The Christmas season may seem a ways off for many, but for those brides, stylists, floral designers and planners prepping for holiday weddings, this luxurious, heirloom-inspired wedding post is likely coming at just the right time! While everyone else is caught up with fall fever, I know there are brides out there planning their Christmas or winter wedding and longing to lean away from traditional Christmas trends....
Read MoreLooking for a grand Vancouver wedding interior flooded with natural light? Have a warehouse space you're looking to transform into a knock-your-socks-off wedding venue? The Pipe Shop at the The Shipyards is a restored 1940's, 9300 square foot warehouse set on North Vancouver's waterfront boasting views of downtown and loads of natural window light...
Read MoreHere at Vale + Vine, I'm delighted to see so much that I love celebrated with restrained elegance this Christmas Day. Simple wreaths, adorned with ribbon and calligraphic artistry, styled to ensure their dignified, natural beauty is emphasized. The rustic beauty of a Canadian Christmas is just that, a season where the landscape and its elements around us are embraced and celebrated. There is something to be said for acknowledging that which is most humble, lest it be overlooked. Just like a tribe of lowly shepherds who found the greatest delight in a humble manger, I too need to remember to celebrate the essence of Christmas, in all its simple, sustaining glory.
Read MoreAs the season of holiday parties and gift-giving descends upon me, I try evermore to ensure that I slow my pace down, sing lots of carols, and find peace in the true meaning of Christmas. Creating from nature enables me to do all of these things, and points me back to the beauty of creation itself. Majestic, brimming with delights, and wholly able to rejuvenate the soul, nature beckons us to discover its beauty. I love that Christmas more than any other season invites us to bring the most wild parts of nature indoors, tantalizing our senses with cedar, pine, and berries.
Read MoreThe vibrant colours, the bride's radiant smile, and Jennifer Blair's warm, emotive images, are singing out to me of all that is merry and bright in the wedding world this Christmas season. I'm always so impressed when elegance and warmth are blended well, and Nicole and Jonathan's celebration really makes that marriage of characteristics appear seamless.
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