, and why they chose that color!

A very special thanks to Paintlounge for partnering with us on this amazing contest. Be sure to show them love by “like”ing them on Facebook, and check our their Valentine’s promotion which is still valid tonight (Saturday, February 11th), tomorrow (Sunday, February 12th), and of course, on Valentine’s Day (Tuesday, February 14th).

To learn more about Paintlounge in general, visit them at www.paintlounge.ca!!!

Happy lovin’!

We’re so excited to announce the winners of the Grazie Cookbook, and $100.00 Gift Certificate contest, just in time for Valentine’s Day!

As you can see from the video above, the winners of the first four cookbooks are:

1. Maryanne
2. Karim
3. Amira
4. Jasmina

Check out what PaintLounge is all about in the video below and read on for contest details:

PaintLounge is one of the best date spots because it’s the perfect balance of fun, chill, and creative relaxation.

They’re giving away two canvases and two drinks to one lucky winner, and all you have to do to enter “The Color of My Love Contest” is complete the following statement on our Facebook page:

My Love is the Color _________, because I’m ___________!

(e.g. My Love is the Color Brown, because I’m down-to-earth and grounded!)

How easy is that?!

Just go to www.facebook.com/DayForTwo and tell us the color of your love! Be sure to show your love to PaintLounge  and “like” them on Facebook as well, for creating this awesome contest!

This contest closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, February 10th, and the winner will be announced on Monday, February 13th!

Paintlounge has an awesome promotion for the lead up to Valentine’s Day and seeing as how they are one of the best date ideas around, and quite possibly the best relaxing first date spot in the Toronto area, we’re not surprised!

You shouldn’t be surprised either—they celebrated their first anniversary this past fall and after just 18 months, are one of the most popular hangouts in Markham.

Check out the details of their promotion here, and make sure to reserve by calling them at 416 900 2633 or e-mailing them at info[at]paintlounge.ca! Keep in mind, Paintlounge is closed on Mondays, and the 13th is not exception! This promotion of their is valid for the 10th, 11th. 12th, and 14th of February.

Happy Lovin’!

We’re coming real close to Valentine’s Day and we’ve teamed up with Grazie Ristorante for a great giveaway!

We have 5 copies of Grazie’s own cook book, with recipes and memories celebrating over 20 years in business at their Yonge and Eglinton location.

Out of the five cookbook winners, 1 will also win a $100.00 gift certificate to dine at Grazie Ristorante, either at their midtown location or a little further north in Vaughan!

All you have to do to enter is to “Like” us on Facebook and then upload a picture of you and your Valentine, or a Valentine’s-themed photo of you onto DayForTwo’s Facebook wall!

Don’t sleep though! This contest closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 8th!

For those of you lovelies who already connect with us on Facebook, all you have to do is upload a photo of you and your Valentine or a Valentine-themed photo of you to the DayForTwo wall!

Happy Loving!

And guess what?! Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re stuck on gift ideas for the love of your life, we’ll be sharing gift ideas with you in the coming weeks leading up the February 14th!

Today though, we’d love to introduce you to a local Toronto artist who’s ready to create a one of a kind gift for you and your baby.

Bernard Abarquez is a portrait artist who creates commissioned pieces for everyday people who want a custom work of art.

He dropped by our offices last week and we got to chat with him about drawing and his love of portrait art and made a little video… check it out below!

Bernard needs a two-week notice so if you’re interested, feel free to contact us by e-mailing hello[at]dayfortwo[dot]com !!!

Bernard’s giving a special promotion to DayForTwo users, and dropping his regular watercolour and pencil crayon portrait pieces down from $300.00 to $200.00, so be sure to e-mail us to the address above to take advantage!

Check out some more of his work below!

As you know, we just love the incredible visual stories of love created by StillMotion.

Well guess what?

StillMotion has created a separate branch specifically for the gorgeous wedding videography and photography solutions they offer.

This new branch dedicated to all you love birds out there is called You Are Not Cattle.

Why the quirky name?

Well, aside form being hilarious, quirky, and extremely fun folks, the StillMotion philosophy is on creating wedding stories that are truly custom tailored and unique to your life.

To celebrate this launch, You Are Not Cattle are offering the most incredible prize to one lucky couple getting married in 2012.

They’re calling it the “No Bull Giveaway”. They’re just tired of films and photos where people are interchangeable and believe their approach is important for the wedding photography and videography industry to hear. They live off of the inspiration of the miracles of everyday life, and want to take the inspiration from one lucky engaged couple and share that couples story and the process of documenting true love with the world.

I can hear you asking, “Well, what’s the prize?!?!?”

Well, the prize, valued at $15’000.00 is a complete photo and cinema collection, documenting your special day, with a team of four, a cinema highlight and main feature film, as well as a photo album and gallery wrap collection.

OH… YOUR… GOSH…

If you’re not already familiar with StillMotion’s work, watch this and this right now!

