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PROMOTED CONTENT SPECIAL FEATURE LOCAL LIBATIONS „e Okanagan, with its bounty of world- class wine, cider and craft beer, savours the serve-local trend. For autumn or winter weddings, warm apple cider and pumpkin ale taste right. Summerland's Jaager says, "Being situated in wine country means that our couples can choose gorgeous wines by tasting them, meeting the winemaker and the person who grew the grapes." MID-WEEK VOWS Since wedding dates book up quickly, consider the mid-week wedding for value and availability. Watermark Beach Resort hosts plenty of weekday weddings where the couple and their wedding party check in the day before and spend time playing on nearby golf courses, touring vineyards or relaxing poolside on Osoyoos Lake. Pre-wedding nerves can be melted away at Illumination Spa. BOHEMIAN CHIC Find laid-back, casual style in the rolling hills, beachy landscape, orchards and magical quality of light near Summerland Waterfront Resort & Spa. „e beachfront lawn is framed with tall cedar bushes on one side and lush lavender bushes on the other: a great setting for personal, handwritten vows. EURO ELEGANCE On the ˆipside, consider the Okanagan as a wedding destination with an "upped level of sophistication and elegance," like a quick trip to France or Italy, says Lara Taylor, wedding sales manager at Watermark Beach Resort. Get the Euro look with monochromatic white-on-white or blush-on-blush colour schemes. Saber Champagne for a cosmopolitan touch. CAPTURE EVERY MINUTE It's a hot wedding photography trend: drones capturing aerial shots. Taylor has seen "beautiful shots of the Okanagan Valley, the lake and the vineyards" – including of her own wedding – that you can't get any other way. Videographers are using GoPro cameras attached to sel™e sticks to grab candid reactions. SILENT DANCING At a resort or outdoor setting, thumping music can't go on late into the evening. Or can it? "Silent disco," a trend at music festivals and clubs, has guests wearing wireless headphones and music pumped through a radio transmitter – no need to call it a night at curfew time!