tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025890443455011132024-03-13T18:03:53.322-06:00bride-on-purposeA Canadian Bride Who Got Married in the MountainsTiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-56261738840576834912010-07-19T07:36:00.007-06:002010-07-19T08:27:07.252-06:00Is the drink pouring all over the floor?!"Ummmm, yep, but I can't do much about it, so why don't you just keep telling me about your summer!!"<br /><br />OKok, a bit of background... remember <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/06/spiked-or-virgin.html">this</a> post, where I discussed the pros and cons of the punch bowl and the "beverage dispenser"...<br /><br />you know, the punch bowl <span style="font-size:85%;">(sorry, I can't for the life of me figure out where this picture came from... somewhere on the <a href="http://www.oncewed.com/">oncewed</a> site though!):</span><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495611963672566018" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERV9sYXGQI/AAAAAAAAA8c/AufNymhSHFM/s400/i_1654.jpg" /> and the "beverage dispenser": </p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495611956198102082" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERV9QiT1EI/AAAAAAAAA8U/Sufc79_Tm1g/s400/snippet_laurel_jedd.jpg" /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">picture from </span><a href="http://snippetandink.blogspot.com/2009/01/real-wedding-saturday-laurel-jedd.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">here</span></a></p><p><br />Well, I decided the "beverage dispenser" would be the best choice, since I was worried about the inherent spillage that comes with the punch bowls. So I went off and found myself these perfect (i.e. CHEAP) containers on <a href="http://stores.shop.ebay.ca/glass-beverage-dispensers__W0QQ_armrsZ1">ebay</a> that I thought would work well:</p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERZEbiTUMI/AAAAAAAAA88/L0-rOFOTqLY/s1600/079b_1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495615377944826050" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERZEbiTUMI/AAAAAAAAA88/L0-rOFOTqLY/s400/079b_1.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">PS... I totally recommend the seller... he was great, and the containers arrived really quickly, they looked great, and I know I will use them again!</span></p><p><br />So after I got the jars in the mail (and unpacked them, sending Styrofoam pellets All.Through.My.House) I proceeded to DIY 'em making labels...</p><p>I had brown cardstock in my craft supply, and some left over ribbon from my guest book table sign (stay tuned!), and since I had a font I was loving, I quickly printed off some signage. I made a couple slices in the cardstock to weave the ribbon through:</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495617635427968370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERbH1UOZXI/AAAAAAAAA9E/lqWHgCuswGc/s400/PIC00126.JPG" /></p><p>And then glued the label over top the ribbon to keep everything in place:</p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERYDlHwA0I/AAAAAAAAA80/RWiBy8ORBIM/s1600/PIC00129.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495614263826318146" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERYDlHwA0I/AAAAAAAAA80/RWiBy8ORBIM/s400/PIC00129.JPG" /></a><br />And tied the ribbon around the jar:</p><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERYC-acY2I/AAAAAAAAA8s/rxGgg_Rh5f0/s1600/PIC00132.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495614253435741026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERYC-acY2I/AAAAAAAAA8s/rxGgg_Rh5f0/s400/PIC00132.JPG" /></a> The cocktail that would go in to the containers was a drink that my hubs coined when he took a bartending course. He called it the Kjearsy Royale (incorporating his last name), and we also made a virgin drink for the non-drinkers and kidlets. The signs read:</div><div> </div><div></div><div align="center">"KJEARSY ROYALE: created by the groom in the mid-90's... yours to enjoy today!" </div><div align="center">and </div><div align="center">"VIRGIN KJEARSY: as close as it gets to the real deal... refreshing for everyone".</div><div></div><div> </div><div>Cute right?!<br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERYCb7c1yI/AAAAAAAAA8k/jSQnHUqb37c/s1600/PIC00131.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495614244178941730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TERYCb7c1yI/AAAAAAAAA8k/jSQnHUqb37c/s400/PIC00131.JPG" /></a> Now, I am no dummy, I know that turning a little spigot, holding a glass, and balancing a camera, a wedding program, maybe a purse, and perhaps a plate of munchies would not necessarily be the easiest thing in the world, so I suggested to my caterer that I have a couple of my friend's daughters help out. She assured me that she would have it under control during cocktail hour, and to let ALL my guests just kick back and have fun. So... I trusted her. Well, without going in to too much detail... the caterer quite simply overestimated her capabilities for the entire evening, and needless to say, the cocktail station was NOT manned by ANYONE, and the guests were left to operate these beauties on their own. Not the end of the world right?! hahaha... well, there is a reason I don't have any pics of these guys in action.<br /><br />At one point during cocktail hour (before I <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2010/07/our-mountaintop-wedding-lonely.html">escaped</a> of course!), I was chatting with one of our guests when he sort of jumped and gasped... I looked to see what he was reacting to, and there was signature cocktail pouring all over the floor. He said to me... "it looks like the end cap came off, and like the drink is pouring all over the floor?!". I smiled and nodded, and said, "Oh well, hopefully the staff will clean it up, cause I am not saving this one!!".<br /><br />So, the moral of the story is two-fold: firstly, as great as the drink containers are, make sure the spigot has a safety stop on it, cause not everyone can remember the ol' "righty-tighty, lefty-loosey" bit; and secondly, TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS!! If you think you need to recruit someone to help (yes, even to help your paid professionals), DO IT!! Our caterer was simply NOT prepared/capable to execute all the tasks she assured me she would take care of.<br /><br />It was funny though!! And I still love our containers!! The funniest part: the spigot didn't just drop to the floor... the pressure of the drink actually made it shoot out across the room... and LAND IN SOMEONE ELSE's DRINK!!! hahahaha... ok, we were lucky it didn't hit anyone in the eye... but... hahahhaha... it really was kinda hilarious!!</div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />all pictures from personal collection, unless otherwise noted</span></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-61882225224473349012010-07-16T09:18:00.012-06:002010-07-16T10:39:09.121-06:00Our Mountaintop Wedding - LonelyAlright ladies, this might make some of you uncomfortable... kinda how our cocktail hour made me feel. BUT, you know the rules around here... you only get the straight up real-deal kinda wedding stuff here!<br /><br />So, a bit of background... like MANY brides, we chose to do a <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/11/our-mountaintop-wedding-pure-bliss.html">first look</a> so that we could have more TIME for photos, have a later ceremony that would flow right in to cocktail hour and the reception (I mean come on, we were getting married up on a mountain, it's not like there was a lounge that our guests could go wet their tongues at in between the ceremony and reception while we got our pictures taken!), and so we could mingle at our our own cocktail hour...<br /><br />WELL, my sister, the perfect big sis that she is, warned me that the cocktail hour might not go as I had envisioned... something like this:<br /><br />sis: "why do you want to go to your cocktail hour?"<br />me: "well, you know, so I have more time to visit with our guests..."<br />sis: "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">uhhh</span>, ya, that's what I thought, but it doesn't really happen like that!"<br />me: "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">whatcha</span> talking about?"<br />sis: "well, at our cocktail hour no one even talked to me?!"<br />me: "but EVERYONE wants to talk to the bride?!"<br />sis: "all I'm <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">sayin</span> is be prepared to kinda feel like a 'pink elephant' that no one wants to talk to!"<br />me: "that's ridiculous!!"<br /><br />So, after our ceremony, we went outside, took a big <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ol</span>' group photo, some family photos, and then we re-assembled upstairs for cocktail hour.<br /><br />SIDENOTE: <span style="font-size:85%;">We had planned on having cocktails out on the balcony, but due to the weather inconsistencies, my invisible wedding fairies some how made it happen back upstairs where the wedding had just happened?! Seriously, I don't even know how this happened, BUT, while I was outside getting a few family pictures taken, my amazing friends/families/wedding fairies dismantled the ceremony site, finished the reception set-up (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">ie</span>. ceremony chairs doubled as reception chairs!!), and assembled the cocktail hour upstairs... yep, AMAZING peeps I had on my side!!</span><br /><br />So upstairs I went... expecting to be greeted by a lineup of excited guests to talk to the bride.... although the room was abuzz with chatter, laughs, hugs, and stories, I felt like I could here a pin drop. My sister was right, it was like I wasn't even there? At one point a grabbed a great friend of mine, and side, "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">heh</span>, what's the deal, how come you're not coming to get a hug from me?!", and he just had the dazed look on his face and said, "you just look too beautiful, I don't even know what to do". Um what? Ladies, I am not tooting my own horn here... this was literally his excuse for not talking to me... and this friend is a TALKER and loves to chat my ear off?! I told him to stop being ridiculous, but the point was made... I was the pink elephant in the middle of the room... only I was a bride... wearing white...<br /><br />Looking at the photos, it was clear everyone was having fun...<br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494532034586208706" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TEB_xjCD6cI/AAAAAAAAA7s/IugMddcD9QQ/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0468.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494530710146638354" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TEB-kdHD4hI/AAAAAAAAA7k/T9n1-InZdpI/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0465.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494530692648036946" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TEB-jb7EalI/AAAAAAAAA7c/JcDkhm4_Seo/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0464.jpg" /></p><p>My mom was making the rounds...</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494529556292690450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TEB9hSq14hI/AAAAAAAAA7U/2WyLR5bB9rU/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0463.jpg" /></p><p>As were my girls...</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494535665729781746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TECDE6GJv_I/AAAAAAAAA78/msRtxvHCK-Q/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0471.jpg" /></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TECDFfW2nWI/AAAAAAAAA8E/Fb-RETsGZ5w/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0473.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494535675731942754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TECDFfW2nWI/AAAAAAAAA8E/Fb-RETsGZ5w/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0473.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TEB_yHJJ_GI/AAAAAAAAA70/FehLGq2LhG8/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0470.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494532044279643234" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TEB_yHJJ_GI/AAAAAAAAA70/FehLGq2LhG8/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0470.jpg" /></a> Yep, and my husband was doing the mingle...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TEB9gk2kV3I/AAAAAAAAA7M/rDnHpVtJkx8/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0460.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494529543993841522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TEB9gk2kV3I/AAAAAAAAA7M/rDnHpVtJkx8/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0460.jpg" /></a> But seriously... not a single picture of the bride during cocktail hour?! Not that I care about the pics, it's just the proof in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">puddin</span>. To be perfectly honest, at one point, one of my girls, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">JB</span>, came up to me and said "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">heh</span>, how are you doing?" to which I replied... "seriously, no one is even talking to me... I'm not feeling it!". Being the AWESOME maid that she is, she looked me dead in the eye and said "wanna get outta here?"... HELL YES! The two of us went and sat in one of the suites in the lodge and had a glass of wine... BLISS!! Quiet, no pressure to mingle, we got to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">chillax</span> and forget about our posture, and we got to LAUGH!!<br /><br />Now don't get me wrong, it's not that I hate mingling... sometimes I actually love it! BUT, it really wasn't the vibe I was going for. I didn't want to have to "work the crowd"... I wanted laid back COOL! But apparently, right after a wedding ceremony, a bride in white doesn't exactly elicit a 'laid back cool' kinda vibe. I was glad my sis had warned me though, so that when I was confronted with this feeling of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">loneliness</span> it didn't shock the crap outta me. I just thought to myself... "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">ohhh</span>, this is what CC was talking about!".<br /><br />anyone else out there feel LONELY during their cocktail hour?! Come on... it feels good to admit it! OR, if you loved your cocktail hour, maybe you can help us out and let us know what we did wrong...<br /><br />all photos by the amazing <a href="http://www.68photography.ca/">[6:8] Photography </a>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-37057286937485434952010-07-15T06:14:00.004-06:002010-07-15T06:25:45.685-06:00LOVING the mountains!!Hi all!! Hope everyone has been enjoying the summer days (we've been hearing a tonne about the heat wave that went through the East... but it's been ch-ch-chilly here in the West?!). The hubs and I are coming up to that infamous 1 year mark (what??), and remembering the utter craziness of last year at this time (thesis, wedding, thesis, thesis, thesis, wedding) makes me so happy and grateful that this year is a bit more normal!!<br /><br />But, that doesn't mean I don't still LOVE an amazing wedding shoot, and this morning I was BLOWN AWAY by the most recent work of our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">photogs</span>, Kevan and Duane of <a href="http://www.68photography.ca/">[6:8] Photography</a>. They had a GORGEOUS couple, and a truly spectacular backdrop in Lake Louise, AB.<br /><br />Here are a few of my favorites, but seriously, I know you want the link, cause you will want to see this entire wedding, so after looking at em here, <a href="http://68photography.ca/2010/07/joni-and-jason/">head on over </a>to feast your eyes on all the beauty!!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TD79WP3TDTI/AAAAAAAAA7E/oPYaH68t5y0/s1600/Lake-Louise-Wedding-Photographers-JJ-015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494107154096000306" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TD79WP3TDTI/AAAAAAAAA7E/oPYaH68t5y0/s400/Lake-Louise-Wedding-Photographers-JJ-015.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TD79VyQEQUI/AAAAAAAAA68/lLj1kO4bLqE/s1600/Lake-Louise-Wedding-Photographers-JJ-021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494107146146824514" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TD79VyQEQUI/AAAAAAAAA68/lLj1kO4bLqE/s400/Lake-Louise-Wedding-Photographers-JJ-021.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TD79Vtdv0EI/AAAAAAAAA60/kgd4-lMsepE/s1600/Lake-Louise-Wedding-Photographers-JJ-027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494107144862027842" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TD79Vtdv0EI/AAAAAAAAA60/kgd4-lMsepE/s400/Lake-Louise-Wedding-Photographers-JJ-027.jpg" /></a> Amazing work guys!!</div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-26375861670148683322010-06-17T13:20:00.006-06:002010-06-17T14:10:12.665-06:00Ideas I Shamelessly 'Borrowed' From Other Brides... #3<div><div>So now that we have got back into the "detail" section of the recaps, I am ready for the third installment of my <strong><a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/search/label/Reference%20List">Reference List</a></strong>. In case you missed the previous entries, I first gave a shout out to Mrs. Lighting of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.weddingbee.com">weddingbee</a>, for the great <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/ideas-i-shamelessly-borrowed-from-other.html">grooms-socks-wrapping-idea</a>. And of course, I had to mention Jess of <a href="http://budgetsavvybride.com/">Budget Savvy Bride</a> and <a href="http://jesslehry.com/">Jess Lehry Designs</a> for her awesome idea for blinging out my <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/ideas-i-shamelessly-borrowed-from-other_14.html">wedding shoes</a>!