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"Our family and friends were there celebrating with us . . . and we felt how lucky we were" "We knew right away we wanted our wedding to be like that: a big party with our family and friends — all the people we love," Rebecca says. The party took place in Whistler, at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, a gleaming new glass-and-wood museum and gallery meant to echo a First Nations longhouse. Planning from a distance, says the bride, wasn't difficult. "We did a mood board for every element, picked the vendors and had faith that people would show up," she says. "For us, it was all about having a good time and trusting the people we were working with." What she didn't expect was having the legendary Randy Fenoli of TV's Say Yes to the Dress play a role in the process. "I should have seen it coming, considering we went to Kleinfeld's to look at wedding gowns," she laughs. "I had my dress on when Randy walked by. He stopped in his tracks and asked me, 'Is this your dress?' It was just like on TV." Rebecca did indeed walk down the aisle in the strapless A-line Augusta Jones gown, which she describes as, "classic, Top: Before the timeless, comfortable and totally me." Because their Jewish ceremony, Rebecca and her mother shared wedding would take place in winter, she borrowed a cozy a quiet moment. fur from an old family friend — the same woman who Left: Watching his bride walk down the helped host her bat mitzvah 17 years earlier. aisle with her parents, On the morning of her wedding, Rebecca enjoyed Wes says, "I just breakfast with her bridesmaids before getting ready for jumped out of my skin with excitement." photos. "There was an energy in the air that was really Bottom left: Guests positive and upbeat," she says. "No hysteria, just this clapped their approval as the couple sealed palpable happiness that came with the realization of what their vows with a kiss. the day meant." Bottom right: The signing of the Jewish Waiting for his bride, Wes, handsome in a bespoke marriage contract tuxedo, felt "incredibly excited and very happy. I had took place in a private room. about 20 minutes standing on my own to build up to the pg32-40_ComeWay_OnceTime.indd 34 12-09-24 12:54 PM