Jill loves sunflowers and wanted them everywhere when her and Chris tied the knot at Church and State Winery on August 21.  Perfect timing, as the sunflowers were spectacular this year.  Because they are from out of town, Jill and Chris hired the super talented and very charming Slavita of Elements Modern Weddings to help orchestrate their very detailed wedding day.  We all worked together to bring to life the dreams of this wonderful couple.

The ceremony site was adorned with all manner of sunflowers; in galvanized buckets hung on shepherds hooks and masses of them flanking the couple.  Our great pal Margaret helped on this one and we couldn’t have done it without her “bell’occhio”, her wonderful eye for beauty and balance.  I wish I had my camera handy as she was trying to get those hooks into the rocky ground!

Chris and Jill had these cute wine boxes made up for the occasion.

We used them on all the tables, filled with sunflowers.

Okay, I can’t believe we didn’t get a shot of Chris!  We met him only days before the wedding, but I will say we were swept away with his good looks and charm.  We love that he is so enchanted with Jill and her with him.  This couple is made for each other, they share an enormous sense of adventure, fun, laughter and have a strong connection with their family and friends.  What a beautiful celebration for this fabulous couple.

We will have some images up on our gallery soon taken by the superbly talented photographers Chris and Lynn from Vancouver.

Lindsay  works at a little cupcake cafe just down the road from the studio called Crumbsy’s Cafe.  It is an adorable, kid friendly  cafe that just happens to be one of Vanessa’s favorite hangouts and so when Lindsay told us she was getting married, we jumped right in to help her out.  She came with lots of great ideas for her day, including using a collection of earthenware jugs her Mom has collected over the years.  We combined those with some of our own collections of antique bottles, jars and silver pieces to create her country style wedding.  The ceremony took place at one of the oldest churches on Vancouver Island, St. Peters Anglican Church in Duncan BC. With a lovely reception at the Merridale Cidery, in Cobble Hill, BC.

Lindsay and Emma with their bouquets at Lindsay’s parent’s house.

All the larger arrangements were constructed in some of our antique sap buckets and vintage crock pots, and they were filled with the most romantic of blooms all to create the perfect country wedding look!

We recruit helpers whenever we can and we have had lots of wonderful friends (and relatives) come out and give us a hand on the day of the wedding for set up.  Vanessa’s charming Mom, Stephanie, was a great sport as she got a very rainy day to pitch in, but was all smiles and had fun.  Thanks, Stephanie.

Here are some of the pieces we filled with lovely country blooms.

The tables were set with a sapling apple tree, picked out and purchased by Lindsay’s Dad.  Around the trees were a combination of vessels all arranged with simple blooms.

How pretty!

Congratulations Lindsay and Peter! We eagerly await the photos from the very talented Kathy Patton who shot the whole wedding. Check out Kathy’s blog post about this wedding here, and stay tuned for more pictures!

Pink was the order of the day for this low key couple.  We used roses in 5 different shades of pink including a beautifully scented David Austin rose called Yves Piaget in Krista’s bouquet.  The first torrential downpour of the summer didn’t faze these two, as they had a plan B which was inside the lovely Olypmic View Golf Course. The entire wedding was expertly documented by the fabulous Karen McNeil, and we are eagerly awaiting her images. In the mean time check out her blog here.

The bouquets were masses of wide open roses.

The tables were decorated with a simple hydrangea arrangement.

In spite of the downpour, the wedding was stunning and Krista and Jonathan were a pleasure to work with.

This bride gives new meaning to the word organized!  We want to hire her to make us a template for ourselves and all our brides to follow to make sure nothing gets forgotten.  Let’s just say, she is into details!  And she is so sweet and nice and we love her.  We will certainly miss her and her ever expanding binder.

Lara and her girls stayed at the Brentwood Bay Lodge and got their hair and makeup done on site.  Jenny Clark (her website is not up yet) did a fantastic job with all the makeup.  We were gobsmacked with her arsenal of products and photographer

Robyn Strong caught us drooling over everything.

Lara wanted blue hydrangeas and she got tons of them.  There is a special memory for her of her Dad growing prize winning blue hydrangeas when she was a little girl and after he passed away, she knew that they would play an important part of her wedding day.

The ceremony and reception were held at one of our favorite venues Sea Cider in Sidney. The planning of the event was put in ever capable hands of Christine Smart and it was a pleasure to be a part of the organization from the very start.

The ceremony was held in the Cider House and we decorated the railing with masses of hydrangeas to mark the area.

This is the after shot.

We make an inspiration board for each bride, which serves as a visual reminder to us about all the elements for the day.  We use colour swatches and copies of any printed material we receive from the couple.  We loved Lara’s board.

The reception tent came together wonderfully.  Behind the head table we installed a curly willow valance, that was decorated with crystals and hydrangeas.  It served as a perfect backdrop for the couple and the view.  The tables were draped in pintuck linens in shades of hydrangeas and white with lime green runners.

Behind the scenes.  See we really do all the work!

The completed table with fabulous pintuck linens from Upright Decor in Vancouver

Detail of the curly willow valance.

How sweet are they?  We love you guys! Here are some more cute shots that Lara sent us keep checking for the gallery on our site.