West Coast Love Story – West Coast Weddings

Coastal Wedding Show – West Coast Weddings

Laura Kalcsa — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Coastal Wedding Show is a breath of fresh air when it comes to Wedding Shows! The inaugural event will be hosted in the Chalet on top of the iconic Grouse Mountain. Vancouver’s only wedding show dedicated to specialized outdoor local wedding vendors and products at the top of their games! The show is being hosted on April 26th, 2020 from 12pm- 5pm.

Imagine saying ‘I do’ on a mountaintop surrounded by alpine peaks, centuries-old forest and the sight of a million dancing lights in the city far, far below. From intimate gatherings to a spectacular party of 500+, weddings at Grouse Mountain are pure magic. Receptions can take place in summer or winter, outdoors under a marquis tent or inside one of the many reception areas, including Grouse Mountain’s grand Chalet. Your happily ever after starts here.

The journey up the Skyride is sure to inspire and Grouse Mountain’s location offers couples to connect with vendors while overlooking the sparkling city of Vancouver below.

See you there…

Tickets

Tickets are on sale now with Early Bird pricing available until the end of February! Get your tickets early to save!! Regular ticket prices begin on March 1st.

Ticket prices include: Parking Pass, Sky Ride Ticket, Access to Coastal Wedding Show, Drinks, Snacks and access to any activities happening on Grouse during this time.

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Blue Skies at Pearson College Wedding

Laura Kalcsa — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:11:12 +0000

Blue Skies and Ocean Views were the highlight of Amanda & Alex’s beautiful Pearson College Wedding. Their special day was filled with unique details, lovely floral and lots of family and friends!

Amanda and Alex really rocked the first look with each other and continued to their outdoor ceremony overlooking the water. The blue skies could not have been more perfect! We loved the bride’s stylish gown with the sheer featured overlay and the adorable flower girls in pink hair wreaths.

The reception also boasted spectacular views inside and out. Tablescapes held floral inside of gold prisms and matching table numbers. The seating plan is so unique and giveaways had pretty thank you stickers on succulents. Roses were showcased with plenty of gorgeous greenery. The dessert display had several floral covered cakes!

The best part of this real wedding are the amazing photos of Amanda and Alex in all the natural landscape around them. Pearson College outdoes itself as the backdrop to this wedding!

You are invited to this lovely inspirational west coast love story!

VENUE: Pearson College | PHOTOS: Pebble & Pine Photography | DESIGN/PLANNING: Borrowed and Blue Events | FLORAL: Bespoke Blossoms | DESSERT: Cake by Taryn

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Squamish Engagement Session for Cydney + Adam

Laura Kalcsa — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:38:25 +0000

Cydney + Adam’s Squamish engagement session imitated their new life together. It was not your usual to say the least! Their adventures together actually led to them finding their new home here on the West Coast. Cydney tells their truly original story:

“Love at first rent. We met in a slightly unconventional way (to be honest who doesn’t meet in unconventional ways these days?) where Cydney moved into her new student house in second-year university and complained to the landlord about the mess that was left by the previous student tenants. The landlord assured her that a cleaning team would be over to come to sort it out, low-and-behold the landlord themselves came to clean up the house; this landlord being Adam.

Since we’ve been through exciting adventures around the world both together and independently, grew businesses and faced challenges. At the end of it all, we always came back together, grew stronger, and partnered up for the next mountain to climb (both literally and figuratively). Rock climbing played a key role in our relationship and helped us work together as a team and find common interests that we could develop together. We became so dedicated to the sport that we eventually packed up all our belongings, moved into a van and traveled North America looking for climbing destinations. You learn a lot about someone when you only live in 80 sq ft. This trip took us to discover our new home which is now Squamish, BC – another rock climbing mecca.

Rock climbing also led us to the moment Adam proposed. We were on a fall trip to Moab, Utah – some of the best sandstone crack climbing and one of our favourite climbing destinations – and just finished climbing in a remote area for the day. We were by ourselves in the middle of nowhere on a goat trail with a 45-degree slope heading 100’s of feet down into the valley. Adam turns around on this trail and decides to propose and I was so shocked I turned around and started walking the other way. After we celebrated with a Mexican meal in town as opposed to our usual jet-boil pasta in freezing temperatures (desert gets chilly at night!).”

You are invited to another Hennygraphy Engagement!

