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Passion and personal touches were central to Alise and Nathan’s beautiful yellow and grey vintage wedding day. The couple, who met at a mutual friend’s birthday party, celebrated with 140 friends and family at The Glendale Golf and Country Club—a lush green golf club that was perfect for their vintage wedding day. The celebration was filled with personalized details, ranging from Nathan’s handwritten vows (which he expertly memorized) and the couple’s choice of wedding song (“Sparks” by Coldplay from the soundtrack to one of their favourite movies Wedding Crashers) to Alise’s genuine vintage wedding veil, a gift from her grandmother who had worn it to her own wedding 56 years ago. “After giving the veil a little TLC, it was a perfect match for my dress,” Alise explains. “It was such a special thing to be able to wear it on my wedding day.”

Alise Shellenberg and Nathan, May 26, 2012, Edmonton, Alberta.

Photography courtesy of Erin Walker (www.erinwalker.ca).

Vendors
Ceremony location: Heartland Alliance Church
Reception location: Glendale Golf and Country Club
Dress: ABC Bridal
Groom’s tux: Derk’s Formals
Bridal party attire: ABC Bridal
Hair: Headquarters Salon & Day Spa
Makeup: Headquarters Salon & Day Spa
Music: David McBean & Eric Bellinger (edmontonweddingdjs@gmail.com)
Cake: All About Cakes by Karen Chaykowski
Caterer: Glendale Golf and Country Club
Flowers: Lindsay Best
Stationery: DIY (designed by bride)
Others: Bride’s feather hairpiece from Pomp & Plumage

See all of the photos from this classic vintage wedding in Edmonton.

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81955 About the couple Bride: Alise Shellenberg Groom: Nathan Leverette How they met: "We met at a mutual friend's birthday party," explains Alise. "Nathan noticed me right away and approached me to start a conversation. We did talk for a while, but he will say I ignored him all night. I thought he was nice, but I instinctively stayed at my best friend’s side and didn’t think anything of it! Little did I know, it wasn’t the last I would hear from him..." Engagement story: “Nathan planned this wonderful evening that started out with him making me my favorite dinner," recalls Alise. "He is quite gifted in the culinary arts and so this wasn’t something out of the ordinary. I have an interest in photography and had always felt that we didn’t have enough pictures together, so after dinner he suggested we go to downtown Edmonton and take some pictures. It was a beautiful September evening so we found a bench overlooking downtown. He then said he had something for me and pulled out a little photo album with note cards inside. He then told me to read the notes out loud while he took pictures of me. The notes were all things that he loves about me and when I got to the last one, it said 'now turn and look at your man.' When I turned to look at him he was down on one knee holding a ring, and that’s when he asked me to marry him. Saying yes was the easiest decision of my life!" classic-vintage-wedding-yellow-shoes https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/classic-vintage-wedding-yellow-shoes-105x105.jpg https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/classic-vintage-wedding-yellow-shoes.jpg https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/classic-vintage-wedding-yellow-shoes.jpg 1000 700 [] https://weddingbells.ca/real-weddings/a-classic-vintage-wedding-in-edmontonalberta/slide/classic-vintage-wedding-yellow-shoes/ classic-vintage-wedding-yellow-shoes 0 0

81944 Wedding date: May 26, 2012 Wedding theme: Classic vintage Guests: 140 Budget: $15,000 Best moment: "During the ceremony, when Nathan recited the personal wedding vow he wrote for me all by memory," says Alise. Favourite detail: "My veil. It was actually my grandma's, who has been married for 56 years. After giving it a little TLC, it was a perfect match for my dress. It was such a special thing to be able to wear it on my wedding day," says Alise. Wedding song: "Sparks" by Coldplay. "One of our favorite movies is Wedding Crashers, and that song is played in the scene where the lead characters realize they love each other," explains Alise. Honeymoon: Playa del Carmen, Mexico classic-vintage-wedding-feather-headpiece https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/classic-vintage-wedding-feather-headpiece-105x105.jpg https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/classic-vintage-wedding-feather-headpiece.jpg https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/classic-vintage-wedding-feather-headpiece.jpg 1000 1500 [] https://weddingbells.ca/real-weddings/a-classic-vintage-wedding-in-edmontonalberta/slide/classic-vintage-wedding-feather-headpiece/ classic-vintage-wedding-feather-headpiece 0 0

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