RITA & AMIR’S UBC SAGE BISTRO PERSIAN WEDDING
Relaxed Elegance in a Persian Wedding Rita and Amir’s wedding in August 2018 has to be one of my most beautiful weddings that I’ve done to date! The amount of time spent by the couple on making this wedding cohesive, beautiful, and just an all around phenomenon would have had to be extensive. Rita and […]
BREANNE & JIM’S LEGO WEDDING
From the Archives: When You Specialize in DIY Weddings, You Know Your Wedding is Going to be Heavy on the DIY On April 22nd, 2017, Aberthau Mansion was host to the wedding of ThistleBEA’s own Breanne Dodge, to husband Jim. The touching ceremony, which took place outside on the mansion’s grounds, was only enriched by […]
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY SELF-CATER YOUR WEDDING
From the Archives: Self-Catering Is No Joke The amount of work that goes into making your wedding perfect is already so much that when you add on ALL the work it takes to self-cater, sometimes it’s just not worth the stress. Pay the caterer to worry about the food so you don’t have to! But […]
SHOULD YOU SELF-CATER YOUR WEDDING?
From the Archives: Let’s help you make your decision! You’ll find from a lot of professionals in the industry would answer the question “Should I self-cater?” with a hard and fast no – and I get where they’re coming from, I really do, but what can I say besides ‘I disagree’? Those of you who are […]
THE MAGIC IN OCTOBER
From the Archives: Reviewing our first year as ThistleBEA Not going to lie, I love my review posts, it helps me to reflect on experiences and helps to solidifies memories in my brain! While we haven’t gotten all the amazing photos from the fantastic photographers we’ve worked with this year (so we haven’t blogged all our […]
REN & IVAN’S SPICY WINTER WEDDING
In January, 2018 Ren & Ivan hosted an intimate winter wedding full of evergreen boughs and amazing spices perfuming the air Ren and Ivan married on the back steps at Heart House restaurant. They had been legally married the evening previous at the rehearsal dinner, which allowed Ren’s aunt and uncle to officiate the ceremony […]
JENN AND ASHLEY’S DISNEY RAINBOW WEDDING
From the Archives: This Couple Seamlessly Brought Colour and Love Into Their Wedding Through Design July 22nd, 2017 marked Jenn and Ashley’s Rainbow and Disney themed wedding. After a First Look at Vanier Park, the couple was married by officiant Linda Cohen at the Museum of Vancouver. The couple’s ‘I Do Crew’ were in navy blue, with […]
5 TRADITIONS YOU CAN KEEP ALIVE WITHOUT HAVING THEM IMPEDE ON YOUR FEMINIST VALUES
Smashing the Patriarchy a little at a time It can be really hard to get married AND be a Feminist because of all these traditions. And if you choose to keep some (like, I don’t know, taking your husband’s last name as a woman) you can get some serious lash back from your strong valued […]
PARTY RENTALS, THE AFFORDABLE WAY – TENTS
From the Archives: Part 4 of 4 – Saving You Money on Tent Rentals When you’re planning your wedding, DIY or otherwise, you want to save money everywhere you can, and my goal as a wedding planner is to help you to avoid unforeseen expenses and to help you have the wedding you have always dreamed of, […]
PARTY RENTALS, THE AFFORDABLE WAY – GLASSWARE
From the Archives: Part 3 of 4 – Saving You Money on Glassware Rentals When you’re planning your wedding, DIY or otherwise, you want to save money everywhere you can, and my goal as a wedding planner is to help you to avoid unforeseen expenses and to help you have the wedding you have always dreamed of, on your budget. […]