</div><br /><div>But now, it is time for a shout out to Nicole from <a href="http://grantandnicole.blogspot.com/">Our Little Life</a>... who's <a href="http://www.laurenbphoto.com/blog/2008/nicole-and-grant-september-20th-2008/">GORGEOUS wedding </a>was one that gave me muchos inspiration. The main thing that I shamelessly borrowed from her wedding was the aisle decoration. I thought they were simple, but perfect, and knew they would be great at our mountain wedding. </div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483835101059777858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp--EV8hUI/AAAAAAAAA6s/t_QlXiBnu3E/s400/nicoleandgrant-50.jpg" /><br /><div>How do you think I did in 'borrowing'... ok, who am I kidding, it was more like a full-on copy! Heh, I don't apologize for this blatant flattery... the girl had a great idea, and I thought it would be great for us too!!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483831495266329298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp7sLty4tI/AAAAAAAAA5s/bZfGwRd-_o4/s400/nicoleandgrant-31.jpg" /></div></div><br />Their aisle decorations:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483831506503982482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp7s1lD3ZI/AAAAAAAAA50/IOIqHoxz3j4/s400/nicoleandgrant-35-36.jpg" /><br />Our aisle decorations:<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp9tiSZaUI/AAAAAAAAA6k/GWJlisYYBQk/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0381.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483833717528553794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp9tiSZaUI/AAAAAAAAA6k/GWJlisYYBQk/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0381.jpg" /></a>Their 'sticks' behind the bride:<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483831511077350210" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp7tGnb60I/AAAAAAAAA58/7BraJesFaj8/s400/nicoleandgrant-42.jpg" /></div><div>Our sticks behind the bride:</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483833156718820434" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp9M5G7_FI/AAAAAAAAA6U/Q4UkYG4hizE/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0360.jpg" /></div><div>Their sticks behind the groom:</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483831519358018962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp7tlds5ZI/AAAAAAAAA6E/RR7Uai5e-_M/s400/nicoleandgrant-44.jpg" /></div><div>Our sticks behind the groom:</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp9NsseijI/AAAAAAAAA6c/GnwstOCPCwA/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0376.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483833170566482482" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp9NsseijI/AAAAAAAAA6c/GnwstOCPCwA/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0376.jpg" /></a> As much as I tried to get the same effect as Nicole's, it didn't quite work out. Here are a couple of reasons: I deligated this task. Let's face it ladies, the night before our wedding I had a choice: 1) stay at the lodge and work on the little details like a detail-oriented freak that I can very easily become... OR, 2) Go out for amazing Thai food with my ladies and have the BEST-NIGHT-EVER... ya, you can guess what I did!! But, the girls that were back at the house executing the details did a fantastic job, and although I pictured the "sticks" (as the hubs referred to them) being closer together, my wedding-elves (love you cousins!!) really did get it better. The simple fact was that our ceremony space was cramped... the sticks being off to the side a bit made it more visually open, with really only the mountains and sky as a backdrop. So we might ask... were the sticks really even necessary?! Well, with photos like this one...<br /><br /><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483833142377920914" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBp9MDrzOZI/AAAAAAAAA6M/est67wSfm5A/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0150.jpg" /> I think they were a great addition!!</div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">All photos from our wedding courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.68photography.ca/"><span style="font-size:85%;">[6:8] Photography</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">, and those from Nicole and Grants were borrowed from </span><a href="http://www.laurenbphoto.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Lauren Brooks Photography</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></div></div></div></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-63349766503436498342010-06-16T12:37:00.012-06:002010-06-16T13:41:07.094-06:00Our Montaintop Wedding - ConfidentThe time was finally here... the day had been a blast so far. We had spent an amazing morning/afternoon with each other, and with our bridal party, but the moment had arrived. Our family had assembled, we could hear the music playing and the chatter of our guests. My girls and I gathered in a small room on the main floor of the lodge where we were met by our Jordy, our make-up and hair guru, for last minute hair curling, dress steaming, and make-up touch-ups! We shared a quick glass of champagne, and my great friend Cindy came in to let us know it was time.<br /><br />And the one emotion that was overriding all others was CONFIDENCE.<br /><br />Of course their was a mixture of all the days emotions... anticipation, gratefulness, pride, familiar love, even a bit of feeling torn, but above all else, I was confident in the vows I was about to make, and those that I would receive. I was confident in the man I was marrying. I was confident in our foundation, our hopes and vision, and in our love for each other that would provide the framework for our future.<br /><br />And so, I nodded to my mom, accepted my dad's arm, and started up the stairs...<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkfVPUoOPI/AAAAAAAAA5k/7ZFZd5O8N2w/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0318.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 540px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483448471051057394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkfVPUoOPI/AAAAAAAAA5k/7ZFZd5O8N2w/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0318.jpg" /></a> I was surrounded by the people I loved the most, and who supported, guided, and protected me. I was confident, with my mom by my side, that this walk was a <em><strong>purposeful</strong></em> one. One that was well thought out. A walk that lead me to the man I was meant to spend the rest of my life with.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkfM3-dnqI/AAAAAAAAA5c/oRdK7ou8b-U/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0325.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 540px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483448327345118882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkfM3-dnqI/AAAAAAAAA5c/oRdK7ou8b-U/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0325.jpg" /></a> I was confident in walking towards my husband... and it was like there was no other place I was meant to be. Inspite of chaos, emotion, trials, tribulations, successes and failures, that inevitably form any bride's foundation, everything seemed to fall away, making space only for this walk as a woman about to become a wife...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkfMJuxk1I/AAAAAAAAA5U/nK8JOCV8pvQ/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0322.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 540px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483448314931286866" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkfMJuxk1I/AAAAAAAAA5U/nK8JOCV8pvQ/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0322.jpg" /></a> And then we stood together. Bride and groom, friends, lovers, confidantes, cheerleaders and critics<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkfBu_BPCI/AAAAAAAAA5M/hfe9ECq1uJo/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0331.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 540px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483448135952972834" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkfBu_BPCI/AAAAAAAAA5M/hfe9ECq1uJo/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0331.jpg" /></a> And nearly... husband and wife.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkfA0dD4QI/AAAAAAAAA5E/ZVMcrGGq1Q0/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0329.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 540px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483448120241283330" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkfA0dD4QI/AAAAAAAAA5E/ZVMcrGGq1Q0/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0329.jpg" /></a> I made sure to soak it all up... and especially tried to connect with our friends and families in the 'audience'.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkeGzcw0_I/AAAAAAAAA48/RNYxIbmU6AM/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0345.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 540px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483447123539186674" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkeGzcw0_I/AAAAAAAAA48/RNYxIbmU6AM/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0345.jpg" /></a> And before we knew it, it was time to say our vows. We chose to include a somewhat typical "do you promise to...", complete with "I Do's", after which we exchanged our personal vows. As it turned out, we both finalized our vows that morning, and it was hilarious (proof in the pudding... check out my laugh) that we had both written our vows in coil notebooks which we proceeded to read them from :) Seriously... it took some of the nerves away, and was soooo US! Dorky, goofy, note takers!</div><div></div><div>So first up was the hubs... his vows were sweet, direct, and calming. They were him... he's not really a man of words, so they were short and too the point... but they were perfect!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkeGDPMwzI/AAAAAAAAA40/fPIXmo-ANq4/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0355.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 540px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483447110597395250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkeGDPMwzI/AAAAAAAAA40/fPIXmo-ANq4/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0355.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkeFjpc3uI/AAAAAAAAA4s/d826m5_Fpv8/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0356.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 540px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483447102117568226" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkeFjpc3uI/AAAAAAAAA4s/d826m5_Fpv8/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0356.jpg" /></a> And then it was my turn. I also think mine were "me"... long winded and thoughtful! Yep, sometimes I can ramble. What can I say... this was the reason I was here! I followed the "I love you because..." and "Because I love you..." that I first saw <a href="http://2000dollarwedding.com/2008/07/our-vows.html">here</a>. I don't know why, but as soon as I saw this style, I knew it was how I wanted to share my love and promises with my man.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkcVbd0X7I/AAAAAAAAA4k/mekp2OxITM4/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0365.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 540px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483445175775944626" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkcVbd0X7I/AAAAAAAAA4k/mekp2OxITM4/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0365.jpg" /></a> Of course there were many details to the ceremony, but at the end, and most importantly, we sealed the deal with a kiss...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkcU8NDxzI/AAAAAAAAA4c/QdCoTSmlzes/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0386.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 540px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483445167384151858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkcU8NDxzI/AAAAAAAAA4c/QdCoTSmlzes/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0386.jpg" /></a> And we confidently entered the world of MARRIAGE!! We were FINALLY husband and wife!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkcUJ0CjWI/AAAAAAAAA4U/qWySyER8DOs/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0406.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 540px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483445153857441122" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBkcUJ0CjWI/AAAAAAAAA4U/qWySyER8DOs/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0406.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p align="center">all photos credited, as always, to <a href="http://www.68photography.ca/">[6:8] Photography</a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">And PS... don't you just love that I FINALLY figured out how to post with larger images?!</span></p><p></p>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-73500262892406376572010-06-11T10:16:00.003-06:002010-06-11T10:24:03.857-06:00Guest Post on another mountain peak...And by 'Mountain Peak', I mean blog written by mountain-loving bride... Yep, that's right, I am over at A<a href="http://www.amountainbride.blogspot.com/"> Mountain Bride</a> today, sharing a glimpse of our mountaintop wedding!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 128px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481551631661843506" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TBJiKp8qxDI/AAAAAAAAA4I/ntZ_93kLNjg/s400/636961495_8oe6z-XL1.jpg" /><br />Jess was recently married in Arizona, and has kept a thoughtful, inspiring, and gorgeous account of her wedding planning over at her blog... seriously, I can NOT wait to see her pics! I gained MUCH inspiration from her blog over the months leading up to our wedding, and we have become blog-buds which really has been one of the best parts of writing this blog. The ladies that we all get to meet through the planning (and remembering!) stages of weddings really bring a whole new level of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">camaraderie</span> to brides. So Jess, thanks for having me over there at your FAB site... and hurry up and come home so you can share your wedding pics with us all!! No seriously, I hope you are having a blast on your honeymoon!! Can't wait to hear all about <em>your</em> wedding in the mountains!!Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-51767334414910731952010-06-04T10:11:00.004-06:002010-06-04T11:42:33.214-06:00Our Mountaintop Wedding - AnticipationWow... you are here... to the end of the formals! This has been a long journey of recaps, and more importantly, of emotion. As you have travelled with us chronologically the morning of the wedding, you have seen the amazing work of our photogs, <a href="http://www.68photography.ca/">[6:8] Photography</a>, but I hope you have also felt the emotion of the day. The good, the bad, the ugly... and the amazing!! For those of you who have missed it and want to catch up, prepare yourself for an emotional roller coaster...<br /><ul><li>The day started off <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-mountaintop-wedding-calm_07.html">calm</a> as hair and make up got under way.</li><li>But with the reality that my wedding day had finally arrived, so too came some family issues that had been unresolved, and let's be honest, I was <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-mountaintop-wedding-torn.html">torn</a>.</li><li>After making the best decision I knew how to at the time, I started to get excited to see my husband, and my heart went crazy <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-mountaintop-wedding-pitter-patter.html">pitter-patter</a></li><li>And seeing my husband for the first time brought everything to a stop... and it really was <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/11/our-mountaintop-wedding-pure-bliss.html">pure bliss</a></li><li>A bit of <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/11/our-mountaintop-wedding-frustration.html">frustration</a> with rain and transportation resulted in some flask-ing</li><li>and let's face it peeps, a bit of booze and umbrellas seems to calm things down... <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-montaintop-wedding-ahhhh-relaxed.html">ahhhh-relaxed</a></li><li>My man was the coolest groom ever, and I couldn't have been more <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-montaintop-wedding-proud.html">proud</a></li><li>And when we were reminded of a turning point in our relationship, we realized just how <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2010/01/our-montaintop-wedding-blessed.html">blessed</a> we were to be marrying eachother</li><li>As the morning turned in to afternoon, we were surrounded by the most comforting emotion yet... <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2010/05/our-mountaintop-wedding-familiar-love.html">familiar love</a></li></ul>And if you're still with me, the journey brought us to our little trek in the trees. And at this time, their was really only one emotion in the air... anticipation. We had only a couple shots left before we drove back to the lodge to say our "I Do's". Admittedly, I kinda didn't want to go. Not because I didn't want to exchange vows, but because I was so LOVING hanging out with my groom...