When the nice weather arrives, we’ll take just about any excuse to spend time outside. Here in Canada, we all know how precious summer days are. We spend all winter dreaming of them and when they finally arrive we know it’s only a matter of time before fall creeps up on us and just like that, another summer come and gone. So, we savour each day and the goal is to spend as much time outside as physically possible. One of our favourite summer activities? Picnicking.It’s the perfect excuse to spend a relaxing day in the park, catching some rays, eating delicious food and sipping fun drinks.

The start of the beautiful weather inspired our latest photo shoot collaboration with Quaintrelle.ca. We set up the ultimate spread in Trinity Bellwoods park in Toronto, which included all of the essentials necessary for a pretty picnic.

Be sure to check out our SLIDESHOW to see all of the photos from our shoot.

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1. Desserts: Nadége Patisserie Toronto 2. Plates/Tray: Kate Spade at Hudson’s Bay 3. Striped Blanket: West Elm 4. Pink Blanket: West Elm 5. Striped Tote: West Elm 6. Cups: Williams-Sonoma 7. Picnic Basket: Target PoppyTalk Collection (Coming June 2014) 8. Lemon Dress: Banana Republic 9. Blue Dress: Bicyclette Boutique

(Photography: Cameron Cassidy)