Steve and Davelle's wedding in Toronto, Ontario

The story of our wedding

Despite both of us coming down with colds in the days leading up to the wedding, it was truly an amazing celebration. Everyone had such a great time. The dancing was fun. The speeches were funny and having a friend perform the ceremony and more friends play the music we walked down the aisle to made it really special. My family flew in from the UK, USA & Calgary and it was like a family reunion.

My husband and I met in grade 6. In grade 6, I had the biggest crush on him. And like any 6th grader, I was absolutely certain he had no idea. Fast forward to high school—our eyes met again, but life had other plans. We even "hooked up" once in our early twenties, and then Steve, moved halfway across the world to Thailand. A few years ago, out of the blue, I get a message on Facebook—"Want to grab a drink sometime?" And, being the spontaneous, go-with-the-flow person I am, I said, "Sure, why not?"

We met at The Keg for what I thought was going to be a casual catch-up. But something happened that night. For the first time, I didn’t feel like I had to make myself small. I could just be me—and there were those butterflies! And then, Steve casually mentions that he had a crush on me back in grade 6. I was like, “What?! You knew?!”