Real Marriage Ceremony No. 5: Suraiya + Matt

Today Suraiya + Matt of West Vancouver are sharing their westward coast marriage amongst us, a beautiful marriage at the abode of Suraiya's parents. Fun fact: Suraiya together with I stimulate got a usual friend, the amazing Alex McIntyre whom nosotros stimulate got both had the pleasance to stimulate got worked amongst inward the by (small world)! Here is Suraiya's description of their big day! Thank yous Suraiya + Matt!

When Matt together with I got engaged it did non accept long for us to realize nosotros wanted to last married at my parents abode inward West Vancouver. The marriage took house inward September over the Labour Day weekend. We had the ceremony inward the front end yard together with the reception inward the back. What was almost of import to us was that the marriage was fun together with festive together with filled amongst our cupboard friends together with family.

We knew nosotros wanted our marriage to stimulate got a handmade experience together with then correct away nosotros enlisted the aid of our real creative friends together with family. The marriage would non stimulate got happened without their back upwardly together with talent.

Our invitations came from minted together with nosotros were thrilled amongst the results. My dress, shoes together with jewelry came from J. Crew together with Matt’s suit was J. Lindenberg. The groomsmen suits nosotros from H&M together with they are wore converse sneakers together with striped socks. The bridesmaids nosotros allowed to direct their ain dresses equally long equally they stayed inside the coloring scheme. They were able to detect beautiful together with (reasonably priced!) dresses at H&M, Forever 21, together with Anthropologie.

Décor was the almost of import things to me together with luckily I met 3 of my bridesmaids inward blueprint school! We stimulate got all worked together equally display artists together with stylists inward the by together with then everything came together together with then easily. I wanted the marriage to stimulate got a vintage together with eclectic hold back together with then almost of the items were purchased at flea markets or were handmade. We chose a soft coloring even of pink, ivory, champagne together with bronze for a romantic feel.

My mom together with Matt’s aunt did all the flowers together with our friend Forest flew from LA to photograph the wedding. The groomsmen helped to gather tents together with house the photograph booth, my brother’s band, The Belle Game, performed at the reception together with everyone pitched inward to laid upwardly tables, adapt seating together with hang lights.

Our marriage was really a household unit of measurement thing together with an amazing solar daytime filled amongst together with then much fun together with love.