Top Recommendations For Wedding Shopping

PHOTOGRAPHER
Rebeka is on the cutting edge of creation, goes the extra mile for her clients and is finding a happy medium between luxury and artistic ingenuity - there’s a reason us wedding photographers keep booking her!

https://rebekalucijastudio.com/

DAY OF COORDINATION
Jenn is a complete powerhouse of joy and execution that will handle whatever mayhem you throw at her with ease and produce seamless experiences for both you and your guests. I cannot understate how much you need Jenn.

https://jenniferroseevents.ca/

MAKEUP
Stop right here. Talia has nailed doing soft glam and is the best in western canada. It is not an exaggeration to say she saved my wedding morning. Do yourself the favour of hiring her.

https://www.taliajoycemakeup.com/

FLORIST
Tracy is the most dedicated, delightful soul who creates magic with her work and presence. I will be getting her to do any and all floral related things for the rest of eternity.

https://oakandwillowflorist.com/

DJ
Johnny was one of the first vendors I knew I wanted! He is excited to incorporate new cultural music into a dance floor that hits for all ages and was ready to keep it going til sunrise.

http://entityent.ca/

VENUE
This winery-blueberry farm-greenhouse has everything I wanted. Shooting the ceremony is rough but the reception space is a dream and you can get by with very little decor because the room is so full of gorgeous plants curated by the team.

https://www.thesecretgardenvenue.com/

RINGS
It was important to us to love the feel so having a storefront was a must. I happened upon them while Christmas shopping and was pleased they had what I wanted as I had originally been expecting to need a custom ring.

https://annlouise.ca/

https://lugaro.com/

SUITS
He chose a custom Milano black suit with a vest with a Halewood white shirt. His tie was a solid grenadine black tie from the Tie Bar and he also got a textured leather black belt. His wedding party mostly didn’t have a staple black suit which was why we loved this choice!

https://www.indochino.com/

https://www.thetiebar.com/

HAIR
Yulia was such a sweetheart and perfectionist! My only stressor was that my hair took double the amount of time I had expected so things nearly ran late til Talia stepped in. If you can add 3 hours for bridal hair to your timeline, I think she does a wonderful job!

https://www.instagram.com/hairline_vancouver/

OFFICIANT
Megan Polinquin was wonderful. We really enjoyed the energy she brought to our day. She was receptive to our very specific ideas of how our ceremony would go and made us feel at ease.

https://vancouverofficiant.com/blog/megan-poliquin

FOOD
Our experience with this team was overall very good! We booked for the watermelon salad and the option for prime rib add on and they made it all work. The team had some turnover during our time having booked them but they were able to sort it out. Not my favourite wedding meal ever but really solid!

https://www.5starcatering.com/

DRESS
This shop was great for finding our dress without being pushed to pick something! They were patient, lovely and knowledgeable. The fact that my mom found her dress there 30 years ago was the cherry on top. My only tip is start finding your dress early! Mine took 5 months to come in and that was on the lower side (6-9 months not including alterations). I started searching in October, found it in January and it was in store in June. Planning dress appointments with people takes a while! The fact that they prefer to do alterations 6 weeks out was also slightly stressful (though it made sense for accuracy) as I couldn’t see the whole look til then.

https://www.thebridalgallery.com/

PHOTOBOOTH
Keith and Michael were phenomenal throughout the process. This was the best value money we spent on the wedding! Photobooths are a dual keepsake and entertainment source while capturing those who weren’t as interested in dancing!

https://www.pofuphotography.com/photo-booth

BAR
Secret Garden is run out of Ripples Winery and you have to get their bar when you book but thankfully they have incredibly drinks and make their specialty gin, vodka and other liquor in house! They were even willing to make custom specialty caipirinhas to keep the Brazilians happy. Can’t say enough good stuff about their beverages!

https://www.rippleswinery.com/

BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES
We cycled through many try-on options of this and it took a few to get it right but we were all happy with the final result! Great option if you have time and not a lot of money.

https://www.azazie.ca/

DECOR
We opted for just one piece of additional decor from their warehouse and pick up was seamless! I love how velvet bounces flash and knew I wanted a fun touch. Wish they’d had a closer red to the colour of my dress!

https://www.bespokedecor.ca/

TRANSPORTATION
Sad to say I have no photos of the obscene orange shuttle that brought our guests to the venue but it was a success! We had some venue miscommunication at the end of the night but things went smoothly otherwise.

https://driverseatinc.com/

DOLE WHIP CART
This team did a wonderful job providing pineapple Dole Whip to our guests before the ceremony and during cocktail hour. It was everything I wanted as a special nod to my dad. Really recommend!

https://www.instagram.com/softserveanywhere/

CAKE
We weren’t so impressed with some of the classic cake flavours but wanted something fairly simple. Let’s bake also created some wonderful Brazilian goodies that were important to his family! They made us bem casados and brigadeiro too.

https://letsbake.ca/