<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TAkmxsr2nNI/AAAAAAAAA4A/hzJYFilp8R8/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0286.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478953056923458770" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TAkmxsr2nNI/AAAAAAAAA4A/hzJYFilp8R8/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0286.jpg" /></a> It felt like it was the first time we had been together in MONTHS <span style="font-size:85%;">(*which was kinda true considering the </span><a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/search/label/DOCTOR"><span style="font-size:85%;">lock-down </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">I had been in prior to the wedding finishing my thesis and defending it)</span>, and I was kinda lovin it!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TAkmxXeYmUI/AAAAAAAAA34/EoVOVQg0sOg/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0287.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478953051229821250" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TAkmxXeYmUI/AAAAAAAAA34/EoVOVQg0sOg/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0287.jpg" /></a> I knew, though, that sharing our vows with our friends and family would be such a special experience, and so we savored the last few moments alone in the forest...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TAkmw8NzSaI/AAAAAAAAA3w/QbY8Dx46StQ/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0289.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478953043912509858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TAkmw8NzSaI/AAAAAAAAA3w/QbY8Dx46StQ/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0289.jpg" /></a> And before heading back, I prepared myself to step into the wide world of WIFE... but let me be straight up here guys, I was also kinda thinking about the fact that in a few short minutes my dad would be walking me down the aisle with my mom, despite my mixed emotions on the topic, and I was preparing myself to be in the moment (sorry to bust up the picturesque dreaming of wedding bliss with harsh reality, but that's the way it went down). The anticipation of having my dad there was trying to take over, but it DIDN'T... it was present, but more importantly, the confident love that was streaming between my groom and I gave me all the confidence in the world to face my dad...<br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TAkmXenq5YI/AAAAAAAAA3g/ZovsxvFgl7g/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0292.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478952606471218562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TAkmXenq5YI/AAAAAAAAA3g/ZovsxvFgl7g/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0292.jpg" /></a><br />Because with him by side, want couldn't we take on??</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TAkmXCzXu9I/AAAAAAAAA3Y/66y9Fk5uVCs/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0295.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478952599004101586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/TAkmXCzXu9I/AAAAAAAAA3Y/66y9Fk5uVCs/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0295.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Ya, we were ready... let's get this party started!!</div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">All photo credits to Kevan and Duane of </span><a href="http://www.68photography.ca/"><span style="font-size:85%;">[6:8] Photography</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-43162481644260969982010-05-27T07:41:00.007-06:002010-05-27T08:40:16.121-06:00Our Mountaintop Wedding - Familiar LoveHiya!! Thanks for believing me when I told you "<a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2010/05/is-it-possible.html">I was back</a>"!! And thanks, too, for following this <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/search/label/Mountaintop%20Wedding">emotional journey</a> with me, as I recap our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fernie</span> wedding! The last stage of the journey was a quiet reflection of our relationship, as our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">photogs</span> had taken us to a location that was rooted in our history! We knew we were truly <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2010/01/our-montaintop-wedding-blessed.html">blessed</a> to be together, to love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">each other</span>, and to be getting married in one of our most favorite locations!!<br /><br />When the cliff-side photo shoot ended, we went back down to meet up with our bridal party again... this time we were OUT OF THE RAIN (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">yah</span> baby, the sun was SHINING!!) and went from <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-montaintop-wedding-ahhhh-relaxed.html">barns and umbrellas</a> to sun and rocks!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_5-KWpzksI/AAAAAAAAA3I/2qdMBTL8roo/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0237.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475952913273819842" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_5-KWpzksI/AAAAAAAAA3I/2qdMBTL8roo/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0237.jpg" /></a> So let me explain the title of the post... there is so much about a wedding that is foreign to me... of course the obvious is the WHITE DRESS (ya, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">sooo</span> not my familiar!!), but there were MANY elements of the day (or prepping for the day) that were completely unfamiliar. Here's a short list: being called 'bride' for MONTHS, opening shower presents in front of a LOT of women, shedding tears in front of a LOT of people, getting beautified for HOURS, being obsessed with the weather, having people take my pictures with the expectation that I look GOOD, being 'pretty' (that's a whole <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">notha</span> blog-worthy post!)... you get the idea! BUT, there were also many FAMILIAR parts of the wedding day too, and it was our bridal party (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span>, who am I kidding, it was my girls!!) that really made me feel at home. These three girls have literally been my side since I was born... aren't they gorgeous!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_5-KLWsD2I/AAAAAAAAA3A/594zdqleuWo/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0238.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475952910240845666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_5-KLWsD2I/AAAAAAAAA3A/594zdqleuWo/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0238.jpg" /></a> And Ian's boys were definitely a bright spot in his day too... BOYS! Enough wedding talk... flowers, seating arrangements, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">playlists</span>, menu.... let's just have fun!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_5-JzMSPEI/AAAAAAAAA24/w83ZmQ2scS0/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0244.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475952903754759234" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_5-JzMSPEI/AAAAAAAAA24/w83ZmQ2scS0/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0244.jpg" /></a> And there is something about that familiarity that made our love even sweeter:</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_5-JW5hKhI/AAAAAAAAA2w/vXm820HHysU/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0242.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475952896159853074" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_5-JW5hKhI/AAAAAAAAA2w/vXm820HHysU/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0242.jpg" /></a> Here's some solo shots of my girls (which I highly recommend getting done!). My sister and maid of honour:</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_59IQmK_CI/AAAAAAAAA2o/N5a2LXMb2aY/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0245.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475951777776598050" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_59IQmK_CI/AAAAAAAAA2o/N5a2LXMb2aY/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0245.jpg" /></a> And my two cousins... the first, P-ah, was born a couple months before me, and we have grown ULTRA close... and her smile is a showstopper:<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_59IPcKfzI/AAAAAAAAA2g/EvwnLyg-usM/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0251.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475951777466187570" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_59IPcKfzI/AAAAAAAAA2g/EvwnLyg-usM/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0251.jpg" /></a> And her sister, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">JB</span>, the eldest, and leader of the pack, has always been my ally... if we were fighting with our sisters, we would align and conquer! She is a great friend, and quite a beauty:</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_59HykUXqI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/TgAv2XtTDIc/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0253.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475951769715760802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_59HykUXqI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/TgAv2XtTDIc/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0253.jpg" /></a> The girls were there for me to make sure I was looking good... and this is about as familiar as it gets! My three girls have always been the "pretty" ones, and they have always worked to smooth me down, touch me up, dress me up, primp and poke, as I was more concerned about getting out the door to par-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">tay</span>!! Well, here is a glimpse of those roles staying true to form:</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_59HZ5PmvI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/b1rf7lMclDU/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0252.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475951763092642546" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_59HZ5PmvI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/b1rf7lMclDU/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0252.jpg" /></a> And it looks like the shot came together!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_59HEc6TCI/AAAAAAAAA2I/Rcfqw1dKBtc/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0250.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475951757336661026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_59HEc6TCI/AAAAAAAAA2I/Rcfqw1dKBtc/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0250.jpg" /></a> And of course, familiarity rings in the FUN we had all afternoon... goofing off in front of the camera:<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475950573142312322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_58CI--hYI/AAAAAAAAA1o/EJRCtejVgO0/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0259.jpg" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_58nPpOsBI/AAAAAAAAA2A/RhoN5TljooA/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0260.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475951210585305106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_58nPpOsBI/AAAAAAAAA2A/RhoN5TljooA/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0260.jpg" /></a> Until we were ready to strike a pose:</div><div><br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475950582371891746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_58CrXeuiI/AAAAAAAAA1w/f8KzdMCa5hI/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0261.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475950583832400994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_58CwzsVGI/AAAAAAAAA14/CHV3bj47iNk/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0268.jpg" /> And sometimes we like to just kick back... I love this picture for a couple of reasons. First of all, the scenery and the lines melt my heart! But more importantly, I love how my sister is watching over me... and she has that look in her eyes of "don't you mess with my baby sister"!! I love her to bits, and this picture is a perfect reflection of us... I have always been off on my own a bit, but my sister doesn't need to be standing right beside me to hold a watchful eye! Now this is familiar love!</div><div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_58ByPI3BI/AAAAAAAAA1g/weN1BQWcePs/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0281.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475950567036083218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_58ByPI3BI/AAAAAAAAA1g/weN1BQWcePs/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0281.jpg" /></a> A group shot... sorry, I tend to focus on the girls, but yes, we had a blast with our ENTIRE wedding party!!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_57e7f4gmI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/ZkNkIhbR1I0/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0258.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475949968226812514" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_57e7f4gmI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/ZkNkIhbR1I0/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0258.jpg" /></a> And what about the 'bride and groom'?! Well, in spite of wedding dresses and suits, we had that comfy, familiar ease too... and we took another moment to steal off for a kiss or two...<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_57eTRB7KI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/9F9GlPvvypY/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0271.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475949957427096738" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_57eTRB7KI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/9F9GlPvvypY/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0271.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_57eIs3iEI/AAAAAAAAA1I/kYpPk2IYB80/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0276.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475949954591066178" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_57eIs3iEI/AAAAAAAAA1I/kYpPk2IYB80/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0276.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_57dnKY1nI/AAAAAAAAA1A/vUn3Yb54ZSs/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0280.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475949945588078194" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_57dnKY1nI/AAAAAAAAA1A/vUn3Yb54ZSs/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0280.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>For me, these moments of familiarity in a day that can otherwise seem COMPLETELY foreign are what make all worthwhile. My day would not have been the same without the familiar COMFORT and PROTECTION of my ladies, the laid back quiet support of the hubs' boys, and of course, the simple, unmistakable love between 'bride and groom'!</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">As always, photo credit is given to Kev and Duane of </span><a href="http://www.68photography.ca/"><span style="font-size:85%;">[6:8] Photography</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">... thanks for capturing the familiar love in a way that makes our wedding day fit seamlessly into the record of our lives!</span></p>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-21973563402270552202010-05-21T08:36:00.003-06:002010-05-21T08:56:40.122-06:00Is it possible?!?!<div>That I am actually back to continue the journey that have been recaps?? Well, ALMOST!! I am back, and I will continue recapping, but I wanted to let you in on a lil secret...</div><br /><div></div><div>It has been hard.</div><div></div><br /><div>There you have it. That's the plain-ol-up-front-no-hiding-TRUTH!! What's been hard? Life after wedding has been hard! Not just the post-wedding blues... we have gone through some shit. The hubs and I have been living long distance since we got back from our honeymoon. We bought a house.... a SECOND house. Yep, 2 mortgages :( We renovated one of those houses. We moved out of one and rented it (YAY... no more 2 mortgages!). We both started new jobs. I applied for a got denied a dream job. The hubs quit his job and needs to relocate a business. We struggled with communication. We worked through it. We made some tough decisions about babies. We have dealt with the ongoing drama of alcoholism in my family. This has brought up some bad memories from the wedding. There you have it... it's been hard!</div><div></div><br /><div>But then I think about the journey from here...</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_adAqGKauI/AAAAAAAAA04/MrFleOELHa8/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0234.