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🍾. Headed camping for 2 nights after the best d

🍾. Headed camping for 2 nights after the best day celebrating Emily & Joe.

Head to @theaugusts__ stories for previews! They did an amazing job.

@jennymckinneymua @emilyunderhill @fitzwine

Emily & Joe 🖤 @fleurichcreations @paperocelot

Emily & Joe 🖤

@fleurichcreations @paperocelot @emilyunderhill @fitzwine @19bistro @jennymckinneymua @perspectiveeventdesign @alloccasionspartyandevent @djspinalshift @theaugusts__

Our first half of the 2022 season. @paperocelot @

Our first half of the 2022 season.

@paperocelot @anewleaffloraldesign @petalandvow @ccbloomflowerfarm @alloccasionspartyandevent @perspectiveeventdesign @fitzwine @19bistro @roycesihlisweddings @limelightstudios.ca @jennymckinneymua @nudesalonandstylebar

Going into a full long weekend of two days in Vern

Going into a full long weekend of two days in Vernon, my mom here to watch the kids, friends staying with us while their house is rented out, interior renderings to wrap up, and 38 degree heat.

It’s easy to feel a little overwhelmed. But it’s a lot more comfortable to feel grateful. Grateful to get to do what I love every single day and call it “work”. (The next two days are going to be so fun!! And so colorful!) Grateful for friends and family we have endless support from. Grateful Royce is taking one of his only weekends off to come to a wedding with me. And grateful for warm weather and swims in the lake. These next few days are going to be amazing.

Have a safe, fun, and hopefully lake dipped long weekend in the Okanagan!

Ashlie & Court’s intimate wedding at the @quails

Ashlie & Court’s intimate wedding at the @quailsgate Nest House.

Ashlie asked if their ceremony could be on picnic blankets, which was a perfect option because the ground was sloped anyhow and wouldn’t have worked with chairs. When I went to do setup the day before I noticed a hammock under the tree here and quickly facetime’d them to ask if I could clean up under the tree and do the reception there instead and I’m so glad we did. Their guest count had gotten intimate enough to fit everyone under the tree. We hauled out a picnic table to replace it with a bar. And removed the hammock to add the table. It was the perfect day for their lakeside wedding.

@minted.photography
@anewleaffloraldesign
@flourandcake
@jenny.mcalpine.ceremonies
@waterfrontwines
@perspectiveeventdesign
@alloccasionspartyandevent

38 degrees this week. Time to beat the heat. 💦

38 degrees this week. Time to beat the heat.

💦

1) Freeze your bottled water! Guests needs to stay hydrated this week more than ever. Throw it in the freezer the night before so your ice bins don’t have to work so hard to chill it down.

2) Buy ice packs and stick them in the small of your back (anyone with pants/shorts on). It instantly cools your core.

3) Add electrolyte tabs to your water and chug it first thing in the morning.

4) Sunscreen. sunscreen. sunscreen. You absolutely need it. No exceptions for anyone. If you’re worried about putting it on evenly, grab one of those round makeup sponges to dab it.

5) Misters. Home Depot sells @ryobi_canada misters. They go on top of a water bucket and you’ll find every guest beside it.

6) Shade. Anywhere you can create it, do it. Move congregating areas to where shade is as guests will naturally hover there. Cocktail tables, lounges, and bars should be as close to shade as possible. Add patio umbrellas wherever you can.

7) Scale back your ceremony. It is dangerous and extremely uncomfortable for guests to sit through long ceremonies in this heat. They’re often under shaded and very little air flow. Ask your officiant to cut back the ceremony wherever they can. Trust me, it won’t feel too short. Guests stop paying attention when they’re too hot.

8) Heat stroke is a real possibility not just for your guests but for you too. I’ve seen a bride miss her entire reception due to heat stroke (not one of mine 🫣 but it happened). Hydrate. Sunscreen. Eat. Repeat.

💦 have the best week!!

Playful pink & yellow details with @paperocelot.

Playful pink & yellow details with @paperocelot.

@kristynharderphotography

Prepping for a weekend at Mackie House in Vernon!

Prepping for a weekend at Mackie House in Vernon!

@christiegrahamphotography @hellomaurelle @anewleaffloraldesign