
A seaside wedding bursting with colour was the order of the day for Mary and Michael, an outdoorsy couple who derived inspiration from their phenomenal locale. Festooned in nautical decor, the seaside wedding featured fuss-free reception tables adorned with seashells and driftwood; starfish printed on napkins and escort cards and even a beach-themed wedding cake topped with miniature Adirondack chairs. Guests at the seaside wedding were also treated to bowls of M&M’s, a tribute to Mary’s adorable proposal using the same candy which bore their common first initial. Both contemporary and organic, the seaside wedding was swathed in shades of blue, purple and pink. Mary’s rugged bouquet of creamy roses, electric blue hydrangea and purple lisianthus could have been plucked from a salty-aired garden nestled along the Pacific, while the bridesmaids’ fuschia nosegays left their pastel contemporaries in the dust. Following the seaside wedding, Mary and Michael honeymooned in Haida Gwaii, a remote group of islands just south of Alaska, before finally returning to shore.
See all of the photos from this seaside wedding here.
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- <strong>About the couple</strong><br />
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<strong>Bride:</strong> Mary McDougall<br />
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<strong>Groom:</strong> Michael Mioska<br />
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<strong>How they met:</strong> "We met back in university at the University of British Columbia," explains Mary. "After some minor flirting, Mike got my phone number and called me a couple days later. Our first date was a gorgeous sunny day, and Mike took me to a little known sailing club that overlooked Jericho Beach and the beautiful Vancouver North Shore mountains, for beer and burgers."<br />
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<strong>Engagement story:</strong> “I proposed to Mike," Mary recalls. "We had been together for nine years, and I had consistently told him that I wasn’t ready to get married. One day, I decided I was ready. Our initials are M.M. and M.M. and I had always thought how romantic it would be to be proposed to with M&Ms! So I bought custom M&Ms that had the words “will you”, “marry me”, and “I love you” on them. We have a cabin at a small ski resort in Washington state that we had bought earlier that year. It was a special place that we bought together and that represented our love of the outdoors, and our desire to continue skiing together for the rest of our lives. One weekend when we were at the cabin, after a great day of hiking, I pulled out my special M&Ms and poured them into his hand. He said, "Of course," and those were two of the most magical words I'd ever heard."<br />
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- <strong>Wedding date:</strong> July 23, 2011<br />
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<strong>Wedding theme:</strong> Oceanside, beach <br />
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<strong>Guests:</strong> 100 <br />
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<strong>Budget:</strong> $10,000 <br />
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<strong>Best moment:</strong> "Seeing each other for the first time the day of the wedding...we both teared up," says Mary.<br />
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<strong>Favourite detail:</strong> "The venue was also fantastic, the location was stunning, and the hotel took care of everything – the food, setting up the ceremony and reception, and all the clean up," explains Mary.<br />
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<strong>Wedding song:</strong> "Stuck On You" by Lionel Richie. "We chose this song for the lyrics and the melody which was so easy to dance to since Mike and I aren't great dancers," says Mary. <br />
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<strong>Honeymoon:</strong> Haida Gwaii, a remote group of islands north of Vancouver Island.<br />
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