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473735031741115106" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_adAqGKauI/AAAAAAAAA04/MrFleOELHa8/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0234.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo by </span><a href="http://www.68photography.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">[6:8] Photography</span></a></div><div>to here:<br /></div><div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_adAOqJ_XI/AAAAAAAAA0w/7lvnBN3wvqw/s1600/441.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473735024375889266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S_adAOqJ_XI/AAAAAAAAA0w/7lvnBN3wvqw/s400/441.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> (that's us the day we handed over the original house to our new renters... and closed the door on the renovated beauty! personal photo)</span></div><div> </div><div>And I realize that it's ok. It's better than ok... it's a success!! The amazing part of this journey, is that we have come out STRONGER, happier, and totally confident about our future. There are still many unknowns (JOBS, timing of babies, etc!!) but the one thing we know to be true will get us through the rough patches... and that's our love and commitment to eachother. So I finally feel like I can start telling you all about the wedding again. The wedding high is over, but the amazing memories will truly last a lifetime. There are some not-so-beautiful memories, and you know that you get the straight up truth here, so I will share those with you too... and more importantly, I will share with you how the emotions have translated into the everyday too.</div><div> </div><div>So, if you're still around, thanks for hanging on... I really do want to share this whole shit-and-caboodle <span style="font-size:85%;">(sorry, don't know where that came from... my mom used to say that, and it literally just popped into my head!)</span> with you! </div></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-9350359291340878442010-04-01T10:38:00.003-06:002010-04-01T10:47:21.880-06:00I swear I haven't forgot...<div align="left">I just can NOT seem to write about the wedding right now?! I have so many more awesome things to tell you, pictures to share, 'wisdom' to put out, laughs to have, and memories to reveal... but for some unknown reason, I simply can NOT bring myself to write about them?! Please know that I think of you all, and this blog, almost daily, thinking today will be the the day... but the day hasn't yet come? I know this journey will eventually unravel itself in the form of words and images here @ bride-on-purpose, but I have to give it time. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">IknowIknowIknow</span>, I've <em>had</em> time... like nearly 7 months of time (yep, it's been almost 7 months since our amazing weekend of I Do-s), but lately, so much has been going on, that it just doesn't seem like the right time to put fingers to keyboard.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Anyways, I hope you all are GREAT! If you still come around here, I say "thanks!". If you have got tired of waiting for the continued recaps, I understand... but stop on by now and again and see if I have got over my writers-apathy (nope, it's not writer's-block, cause I seriously haven't even tried to write!).</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Until then, here is a picture that I look at many times over the course of the day that I just LOVE (it's on my phone too!!)</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S7TNeQL4XGI/AAAAAAAAA0E/_ZEgI0f39v4/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0295.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455210968277081186" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S7TNeQL4XGI/AAAAAAAAA0E/_ZEgI0f39v4/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0295.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Picture courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.68photography.ca/"><span style="font-size:85%;">[6:8] Photography</span></a></p>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-9137456303501789652010-02-01T12:09:00.002-07:002010-02-01T13:59:41.856-07:00In Case You Missed It...Our photogs have a new <a href="http://68photography.ca/">website</a>! You know I am their biggest fan, so head over and check it out... along with our <a href="http://68photography.ca/featured-slideshow/">slideshow</a>, cause they're featuring it again!!<br /><br />Good Work Kevan and Duane!Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-49159970295553085712010-01-27T10:00:00.008-07:002010-01-27T10:46:38.168-07:00Our Montaintop Wedding - BlessedThe recaps continue... I miss my wedding?! That sounds lame I know, but I really do miss the day, the preparation, the people, the laughter, the anticipation, the stress (I know... weird!), and most of all, I miss the images. Fernie was such a spectacular location for our wedding, and thankfully I have the pictures to look back on, but I really do miss being out on our wedding weekend soaking in the beautiful views of the peaks and valleys. Can you tell I haven't been out skiing yet this winter?!?! The house buying and long distance relationship have proved to put a damper on our extra curricular... i.e. getting out the mountains where we said our "I do"s.<br /><br />So yes, this post has perfect timing, because it is a treat for me to share with you some of the most amazing pictures that Kev and Duane of <a href="http://www.68photography.ca/">[6:8] Photography</a> shot for us... and the emotion of this moment really was <em>blessed</em>. We were so lucky that the weather cooperated with us, and that we were in one of the most beautiful spots in the world to spend time together on our wedding day. We were so blessed to be in Fernie!!<br /><br />Caution... picture-heavy post!! Proceed at your own pace :)<br /><br />I just love the color of the cliff face on this one... red dirt!!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B3W93gt6I/AAAAAAAAAz8/kN56ZrariMY/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0188.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431472387057039266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B3W93gt6I/AAAAAAAAAz8/kN56ZrariMY/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0188.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B3WDGdseI/AAAAAAAAAz0/WDjcfvYQhb4/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0189.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431472371282063842" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B3WDGdseI/AAAAAAAAAz0/WDjcfvYQhb4/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0189.jpg" /></a> Our photogs reassured us that the lighting would be perfect for the photos... and, well, we couldn't agree more!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B2jr20t5I/AAAAAAAAAzs/b98PoBwQXeY/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0191.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431471506048989074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B2jr20t5I/AAAAAAAAAzs/b98PoBwQXeY/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0191.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B2jDxeAUI/AAAAAAAAAzk/3Ro8DOzfv7M/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0194.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431471495289110850" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B2jDxeAUI/AAAAAAAAAzk/3Ro8DOzfv7M/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0194.jpg" /></a>The next picture is similar to the one that <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/12/we-need-your-help-its-contest.html">won us a canvas </a>from [6:8] (thanks again for voting!!), but I just LOVE the white water in the river below. Funny story about this location... we didn't realize we would be going here, but this location is literally a stone's throw from where Ian and I dropped our rafts into the water when we went white water rafting VERY early in our relationship. I'm talking EARLY! OK, obviously there is a story behind this one. Well, to be perfectly honest, the first weekend we spent together in Fernie was a "let's get away from the day-to-day so we can actually talk about us, and whether or not we should make a go of our relationship". Yep, that early! We had started off pretty casually, and our first weekend in Fernie was a turning point... and obviously the road we turned on to lead to great things! So, it was really a full-circle-moment when we went back to this very location. Again, we realized how <em>blessed</em> we were that we had chosen to work on our relationship, chosen to be together, and chosen to love each other. As you can tell from the title of my blog, I believe our path is a purposeful one, and the hubs and my relationship is no different... conscious decisions and choices lead to us being together! So, there you have it... Fernie has seen many pivotal points in our relationship!</div><div> </div><div>Sorry, got a bit off track there... here we go, the white water:<br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B2NXNBGYI/AAAAAAAAAzU/qDEuZXwsYI0/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0199.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431471122547808642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B2NXNBGYI/AAAAAAAAAzU/qDEuZXwsYI0/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0199.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B1pm6LPdI/AAAAAAAAAzM/lMTmQAExWv4/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0203.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431470508288458194" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B1pm6LPdI/AAAAAAAAAzM/lMTmQAExWv4/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0203.jpg" /></a> Caught in a moment of reflection...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B1pOjIjlI/AAAAAAAAAzE/xvmgSdVDpFo/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0217.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431470501749362258" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B1pOjIjlI/AAAAAAAAAzE/xvmgSdVDpFo/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0217.jpg" /></a><br />And the two of us looking out onto the river that brought us together... how crazy was it that our photogs chose this location?! It still sends shivers down my back remembering walking onto that ledge and realizing when we had been there last!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B1Lw5LkzI/AAAAAAAAAy8/n74oPdzWLv0/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0219.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431469995572564786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B1Lw5LkzI/AAAAAAAAAy8/n74oPdzWLv0/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0219.jpg" /></a> Yep... blessed is the word! Thank-you Fernie... your landscapes, your weather, your skies, your clouds, and most of all, your place in our hearts!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B1LcESY7I/AAAAAAAAAy0/dzSV2HD1Ngo/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0229.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431469989982004146" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B1LcESY7I/AAAAAAAAAy0/dzSV2HD1Ngo/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0229.jpg" /></a> And just for good measure... the boys trying to get me to be all fierce-like!! Tyra... help!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B0tcMSxsI/AAAAAAAAAys/vSaoLR-OPIc/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0232.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431469474619508418" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B0tcMSxsI/AAAAAAAAAys/vSaoLR-OPIc/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0232.jpg" /></a><br />Who <em>wouldn't </em>want to get married here?!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B0sm__RJI/AAAAAAAAAyk/-LVgTWYI4hs/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0234.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431469460340819090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S2B0sm__RJI/AAAAAAAAAyk/-LVgTWYI4hs/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0234.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>So, with this post, I want to encourage all of you brides out there (yep, and you too guys!) to stick to your guns when you know where you want to get married. We were faced with some resistance to having our wedding in the mountains ("you're having a destination wedding?!" was the comment I hated the most during our planning!), but at the end of the day, we knew Fernie was where we were meant to get married. We absolutely love it there, and like the pictures show, it really is beautiful. We were blessed to be able to bring our family and closest friends to this place we love so dearly!!</p><p>As always, photo credit goes to the amazing talent behind <a href="http://www.68photography.ca/">[6:8] Photography</a>. Thanks for giving us the gift of these images that I can go back to when I miss the peaks of Fernie!!</p>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-49164793211875268452010-01-04T08:37:00.004-07:002010-01-04T08:59:49.346-07:00347 unread messages...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my fabulous readers!!<br /><br />A bit MIA I know... my google reader reminded me of this fact when I opened her up this morning to find 347 unread messages?! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">WOWZA</span>! I briefly buzzed through them, but mostly just clicked the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">ol</span>' "next item" button. I know I know, it's bad, but 347?!<br /><br />So, first of all, I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who voted for my hubs and I in our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">photogs</span>' best shots of '09 contest!! Your support really meant a lot, and best of all, it got as a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">freakin</span> beautiful canvas... yep, WE WON!! So thanks thanks thanks for visiting <a href="http://68photography.ca/blog/session/wedding/a-contest-top-shots-of-2009/">[6:8] Photography's site</a> and voting for us! We are very appreciative! And now the task becomes... where do we hang this new canvas?<br /><br /><br />maybe here:<br /><br /><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S0INBlnlGvI/AAAAAAAAAyE/xFxbJ_-Bi3M/s1600-h/E3202883_301_19.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422911222236650226" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S0INBlnlGvI/AAAAAAAAAyE/xFxbJ_-Bi3M/s400/E3202883_301_19.jpg" /></a> or how about here:</p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S0INBTc85FI/AAAAAAAAAx8/Fwqilfoz5QE/s1600-h/E3202883_E01_18.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422911217360233554" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/S0INBTc85FI/AAAAAAAAAx8/Fwqilfoz5QE/s400/E3202883_E01_18.jpg" /></a> What are these new locations you ask?! Well, in the midst of the usual Christmas activities (mainly eating, drinking, playing in the snow, and eating some more!!), the hubs and I made a pretty exciting purchase! Yep, we bought a new house! Wait, here comes the kicker... it's our second house. As in, 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> mortgage. As in... yikes!! What I haven't totally filled you all in on yet is the fact that the hubs and I are living <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">LD</span>... the dreaded long-distance! Let's be completely honest here... the first year of marriage is not designed to be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">LD</span>. It sucks. BUT, it will be better now that I will be moving out of my sister's house, and into OUR new house! The hubs will continue to live in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ctown</span> (about 3 hrs south of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Etown</span> where I live) during the week, but he will now be joining me in our new home on the weekends. It has been a very stressful time (I definitely understand why Christmas is a slow time in real estate... it really is NOT a good time to buy a house people!!), but we are coming out of it now! We take <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">possession</span> on January 15<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, so we are moving out of the bad stress (i.e. trying to convince the bank that we can afford the second mortgage, trying to buy a house during holiday hours, and trying to find time for 3hr home inspections in the middle of the work week all the while trying to finish Christmas shopping!), and sliding on in to the good-stress... like what colors in the new bathroom, what to cook for the first dinner party in the new kitchen, and best of all... where-oh-where is my dream dining table?!<br /><br />So, the next few weeks (or months) of blogging will definitely continue to recap our <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/search/label/Mountaintop%20Wedding">Mountaintop Wedding</a>, but there will probably be spurts of house-stuff in there too (cause let's face it, this is all I can think about now!). A year ago this time, I was <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-official.html">freshly engaged</a>, and all I could think about was WEDDING! And now, 4 months into an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">LD</span> marriage, 10 days away from a new house, all I can think about is decorating, renovating, moving, cooking, hosting... so much to do with a new house... where to start?!