It’s about time! So many of you have asked me to see our wedding photos and we’re finally able to share them! For those of you who follow my blog for the sports & tech related side of things… I apologize! I’ll be taking a girly next couple of weeks to cover off the wedding I’ve decided to post them in a series of photos/categories to break it up and make sure I don’t miss any of the details. Over the course of 9 blog posts I’ll be covering everything from accessories, to decor, to the dress(!), the groom, the wedding party, the flowers, the food & drink, the activities, and of course our formal portrait wedding photos. Our wedding took place on September 3, 2011 in beautiful Tofino, BC Canada.

Note: All photos posted here copyright by Jonetsu Studios, our amazing wedding photographers!

I know that weddings are really about the love you share for one another that is shared with your family and friends, and that was very much true for our wedding. That being said, bear with me as I go through some material/superficial posts with all the details! The planning and the details were something I found really fun!

Those of you that know me really well know that I love shoes. A lot. So naturally the first thing I did when we got engaged was to start looking at wedding shoes. I know it’s kinda weird, but I was a lot more excited about the shoes that the dress at first! Unfortunately since the shoes were the first thing I bought, I spent probably way too much of my budget on the footwear… but hey, at least it’s something I can use again Pictured in the photo above are the champagne Valentino shoes (ordered specially from New York) that were worn for the ceremony, the bright blue Isabel Marant shoes from Paris (my something blue!) that were worn for photos and our reception, and then the glittery champagne Jimmy Choo peep-toe pumps that were worn for our first dance and for dancing the night away!

Every bride knows your feet are killing by the end of the night, so why not wear a pair of pretty ivory Valentino flip flops for dancing in the wee hours of the morning and walking back to the hotel?

Here’s a shot of the cute birdcage veil by Laura Jayne that I wore for the evening portion of the reception.

I was deciding between wearing a gold cross or a small crystal for the wedding and I ended up going with the small crystal necklace from Swarovski.

For my clutch, I went with a gold purse by Salvatore Ferragamo that was a lovely wedding gift, and my grandmother’s heirloom sapphire ring (my something borrowed as it was given to my mom) and diamond bracelet (my something old). She passed away this year so I really wanted to incorporate her into the wedding to let her know I was thinking of her. I really missed her there.

Allan bought his wedding band from Blue Nile and I bought mine from People’s. My ring was only $200! What a steal The rings are pictured on top of the wooden box that Allan bought for me from Tofino when he proposed.

I wanted a little bling and glitter so I purchased a set of custom-made earrings from Elsa Corsi, a Vancouver jewelry designer.

Here’s a shot of the earrings she designed, all made from Swavorski crystals.

Same goes for the bracelet!

Lastly, here’s two somewhat NSFW photos of the garter and the corset that I wore under the dress. I figure these are pretty much the same as posting swimsuit photos as they are quite tasteful so hopefully everyone’s OK with it. The corset is from Chantelle France and it was worth every penny! I loved how it felt under the dress and it was definitely one of my favourite accessories!

I ordered this beautiful garter (my something new!) from Etsy… it’s handmade with antique lace and a crystal with dangling lace flowers (can’t really see it in the photo). It matches a part of my wedding dress (pictures coming later!) so I loved that it had something in common.

And that’s it for the shoes and accessories! More photos coming soon

We’re finally back from our honeymoon! When we first got back into town, it was a big shock. Five weeks away from work, home, and reality. Even the weather felt strange… it was like we skipped summer and went straight to fall. When we left town in early September you could wear a t-shirt outside in Vancouver and be sweating bullets… and when we got back, you could literally see your breath it was so cold.

That wasn’t the only reality check! After weeks of cruising, even just small tasks like doing laundry and cleaning our apartment felt strange. It really started to sink in the first time we went grocery shopping at Granville Island and started cooking — that we were finally home. It felt good.

Many of you have asked me for wedding pictures, and they are coming! Here is one we love…Allan and I on the rocks in Ucluelet, BC with some west coast fog in the background:

Photo by the amazing JONETSU Photography team Camille and Chadwick (check out their blog post here)

I can’t wait to put together posts on all the details and also a video compilation of all the different clips we’ve received. Even though it was already a month and a half since the wedding, it feels like it was just yesterday. Stay tuned!

We’ve been back for about two weeks now, and we’ve pretty much immersed ourselves in cleaning the apartment (soooo much wedding junk, boxes everywhere!), going back to work, filling up our social schedules with seeing friends and family, writing thank you notes, and going through the gazillions of photos from our honeymoon.

I’ve been calling this year the “Year of Fun” around my friends, as the past year was pretty much a write-off in terms of saving for the wedding and being busy day, night, and weekends with planning and prep. This coming 12 months I plan on living life to the fullest.

Here are just a few of the things we have in the works for the Year of Fun:

- Surfing in Hawaii
- Throwing many, many dinner parties with new and old friends and hanging out more with friends in general
- Vegas weekend
- New York weekend
- Tofino surf weekends
- Snowboard trips to various mountains
- Snowboarding a lot at Cypress Mountain
- Blogging more
- Attending a ball or gala
- Finally getting to our photo and video backlog
- More photo walks
- Paying off all our debt despite all of the above! (getting close!)
- Saying “yes” to more things!

Do you have anything fun planned for the next 12 months or so?

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