Jesse and Jordan's wedding in Burlington, Ontario

The story of our wedding

Jesse and I got engaged right before the pandemic in Disney World. We struggled to plan a wedding during the pandemic for 2 years before deciding to hire a wedding planner. Then we moved quickly and picked a venue in February and were married in May.

We went a little non-traditional with a couple of things. I had my brother as my man of honour, our puppy Jackson as our ring bearer, and my grandmother as our flower girl. My husband is a red wine drinker and I prefer white wine, so we did a wine blending during our ceremony. We didn't have the garter or bouquet toss. I had planned a big choreographed mashup dance for the father-daughter dance, but unfortunately, I was not feeling very well during the reception, so we just did a regular dance. But we were able to perform the original dance at a family gathering a couple of weeks later and it was so fun. We got a small cake and made a fancy cake stand, and we filled the lower levels with cookies (Oreos for the vegans, and Costco cookies for the rest). For my mother's wedding, she had both parents walk her down the aisle, and I continued that tradition.