<br /><br />I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday season, and I hope you have come into 2010 with great ideas, creative projects, exciting goals, and best of all, a strong love with your partner!! I will be honest with you all, my hubs and I have had to WORK to stay strong during these last few weeks... the stress has tested us, we have definitely fought, but I know these are all trials and tribulations that will make us stronger. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Afterall</span>, he is my man, forever!Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-58951811776485591642009-12-22T10:03:00.005-07:002009-12-22T10:15:49.087-07:00We need your help... it's a contest!We interrupt the previously scheduled wedding recap post, to bring you a plea... for help... well, VOTES!! One of our wedding pictures (coincidentally it was going to appear in the next recap post!) was entered as one of <a href="http://68photography.ca/">[6:8] Photography</a>'s top 15 pictures of 2009. They are holding a <a href="http://68photography.ca/blog/session/wedding/a-contest-top-shots-of-2009/">contest</a>, where the winner (with the most votes) will receive a beautiful canvas of one of their own favorite wedding shots. <div><br /><div>This is the pic from our Mountaintop Wedding that was entered:</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418109714610695746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SzD-FD12rkI/AAAAAAAAAx0/E9ky1IkiHwI/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0197.jpg" /></div></div><br /><p>So, if you have time, definitely head over to their <a href="http://68photography.ca/blog/session/wedding/a-contest-top-shots-of-2009/">contest</a> and check out all the photos... and if ours still ranks up there on your list, we would be beyond grateful if you voted for us, Tiffany and Ian!! It would be the best Christmas present ever!!</p><p align="center">Click <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><a href="http://68photography.ca/blog/session/wedding/a-contest-top-shots-of-2009/">here</a></strong></span> to find the voting!!</p><p>Thanks all!! Have a great day!</p>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-67368503974764785632009-12-21T09:31:00.005-07:002009-12-21T10:01:15.624-07:00Our Montaintop Wedding - proud<span style="font-size:85%;">Wowza... it's a mere 4 days till Christmas?! Where has the fall gone? It is crazy to think that a year ago today, I was on the ski-hill in Austria completing my final day of testing, before packing up to return home... and now, 12 months later, I am married, I have finished my PhD, I have moved cities, and I am hours away from buying (hopefully... fingers crossed!) a new house!! Yep, lots has happened, EVERYTHING has changed, and it truly amazes me every day how the body can sustain stress, love, adventure, heartache, excitement, anticipation, and more stress, and still feel great!! We are lucky!</span><br /><br />Our wedding day, as you all know, was <em>blessed</em> enough to have some <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/search?q=rain">rain</a>, but we were also lucky enough to be in the mountains, which meant that a 30 minute drive was enough to bring out the sun, stop the rain, and produce some new, dramatic backdrops for our photo shoot! We were still <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-montaintop-wedding-ahhhh-relaxed.html">relaxed</a>, and super grateful to have some time without the rain, but the emotion I was feeling here was pure pride...<br /><br />We arrived at our next location to find a dirt biking track, which let me tell you, made my hubs veerrryyy happy! He jumped out of the jeep, and immediately flagged down one of the bikers, who was more than happy to allow my man-in-black to do this:<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-ldRn3FUI/AAAAAAAAAxk/L6Ype3cH8yk/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0183.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417730799115375938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-ldRn3FUI/AAAAAAAAAxk/L6Ype3cH8yk/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0183.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-lc9BwfuI/AAAAAAAAAxc/GqvdFC-xMNY/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0184.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417730793586851554" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-lc9BwfuI/AAAAAAAAAxc/GqvdFC-xMNY/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0184.jpg" /></a>Yep, my man figured it was a perfect idea to go dirt biking in the mud in his black suit even before we were married... mmmm, muddy suit in the ceremony? Not quite what I had in mind!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-lEeQ5TmI/AAAAAAAAAxU/46epXbAP0Ag/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0185.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417730373011983970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-lEeQ5TmI/AAAAAAAAAxU/46epXbAP0Ag/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0185.jpg" /></a> So I admit, I was apprehensive about his carefree spirit shining through on the bike, but come on, how else do you react when you see your soon-to-be-husband with the hugest smile on his face, doing something he freakin' loves (hello, all things with motors he loves!), after months and months of helping me plan a day that would meet and exceed all of <em>my</em> dreams... well, I was proud that he was loving this day as much as he was, because it was <em>his day </em>too of course!!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-lD0I-qoI/AAAAAAAAAxM/IL_dgIc7_ys/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0186.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417730361704491650" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-lD0I-qoI/AAAAAAAAAxM/IL_dgIc7_ys/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0186.jpg" /></a> And a few minutes later, after a quick 4x4 to our actual photo location, he was back to business, bringing out his inner Tyson Beckford!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-lDT3VivI/AAAAAAAAAxE/y3QEnHL_VUU/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0211.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417730353040558834" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-lDT3VivI/AAAAAAAAAxE/y3QEnHL_VUU/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0211.jpg" /></a> And I mean really, my man in black, on his wedding day, minutes after dirt biking, looking as handsome as this...<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-jfZX-_3I/AAAAAAAAAw8/xfznNPdnBfI/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0212.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417728636532752242" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-jfZX-_3I/AAAAAAAAAw8/xfznNPdnBfI/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0212.jpg" /></a> and here's that smile I love...</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-je1mRaSI/AAAAAAAAAw0/K_EkeSjVKHc/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0213.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417728626929002786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-je1mRaSI/AAAAAAAAAw0/K_EkeSjVKHc/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0213.jpg" /></a> Yep, I was downright proud of my man! Proud of the fact that he was mine, but even more so, proud of the fact that he is his own man, he knows what makes him happy and goes for it, all the while moving mountains to make me happy! </div><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-jeSzVkfI/AAAAAAAAAws/2WxeeLTHXDM/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0214.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417728617588560370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Sy-jeSzVkfI/AAAAAAAAAws/2WxeeLTHXDM/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0214.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>We really had come such a long way... trials and tribulations, peaks and valleys, highs and lows... it was only fitting that on this day, we were surrounded by the mountains and valleys that mimic our relationship so perfectly. And just like the mountains, no matter how rugged, moody, and unpredictable they can be, the beauty of our relationship, and the mountains we celebrated it in, is undeniable. I was (am) so proud at where we had come... and where we continue to move toward!!</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">photo credits to the uber-talented, and equally FUN Kevan and Duane of </span><a href="http://www.68photography.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">[6:8] Photography</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span></p>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-80260836837920791352009-12-15T08:10:00.006-07:002009-12-15T09:11:04.965-07:00Our Montaintop Wedding - ahhhh... relaxed!First of all, thanks for coming around! I know it has been nearly a month since my last post, and I am thankful that you are here to follow this bride's <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/search/label/Mountaintop%20Wedding">emotional journey </a>:)<br /><br />The last we left off, I was getting over some <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/11/our-mountaintop-wedding-frustration.html">bridezilla frustration</a>, and we were just getting started with the portraits. It's strange thinking back on this time, and although it really was just a photo shoot, it amazes me that it was so relaxing. I look at this next picture, and am just so thankful for my girls. They have been with me through the thick and thin of it all (we grew up together, so when I say "it all", it really does mean "it all"!) and having them looking GORGEOUS, trudging through a WET farmer's field on a pretty cold September day, all the while having their show-stopping smiles on, it makes perfect sense why it was so relaxing!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyerPQLMV1I/AAAAAAAAAwk/eGdSP7ywYmk/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0169.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415485355464611666" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyerPQLMV1I/AAAAAAAAAwk/eGdSP7ywYmk/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0169.jpg" /></a> I have mentioned quite a few times that I love wheat fields. I was born and raised in Alberta, and the prairies (considered to be dull and boring by many), really do feel like home to me. Kevan and Duane (<a href="http://www.68photography.ca/">[6:8] Photography</a>) promised me that we would see the wheat, and they came through! I love how in the next photo it is all wild and disheveled (my hubs refers to me as a disheveled mess all the time, so I extra like this wheat!), and then on the other side of the road (the last few photos), it is standing up strong and straight in defiance of the wind and rain... isn't wheat just so courageous?! (Yep, that's how much I love it!)<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyerO1R7IqI/AAAAAAAAAwc/JuC-2AwjZFU/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0172.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415485348245086882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyerO1R7IqI/AAAAAAAAAwc/JuC-2AwjZFU/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0172.jpg" /></a> In this next photo, our crew was staying warm in the vehicles, and we were just having fun in the fields. Who woulda thought that after months of planning, tears, $$, and emotion, me walking through thigh deep WET grass/grain in a WHITE dress would be relaxing?! But it really was...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyeqpNsDLrI/AAAAAAAAAwU/jFcp4F_CABs/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0175.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415484701962088114" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyeqpNsDLrI/AAAAAAAAAwU/jFcp4F_CABs/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0175.jpg" /></a>Look at the expressions on our faces in the next two shots (which, by the way, I believe to be genius!)... serious and intense in a way, but also simple and calm... man and wife... relax... relaxing... relaxed.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyeqofTWPhI/AAAAAAAAAwM/b65wyFNHnRg/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0176.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415484689510448658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyeqofTWPhI/AAAAAAAAAwM/b65wyFNHnRg/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0176.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyeqPzJVGJI/AAAAAAAAAwE/vdm6WHTN66A/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0177.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415484265340410002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyeqPzJVGJI/AAAAAAAAAwE/vdm6WHTN66A/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0177.jpg" /></a><br />And, for a bit of fun, here is a shot of my hubs covering my butt as I walked back up to the cars with my dress (literally) around my waist! Our photogs thought it was hilarious, and even snapped a pic of my bare-bride-butt (that I probably won't share here)...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415484259972531890" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SyeqPfJhxrI/AAAAAAAAAv8/uuiCE9GbQEc/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0182.jpg" /> <div>but that's what I'm trying to tell you all about... it was fun and relaxing. This might sound lame, but as I walked and sometimes RAN through the fields with my dress up and the wet grass/grain soaking me, it was not unlike that feeling of running around it wet running shoes in shorts and a tank top in that totally unexpected rain storm as a kid (ya, who am I kidding, as an adult too!). Were we getting married? Yes, but that didn't change us... we were still fun-lovin' peeps who have always loved the rain... relaxed in the rain... that's just how we play!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">As always, photo credit goes to the amazing talent of <a href="http://www.68photography.ca/">[6:8] Photography</a>.</span></div></div></div></div></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-23978371816298725232009-11-17T14:10:00.008-07:002009-11-17T14:50:08.858-07:00Our Mountaintop Wedding - FrustrationNo matter how often you tell yourself that you will NOT go <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">bridezilla</span> on your wedding day, there just might be a little disturbance that you are not prepared for... and it can spark something inside that you swore wouldn't light on fire!! YEP, I had a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">bridezilla</span> moment! Emotion of the moment?! FRUSTRATION!!<br /><br />I was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">soooo</span> frustrated with my husband when, after our moment of <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/11/our-mountaintop-wedding-pure-bliss.html">bliss</a> during our first look, we started to head outside to get our modelling on! You already know it was <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-mountaintop-wedding-pitter-patter.html">raining</a>, but since we had a spent a few minutes inside doing our first look, the weather seemed to have calmed down a bit, but it was still drizzling, and definitely still a bit messy from the early RAIN!! So, I waited patiently outside with an umbrella, while our peeps figured out the vehicles. We knew in advance that we needed 4 wheel drive to access one of the photo-shoot locations, and we (hubs and I) had already decided that we would be driving his truck (convenient right?!). Well, you can imagine my surprise when he informed me that he had left his truck at the hotel, and that we would be taking his best man's jeep... not that big of a deal right?!<br /><br /><div align="center">My mom came out to help and make sure I didn't get dirty...</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405189438630420690" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMXKBFCYNI/AAAAAAAAAvw/nKxrAErwI74/s320/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0153.jpg" /><br /><div align="center">(I think he knew he was about to get in trouble...)</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405189426764147314" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMXJU35anI/AAAAAAAAAvo/kX27cIqWylE/s320/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0154.jpg" /><br />Well, let's just say that the Jeep was NOT CLEAN?!?! and... out came <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">bridezilla</span>! I was pissed right off... oh wait, I am using the slightly less dramatic term "frustrated", but let's face it ladies, I was pissed! Um, what part of WHITE DRESS did he not understand?!? So, after catching sight of the interior...<br /><br /><div align="center">I think this is me trying to keep a happy smile pasted on my face ;)</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMW9Ff6mvI/AAAAAAAAAvg/NiNlRJhidEQ/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0155.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405189216478599922" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMW9Ff6mvI/AAAAAAAAAvg/NiNlRJhidEQ/s320/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0155.jpg" /></a> I tried to remain calm!! I actually ended up retreating into the house after hissing something along the lines of "how could you have NOT thought this through?!?!" to my husband. I told him to deal with it, and not bring me back outside into the rain unless it was so!! (I told you... