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Samtam
Samtam

Vancouver, British Columbia · From March 2016

I was born in Vancouver but raised in California, however I'm still not an American and am very close to my Canadian roots! My fiance and I met online... View more

I was born in Vancouver but raised in California, however I'm still not an American and am very close to my Canadian roots! My fiance and I met online through eHarmony and were engaged for 2.5 years before we got married. Our wedding was 5 years and 1 day after our first date!

Happily married 🎉

November 12, 2016

2722days 21hrs

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Holiday cards
Samtam of DIY, On November 21, 2016 at 16:12

Now that all of our wedding projects are done, my next task is to order our first holiday cards as husband and wife! Here are some of the options we are looking at. Please let me know what you think...

Vinod, wednesday 17-Jan-18 29 157
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Up themed wedding
Samtam of DIY, On February 1, 2017 at 14:02

Hey guys and gals! Emilie's travel themed wedding posts have reminded me of one of my favourite wedding themes, the movie Up! It's such a great love story and has so many elements that you could...

Vinod, wednesday 17-Jan-18 16 171
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Proposal stories!
Samtam of Before the wedding, On November 1, 2016 at 18:34

I'd love to hear your proposal story and if you have a pic, please share! Did you know that it was coming or were you totally surprised?

Amanda, saturday 23-Dec-17 28 214
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Post wedding blues
Samtam of Just married, On January 5, 2017 at 15:34

I know we don't have a lot of newlyweds on the site yet but I thought that this was worth bringing up. The Knot posted this article a couple weeks ago about "The Postwedding Blues."...

Ashley, sunday 24-Sep-17 15 281
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Back and married! (bam!)
Samtam of Just married, On November 16, 2016 at 18:18

So we just got back last night and it's crazy how everything feels so different but still the same! Luckily we got some sneak peek pictures from photographer to hold us over so here they are!...

Samtam, tuesday 15-Aug-17 25 264
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Groom's cake
Samtam of Plan a wedding, On March 3, 2017 at 15:27

Hello Brides! Have you heard of a groom's cake? From my understanding, it is a fun cake for the groom at the wedding or rehearsal dinner (since the wedding cake is usually the bride's vision )....

Samtam, sunday 5-Mar-17 23 166
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Outfit for my groom
Samtam of Wedding fashion, On February 27, 2017 at 14:46

This was my groom's outfit. He looked so handsome on our wedding day! Suit Our colours were purple and charcoal so we went with a charcoal tux from Moores. Shirt I had assumed that he would do a...

Valerie, wednesday 1-Mar-17 10 135
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Wedding nightmares?
Samtam of Before the wedding, On November 7, 2016 at 18:00

Has anyone started having dreams about the wedding yet? I've had a few. In one, everyone left really early and I realized after they all left that we hadn't done our first dances or cut the cake or...

Linzer, sunday 26-Feb-17 18 133
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Bam- wedding day
Samtam of Just married, On November 24, 2016 at 03:16

https://community.weddingwire.ca/forums/back-and-married-bam--t1302 Cont... The morning of the wedding, we went to the restaurant and banged on the doors until someone let me in. (“I’m the bride and I...

Samtam, thursday 23-Feb-17 17 177
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Bam- wedding advice
Samtam of Just married, On November 24, 2016 at 03:19

https://community.weddingwire.ca/forums/bam-wedding-day--t1445 Cont... There were things that went wrong along the way and that I wish I could change but it was the happiest day of our lives and I’m...

Carolyne, thursday 23-Feb-17 11 168
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#loveinthesquare
Samtam of Wedding ceremony, On February 13, 2017 at 15:30

Love in the Square http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/valentine-weddings-love-is-in-the-air-at-robson-square...

Shevonn, monday 20-Feb-17 17 169
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My dress!
Samtam of Wedding Tests, On February 13, 2017 at 14:49

Thanks for the awesome wedding test Emilie! I am happy to talk about my dress. I've never felt more beautiful than I did in that dress and I wish I had another opportunity to wear it! It was so...

Samtam, tuesday 14-Feb-17 12 120
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My valentine's date with collin
Samtam of Wedding Tests, On February 6, 2017 at 14:49

The test says that our date should take place at night at our favourite restaurant (preferably with a rooftop!). We're going to have a romantic dance (yay!), maybe to the song Come What May, and eat...

Samtam, tuesday 7-Feb-17 2 53
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Throwback thursday- valentine's day
Samtam of Before the wedding, On February 2, 2017 at 13:43

Hello Brides and Grooms! It's Throwback Thursday again and Valentine's Day is coming up so I want to see pics of your first Valentine's Day together! How did you celebrate your first Valentine's Day...

Kacy, sunday 5-Feb-17 13 126
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Share your proposal story!
Samtam of Before the wedding, On January 24, 2017 at 14:05

Our community is expanding so I would love to hear your proposal stories! (And share pics if you have them!) Did you know it was coming or was it a surprise? Mine was definitely a total surprise. We...

Emilie, tuesday 31-Jan-17 49 367
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Rating vendors
Samtam of Tech support, On January 20, 2017 at 13:10

I have left reviews for 2 of my vendors and while they show up on the vendor's page, on my page it says that I haven't rated any vendors. (It shows 9 vendors saved, 0 vendors rated and 9 vendors...

