On the morning of the wedding day, the groom, Keith, came out of his limo dressed in a kilt. Born and raised in Scotland, Keith had many people at the wedding supporting him from his hometown, as well as his mother who radiated with the love she had for the couple. Since Tricia is from Chinese decent, both her, and Keith were from two completely different cultures. It was beautiful to see the families come together in such love and care. It was obvious that they had the love and support from their family to be able to make their cultural differences a truly unique adventure.
Tricia grew up in Vancouver, and later moved to work in Bermuda. Keith, from Scotland, did the same thing. They worked at the same workplace together, where the couple met and fell in love. Since most of the bride’s family lives in Vancouver, she felt it would mean the most to hold the wedding near her hometown.
The ceremony was energetic and happy, as Marilyn Knipp got the guests involved and made it very special and intimate for the couple. The bride looked gorgeous and the groom couldn't keep his eyes off of her. A string trio from Musical Occasions performed for the ceremony and did a fabulous job setting the mood. For the recessional, a bagpiper guided the couple down the aisle leading the guests up the stairs to the clubhouse patio as the wedding party went for pictures.
The guests snacked on hors’deurves and sipped cocktails as Tricia and Keith had their photos taken by Sandra Leung from Yaletown Wedding Gallery. The pictures turned out amazing, Tricia and Keith could not be happier with the way Sandra captured their special day.
For reception décor in the dining room, Tricia and Keith went with a very warm feel, and used pinks to accent the reception with dim candlelight glowing from the window ledges. Bobi’s Wedding Warehouse prepared all of the florals and décor. The theme was to have the reception very simple and elegant to portray the couples personality and style. A photo of the couple was placed on the guest book table for all to enjoy, and they were very outgoing with their wedding favours, giving cocktail glasses with pink almonds to the ladies, and beer glasses with almonds to the gents. These favours were a fun addition and were very popular among the guests.
The dinner was a stunning success, as the buffet had a wide selection and the guests went back for seconds and thirds. The cake cutting followed dinner, then speeches and dancing. The cake was masterpiece skillfully designed by Wendy from Cakeaters. Pink flowers accented the colours of the wedding and they added a picturesque feature to the cake. Colin from Sound Explosion DJ service had guests on the dance floor all night, as Cloud Nine Creative captured the wedding on video so the bride and groom would never forget the day they united. Tricia and Keith danced all night long and by the end of the night every friend and family member had joined them.
The night ended with traditional Scottish dances. Tricia and Keith led the dance as others joined in, including her family, who quickly picked up the steps. Seeing Tricia’s Chinese, quiet and soft spoken parents join in on the dancing made everyone smile and really made you realize the importance of family and the love that was in the room. No one wanted to leave when the limo and charter bus arrived at 12:30am, as the night came to an end and the two said their goodbyes as a newly married couple.
Tricia and Donald were a joy to work. Clients like them really make my job worthwhile. Seeing their smiles at the end of the night was very rewarding and I continue to wish them all the best in their married life together.
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