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">bridezilla</span>!!). Well, what ended up happening was pretty simple... they cleaned the seats as best they could, brought me a towel to sit on, and I climbed in the front seat (NOT the back like they had originally suggested!!), and we went on our 'marry' way.<br /><br />On our way to the photo location, we completely lost our bridal party?!?! They weren't answering their phones, we were driving back and forth on the road trying to find them (which is ridiculous since there is one road, and only a left or right turn on to it from our driveway??), and I was getting more and more pissed off... I mean... frustrated! Long story short, they had gone back to get our rubber boots (which was a great idea), and in a few minutes, they met us at the location...<br /><br /><div align="center">...and they helped to calm the '<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">zilla</span>...<br /><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMWIZ2IgOI/AAAAAAAAAvY/Yz0_uRaphwA/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0167.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405188311407427810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMWIZ2IgOI/AAAAAAAAAvY/Yz0_uRaphwA/s320/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0167.jpg" /></a>Yep, that's me, rain boots and a flask! And so the photos started.<br /><br /><div align="center">I still wasn't quite convinced that he should be forgiven...<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMWH_92dCI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/OqDq31L6ZaI/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0156.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405188304460477474" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMWH_92dCI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/OqDq31L6ZaI/s320/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0156.jpg" /></a> But he probably told me something funny to make me laugh (he's pretty good at that!)...</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMWHWARSZI/AAAAAAAAAvI/BushldW2EgY/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0159.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405188293196335506" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMWHWARSZI/AAAAAAAAAvI/BushldW2EgY/s320/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0159.jpg" /></a> and I started to come around...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMVxuh3nII/AAAAAAAAAvA/26xcqIO6hhk/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0160.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405187921822588034" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMVxuh3nII/AAAAAAAAAvA/26xcqIO6hhk/s320/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0160.jpg" /></a> </div><div>But once my man starts to nuzzle my neck... game over!! I was one happy bride after this:<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMVw1qN8RI/AAAAAAAAAu4/eKlMunncryo/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0165.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405187906556784914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMVw1qN8RI/AAAAAAAAAu4/eKlMunncryo/s320/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0165.jpg" /></a></div><div>and we both knew it was going to be an amazing day...<br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMVws6fG5I/AAAAAAAAAuw/MUK97QORljU/s1600/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0166.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405187904209099666" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SwMVws6fG5I/AAAAAAAAAuw/MUK97QORljU/s320/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0166.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="left">And so started the portraits... a bit rocky, but with the horizon in site, we were on our way!!</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">All photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.68photography.ca/">[6:8] Photography</a>.</div></div></div><br /></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-13775397485274871902009-11-04T12:06:00.007-07:002009-11-04T12:44:45.112-07:002 the North Tuesdays... Edition #5 (yes... I know it's Wednesday!!)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvHUkRekrYI/AAAAAAAAAuY/ALIjCd2kvbk/s1600-h/CanadianFlag.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 119px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400331147825950082" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvHUkRekrYI/AAAAAAAAAuY/ALIjCd2kvbk/s200/CanadianFlag.jpg" /></a> Hey all!! So remember <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">waaayyy</span> back when, when I was trying to light up the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">blogosphere</span> with shout-outs to the <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/search/label/2theNorth">Great White North</a>?? Well, after the wedding, I slacked. And it definitely was not because I don't think it's important anymore, no, not at all! It's mainly because I am busy. And so the little blogging time I do have, I have been focusing on recapping the emotional journey our <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/search/label/Mountaintop%20Wedding">Mountain Top Wedding</a> brought about! BUT, there is a fab new website that is sure to make the lives of many Canadian brides easier... well, specifically, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fernie</span> (BC) brides like I was!! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Soooo</span>, without further adieu...<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>2 the North (Tuesdays) Wednesday - Edition #5</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">FernieWeddings</span>.ca</span><br /></strong></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvHUd5sS15I/AAAAAAAAAuQ/81rzEkZkUKU/s1600-h/CanadianFlag.jpg"></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400331032470772082" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvHUdjvwWXI/AAAAAAAAAuI/ISuhe2izPYg/s400/fernieweddings.jpg" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">(screen shot from the website)</span></div><br />I found out about this site while I was procrastinating at work, and catching up on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">facebook</span> (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">sidenote</span>... is anyone else seriously annoyed with the 'news feed' these days?!). Duane (yep, you know them well now, it's Duane of Kevan and Duane at <a href="http://www.68photography.com/">[6:8] Photography</a>) mentioned that he was busy with the new website... <a href="http://www.fernieweddings.ca/">www.FernieWeddings.ca</a>. Well, didn't I just about giggle when I went over for a visit! Then I realized that I wasn't planning our wedding anymore, and it really wasn't as valuable as striking gold... but I knew it would be valuable for other brides who are considering <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fernie</span> for a wedding location.<br /><br />So... why is it such a great new site?! Well, let's start with a bit of a background with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fernie</span>. It is a small mountain town. I'm not talking <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Banff</span> or Whistler mountain town... nope, this is a small, BC town 3 hrs away from an international airport. It is not a destination for weddings... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">ie</span>. you don't google "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">fernie</span> weddings" and come up with thousands of hits. BUT, now you come up with this awesome hit!! Although it is still a relatively new site, it is already brimming with valuable info for those brides who feel like they are planning a wedding in the middle of nowhere (yep... I felt that way a time or two!!). You might notice that the lodge we got married in (Elk View Lodge) is on the homepage (in the screen shot above), and if you look for caterers, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">DonnaMarie</span> of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fernie</span> Fine Foods (who catered our event) is on there too!<br /><br />I am really stoked to give this shout-out, not only because our friends of [6:8] Photography are behind it, but because it is great to give some exposure to our favorite little mountain town! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fernie</span> is not only home to the most amazing powder in the winter, but it is the perfect summer-hangout with hiking and mountain biking, and even floating down the river. We happen to believe it is also the BEST place to get married! It is not too busy/touristy, and you can still get great down-home hospitality that is often lacking in some of the other crowded tourist-filled mountain towns the Rockies are known for! But, the downside of this quaint atmosphere, is the resources available for throwing said big party... but this new website will definitely improve that situation for new brides!! So for any of you brides out there that are looking for an intimate mountain experience, and need help in the planning, head over to <a href="http://www.fernieweddings.ca/">www.FernieWeddings.ca</a> for a great lead on a... what else... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fernie</span> Wedding!!<br /><br />Oh, and PS, if you click on <a href="http://fernieweddings.ca/category/real-weddings/">real weddings</a>, you can find us there!!Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-45216543160235271972009-11-03T09:59:00.004-07:002009-11-03T10:36:12.177-07:00Our Mountaintop Wedding - Pure BlissThanks for coming back for more of the emotional journey this bride faced on her wedding day...<br /><br />For those of you who are just joining us (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">heyyyy</span>!! welcome!!), the day started off cool-<a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-mountaintop-wedding-calm_07.html">calm</a>-collected, with hair and make-up, and a little bit of family drama saw a bride <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-mountaintop-wedding-torn.html">torn</a>, and then, as the moment approached, the heart wouldn't stop... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">pitter</span>-patter, <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-mountaintop-wedding-pitter-patter.html"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">pitter</span>-patter</a>... and this where you last saw me:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBil9HhHdI/AAAAAAAAAuA/pDw94uMfN2w/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0133.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399924357417999826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBil9HhHdI/AAAAAAAAAuA/pDw94uMfN2w/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0133.jpg" /></a> And then it was simple... pure bliss!! I saw my man standing and waiting patiently (or nervously, or excitedly... to me, he just looked plain <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ol</span>' CUTE!!). I think this little smile on his face meant that he was feeling all of the above, but ladies, this is when pure happiness came over me! The moment was here...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBilvs8rcI/AAAAAAAAAt4/lZB50YDj9xU/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0134.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399924353816899010" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBilvs8rcI/AAAAAAAAAt4/lZB50YDj9xU/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0134.jpg" /></a>... I was going to see my man, and he was going to see me...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiZ1ug57I/AAAAAAAAAtw/S4AStfjlWPE/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0135.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399924149275649970" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiZ1ug57I/AAAAAAAAAtw/S4AStfjlWPE/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0135.jpg" /></a> ... and then I knew, we were going to be together forever... starting right at this moment...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiZrp5NUI/AAAAAAAAAto/DYFJCKXM_ME/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0136.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399924146571916610" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiZrp5NUI/AAAAAAAAAto/DYFJCKXM_ME/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0136.jpg" /></a> ... and it felt really, really good!! The emotion was overwhelming, but so simple too. I was marrying my man, my rock, my lover, my partner, my comedian... yep, pure bliss!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiZPYQ4lI/AAAAAAAAAtg/1QLZvDtc5t0/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0137.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399924138981778002" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiZPYQ4lI/AAAAAAAAAtg/1QLZvDtc5t0/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0137.jpg" /></a> And I think at this moment he realized it too...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiYzMZpbI/AAAAAAAAAtY/Bz3Z9sSGD-M/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0138.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399924131415827890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiYzMZpbI/AAAAAAAAAtY/Bz3Z9sSGD-M/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0138.jpg" /></a><br />And then we saw <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">eachother</span>, as we would only see <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">eachother</span> this one time, as bride and groom! For the first time, and nearly the last time, we would be bride and groom, taking on a whole new adventure!!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiYpQVRNI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/BZc2gUWTaI4/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0143.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399924128747963602" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiYpQVRNI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/BZc2gUWTaI4/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0143.jpg" /></a><br />Yep, I think we like what we see...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiNWsaNpI/AAAAAAAAAtI/Mrfi0UJhyRQ/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0144.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399923934786893458" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiNWsaNpI/AAAAAAAAAtI/Mrfi0UJhyRQ/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0144.jpg" /></a><br />But just for good measure, let's take a really good look...</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiNPuv3EI/AAAAAAAAAtA/wW_YUZxdyLA/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0146.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399923932917652546" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiNPuv3EI/AAAAAAAAAtA/wW_YUZxdyLA/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0146.jpg" /></a> Oh but wait... let me not only see, but let me feel, smell, taste... this was my groom, and soon he would be my husband. I absolutely adore this picture... just the two of us, revelling in the moment, but also dreaming of the future... together...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiM4wWIlI/AAAAAAAAAs4/FdXR2K3YnlQ/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0147.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399923926750339666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiM4wWIlI/AAAAAAAAAs4/FdXR2K3YnlQ/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0147.jpg" /></a> And for right now, we really were just bride and groom... in a few short hours, we would meet back at this exact spot, and exchange vows declaring our lifelong commitment. But for now, pure, simple, sweet, bliss... anticipation, excitement, nerves, anxiety, drama, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">tasklists</span>, etc. etc... it all somehow added up to this sweet moment of bliss!!<br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiMkzevtI/AAAAAAAAAso/yZSli0EKxZc/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0150.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399923921394777810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SvBiMkzevtI/AAAAAAAAAso/yZSli0EKxZc/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0150.jpg" /></a> Once again, the drama of the photos perfectly captured the emotions of the moment!! Thanks to <a href="http://www.68photography.com/">[6:8] Photography</a> for these sweet memories!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-46054010141724974732009-10-29T07:55:00.002-06:002009-10-29T08:04:26.607-06:00My favorite accessory featured...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SumgtjKcmZI/AAAAAAAAAsg/YNYgt8Bi2sw/s1600-h/blog_shrunk_logo.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398022332773865874" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SumgtjKcmZI/AAAAAAAAAsg/YNYgt8Bi2sw/s400/blog_shrunk_logo.jpg" /></a> <div>I was super excited yesterday when Miss Myra Callan of the infamous Twigs & Honey veils/flowers emailed me to let me know she would be featuring me (wearing her work of course) on her blog... check it out <a href="http://twigsandhoney.