Long Table – West Coast Weddings

On the Farm Wedding Romance

Laura Kalcsa — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 22:15:37 +0000

On the Farm Wedding Romance

Lauren and Taylan’s chic outdoor wedding, with a harvest table of guests dining under the open sky, was featured in the latest West Coast Weddings Magazine. We loved the elegant, romantic vibe, filled with creative details by the bride!

Keating Farm is a fantastic pastoral backdrop for Lauren and Taylan’s beautifully designed nuptials. This farm venue is a rustic private retreat that embodies Cowichan Valley’s nature. The lovingly restored late 1800s farmhouse and heritage buildings provide a sense of history and grandeur for Vancouver Island weddings and events. No wonder guests and newlyweds rave about their experience at the Farm.

Lauren has an eye for detail, as she created the paper suite seen throughout the day. The long table was set perfectly between the trees, with string lights woven throughout the branches of this Vancouver Island wedding. White settings danced precisely along the table with perfectly placed pink, white, and peach flowers. Napkins were folded and dripped over the edge towards the cross-back wood chairs. The piece de resistance is the pressed wildflower cake covered in blooms collected and dried by the bride herself!

If you think the bridesmaids’ dresses complement the cake, you would be right! Thoughtful details are this couple’s calling card! We love the bride’s cathedral-length veil over a simply chic sheath-fitted gown. The groom was impeccable in his suit. We love the whole vibe of this on the farm wedding romance and wish Lauren + Taylan the very best future (and wish we had been there to toast them)!

PHOTOS: Three Sisters Photography

VENUE: Keating Farm

FLORAL: Bezaire Floral

CAKE: Lighthouse Cake Company

CATERING: Mensch Kitchen & Catering

PLANNER + PAPER SUITE: Lauren ‘the Bride’

GOWN: Blush Bridal Boutique

HAIR: Hair by Jen of Industry Salon + Spa

SUITS: Outlooks for Men

BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES: Reformation

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Rustic Romance on Vancouver Island

Laura Kalcsa — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:16:36 +0000

Rustic Romance on Vancouver Island..a lovely story of candlelight, lace, and roses. The ultimate in forest fairytale wedding inspiration. We love the reception table surrounded by towering pines. The whole reception palette is moved indoors and shows off the newlywed style in front of a fireplace.

Let’s talk about the bride’s gown. It’s incredible and locally designed by She Wore Flowers. The dress features a lace overlay over blush, a stunning train, and fringed sleeves. The bride’s sexy loose curls are pinned back to show the smoky makeup look. The piece de resistance to her bridal style is the exquisite bouquet. Italian Ruscus, varying white and cream blooms, and apricot beige roses come together to complete this dreamy ensemble.

The reception design starts on a wooden farm table. Taper candles march down the center atop a white ruched runner paired with cream and apricot floral posies. The paper suite adds perfect details to the whole picture. We love the imaginative hand-drawn map of the day’s plans alongside the ‘where you go – I will go’ calligraphy cards.

Anytime you can have your newlywed photos in front of a vintage brick fireplace is a good time! The mantle carries the taper candle theme from the West Coast long table, and we can’t imagine a more romantic candlelight wedding shot.

Let’s not forget the darling wedding cake! A petite affair for the sweethearts decored with Ruscus, ferns, and figs. The flair for the lush table settings is where the rustic brown plates have their fabric charger. And a pretty thank you card for each guest.

We loved this inspiration shoot so much that we featured it in the 2021 Vancouver Island West Coast Wedding Magazine! It brings together all the wonderful elements that make Vancouver Island so perfect. Forest, flowers, ferns, and chic boho beauty.

See more Rustic Romance in the Vancouver Island 2021 Issue

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Sunflowers and Sunshine Wedding Inspo

Laura Kalcsa — Mon, 17 May 2021 13:26:55 +0000

Sunflowers and Sunshine Wedding Inspo…Sunflowers are a statement flower — bold, bright, and beautiful. This rustic-chic sunflower palette is a wonderful choice for adding a touch of color and design to your neutral wedding without overwhelming an arrangement or drawing the eye away from the bride.

For an ethereal and rustic feel, incorporate a sunflower or two into an organic bundle of other wildflowers. To make things feel as organic as possible, leave the stems exposed, The creative look here incorporates a stunning dessert display on wood wine barrels, featuring fun desserts and favors for guests to take away.

We love the beautiful bride in her Hannah Tikkanen lace form-fitting gown. Her hair jewelry is the perfect touch along with a bridal bouquet featuring pastel dahlias and, naturally, sunflowers! The vintage yellow chair sitting in the middle of the field lends a lovely quirkiness to the bridal style.

The cake and desserts are real works of art. The cake is iced in white with delicate sunflowers across it and a very unique cake topper. Cupcakes and cookies abound with light yellow details and sit on rustic wood displays. Flowers are the final decorative touch to the ‘dessert wine barrels’.

