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Alexandra & Craig

PONDEROSA POINT
Ashley + Jonathan

PAINTED ROCK ESTATE WINERY
Goyla & Nathan

PAINTED ROCK ESTATE WINERY
Jessica & Jeff

LINDEN GARDENS
Lauren & Orin

PRIVATE PROPERTY
Brieanne & Jace

PAINTED ROCK ESTATE WINERY
Lauren & Nick

MACKIE HOUSE
Diana & Jason

PAINTED ROCK ESTATE WINERY
Jill & Devon

CEDARCREEK ESTATE WINERY
Madison & Nav

50TH PARALLEL ESTATE WINERY
Molly & Tim

FITZPATRICK FAMILY VINEYARDS

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Revelstoke for the weekend while @roycesihlisphoto

Revelstoke for the weekend while @roycesihlisphoto shoots for @revelstokemtnresort. 🎿

So far we’ve stopped for drone footage and tree photos and his weekend of shooting hasn’t even started. Looking forward to having @mikeshawski out here too!

Major understated garden party vibes with this wed

Major understated garden party vibes with this wedding at Mackie House in Vernon.

The details look subtle but they were so intentional. There’s a white cloud @stellawolfeco silk table runner for added texture. The napkins are knotted. The menus are all script with a subtle grey blue ink. And @sprinkleandwhisk made cookies where I pulled inspiration from a Pinterest board the bride had for artwork she liked.

Had a call with my assistant this morning to go ov

Had a call with my assistant this morning to go over some of her to-do’s this month. One of them is collecting song selections for the ceremony, grand entrance, and first dances.

1) I always put the song selections directly in the schedule. It becomes the easiest way to cross reference what the DJ/musician has on file and ensure I know if the wrong song is playing.

2) Choosing your music early takes away one more to-do in the summer months when your wedding is near.

3) if you don’t actually care what song plays- that’s okay too! A good dj is awesome at reading the room and will fill in the right song for your entrance, cake cutting, etc without you specifying. Just let them know you’re free to let them choose.

A great place to find songs you love are movies, tv series, and of course acoustic versions on Spotify. Some of the best wedding songs are acoustic covers. (I once had a client play the song from the plane on The Wedding Singer as a first dance song and that’s probably one of my favorite selections ever. I love that movie.)

Decorating your own reception space? ✨My Golden

Decorating your own reception space?

✨My Golden Rule: never ever push those chairs in.

The edge of the seat should be just touching the tablecloth, enough so it doesn’t push the fabric in at all.

This also helps ensure your spacing is good between tables. If there’s ample walking space while the chairs are set like this, you know you’ll also have enough room for the servers once guests sit and pull their chair in.

And if your linen isn’t there because it’s too short- you’ve found my other golden rule! No matter how tight your budget is, never ever ever skimp on a full length tablecloth. The price is so marginal and will make a Massive difference.

What’s behind the doors? One of my favorite ven

What’s behind the doors?

One of my favorite venues, @mustalatorevelstoke. How could you not love the character of this barn but the sleek and clean aesthetic of the black exterior. It’s too good. Plus it’s in Revelstoke so say no more. I’m in.

When life gives you lemons, make limoncello. 🍋

When life gives you lemons, make limoncello. 🍋

This display was made as a cheeky nod to COVID cancelling their wedding and their canceled honeymoon to Italy. We had @borntoshake make all the limoncello for them and guests did a “drive by” cocktail hour where they played music from their cars, honked and cheered, and were passed these favors as a thanks for loving and supporting this couple.

Personal touches like this are such a great way to feel emotionally invested in your wedding day when the planning feels like too much. Ground yourself to recognize what you think is fun, special or unique and run with it.

Custom Build: @roycesihlisphoto/@createdlovelyliving
Scrip and bottles: @paperocelot
Limoncello: @borntoshake
Florist: @anewleaffloraldesign
Newlyweds: @madisonnaito @navsandhu14

Operation: Get through my email inbox, commences t

Operation: Get through my email inbox, commences today. 😵‍💫🤞🏻

I woke up to Nixon whispering right in my face at 6:25am “Mom. Mom! Can I outside with my new skis now.”

Royce took him to get his first pair of skis yesterday and within one run he totally aborted “pizza” and is making turns full on. Within a couple hours Royce had bought him his own skis and Nixon won’t even take them off. He’s been wearing them on the rugs in the house. I’m pretty sure Royce was happier than the day the kids were born… so yeah. We’ve got skiing kids now.

It’s also the kids first day back at school (if 2 1/2 hrs of preschool counts for Rowy) but I’ll take it. If you too are the mom running around the house with 1 minute to spare looking for their library bag and billion items they need, I feel you.✌️

@roycesihlisphoto

Love Languages + Planning Your Wedding: My favori

Love Languages + Planning Your Wedding:

My favorite class in university was a human behavior class. In fact, every book I read is almost always about marketing + behavior. Why? Because weddings have little to do with organization and everything to do with emotion.

In order to get the most out of your wedding day, you’ll need to know what’s valuable to YOU (And if you’re trying to please a specific family member what’s valuable to them). And the only way to achieve that fully is acknowledging love languages.

In [super] brief, if your love language is:

Quality Time: make sure you leave time to soak it in and spend time with people. Plan to be at your cocktail hour and make sure your photo team knows you don’t want to be gone long during dinner for sunset photos.

Gifts: favors, bridal party gifts or welcome gifts will most likely be a fun priority

Words of Affirmation: giving or receiving speeches will be important to these people

Physical Touch: hold hands during your ceremony, walk around the reception together when talking to guests, take 10 minutes after the ceremony or during sunset to be present with each other

Acts of Service: these are my ultimate host clients. They’re wanting to make sure there’s enough food, shuttles are there, everyone’s taken care of. They need a planner more than ever to ensure guests are happy so they can relax.

You can really dive into this if you feel you’re not hitting the mark on your planning. It’s likely because you’re focused in the wrong area. Maybe your mother in law feels really left out even though you’re updating her. Perhaps she loves with quality time and just wants a one on one lunch date to chat wedding plans or would appreciate 10 minutes with her son/daughter and the photographer on the wedding day while getting ready. Note you give + receive love with different languages so you really need to pinpoint these properly but these love languages are subtle and really beautiful ways to make the most of the day. 💕