Photography by Hennygraphy

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Diana + Matt Wed in Rustic Elegance on Anvil Island

Laura Kalcsa — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 02:36:05 +0000

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Rustic details galore but heavy on elegance…the perfect description for this wonderful wedding day! Keeping close to their west coast roots, Diana & Matt chose to have their wedding in the Vancouver area, despite calling Toronto their home of four years. They decided that Anvil Island would be the location of their intimate celebration. The Island is a place with deep significance for Matt and his family having spent many weekends and summers here.

The bridal party got ready in Matt’s family’s beautifully decorated cottage. The ceremony took place outdoors overlooking the Howe Sound as kayakers drifted by lazily. The haze caused by the BC wildfires created an otherworldly glow to everything it touched. It also created some outstanding photos!

The tented reception took place on the grounds of the private estate with all the rentals, supplies, and food having been transported via water taxi over the previous week (no small feat for planner Nessa Van Bergen of Bon Vivant Group, a family friend).

Diana & Matt’s vision for their wedding was quintessentially West Coast: “We wanted to remember our wedding day as the best party we’ve ever thrown – with all our friends and family and an emphasis on great west coast food! We had a relaxed, romantic yet fun atmosphere, playing off the surrounding nature and ‘rustic’ elements that we added personally.”

Diana & Matt pulled together their rustic, elegant aesthetic beautifully: from the green arbor overlooking the water down to the desserts and table settings. Let’s not forget that it was also a very dog-friendly event!

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A Wonderful Tea for Two Engagement for Veronica & Quinten

Laura Kalcsa — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:26:07 +0000

A wonderful tea for two engagement for Veronica and Quinten celebrating their upcoming west coast wedding. Engagement sessions are fast becoming the best part of getting comfortable with your wedding photographer. Couples are keeping it relaxed, thought much more creative, and taking photos in places important to them. Highlighting hobbies, special moments and shared passions makes these sessions so personal and intimate.

Couples are keeping it relaxed while being much more creative!

Don’t forget to pull together your fashion – it doesn’t have to be fancy but it can be if you want! Blankets, your special t-shirts, formal gowns…it’s whatever works for you, your partner and the story you are telling. It will also depend to some degree on your location choices and time of year. Although, if you want to swim in the ocean in January no one can technically stop you! Some couples have even had beautiful floral arrangements created for the occasion or hired a planner to provide décor and direction.

Veronica and Quinten Engagement Story

So we loved Veronica and Quinten’s engagement story because they did it all! They both love drinking tea so the ‘tea for two’ picnic was perfect. It also led to some great blanket shots among the forest trees. The ocean side showcased Quinten’s love of photography and sketching while Veronica channeled her inner goddess which was perfect for the lovely floral bouquet. We especially loved the great smiles on these two! The gorgeous sunset in the background is a real highlight as well. This wonderful tea for two engagement is a real inspiration for couples!

Engagement Session Tip:

Be sure to have a chat with your photographer before and let them know if you are hoping for sunset shots. Your photographer will set up the timing and location – don’t expect them to just ‘know’! It is a great idea to send a Pinterest Board of ‘shot ideas’ that you would like to have in your session.

Photos by Masika May Photography

The naturally beautiful west coast engagement session of Steph & Jamie will give you even more great Vancouver Island location ideas!

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Wonderland Hatley Castle Wedding

West Coast Weddings — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 15:50:32 +0000

This Hatley Castle wedding was truly a wonderland! Welcome to the romance of Lucia & Adam who married at Hatley Castle on June 25, 2016!

There is so much to love about the Alice in Wonderland Tea Party themed nuptials but it actually all started in August 2015 when Adam first bought Lucia’s engagement ring. It turned out Adam was quite nervous about proposing and kept putting it off until the last few days of the year. Finally, on Boxing Day, Adam and Lucia were at a outdoor plaza in downtown Vancouver which was filled with lit up trees. He sensed the magical atmosphere was right and surprised Lucia with his proposal!

This same love of the magical and quirky (along with her British background and love of all things Disney) inspired them to have a castle wedding with a Wonderland theme. They worked with their wedding planner, Anne of Party Mood, to include colour, whimsical touches, tea sets and lots of floral to create a memorable wedding day for themselves and their guests! Our favs are the vintage doorknob table numbers and edible centerpieces…

This couple seems to agree on their fav moment as well. When asked, Adam felt his moment was when Lucia came down the aisle and Lucia felt her moment was when she came down the aisle and saw Adam.

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