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Josie & Mike – Cedar Creek Winery & Laurel Packinghouse wedding

What a gorgeous wedding for such a fantastic duo! Josie and Mike came all the way from Australia to have their wedding in the beautiful Okanagan. Josie actually lived here for a year and a half on a work visa so she had a mix of guests from Australia and Canada. Their day started off great with a beautiful ceremony at Cedar Creek Winery and they continued on with a reception at the Laurel Packinghouse. Stage Right Etc hit it out of the park with decor. My jaw dropped when I first walked into the Laurel Packinghouse. Wow! We also had an incredible 6-course dinner made by Joy Road Catering. What an amazing night! I can’t say enough great things about Josie and Mike. They are such sweet, fun individuals with adventurous spirits. Their upbeat energy was contagious!

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You guys were so much fun to work with! Congrats again and all the best! : )

I love a good photo-bomb. Well done Mike. Well done.

Ceremony Venue: Cedar Creek Winery, Kelowna, BC.
Reception Venue: Laurel Packinghouse, Kelowna, BC.
Wedding Planning/Decor: Stage Right Etc, Kelowna, BC.
Florals: Stage Right Etc, Kelowna, BC.
Catering: Joy Road Catering, Kelowna, BC.
Cupcakes/Cake: Sweet On You
Band: The Garding Band with Anna Jacyszyn
Marriage Officiant: James Harnden, Kelowna, BC.
Dress designer: Maggie Sottero from Bliss Bridal, Kelowna, BC.
Bridesmaids dresses: Forever New and Carla Zampatti
Flower girl’s Dress: Vintage Precious
Bride’s Hair:  Amy Holland of Tie the Knot Hair Design, Kelowna, BC.
Bridemaids’ Hair: Nicole O’Hara of Coles Cut and Colours
Make-up: Melissa Craven, Kelowna, BC.
Bride’s shoes: Tony Bianco
Bride’s Jewelry: Made and designed by Amy Holland of Tie the Knot Hair Design.
Birdcage Veil: Specially made by Julie Casey Millinery in Australia.

Summerhill Pyramid Winery Wedding, Kelowna, BC

These two couldn’t have had more beautiful weather for their wedding at Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna. That is one of the things I love most about September weddings – it’s still warm but not scorching. This was such a fun and adventurous couple. They are up for anything and this provided me with plenty of great photo opportunities during the reception, especially. Stage Right Etc did a beautiful job on the decor. The room looked classy and elegant. As a photographer who loves to shoot with natural light as much as possible, I always appreciate that Stage Right gives me lovely ambient light  to work with – in this case, with the chandeliers and candles. The dinner was delicious, as it always is at Summerhill Pyramid Winery. It was a very lively and entertaining evening!

Instead of glass-tinking to get the couple to kiss, guests had to kiss in an interesting way that the star couple then had to reenact. The guests were quite imaginative to say the least! haha.The best man incorporated a game of Twister into his speech. DJ, Dwayne Mollin, had the bride sit on a guy-friend’s lap with her dress over his legs to fool her groom into thinking he was taking the garter off her leg. It was a pretty funny moment when his blindfolded face met a manly, hairy leg instead of his wife’s.

Venue: Summerhill Pyramid Winery, Kelowna, BC.
Wedding Planning/Decor: Stage Right Etc, Kelowna, BC.
Florals: Stage Right Etc, Kelowna, BC.
Catering: Summerhill Pyramid Winery, Kelowna, BC.
Cake: Sandrine Pastry
DJ: Dwayne Mollin, Kelowna, BC.
Marriage Officiant: James Harnden, Kelowna, BC.
Make-up: Melissa Craven, Kelowna, BC.
Hair: Odette Ryder
Dress designer: Watters
Bride’s shoes: Jimmy Choo