Bryan and Carmel's wedding in Perth, Ontario

As covid hit, we were so thankful that we were having a winter wedding (we finally had others on our side too haha!). Needless to say, covid stuck around. We reduced our guest list and added details we wouldn't have had before. Ten days out, while in isolation because I had a student who tested positive, we learned we were going into the second lockdown in Ontario and we would not be having even our new version of our dream wedding. We quickly pivoted and adapted to the new scenario - postponing our date to my birthday in March but still arranging to have an intimate legal ceremony with just our immediate family, on NYE. We quickly ordered new outfits and arranged for some florals at Stewart Park (where our ceremony took place). We decided to still stay at the hotel we had booked for the night to keep things special and in order to celebrate this big moment in time, with some virtual get togethers but also time to savour it all ourselves.

As the lockdown carried on, we worried but tried to stay positive; our vendors were beyond accommodating and optimistic. Finally, lockdown lifts and Perth is in GREEN!! Our day arrived and we could not even have imagined how perfect it would be. Even with the restrictions, it was beyond amazing. The love, the intimacy, the time we could spend with our guests (in person and virtually) - it was so incredibly special. We would not change a thing! We did it!