JUST MARRIED: Kelsey & Jerrit - Dallas Kolotylo Photography

Is it just us, or is this wedding just stunning!? Dallas and Sabrina of Dallas Kolotylo captured the stunning wedding of Kelsey & Jerrit beautifully, and it doesn't help that the happy couple, their party, guests, venue and everything about it is so stylish and so visibly filled with happiness. It is, quintessentially, a true "vancouver" wedding. And for those brides that fall in love with this venue, The Diamond - the rumours are true: it is amazingly cool and the drinks are out of this world!
Take a peek through this gorgeous wedding, and at the end, be sure to read about all the special moments Kelsey & Jerrit shared together, and with their closest loved ones. We love it, and so will you!

Enjoy!
 - xo A & M.

From the Bride:

Our wedding was an amazing day. Jerrit and I can honestly say that we wouldn’t change anything about it.  From having a close family friend give our wedding talk, to our non-traditional wedding cake consisting of different wheels of cheese stacked on top of each other to resemble a cake, to opting for a prop-filled photo-booth as entertainment instead of dancing. Everything came together to create a day Jerrit and I think back on as quite perfect. 

When it came time to plan our wedding, we thought there would be a million little details to work out.  However, in choosing The Diamond in Gastown as our venue for both the ceremony and the reception, and Dallas and Sabrina Kolotylo as photographers - we soon realized there wasn’t a lot left to stress out over.

The staff at The Diamond really went above and beyond our expectations, from setting up for us, to creating an amazing menu to suit each of the many allergies and dietary issues of our guests, to even taking care of the playlist for the entire evening!

We knew we wanted to have Dallas and Sabrina document our wedding long before we even met with them, and long before we got engaged actually. They are this amazingly talented couple that have the ability to get you so excited and yet feel so relaxed about your big day.  They are as professional as they are a pleasure to be around, and their passion for what they do really shows in their work. What really impressed us was how they were there first thing in the morning when we were getting ready, and didn’t leave until after Jerrit and I had left for the night. They captured everything.   We couldn’t be happier with how our photos turned out, and how accurately they portray the events and emotions of our day.

When you marry your best friend, you want that day to reflect who you are as a couple.  We had just that, and we owe it to our family, our friends, and the professionals we had the pleasure of working with.

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The Creatives:

Photography: Dallas Kolotylo Photography

Venue/Food/Drinks: The Diamond

Bridal Party's Hair: Sahara Sperchneider - Brides Friend

Olivia & Patrick are Engaged!

There is a neighbourhood in Vancouver (for those of you who don't know our neck of the woods), called Gastown. Filled with new life, overflowing with creatives, brimming with enthusiasm, it's hard not to love the cobblestoned old streets of Gassy Jack's town. It's only a hop, skip and a jump away from the downtown core of Vancouver, however you seem instantly transported back to old town Vancouver, as many of the original buildings and fixtures still remain.

One of the residential buildings in Gastown is home to many creatives, including Dufresne Photo/Design. Headed up by Joel, he is capturing couples like Olivia & Patrick in their natural habitat - the uber trendy, welcoming and stylish gastown district. We love this couples clear example if love, caring nature and playfulness that so many Vancouver couples share. It's no wonder we are proud to call Vancity home!

Take a look, and then head over to Joel's website to see more!

Shauna & Jeremy are Engaged! Captured by The Nickersons

There is something beautiful about The Nickerson's photography. This isn't the first time that we have featured their work, as we shared an engagement in our last issue, and in our first issue we shared one of their stunning weddings. The reason why? Because they get it right every time. 

The lighting is stunning, the couple is styled effortlessly, and the setting is always unique and always different. We love how Shauna and Jeremy approached their engagement: With a youthful energy that will truly stand the test of time in their marriage, if they keep playing bocce, keep exploring new places, and keep their love fresh, as seen in their photos.

Congratulations you two, and happy summer! The Nickersons are available for travel worldwide, and call Vancouver, B.C. home.

FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHERS:

When we met with Shauna & Jeremy for the first time, we hit it off right away. They are both such personable, kind and fun people.

Honestly, there’s so much we can say about them: how much we enjoyed their sun-soaked engagement session, how we loved that they incorporated some of the things they like into the shoot (doughnuts? yes please!), how we could simply not take a bad picture of these two. Adding in a short water gun fight at the end was incredible too–just so fun, like them! The love between them is sweet, playful and it shines. I mean, we photographed the first part of their shoot in a parking lot! Haha! It goes to show that the love between a couple is enough–more than enough: perfection.

We shared Shauna & Jeremy’s photographs with them last night so they had a chance to see them first. Shauna posted a few of her favourites to Facebook and captioned one with a snippet of lyrics from a song I’m currently obsessed with: What I Wouldn’t Do By Serena Ryder. I feel like those lyrics really apply to the deep love that runs between them. It’s beautiful! Give Serena’s song a listen here while you go through their photographs.

Your love is like an ocean

that always takes me homeWhispering wind is blowingtelling me I’m not aloneYour love is like a riverthat I am floating downI’ve never been a swimmerbut I know that I’ll never drownI know that I’ll never drown
under different shades of blue
I’ve fallen in your water
forget everything I knew
Woah-oh-oh Woah 
Woah-oh-oh Woah
Woah-oh-oh Woah 
Oh what I wouldn’t do 
Oh what I wouldn’t do

The current grows stronger