The stunning couple hosted a wedding inspired by French flea markets and the beauty of handmade and vintage. The little details had Melissa written all over them, and they were perfect to a T. The fabric + button bouquets and boutonnieres were made by Megan Hunt of Princess Lasertron – read about them on her blog here. They’re incredible! The flowers got held up at the border for a bit, but luckily they were released by customs before the wedding.

Apparently it rained all day and all night, but that didn’t stop the newlyweds and their loved ones from partying into the evening. Photography is by Darren Rigo.

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Hats off to Sangeeta & Monty from Kumari who are the brilliance behind this shoot – find more images on their blog.

Shark Pig is the company behind these whimsical, vintage and unique videos. Makes me want to get married all over again.

Max & Margaux Stop Motion from Shark Pig on Vimeo.

Max & Margaux from Shark Pig on Vimeo.

A lot of work went into our wedding when it came to the small things. We wanted the event to be spectacular in the grand scheme of things, but also down to the little details. It’s strange to plan something for so long, yet you have no idea of what it will all look like until the big day. By that time, you’ll be so busy you can hardly take it all in. I really did try, to enjoy every single moment, but thank goodness for photos!

Photography: Tara McMullen Photography

Venue: The Westin Prince in Toronto

Stationery: Papertalk Press

Fresh flowers: Kay & Young

Floral arrangement & centerpieces: bride’s mother

Décor: Special Event Draping

Music: True Jazz & DJ Triple J

Wedding cake: Kuppycakes

Bride’s dress / birdcage veil: bride’s mother

Tuxedos: Tuxedo Royale

Hair & make-up: Esthetically Yours

Co-ordinator: Jason Chow

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To sum it up, J and I were very, very happy with everything. The day was relatively stress-free, it was beautiful, and it was FUN!

All photos except noted are by Tara McMullen.

The boys met up at J’s house in the morning to get ready.

The girls and I stayed the night at our hotel, and started with wake up calls for hair and make-up at 6AM.

My parents and siblings arrived a little later, and helped set up for the tea ceremony for my side of the family, that started at 11.

I went back upstairs after the tea ceremony and got ready to get into my wedding gown. The guys were downstairs having lunch, and J and I were going to be set up for a “first look” somewhere at the hotel. A “first look” (or whatever you want to call it) is when you artificially set up the first time the groom sees the bride – we had this because we were taking our portraits in the afternoon before the ceremony, meaning that J would have seen me in my dress before walking down the aisle.

After that, the entire wedding party headed over to Buttonville Airport in Markham, where super Dave let us do our wedding portraits! We went around to a few hangars and got to hang out on the apron.

After the portrait session, we all headed back for the hotel and had some downtime before the ceremony. J and I always laugh about this, because at one point, we lost everyone and were the only ones in our suite. J and I hung out by ourselves 30 minutes before the ceremony started. I’m sure wedding traditionalist’s heads were spinning right then.

After the ceremony, we headed to the Duncan room to start the tea ceremony for the groom’s side of the family.

Making my way to the elevator from the Duncan Room during cocktails was insane. It took me about 40 minutes just to hit the elevator button! I had guests wanting to talk to us left, right and center – and I’m glad I posed for some pictures with my friends and family since it was the only time I did not have my own camera.

Cocktails ended around 7, and the wedding party gathered to prepare for our grand entrance.

The rest of the night went off without a hitch – it was the perfect combination of laughter, tears and interaction with our guests. We couldn’t have asked for a better time!

Our first dance

My aunt from Tahiti, performing a surprise Tahitian dance

Guests singing their hearts out to win the centerpiece

Our father daughter dance – photo by Vicky Brahos

I hope you enjoyed the glimpse into our special day. I will post all the decor and details soon!

Ok, the husband is rushing us to leave. Until next time!

A marriage license is required in Ontario if you want to get married, so you don’t want to forget to do this little thing before your big day. It’s the thing you sign during your ceremony, along with 2 witnesses (usually best man and maid of honour) and the person who performed the ceremony. It’s pretty easy, download this form and fill it out with your fiancé. One thing to note is that you must bring ID to the office that shows the full name that you put on your application. For example, if your name is John Michael Smith, but all your ID says “John M Smith”, then you can only apply as John M Smith on your marriage license.

Only one of you needs to go (but you both can if you want); just make sure to bring the other’s ID with you.

The cost in Toronto is $130 flat, in Markham $129.50 and in Richmond Hill $125. Best place to go? Pickering, where it’s only $100. Don’t ask me why the prices are different, but I wish I knew this before we went. We could have saved on lots of time and a bit of money (including parking). Grrrr! At least Toronto is better than Mississauga, where it’s a whopping $140.

City of Toronto marriage licenses
Town of Markham marriage licenses
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City of Pickering marriage licenses