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realweddings.ca 37 Photographer Blush Wedding Photography blushweddingphotography.org Videographer Hello Tomorrow Wedding Films hellotomorrow.ca Venue & Catering Furry Creek Golf & Country Club gol c.com/courses/furry_creek Wedding Planner Jill Dickson, Furry Creek Bride's Dress Vera Wang White (altered), David's Bridal davidsbridal.com Dress Alterations & Veil Shin Bu Bridal, Los Angeles, 213-382-5480 Bridesmaid Dresses Donna Morgan, from Nordstrom Jenny Packham, from Debenham Celia, from TOBI Elise Ryan Cornelli & TFNC, from asos.com Hair & Makeup Jayna Marie Makeup + Hair jaynamarie.com Groom's & Groomsmen Outfi ts J.Crew jcrew.com Ties & Ring Bearer Bow Tie The Tie Bar thetiebar.com Flower Girl Outfi t TuTu Cute Baby etsy.com/shop/TuTuCuteBaby Décor Sweet Beginnings (uplighting, ceiling swag, chair covers, table runner) asweetbeginning.com Flowers Billies Flower House (plus arch, program board, seating chart, birdcage cardholder) billiesfl owerhouse.com Stationery Design by Jordan Seibert, Studio9Co etsy.com/shop/Studio9Co Printing by Young's Graphics, Los Angeles Wedding Favours Macaron tower by Marked Edible Designs ediblemark.ca Offi ciant Marcel Kurtz valleychurch.ca Disc Jockey Ira Pettle, Beyond Sound beyondsound.ca Wedding Rings Barmakian Jewelers barmakian.com While Grant continued to live in Boston and Kim in L.A., both knew they wanted to get married back home in West Vancouver, to be with their families and give their friends from school a snapshot of the British Columbia they knew and loved before the two began their new life together in Boston. ey chose the spec- tacular West Coast setting of Furry Creek Golf & Country Club, a half-hour's drive north of Vancouver along the Sea to Sky Highway. "When we saw Furry Creek we fell in love with it right away, with its view of the oceans and mountain," admits Kim. "But we were also sold on Jill, the wed- ding coordinator at Furry Creek, who was just amaz- ing. It's largely thanks to her that we were able to plan the wedding so smoothly from a distance." e couple returned to Vancouver just fi ve days before their wedding, after several months of organizing vendors and making choices by phone, email and on Google Hangout. Kim brought with her the Vera Wang gown she'd purchased from David's Bridal in L.A., and the vows she and Grant had written to each other. e celebrations began on the Friday night at Kirin restaurant in Vancouver with a traditional Chinese tea ceremony for the family. On the day of the wedding, Furry Creek gleamed under the bright August sun- shine, as the couple and their guests got ready for the ceremony. Among Kim's fondest memories is that of her six bridesmaids praying for her, a touching moment that still fi lls her with warmth. In honour of his father's Scottish heritage, Grant wore his kilt for the outdoor ceremony and hired a bag- piper. As Kim's parents escorted her down the aisle and 145 guests looked on, Grant says he struggled to hide his emotions. "I was overcome, not just with her beauty, but with the fact that fi nally we were getting married," he says. "I'd known for several years that I wanted to marry her, but being a long-distance relationship, we never knew exactly where we'd land up." Kim had felt the temptation, as many brides do, to get sucked into the stress of planning the wedding, but she's grateful that she focused on its deeper meaning. "On the day we married I didn't pay attention to any of that stuff about colours and fl owers," she confesses. "It was the event itself, the moment and what it signifi ed and the people that were there that was important, because there was such a journey leading up to it. e emotional experience of our wedding and the memory of faces of loved ones is what stayed ingrained in my heart afterwards." rw the Dream Team See our iPad issue for even more photos p34-37_Kim+Grant.indd 37 14-04-17 11:31 AM