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Kim and Dan: Love, Laughter and Ease

July 28, 2014 By Barbara Densmore Leave a Comment

Kimberley knew exactly what she wanted from her first point of contact: “I am looking for someone to see us through this day with love, laughter, and ease.. with a great party to follow :) My vision is that friends and family will come and not want to leave.”

She and husband Dan have always done things their own way.  They have a 4-year old and a 5-month old, and wanted them included in the ceremony. And Kim had an idea how: she wanted to create a family painting.

And so that’s what we did.

“The family portrait the 4 of them will create may look like a piece of random art when you see it hanging in their home. But you will know there is a clear theme to it: 2 strong people come together, balance in the middle, create 2 incredible children.  All 4 mark this moment in time in their very own way.”

What I love about co-creating is that you know the ceremony, are able to be more present, to enjoy the ceremony more. That was obvious..we built in a few zingers for the guests…and they “got” them all, since we went totally unplugged (all electronic devices off except for the professionals.)

You can get a sense of their wedding: relaxed, casual, joyful and yet heartfelt in this beautiful video clip from Cassie O’Neill Cinematography.

But the real smile came for me when Kimberley later offered this:  “The best compliment we got was from a groomsman who said,’ your day was awesome it was like a giant party all day, not a stuffy wedding’.”

 

 

Thanks to Tracy Christine Photography for this wonderful image. 

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