Nick and Sarah's wedding in Kirkfield, Ontario
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15 Jun, 2019The story of our wedding
Our wedding was so incredibly, uniquely, us. We started dating in high school. A few weeks into seeing each other, Nick asked me to a friend's cottage for the May long weekend. It was my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary party at their property on Balsam Lake, so I told him I couldn't attend, but that he could come with me if he wanted (never expecting 17-year-old him to say yes). Fast forward 8 years and we got married on that same property.
Nick and I share a love of fishing, the outdoors, football, and animals - so we wanted to make sure all of it was captured in our special day. From his Dallas Cowboys bowtie and grooms cake to our custom cake topper with our dogs on it to receiving fishing tools during the wedding ceremony from our officiant - the day was just a perfect reflection of us.
Getting married in front of the lake, on my grandparent's property was a dream of mine that nothing could put a damper on, not even a little rain. People asked me leading up - what's your back-up plan? I said - umbrellas! So when the day came, and it was raining, we and all of our guests gathered outside with umbrellas and celebrated. The groomsmen handed out glasses of champagne during our signing, while Luke Bryan's 'Rain is a Good Thing' played. We then had dinner in a tent and it cleared up just in time for our sunset first dance on our outdoor dance floor!
Continue reading »One of my absolute favourite things about our wedding was how it was a reflection of the love of our friends and family. Almost everything involved someone we cared about. My sister and maid of honour designed my custom 3 piece gown, my aunt and friend did the flowers, my dad built the arbour, my neighbour and friend did my hair, and countless friends and family helped out setting up (and cleaning up).
To every couple out there planning, my best piece of advice would be to do it exactly how you want it, even if that means more work and a little rain...your guests will feed off your energy and have the best time if you are!
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