Skyla and Reese got both engaged and tied the knot in 2020 - proving LOVE was not canceled this year. The couple loves camping and nature, so an outdoor wedding was the ultimate backdrop for their big day. With a rich navy and gold palette, this quintessential winter wonderland wedding was celebrated with those closest to the couple and live-streamed on Facebook for guests to join virtually from afar. To sprinkle more magic onto this snowflake-filled-affair was unexpected December rain that made everything that much more special. Congrats Skyla and Reese!
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2020 for both
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Where are each of you from? How did you meet?
We are both from Hamilton, Ontario Canada. We met serving at a restaurant together, and became friends quickly turning into more! ♡
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How long were you in a relationship before you got engaged and married?
6 years.
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Where did your wedding take place?
Felkers Falls, Stoney Creek Ontario
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Why did you choose your venue? Please feel free to add a link to their page.
Well, due to the pandemic we decided to keep things outdoors - which suits our love for camping and nature.
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Who designed your invitations and what was the inspiration behind it?
We sent out virtual invites to our live steamed covid style ceremony. Our good friend Rebecca Perusello designed them: @bex_perusello on Instagram.
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17 in person, 50+ watched our ceremony live stream on Facebook.
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Did your wedding have a theme? If yes, what was it? :)
Winter and snowflakes, and then we got some December rain! Haha
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What was your wedding color palette?
Navy and gold.
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What kind of music was playing? Did you have a playlist?
All sorts from classic 70’s/80’s rock to today’s hits. We had our guests all provide us with suggestions to make sure everyone was happy.
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What dress did you wear ?
I wore the bishop with slit sleeves dress. Didn’t even need to alter it besides shortening the underneath dresses’ straps! I ordered S/M and it was perfect.
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What shoes did you wear ?
I wore mukluks that Reese got me as a wedding gift. These are special, as they tie into my Algonquin culture.
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What flowers were in your bouquet?
We decided to go with faux flowers that turned out gorgeous. I really wanted navy blue roses and since we would have to dye them we went silk. I am very happy bc the dye would have ended up all over my dress bc of the rain!
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Did you make anything DIY?
We had my silk bouquet made, but added some navy baby’s breath to it. Everyone else’s floral (my bridesmaid and flower girls hoops, and the groom and best mans boutonnières were DIY.
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We wanted to go minimal and our friend makes the cutest cakes so she designed a simple white cake for us.
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All of the chaos! We embraced it. It just made our day that much more memorable.
What is one thing you wish you would have known when planning your wedding?
That intimate is actually better. Covid 19 forced us to go small but it was a silver lining because it was everything!
What is your number one tip for building a happy relationship?
Communication is so key! Talk about EVERYTHING.
Where did you go on your honeymoon? (or planning to go)
We plan to go on a road trip when things are more safe!
@kristenavery is our photographer