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-real-brides.html">here</a>. Thanks Myra, and as I said in the email, thank-you so much for the stunning hair flower and veil, they really were the drama in our mountaintop wedding!! Myra's work can be found on her etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5060316">here</a> (shout out etsy!), or on her official <a href="http://twigsandhoney.com/">website</a>.</div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-82899789578073058042009-10-28T12:44:00.007-06:002009-10-28T13:46:09.010-06:00Our Mountaintop Wedding - Pitter-PatterOk, ok, I know, Pitter-Patter is not an emotion, but it is the sound my heart was making as us girls got the finishing touches done on hair and makeup... it was a combination of 'excited', and 'nervous', so Pitter-Patter will be the name of the next emotion, k?!<br /><div><br />For those of you following, be sure to catch up on the emotions of a bride (yep, this bride) on my wedding day: <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-mountaintop-wedding-calm_07.html">CALM</a>, <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/10/our-mountaintop-wedding-torn.html">TORN</a><br /></div><div><br />The family issue had been 'dealt with' (I use the quotes for all the reasons discussed earlier... it had been dealt with in the best way I knew how how to at the time... moving on), and time seemed to be moving faster and faster. My girls were mostly ready for the day, my hair had been sitting in curlers all morning, but let's face it ladies, I still looked like this:</div><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397728198537427762" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVMrvuuzI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/wbQ95UQnJlA/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0083.jpg" /> There was still some work to do!! So, my hair/makeup/galpal extraordinaire got to work to bring back the "edgy glam", that I worked out in our hair trail (read about it <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/08/edgy-glam.html">here</a>).</div><br /><div>She smoothed and slicked the sides... </div><div><br /> </div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397728191130913730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVMQJ4S8I/AAAAAAAAAsI/B6WNkF6gOyQ/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0086.jpg" /> Then added drama with some height and angles at the front... </div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397731586946061714" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiYR6jTVZI/AAAAAAAAAsY/u9FIsvb1_f0/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0091.jpg" /><br /><div>Now let me tell you about the time ladies... we were LATE! Yep, I was supposed to be meeting my groom at a nearby field for our 'first-look' at noon, and this picture was taken at 12:11pm (seriously, I just checked the photo properties!!). Yep, it's confirmed, we were late. But, things didn't go off the wall for two reasons: 1) my man and his boys were late too!! Wahoo!! Their golf game ran late, and while my hair was going up, they too were scrambling to get their ties done up, so all was good! 2) It was raining. full stop. Oh No..... it was raining?!?! Ya, that emotion contributed a bit to the whole Pitter-Patter situation! </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>I am going to be perfectly honest right now... I hate to bring up budget, and even worse, to admit I was thinking about it right before I was to see my groom for the first time (heh, you're used to it, I tell it like it is right?!), but this is the exact thought that went through my head when I realized it wasn't just lightly misting outside like it had been on and off all morning, but that there was a full-on system moving directly towards us, with wind and all: "Holy crap, we paid $xxxx.xx for some of the best photographers around, and we are going to have shoot indoors?? But I haven't cleaned up, and there are people everywhere?! Oh God... our photos?!?!?!"... pitter-patter, pitter-patter... </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>That was when Kevan (said awesome photographer) caught me probably with a look of the noted fear and panic on my face as I stared out the large picture window where I would later say my vows. He told me to leave the photography up to him and Duane (who was shooting the boys all morning), and said, "Tiff, you probably won't believe this, but this is the type of weather Duane and I pray for on weddings...". He was right, I didn't get it, but I decided then and there, that it was all going to happen as mother nature had planned, it was out of my control, and no matter what, I was getting married... holy crap, I was getting married! pitter-patter... pitter-patter!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>Let's get this show on the road... the veil went on. There was no time for the ceremonial mom-of-the-bride pinning the veil on the bride, it just had to get done! </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVD1R7rUI/AAAAAAAAAr4/LgU98sCsTkM/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397728046477978946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVD1R7rUI/AAAAAAAAAr4/LgU98sCsTkM/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0099.jpg" /></a> But there was definitely time to check it all out in the mirror before the dress went on:<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVDrYqEoI/AAAAAAAAArw/kvWESN3RTGI/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397728043821830786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVDrYqEoI/AAAAAAAAArw/kvWESN3RTGI/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0101.jpg" /></a> Alright ladies, let's get that dress on me... I gotta groom to see!</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVDcYK7EI/AAAAAAAAAro/gpp3VMpblU4/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0117.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397728039793257538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVDcYK7EI/AAAAAAAAAro/gpp3VMpblU4/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0117.jpg" /></a> Ok, it's over the hair now... "how late are we?"... pitter-patter....</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVC8R8NDI/AAAAAAAAArg/VmssyPx6Ji4/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0118.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397728031177192498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVC8R8NDI/AAAAAAAAArg/VmssyPx6Ji4/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0118.jpg" /></a> Ziiippppp! Yep, smellin good too ;)<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVChB-bJI/AAAAAAAAArY/T_YzVO0nebY/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0120.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397728023862471826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiVChB-bJI/AAAAAAAAArY/T_YzVO0nebY/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0120.jpg" /></a> Shoes please!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiU3qs4Q3I/AAAAAAAAArQ/SY-sXsfAOy0/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0124.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397727837479781234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiU3qs4Q3I/AAAAAAAAArQ/SY-sXsfAOy0/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0124.jpg" /></a> Ok, then my mom gives me the gift from my groom, and part of me thought (to myself of course), 'what? you're giving this to me now, when I have been sitting in a chair getting hair/makeup done for the last couple of hours... I'm late!'. BUT, I reminded myself, that this was special, and deserved my time, without stress... and so I opened.... first a letter:<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiU3B6Wl7I/AAAAAAAAArI/Nx24LR6CnIo/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0126.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397727826530441138" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiU3B6Wl7I/AAAAAAAAArI/Nx24LR6CnIo/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0126.jpg" /></a> It really was sweet. I am going to share with you ladies a small part of what he wrote, because it truly is one of the most memorable moments of the day for me: "You are so beautiful today. More beautiful than yesterday, and not quite as beautiful as you will be tomorrow". Sigh. I almost lost it at that point. The bottom line is, he loves me. Period. It doesn't matter about the white dress and the great hair and makeup. I am beautiful no matter what. That moment really helped me remember what the day was all about. It is true, I had worked out like a madwoman leading up to the wedding, I had watched what I ate and drank, and tried to get my beauty rest. No matter what though, it wasn't about how I looked... it was all about how our love felt... and it felt great!! PITTER-PATTER...</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>He also gave me a beautiful little 'diamond' ring charm for my Links bracelet, which, for reasons I won't go into here, was so perfect! Here are my ladies watching as I open my little box: (don't you just love this picture... man, perfect!)<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiU20r0zXI/AAAAAAAAArA/mE17bPSLBXI/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0129.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397727822979845490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiU20r0zXI/AAAAAAAAArA/mE17bPSLBXI/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0129.jpg" /></a> And it was showtime... the finished product:<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiU2uY40_I/AAAAAAAAAq4/mO74nl8ZDeI/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0130.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397727821289804786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiU2uY40_I/AAAAAAAAAq4/mO74nl8ZDeI/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0130.jpg" /></a> Kevan told me the new rain-plan was to do the "first-look" at the house (which is also where we would walk down the aisle, have our first dance, and party our butts off!), so I snuck back into our room, and waited until my man was appropriately positioned... pitter-patter, pitter-patter... and then, I got to sneak my own little first peek, before we saw eachother for the first time... pitter-patter, pitter-patter...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiU2VLSzrI/AAAAAAAAAqw/GfJPOPlwcAk/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0133.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397727814521900722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SuiU2VLSzrI/AAAAAAAAAqw/GfJPOPlwcAk/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0133.jpg" /></a> Of course, all the beautiful photos are from our boys, Kevan (with me above) and Duane, at <a href="http://www.68photography.com/">[6:8] Photography</a>.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-50102452659628330872009-10-14T12:34:00.004-06:002009-10-14T12:49:02.894-06:00Ideas I Shamelessly 'Borrowed' From Other Brides... #2My next installment of my <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">reference list</span></strong> is here... shoe adornment!!<br /><br />When I saw Jess's <a href="http://thebudgetsavvybride.com/2009/05/20/our-wedding-the-shoes/">post</a> on her gorgeous wedding shoes (that's Miss <a href="http://thebudgetsavvybride.com/">Budget Savvy Bride</a> of course!), I did not hesitate for even a second before adding this mini-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">DIY</span> to my list!! I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">lovelovelove</span> shoes, and I was super-thrilled with my purple wedding heels, and I thought this was a perfect way to add a little bit of character to the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">sole's</span> of my toes! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Afterall</span>, these bad-boys deserved some love... they were supporting me while taking the walk of my life right?!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392526493097015906" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/StYaRk7uOmI/AAAAAAAAAqg/5Fd5I51znQs/s400/glitter+shoes.jpg" /> I just love how Jess's look so whimsical!! BUT, let's face it, I am an engineer, so my glitter letters (don't they look exactly like Jess's?! yep... stole that idea point-for-point!!) are freakishly <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">symmetrical</span>!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392527149207481170" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/StYa3xIpa1I/AAAAAAAAAqo/KgD6Np6g3S8/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0016.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392526490635020066" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/StYaRbwvJyI/AAAAAAAAAqY/YpdGGAJLWXI/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0017.jpg" />Thanks for the brilliant inspiration Jess! I loved putting these on, and even though no one but me and my girls knew about it, it made me smile when I thought about it! Of course, now that people see the pictures, they keep coming to me saying "what an adorable touch! great idea"... I agree... great idea! Like I said... no point in re-inventing the wheel! If the detail leaves an impression on you, go for it, rock it! I reiterate... it's the finest form of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">flattery</span> right?<br /><div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">NOTE: pics of my purple kicks are from </span><a href="http://www.68photography.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">[6:8] Photography</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">. </span></div></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-88645380883920522352009-10-13T08:36:00.004-06:002009-10-13T09:12:25.749-06:00Our Mountaintop Wedding - Torn<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/StSQwFsYDkI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/EU1-EHipUZw/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392093809705750082" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/StSQwFsYDkI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/EU1-EHipUZw/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0082.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">photo from <a href="http://www.68photography.com/">[6:8] Photography</a></span></div><br />My makeup was done, and it was time to start the hair. We were running a bit behind schedule, but I wasn't going to get too worked up about it. There was one thing left that needed a decision... and this is where I felt TORN.<br /><br />If you have been reading a while, you will remember that I have had some struggles with my father. I wrote a <a href="http://brideonpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/07/should-drama-stop-wedding-part-one.html">(PART 1) post</a> on whether or not my dad would be walking me down the aisle... and I never finished the story. I had a couple of reasons for not finishing it, but for all of you out there who were awaiting the results, it wasn't fair of me to leave you hanging. I didn't write about it again, because it was simply too painful. BUT, the wedding has come and gone, and I really want to share the story with you now, so that it can serve as 'one bride's experience' that might help other ladies in similar situations prepare for what family-conflict really looks like in a wedding.<br /><br />So, backing up... I told you all that I did NOT want my dad walking me down the aisle. And I didn't. I felt very strongly about it. You all gave me strength to trust my own emotions and perspectives, and I forged ahead with my plan... my mom would walk me down the aisle. Period. I set a date to go and talk with my dad, my fiance in tow, and this is generally how it went:<br /><br />ME: "So, dad, I am going to tell you something that you probably won't like hearing. I want you to know though that I am not telling you this to hurt you, but because it is very important to me. I want my mom to walk me down the aisle".<br />DAD: "As in, you want your mom to walk you down the aisle with me?"<br />ME: "No, I want my MOM to walk me down the aisle"<br />DAD: "Well, if you do that, there is no f-in way I will be at your wedding. AND, you can count on the rest of my family not being there as well"<br />ME: "I am sorry you feel that way dad. I obviously want you to be a part of the day, and I thought you would understand that my mom deserved this role, since she has been my rock throughout my entire life".<br />DAD: ... let's bring up every LAST issue we have ever encountered in our relationship, and try to use it to manipulate Tiffany into coming to her senses, and have me walk her down the aisle because I will be so damn <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">embarrassed</span> if I have to sit in the audience and watch her mom do it.<br />ME: "dad, please, if you want to discuss this, can you NOT open that bottle of wine?"<br />DAD:.... oh, now she is going to tell me not to drink. Yes, I am an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">alcoholic</span>, but I can not face this torture of hearing that I am not important enough in my daughter's life to walk her down the aisle on her wedding day, and I HAVE TO DRINK...