Katie and Jack's Intimate Restaurant Wedding
Katie was SUCH a delight to work with on her wedding flowers. She and Jack haven't been together for terribly long, but both knew that there was no point in putting off their marriage - together, they were better than they were ever separate. Every time she told me something about her planning, her style, or her man, I just got excited. They had a short engagement, and planned an intimate wedding at Resto Gare in St. Boniface (SUCH a great space!) in the middle of February. Katie absolutely needed to have peonies, and I was happy to oblige :) We added in other touches of blush as her dress had a champagne tinge to it, and the finishing touches were real fox fur. Yep, that's true. Someone in Katie's family is a furrier, and she wanted to incorporate white fox fur, which I wrapped around the handle so she had a soft place to put her hands. I will say, it was a bit weird to get a bag of fox fur delivered to my home...
Thank you SO much to Coralee and Bec, the awesome ladies over at Red Photo Co, for sharing these images with us. They got some amazing pics of the couple outside in the cold air, and if you want to see more, you should check out their blog here.
Stephanie and JJ's Romantic Winter Wedding at the Fort Garry Hotel
This was a special wedding for me. Stephanie is my younger sister's childhood best friend (and she was one of the beautiful bridesmaids, too!). Steph and JJ were actually married last spring in the US, so Steph could get her green card. The reception in Winnipeg was a big celebration with all of their friends and family, including a lot of guests that came from the Southern US. The wedding was on the first weekend of January and it was COLD. I have to say that it gave me a lot of pleasure that these southerners were experiencing real cold :)
I started helping Stephanie with the plans before Stone House Creative was even in existence! It was great to be hands-on with her. I helped with vendor referrals, event design, day-of coordination, and floral design for the personal flowers and head table. The night came together beautifully, and was truly one of the best receptions I've ever been to. The evening was touching, funny, and so warm. And isn't Steph gorgeous? (with the BEST hair piece ever!)
Vendors Involved:
Kat Willson Photography ~ The Fort Garry Hotel ~ Planned Perfectly
Stone House Creative ~ Academy Florist (Centrepieces)
Erika and Marcus' Stunning Winter Wedding
Working with Erika was a dream! To start, she hired the wonderful ladies at Soiree Event Planning and they were full of fabulous ideas. When we started working on her floral plan, Erika didn't know what she wanted. She'd been over a few ideas already and couldn't seem to figure out what she wanted. Sometimes this makes it easier, and sometimes this makes it harder -- in Erika's case, it took us a few tries to get it right, and once we came up with a great plan, it was full steam ahead. And with direction from Soiree, their winter day was truly stunning. It was all the more special to me because this was my first completed solo wedding! I just love these gorgeous photos courtesy of Victoria Anne Photography.
A Quick Preview
The last three weeks have been very exciting for Stone House! I completed my first three weddings in back to back weekends, each of which was totally beautiful in its own right but also completely different from the last. From a stunning white, green and gold evening at the Manitoba Club, to a candlelit reception at the Fort Garry Club with a lot of very chilly Southerners in attendance, to an all-white winter wedding in the country, it's been a great month.
I'm looking forward to sharing more, but here is a quick shot of Stephanie's bridal bouquet from the lovely Kat Willson Photography. This entire day was just lovely (and frigid) and I can't wait to see the film captured of the beautiful bride!