Samtam, wednesday 25-Jan-17 3 98
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Sharing your interests
Samtam of Before the wedding, On January 20, 2017 at 14:38

One of the best parts of sharing your life with someone you love is sharing your interests with them so you can enjoy them together! What's something that you've introduced your fiance to and vice...

Simone, saturday 21-Jan-17 19 142
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Thank you cards
Samtam of Just married, On January 13, 2017 at 17:57

We ordered our thank you cards last night! Thank you card ' There were so many great designs to choose from but we wanted to keep it simple and find something that would go well with this photo. It is...

Samtam, tuesday 17-Jan-17 32 220
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Bah! (back and honeymooned!)
Samtam of Honeymoon, On December 20, 2016 at 01:35

We are back and honeymooned! (begrudgingly… ) We went to St. Lucia and stayed at the Sandals Regency La Toc and it was INCREDIBLE! We had never been anywhere like that before and the views were...

Kaytee, thursday 5-Jan-17 23 174
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Tbt- first christmas
Samtam of Before the wedding, On December 22, 2016 at 18:51

Hello ye merry gentlemen and maids! It's Throwback Thursday and as we have Christmas coming up this weekend, I thought it would be fun to post pics from your first Christmas together! (Or Hanukkah or...

María, tuesday 3-Jan-17 12 98
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To cake face or not to cake face?
Samtam of Wedding reception, On December 13, 2016 at 02:35

A new trend has popped up over the past few years that my husband and I refer to as "cake face" or "cake smash." Gone are the days where couples feed each other that first slice of cake. Instead they...

Samtam, monday 19-Dec-16 20 234
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Throwback thursday- baby pics!
Samtam of Before the wedding, On December 15, 2016 at 12:58

Hello Brides and Grooms! It's Throwback Thursday and I want to see you and your fiance's baby pics! My husband and I did a slideshow before our ceremony and we had so much fun going through baby...

Samtam, monday 19-Dec-16 18 118
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Throwback thursday!
Samtam of Before the wedding, On December 1, 2016 at 17:07

Hey guys and gals! It's Throwback Thursday so post a picture of you and your fiance from back when you first starting dating! Tomorrow is my husband's birthday so I just posted this on Facebook today...

Samtam, monday 5-Dec-16 28 172
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Black friday registry
Samtam of Plan a wedding, On November 29, 2016 at 02:35

Hey Brides and Grooms! I wanted to pass along some registry experience! We didn't do this intentionally but it worked out really well that we got married just before Black Friday because now that...

Samtam, friday 2-Dec-16 9 82
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What's your song?
Samtam of Before the wedding, On November 29, 2016 at 01:24

Most couples have "their song" so I want to know what yours is! How did you find it? What part of it represents you two as a couple? Punchline "Universe" with lyrics Our song is Universe by Punchline....

Natasha, friday 2-Dec-16 13 107
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Sam: if our love story was a movie...
Samtam of Just married, On November 28, 2016 at 18:44

It was a little hard to choose what movie represents us because I feel like we have always just been perfect together, which would make for a boring movie! We didn't have to "win over" each other's...

Samtam, thursday 1-Dec-16 4 119
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Registry priorities
Samtam of Just married, On November 20, 2016 at 02:07

Registry Now that we're married, we've finally opened all of our wedding gifts! We didn't register for a ton of items but we were a little surprised that most of our guests chose to just give us money...

Laura, monday 21-Nov-16 11 236
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Must have dance songs
Samtam of Wedding reception, On November 18, 2016 at 15:52

Hello Brides and Grooms! I want to know what your "must have" dance songs are for your DJ! What are the songs that you will stop mid-conversation for and say "be right back!" so you can break it down...

Melissa, friday 18-Nov-16 16 127
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We did it!
Samtam of Just married, On November 14, 2016 at 14:11

We are currently driving back from Vancouver as husband and wife (!) but I didn't want to leave you all hanging! Our day was perfect and I'll make sure to post more once I'm back. I hope that...

Melissa, wednesday 16-Nov-16 7 136
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Something is going to go wrong!
Samtam of Plan a wedding, On November 4, 2016 at 13:32

They say that something is going to go wrong during wedding planning. What have been your moments where things have gone wrong? (And hopefully if you get them out of the way before the wedding, you...

Emilie, friday 11-Nov-16 20 201
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Sam & collin: it's written in the stars
Samtam of Plan a wedding, On November 7, 2016 at 16:27

Here is our engagement horoscope: Leo Engagement Engaged between: July 23st - August 22nd If you get engaged during the Leo period, your wedding day is going to be a party! Leo is a fire sign, which...

Emilie, tuesday 8-Nov-16 1 60
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Couples getting married on 12/November/2016 in British Columbia
Samtam of British Columbia, On November 1, 2016 at 18:36

Hello! I'm new to Wedding Wire Canada and am excited to find some fellow brides and grooms that are getting married on the same day as me! How are the preparations coming along? What do you still have...

Samtam, wednesday 2-Nov-16 1 82

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