The prize is only eligible for couples getting married in 2012, and the contest closes in one month: on December 15th, 2012.

You Are Not Cattle will be announcing the winner on Christmas Day; December 25th, 2011.

So how do you enter?

Tell You Are Not Cattle your story. Include video clips, photos, notes, emails, etc. Including anything you think is relevant to your story.

Once you’ve compiled everything, simply e-mail your story to nobull@stillmotion.ca

Here’s the fine print:

• you must be comfortable with You Are Not Cattle and StillMotion sharing your story online
• if you already have photo or cinema arrangements, you are welcome to apply for just one
• travel expenses are not included; if you win, you will be responsible for the actual travel costs of getting the 4 photographers and videographers to and home from your wedding

You may remember this post from last year when we first heard about Paintlounge.

Well guess what?!

Paintlounge turns one, and it’s so wonderful to see local home grown businesses reach that beautiful milestone and we’re proud of them! We still think it’s one of the best options if you’re looking for unique date ideas!

If you’ve never been to Paintlounge, you’ve got to!

It’s still one of the greatest date spots (especially for first dates)—I mean, what could beat painting something for each other while sipping on some of the most delicious specialty coffees and teas?

Be sure to check out their website for details on hours, location, and fantastic reading in their blog too!

Happy Lovin’!

We saw Stu and Dana together for the first time in Fort McMurray, a town far from here way up in Northern Alberta. Neither of them are actually from there, yet it’s the place where a lot of really great things started.

It’s where they first met, started dating, where their life as a married couple began, and where their son was born recently. It only made sense to experience what their life was like in the “everyday” before their wedding came.

But their wedding was in London, Ontario, on the farm where Dana grew up.

“And the farm goes on, whether there’s a wedding or not.” said her dad.

When the sun rose, we were out with the cows, with Dana’s dad, in the brisk air. The schedule had us starting at 9am, but the farm was just as important a part of the wedding as any conventional “wedding detail”, which meant we had to be shooting way before that.

Through spending the day with their family, it’s as if they welcomed us as one of their own. Sitting us down to breakfast, sharing the history of this house that has been passed down through the generations, and the ups and downs that it has seen, we were fully immersed.

We hope you enjoyed watching their wedding story! Below are some pictures, but be sure to read our little bit at the end of this post—there’s an incredibly exciting contest offered by StillMotion for all you happy couples, celebrating StillMotion’s launch of their brand new wedding videography and photography branch!

If you’d like to check out more photos from Stu+Dairy’s special day, click here!

We hope you enjoyed checking out Stu+Dairy’s story. Stillmotion thought it was so fitting to share this farm wedding because they recently launched their wedding story branch, called You Are Not Cattle. In light of this exciting launch, You Are Not Cattle has decided to offer an absolutely amazing prize worth $15’000.00 to one lucky engaged couple!

We’ll let you know all about it soon!

Until then, Happy Lovin’!!!

If you’re in Toronto, be sure to check out this awesome date spot at Yonge and Eglinton!

If you want to know a bit more about StillMotion, feel free to read below:

StillMotion Is a boutique photo and cinema production company with studios in Toronto and San Francisco. They specialize in genuine storytelling, and pride themselves in being able to capture the beauty of what is true. It you are planning your wedding, be sure check out StillMotion’s work on their website, as well as their blog, where you can get lost for hours experiencing the beauty they’ve captured for countless couples on their special day. StillMotion also offers, arguably the most fulfilling and unique date idea that they call An Hour Of Us. designed first and foremost, to shed all distractions and stressors, and truly rediscover and uncover all that defines you and your love’s relationship — oh yeah, incredible images are captured for you to keep as memories and reminders for the rest of your lives. Leam more by clicking here!

Mention DayForTwo.com when you contact StillMotion, and receive 20% off your An Hour of Us session!

Full Disclosure: DayForTwo is in no way, being paid to post StillMotion material. We just love them and their work so much! If you are the StillMotion client featured in this post, and would like us to remove your story, please contact StillMotion who in turn, will confirm your identity and notify us to remove this post immediately.

DayForTwo Presents: Grazie Ristorante from DayForTwo on Vimeo.

We’d like to thank you for checking out our first instalment of DayForTwo Presents! We’re introducing amazing date ideas to you in a series of videos and hope that they help you get to know your city and the treasures it has to offer!

Grazie, located at Yonge and Eglinton, has truly become a neighbourhood institution in midtown Toronto.

We had the pleasure of really getting to know more about one of our favourite date spots in the city, and arguably, the best first date restaurant in Toronto. It has all the characteristics of a fantastic restaurant—the food, the wine, the atmosphere—but it also hits on every single must-have on DayForTwo’s First Date criteria.

We hope you enjoyed watching our video, and are excited to let you know that we’ll be announcing a fun little contest we’ll be holding in cahoots with Grazie!

In the meantime, why don’t you hop over to our Date Planner and plan a date! Here, why don’t you start by adding Grazie to your itinerary by clicking here!

Happy Loving!