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volume 13; issue 1; no. 25 realweddings.ca Art Director Susan Minton Green Publisher Samantha Legge, mba Beauty Editor Kate MacLennan Founding Publisher & Editor Michael J. Alexander Contributing Writers Anna Dupas, Noa Glouberman, Lauren Kramer, Lana Mador, Catherine Roscoe Barr, Laura Sugden, Christina Symons Contributing Photographers & ILLUSTRATORS John Bello, Tristan Casey, Kyoko Ferreira, Daniel Ha, Clinton Hussey, Evaan Kheraj, Mandy Lau, Kristy Ryan, Anna Spong, Kim-Maru Striebel, Kasia Stromecki, Christina Symons, Christine Williams Production Manager/print Kirsty Senior Production Manager/Studio Kristina Borys Production & digital content Coordinator Kathleen Almeida Assistant Studio Manager Mandy Lau Advertising Production Allison Griffioen, Chris Sherwood Senior Imaging Technician Debbie Lynn Craig Electronic Imaging Mandy Lau, Laura Michaels Electronic Production Ina Bowerbank Retail Display Representative Fern Bourque SENIOR Account Manager Annica Tong Sales Coordinator Janice Cheer Head Office, B.C. 604-299-7311 Fax: 604-299-9188 Chairman, CEO Peter Legge, o.b.c., ll.d (hon) President Gary Davies senior Vice President/custom publishing Kathleen Freimond (on leave) Vice President/Finance Farnaz Riahi, ca Vice President/Sales Karen Hounjet vice president/editorial Tom Gierasimczuk Vice President/Marketing & Digital Media Holly Pateman Vice President/specialty sales Rebecca Legge (on leave) Vice President Samantha Legge, mba executive creative director Rick Thibert Director of Circulation Scott Wheatley Director of Information Technology Mike Packer Director of Production Kim McLane director of digital media Raymond Yip managing director, custom publishing Mike Roberts Digital Media Piushi Ariyawansa, Ariane Fleischmann, Kristen Hilderman, Debbie Jiang, Lisa Manfield, James Marshall, Michael Small, Candice Ui Marketing Mark Bakker, Casey Crawford, Joanne Da Silva, Natasha Gowda, Chelsea Scholz Technical Support Analyst Brian Fakhraie Application Support Analyst Eileen Gajowski Accounting Rita French, Eileen Gajowski, Joy Ginete-Cockle, Terri Mason, Sonia Roxburgh, Jocelyn Snelling Circulation Manager Tracy McRitchie Circulation Ashley Cleggett, Millie Coskun, Kelly Kalirai, Ruth Pisko, Isabelle Ringham Executive Assistants Jackie Lee, Heather Vince Reception Ellenor McClelland Real Weddings is published three times a year by Canada Wide Media Limited, 4th Floor, 4180 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6A7, 604-299-7311, fax 604-299-9188. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form — print or electronic — without written permission of the publisher. Photo by Pink Monkey Studios; Makeup by Heather Vince Fashion Editor Luisa Rino Style Editor Catherine Dunwoody from the editor Photo by Pink Monkey Studios; Makeup by Heather Vince Editor Kim Mah Unless you're a professional event planner, your wedding day will be the biggest and most costly occasion you'll ever put together in your lifetime. No pressure, right? Relax — if there's one thing we've learned from talking to countless past brides, it's that your wedding day will be perfect. Sure, you may stumble over your vows, your flower girl might burst into tears right before the ceremony, and your three-tier cake could collapse before you can cut it. But looking back, practically every bride we've encountered says she wouldn't change a thing. Why? Because a wedding isn't meant to be an operation that runs like clockwork. It's about you and your best friend in life celebrating your love, surrounded by all the people who matter to you most. So, seriously, relax. And have fun planning your best day ever. We're here to help, as always, with our latest issue of Real Weddings. Living up to our name, we serve up gorgeous inspiration from seven reallife B.C. couples who each found their own unique way to mark their big day, whether they tied the knot in a heritage church on a snowy Okanagan day, or jetted off to Italy to wed under the famous Tuscan sun. With plenty of help from talented local experts, we also hope to feed your dreams with our mix of advice, fashion, style and beauty features, all designed to provide you with endless ideas as you begin to shape your own wedding day. Be sure to check out our brand-new iPad edition too, featuring exclusive videos, extended photo galleries and much more. For even more ideas and practical know-how, look for our new annual special issue, the Real Weddings Planning Guide, coming at the end of 2013. Kim Mah Editor kmah@canadawide.com realweddingsbc @realweddingsca realweddings Printed in Canada by mitchell press. realweddings.ca p12-13_Mashead+EdsMessage.indd 13 13 13-09-23 10:42 AM