The combination of brown paper, ink illustrations, and just a hint of yellow make this rustic invitation suite a fantastic choice to set the tone for an organic summer outdoor wedding. The bright and playful sunflowers bring joy and ease the atmosphere around a wedding. There is something so romantic and wonderful about a wedding designed around sunflowers.

You are invited to another field wedding….

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Pacific Gateway Veranda Wedding Inspo

Laura Kalcsa — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:08:09 +0000

Pacific Gateway Veranda Wedding Inspo…this beautiful intimate wedding includes a covered long table, outdoor ceremony and lounge. Gorgeous floral design, unique décor and colour all put together in this wonderful wedding tableau.

Ellssi Design & Rentals set about inspiring couples who are looking for an intimate wedding with a garden and water view. The Pacific Gateway Hotel in Vancouver has so many spaces to choose from for a wedding but this garden veranda has a perfect view. The long trestle table had white linens draping down and glass bubbles floating above the settings. The table setting featured gold charger plates, luxurious pink orchids of many hues and glass décor. Floral arrangements are also set along the top of the table frame so that they drape down along the edges adding to the sophistication.

The outdoor ceremony area is set up with wood chairs and a framed backdrop that draws in the trestle table theme. On the other side of the veranda we find a welcome burst of colour. Blossom pink lounge furniture and side tables await guests where they can sip on champagne and nibble on specialties. There is also room for the live entertainment that plays throughout the event — ceremony, reception and dance music.

This event inspiration is a perfect set up for the Covid wedding. Plenty of room for guests to socially distance and yet enjoy the wedding. Couples are able to have all the perks and beauty they might have imagined along with wonderful cuisine. This Pacific Gateway Veranda Wedding Inspiration is a perfect West Coast Wedding.

PHOTOS: Diamonds Edge Photography | DESIGN: Ellssi Design & Rentals

VENUE: The Pacific Gateway Hotel

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Trestle’s Edge Eco Inspiration

Laura Kalcsa — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:43:22 +0000

Trestle’s Edge Eco Inspiration.…An eco-friendly shoot inspired by everything local for couples who value carbon footprint conscious style. Trestle’s Edge is the perfect venue for this as it is an all in one venue – you can get ready, do your first look, and have your ceremony and reception all in one spot. This is a huge plus when planning an eco wedding day.

Florals can have a massive impact on your carbon footprint as a couple. Bud + Bloom created gorgeous floral arrangements using only local blooms and dried grasses. The long reception table is filled with rich fall colours. The funky blue and white plates are perfect with the coloured glass.

The bride is stunning in a Truvelle gown with lace bodice and floaty skirt. Her ‘Veronica Lake’ hairstyle is natural and complements her glowing makeup. Her bridesmaid shines in a burgundy full length dress and the guys are dapper in bow ties and boutonnieres. The west coast cedar ceremony arch is the perfect setting for this wedding party.

Have you ever thought of using food as your main décor statement piece? Art of Charcuterie created a stunning vegan grazing table with locally sourced food as an edible centerpiece along with thrifted vintage tableware. Loft Design Weddings completed the table look with menus crafted from plantable wildflower seed paper.

Trestle’s Edge Eco Inspiration has lots of things we love – fall colours, wood ceremony chairs, an antique settee and local everything! A great eco conscious palette for the couple who wants to leave as little footprint behind as possible on their wedding day.

You are invited to another outdoor ceremony

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A Forest Wedding Vision Artfully Catered

Laura Kalcsa — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 12:38:31 +0000

A Forest Wedding Vision Artfully Catered…often the last thing on a wedding list is the food but, in this case, the cuisine was just as beautiful as everything else! Truffles Catering worked with Prestlee and Scott to create a gorgeous culinary vision amongst the majestic trees of Vancouver Island.

This wedding was our 2020 issue cover shot and story in the magazine. We loved everything about this wedding and we soon realized we wanted to draw attention to the catering at this woodland reception.

The long tables were set amongst the giant trees, with the stump of one serving as a stage for the speeches. Each table was covered in lush west coast flowers, greenery and candles. Above the tables were strung strings of café lights that lit up the entire tableau after dark. Each white plate held a fern leaf and place card on white vellum paper.

The real star of this show, however, was the drinks, appetizers, desserts, cake and main course. Truffles Catering had servers in formal wear offering both sweet and savory throughout the evening. A lovely seating area offered a cocktail bar with all of the fixings and a cake table filled with sweet things. We loved the doughnut sticks where the treats, with different shades of icing, waited for guests to choose their favorite. The wedding cake and sweets around it were also in white icing with lush greenery décor.

Family and guests enjoyed the wonderful night of food, many toasts to the bride and groom and speeches under the stars. The newlyweds danced under the stars knowing their their forest wedding vision artfully catered had been a success!

You are invited to another West Coast Forest Wedding!

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