Date
March 25, 2011
Guests
100
Budget
$25,000
After a Christmas engagement, Lydia and Nathan celebrated a contemporary spring wedding in Kelowna, British Columbia. The pair, who met at UBC Vancouver, exchanged vows in front of 100 guests at St. Charles Garnier Catholic Church before participating in a traditional Chinese tea ceremony. The contemporary spring wedding celebration continued at the Harvest Golf Club, where a red and gold Chinese “double happiness” symbol was prominently displayed above the festivities. Cheery colours like yellow and pink were reflected in the centrepieces. Customary in Chinese weddings, Lydia changed into a second red silk dress (red is considered a lucky colour). The happy couple cut a pink-trimmed wedding cake adorned in orchids, concluding the contemporary spring wedding.
Lydia Ting and Nathan Wipfli, March 25, 2011, Kelowna, British Columbia.
Photography courtesy of Suzanne Le Stage (www.eyesoflestage.com ).
Vendors
Ceremony location: St. Charles Garnier Catholic Church
Reception location: The Harvest Golf Club
Dress: Maggie Sottero from Bliss Bridal
Groom’s tux: Kenneth Cole
Bridal party attire: Alfred Sung from Bliss Bridal
Hair: Cheri Chung
Makeup: Cheri Chung
Music: OK Express Entertainment (250-212-1838)
Cake: Made by mother, sister and cousin of the groom
Caterer: The Harvest Golf Club
Favours: Homemade cookies given out at tea ceremony
Flowers: Burnett’s Flowers
Stationery: Online invitations blog (nathanandlydia.wordpress.com )
See all the photos from this contemporary spring wedding here.
51679 <strong>About the couple</strong><br />
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<strong>Bride:</strong> Lydia Ting <br />
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<strong>Groom:</strong> Nathan Wipfli<br />
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<strong>How they met:</strong> "We met in the education program at UBC in Vancouver," explains Lydia. "We were paired up for an assignment and fell in love while working on the project. We started dating on December 2nd and after one week, Nathan told me that he knew I was the girl he was going to marry."<br />
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<strong>Engagement story:</strong> “Nathan was a bundle of nerves when he proposed to me at Christmas on a swing set in our favourite park," Lydia recalls. "It was so sweet."<br />
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51678 <strong>Wedding date:</strong> March 25, 2011<br />
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<strong>Wedding theme:</strong> Contemporary <br />
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<strong>Guests:</strong> 100 <br />
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<strong>Budget:</strong> $25,000 <br />
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<strong>Best moment:</strong> "Taking photos alone in the beautiful Japanese Kasugai gardens moments after getting married," says Lydia. "We were able to have some moments to relax together and enjoy being newly married."<br />
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<strong>Favourite detail:</strong> "Nathan's favourite wedding detail was the cake, and he continued to eat the leftovers for the next month," explains Lydia. "My favourite detail was my bouquet because it was so romantic and had my favourite flower, the peony."<br />
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<strong>Wedding song:</strong> "To Be Loved By You" by Westlife. "We loved the lyrics because they spoke exactly to what we felt about each other, and we wanted something unique and special to us," says Lydia. <br />
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<strong>Honeymoon:</strong> Lydia's home in Malaysia, and then Hawaii.<br />
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