<br />ME: "this obviously isn't going anywhere, I am leaving"<br /><br />It was a very dramatic conversation, and I left devastated. My man was finally witness to the drama that is my father, and I think the experience helped him to understand me even better. BUT, at the end of the day, my dad told me he wouldn't come to my wedding. AND, he promised to tell the rest of his family not to come either. This might seem trivial to some people, but I am extremely close to his family, and they made up more than 1/3 of our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">guestlist</span>! Although it should be true that if they weren't there to support me, and if they chose my dad over me, then they weren't that important in the first place, but come on, as a bride, I did not want to come face to face with that reality on my wedding day?!<br /><br />So, I don't speak to my dad for the month or so between that conversation and our wedding. I email him and leave <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">voicemails</span> to find out whether or not he is attending the wedding. He finally emails me back (three days before the wedding) to tell me that he has decided he will come to the wedding, but to nothing else (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">bbq</span>, brunch, etc), and he will not participate at all in the wedding events. I should have been happy right?! Well, the simple fact is this: there was NO good solution. At this stage of the game, the hurt had been suffered, the hurtful words had been spoke, and it was simply a lose-lose situation.<br /><br />The day before the wedding we had a rehearsal. My mom walked me down the aisle. I bawled. I imagined the look on my dad's mom and sister's faces as they watched my mom walk me down the aisle. I wondered if I was making the right decision. I wondered if it was going to ruin my day the next afternoon seeing the hatred in their eyes knowing I had hurt my dad so much by excluding them (I have seen this look before, and it sucks!).<br /><br />The picture at the top of the post is just as I was about to get my hair done. My sister came to me asking what I was thinking about my dad. I told her I didn't know what to do. She told me she could have a discussion with him, telling him that I might want him to walk with my mom. That it didn't change the relationship, but that I didn't want any drama on my wedding day. I told my sister I didn't know what to do. And to you my readers, I really honestly didn't know what to do. The daughter in me that had been hurt time and time and time again did NOT want my dad walking me down the aisle... to be perfectly honest, part of me didn't even want him there at all. BUT, the bride in me didn't want the drama. I wanted my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">nana</span> to give me a hug and kiss after the ceremony and tell me she loved me... she probably wouldn't even look at me if I excluded my dad. The bride in my wanted peace. The daughter in me didn't want to fake anything... because my dad has people who fake peace with him all the f-in time. The daughter in me wanted payback for all the pain he had caused me. The bride in me wanted PEACE.<br /><br />And so, the team meeting shown above resulted in my sister talking to my dad, and eventually, to my dad walking on the other side of me. I would love to tell you all that I have no regrets with my decision, but that would be a lie. The daughter in me definitely regrets it. BUT, the bride in me was thankful to at least avoid drama on my wedding day. The daughter in me is ashamed at the decision, and for not being true to myself and my feelings. The bride in my sees pictures of me dancing with my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">nana</span> at the reception and smiles. The daughter in me knows that I have no relationship with my dad, but I still allowed him to walk me down the aisle on my wedding day. The bride in me also knows that I have no relationship with my dad, and that him walking me down the aisle was a concession for a simple and happy day. The WIFE in me knows that I can only move forward, knowing that I made the decision I felt most comfortable with at the time, and that my husband loves me and supports me every moment of every day, and he does not judge me for my decision. The WIFE in me knows that I have a man now that will never let me down, and this makes the hurt imposed by my father so much less significant.<br /><br />And so brides, I can only tell you this: I empathize with all of you facing family dramas. No matter what decisions are made, family issues suck. They don't disappear on your wedding day. Have faith that the right decision will come to you, even if it is on the morning of your wedding. But also be prepared for the emotion... I thought I would be a rock, and I would be able to say f-you, this is my wedding. But emotions are real, and they will creep in, no matter how hard you work to keep them at bay. But, use the love and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">commitment</span> of the support system you have assembled around you to make those difficult decisions... it will all work out in the end!<br /><br />Good luck ladies! Thanks for listening, and thanks for you support. I hope my decision didn't let you all down.Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-74766845570543473332009-10-09T08:00:00.006-06:002009-10-09T08:26:54.576-06:00Ideas I Shamelessly 'Borrowed' From Other Brides... #1I have made no secret of the fact that I found a LOT of my wedding inspiration in my precious Google Reader... from you all! I also make no secret of the fact that I do this shamelessly!! The simple fact is this... we read blogs to share in eachother's journeys, be inspired, support and get supported, laugh, swoon, and sometimes even debate! So, when you are under a time crunch, as most of us brides are, I don't think it is obligatory to add your own personal touch to an idea if you just straight up love it... COPY THAT IDEA!! Afterall, isn't this the greatest form of flattery?! So... since many blogging brides are not so upfront with admissions of wedding-plagiarism, I am here to write my <strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;">reference list</span></strong>, and to give credit where credit is deserved!!<br /><br />First up... a gift for my man!! I had been tossing back and forth whether or not I would look-like-crazy to get my hubs matching socks for the infamous sock-shot. I really loved those pics, but to be honest, it was just another thing to add to the to-do-list! I kept my eye out for fun purple-ish socks, of course to match my rocking purple heels, but never found anything great. So I kinda dropped this item to the back burner... not necessary, and only adding shopping time to my already jam-packed schedule! BUT, when I saw <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/08/31/surprise-for-mr-lightning-wedding-day-socks/">this</a> post from Mrs. Lighting on <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/">Weddingbee</a>, I knew I had to find a great pair!! She showed this awesome sock-wrapping idea that she originally found <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2009/04/23/grooms-socks/">here</a>, and I thought it was a perfect, simple, DIY fun job that would put a smile on my man's face the morning of the wedding! This is Mrs. Lighting version... "Just to make sure you don't get feet"<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390604476809453938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Ss9GNgTboXI/AAAAAAAAAp4/4ztHuz2PLXw/s400/coldfeet.jpg" /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">photo from </span><a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/08/31/surprise-for-mr-lightning-wedding-day-socks/"><span style="font-size:85%;">here<br /></span></a></p><br />So... I went to task... shopping! I broke down and went to Holt Renfrew where I knew I would find some fun socks, and I did! Purple Polka Dots ladies!! Yep, my man can rock the dots!! And then, well, then I copied Mrs. Lighting's wrapping idea, and this is how it turned out: (oh ya, I even used the same quote... cause it was perfect! "Just to make sure you don't get cold feet")<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390604493474441106" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Ss9GOeYrJ5I/AAAAAAAAAqA/XESd332dCm8/s400/001.JPG" /><span style="font-size:85%;">personal photo</span> </div><br />And I really think my man loved them. This is him putting them on the morning of the wedding... cute right?<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390604471821874946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Ss9GNNuTNwI/AAAAAAAAApw/RIL-ehkqwUc/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0075.jpg" /></div><div>And of course... the shoe-sock shot!!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390605560233957010" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/Ss9HMkX9lpI/AAAAAAAAAqI/I0vgaXJtz90/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0148.jpg" /> NOTE: last two photos from the wicked <a href="http://www.68photography.com/">[6:8] Photography</a>.<br /><br /></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102589044345501113.post-71878984471068046392009-10-07T10:29:00.015-06:002009-10-07T11:45:04.932-06:00Our Mountaintop Wedding - CalmI am going to start recaps at the morning of the wedding... so many things happened leading up to the actual day, and I really do want to share these with you (and I will... promise!), but to be perfectly honest, I am starting here cause I have all of our professional pics to do the recaps with, and they weren't there the week leading up to the wedding!! So... withouth further adieu... the morning of the wedding... The alarm clock was set for 6:00am, and I woke up a little bit before it went off... I was getting married!!<br /><br />I went into the washroom, and thought, wow... after all the hardwork, tears, exams, phone calls, paper cutting, discussions, workouts... wow, it was here!! I am not gonna lie peeps, I can't say the emotion was excitement. Nope, it was simply CALM. It was happening, I was ready, I had had a pretty good night’s sleep, most things were done (and even though I knew there were some things that quite simply wouldn't get done, I was still calm!!), I wasn't going to look outside at the weather, we were getting married! My cousin (and bridesmaid) came into the washroom, and told me I had to go back to bed... it was my wedding day, and I needed a bit more rest! So, without fighting her, I went back to bed. I knew our hair and make-up queen was to arrive at 7am, so I asked P-ah to wake me up then.<br /><br />7am: things started rolling. I didn't do much... had coffee, wandered around the lodge admiring all the work my peeps had done the night before (while my girls and I were out for dinner!!), ate an apple... calm (borderline zombie!). just some of the handiwork of my ladies... beautiful right?! All the flowers were grown by my mom and step-mom, and arranged by my step-mom and about 5 girlfriends!!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszSogjL9EI/AAAAAAAAAok/qQ7Yd0QEKHM/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389914447429760066" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszSogjL9EI/AAAAAAAAAok/qQ7Yd0QEKHM/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0014.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszSno_EC1I/AAAAAAAAAoc/nIBse77zeqs/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389914432514296658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszSno_EC1I/AAAAAAAAAoc/nIBse77zeqs/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0002.jpg" /></a> Our table numbers! My hubs and I made them about 3 days before the wedding... using rocks from down by the river (literally), and some gold leaf I had in my craft box... $0!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszSm3IwssI/AAAAAAAAAoU/9arc6WVSOlk/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389914419133199042" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszSm3IwssI/AAAAAAAAAoU/9arc6WVSOlk/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0006.jpg" /></a> I just LOVED the rectangular tables!! The burlap runners were crafted by my mom... and note to the DIY teams... get the burlap at the hardware store... for cheap!! Don't get it at craft or fabric stores! These were the tables before the flowers were added!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszSWX6i5_I/AAAAAAAAAoM/M7N5SnerrFI/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389914135874168818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszSWX6i5_I/AAAAAAAAAoM/M7N5SnerrFI/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0004.jpg" /></a> P-ah was the first to get started with hair and make-up...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszSVfiBFJI/AAAAAAAAAoE/ftp3pKUm_F8/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389914120738903186" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszSVfiBFJI/AAAAAAAAAoE/ftp3pKUm_F8/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0013.jpg" /></a> And then things started to get rolling... beauty salon style!! I started with hair into rollers, and then I had a few hours to chillax! Well, ok, I did have one important task... I still needed to write my vows!! Yep, you heard that right... the words hadn’t come to me earlier, and I didn’t want to force anything. I knew the format I would be writing in, and had most things going up in my head, but they really needed to get written down. So this is a pic of my momma and I while I was trying to hide from everyone else in the house, and get some words on paper!! Note the I DO sign on the stairs (made by my mom and step-dad) directing our guests up to the ceremony site!<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszR5NDQcdI/AAAAAAAAAn8/AdkOEotGoTA/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389913634741711314" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszR5NDQcdI/AAAAAAAAAn8/AdkOEotGoTA/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0035.jpg" /></a> My other girls were busy getting prettied: JB was next...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszR4W5B1LI/AAAAAAAAAn0/WyrrcoLdvnY/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389913620203295922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszR4W5B1LI/AAAAAAAAAn0/WyrrcoLdvnY/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0040.jpg" /></a><br />and then my MOH, CC:<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszRqA-vbrI/AAAAAAAAAns/Mg4Ca0IGSmY/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389913373803507378" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszRqA-vbrI/AAAAAAAAAns/Mg4Ca0IGSmY/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0047.jpg" /></a>And I was still writing... this time in our closet!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszRpj_EwNI/AAAAAAAAAnk/bNxPqlRFQRc/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389913366020276434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszRpj_EwNI/AAAAAAAAAnk/bNxPqlRFQRc/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0045.jpg" /></a>then it came time for me to start getting beautiful... make-up first:<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszRUrmxOlI/AAAAAAAAAnc/5XTwMm5AIbQ/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389913007288564306" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszRUrmxOlI/AAAAAAAAAnc/5XTwMm5AIbQ/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0057.jpg" /></a><br />Still calm as can be... this little treat didn’t hurt:<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszRTyRlWtI/AAAAAAAAAnU/QEyNw7mky94/s1600-h/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389912991898884818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0taRdJNI2Zs/SszRTyRlWtI/AAAAAAAAAnU/QEyNw7mky94/s400/Tiffany+Ian+Wedding+-0064.jpg" /></a> Yep, bridesmaid P-ah hookin me up with a massage DURING makeup!!<br /><br />So, the morning was off to a really great start! Jordy (our hair and makeup guru) is a friend, so it was really nice to be able to hang out with her too! I didn’t really leave the room much during the morning, so I didn’t have a clue what was going on in terms of set-up or anything else for that matter, so I remained in my state of calm bliss!! This is easy!!<br /><br />I was always really worried I wouldn’t be able to be relaxed the morning of the wedding (hmmm... worried about being worried... not a great plan!), but the night before the wedding, I was out for dinner with my three girls eating the most delicious thai food in one of my fav little restaurants in Fernie, and we were laughing NON-STOP, not even thinking about the wedding... just hanging out!! I knew at that moment that the wedding was about spending time with your most favourite peeps... and I knew nothing would be able to ruin the day!! So, I enjoyed the whole process!! Everyone tells you that the day really flies by, and in some ways, it totally did, but to be honest, I really felt that the morning was relaxed, calm, and FUN! </div><div> </div><div>NOTE: all photos by the talented <a href="http://www.68photography.com/">[6:8] Photography</a>!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Tiffany @ bride-on-purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957363816378389125noreply@blogger.com1