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Thoughts, Tips and Feature Weddings

Raezavel & Jarryd’s Celestial Inspired Wedding

As the 2022 wedding season comes to a close, we are reflecting on all the beautiful weddings we created this year. Raezavel and Jarryd’s Celestial Night wedding was so unique we felt it deserved a feature in today’s blog. Read all about their intimate and gorgeous wedding here.

Photos by Chris Ngo Photography

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Elizabeth & Jon’s Pop-Up Style Wedding

The pandemic has given way to a surge in small weddings and we hope this trend doesn’t go away anytime soon. As all the photos and video continue to pour in from an amazing summer season, we wanted to showcase a very special intimate wedding we were delighted to be a part of this past summer.

Photos by Stephanie Hodgson Photography

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5 Tips for Planning Your Wedding Amidst Covid

It is a strange time to be planning your wedding right now. Each province is entering its own re-opening phases and while we remain hopeful and optimistic, couples continue to contend with ongoing limitations, including travel bans, gathering restrictions and local business closures. It seems more difficult than ever to understand HOW to plan a wedding in 2021. Here are some recommendations for couples planning to get hitched this summer.

Feature Post for Goldfinch Registry.

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A GUIDE TO DOWNSIZING YOUR WEDDING

It is no secret COVID has altered wedding plans for so many 2021 couples. Rather than postpone multiple times, many couples have opted to proceed, albeit with a reduced guest list based on current provincial restrictions. Scaling back your guest list may seem like the impossible task, but we have some recommendations to help keep the planning (and re-planning) process smooth and help execute a safe and beautiful scaled down event.

Feature Post for Goldfinch Registry

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MY FAVOURITE WINNIPEG VENUES (under 100 people)

Searching for the perfect venue is hard. It’s the foundation, (literally) for your wedding and one of the biggest decisions you will make during your wedding planning journey. In the past, I’ve shared my favourite venues over 200 people but in light of all the wonderful small weddings we get to be a part of lately, I decided to share my favourite venues ideal for weddings with 100 guests or less.

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Small Wedding Myths

In a recent post I discussed intimate weddings as my #1 predicted ‘trend’ in 2021 and I think this concept is sure to stick around for a while, beyond these COVID times. After a year of uncertainty, planning and re-planning, the word ‘micro wedding’ became a bit of a buzz word synonymous with ANY viable nuptial, but I wanted to use this blog to really break down this concept and re define these celebrations simply as ‘small’ weddings.

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