What is one thing you had to have?

Not really something tangible that we purchased... but it was very important to us that it be low-key, relaxed, and not overstimulating for our kids. Our kids are both going through big medical challenges and their comfort was paramount.
We are also relaxed, low-key people so we wanted it to be comfortable for us. We also just wanted it to happen, without an engagement really. So everything we decided was based on a relaxed event with a very, very short planning period. And 5 weeks later we were married.

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Do you think they will?! That would be amazing!

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That is niche I love it! And great idea to incorporate the favor into it!

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It would totally make sense that this was something that was super important to you! I'm happy you got your FH onboard

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View quoted message Perfect use of this gif!y friends asked if they could plan a dance routine to this song the moment they found out we were engaged.

A great photographer! We lucked out and found a promotion they had running after the 2019 wedding season.

FLOWERS. I knew this was going to cost a bit but it was something that I just had to have (and didn't regret it at all!).

Our wedding by the pier in JA. My FH and I grew up by the water and we both love the sea. It’s so important that we exchange our vows by the water. We decided we both have to have a beach wedding (:

Mine is pretty niche.

I HAVE to have little cups of tomato soup with a little grilled cheese on them for the reception. There's something about it that just seems familiar - tomato soup is my FH's favourite thing that I cook (I make it with real local tomatoes, no cans here!) and he always makes grilled cheese to go with it - he puts pesto on mine because he knows how much I love pesto (so much I named my cat after it...). We are going to buy the white mugs so that they can be our wedding favour for our guests - who doesn't love a good mug?!

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I'm with your FH on this one! A nice big dance floor would be very important to me too!

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Roses are gorgeous! Are you planning on having them in all your floral arrangements or just your bouquet?

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Love it! I wouldn't compromise on that either

For me: My dress!

For him: Ample room in the venue for dancing.

Roses I have to have roses!

My one condition was that my dog had to be the ring bearer. If a venue wasn't ok with having a small dog be there then they were immediately crossed off the list. And an open bar...lol

Videography! My FH was kind of against it at first but I insisted and we've hired an amazing videographer that I'm so excited to have shoot our wedding.

I work in the film industry in NS so I was super picky about who we hired

We definitively needed spectacular decor and flowers. Great food and an open bar

We had to have an open bar lol

The one thing I had to have was definitely my wedding dress. It was expensive but It was the one thing I knew I really wanted once I tried it on. For my FH it was the open bar

Still early in the planning stages but besides all the standard things, my one little extra is roast beef! Every caterer/venue we look at, I'm looking up the price of chef attended roast beef stations!

For my partner...He wanted wedding definitely in Europe ( Greece or Spain ). Since, we wanted to cover all expense of our guests, It would cost a lot of money to bring them all from Canada and also to take care of their stay. And for me it was too complicated to organise wedding in City and Country where I have been only as a tourist!

So, I convince my partner to celebrate it in Canada! But it was important to have water panorama. And beautiful, old big house. We found this location in Montreal. And it is so much easier to organise, and I am much more in control. And for sure, we save a lot of money as well.

My most important thing...to make it as beautiful as possible visually...without breaking a bank.

And good food, open bar, good servis,good music and make our guests super comfortable.

And i am very happy that our ceremony and wedding party is at the same location.

I am person..who have never dream of big wedding. I would be happy to go for nice trip,just with my closest family members and that's it. My memories will not be about wedding...it is about everything else. How much fun we have together, how much we have done together, our dreams and plans, our trips together and so on. My memories is strong about how we met and how our relationship started and about where we are now 8 years later.

Wedding for me is just a big party what we organise, to celebrate with our close people, that we have made it legally.

That's why, I am trying to cut a lot of expense on our wedding. Since, wedding party and ceremony have never been my dream!

For FH it was a caterer, I talked about having our families do the buffet since it's a small event but as we planned for more people he insisted it was the one thing he wanted.

For me it was our venue. It's so much more then we planned for but I can't see it happening anywhere else! Once I get in to decorate it will be so magical! I also insisted on a professional photographer. It caused a lot of strife with the fiancé but we agreed on a budget and found someone we really like!

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DrB...That is our most important things as well! Good food and open bar.

My ring bearer puppy! We only shortlisted venues that are pet friendly. we want our little pup to be with us on the big day as she is part of our family

My non-negotiable was good food and my husband’s was an open bar- we had both

The thing I had to have was probably my dress. I saved money but I knew the particular designer and had to have her styles!

Videographer was important to have since memories come once in a lifetime. Result wasn't that great when done. Always open to have my in law make it better.

My non-negotiable was the DJ.
My husband liked the idea of having a spotify playlist as our DJ. I veto'd it pretty quick. I wanted to have a backup MC, as well as someone who knew how to read the crowd.

My non-negotiable was a caterer or venue doing the catering that we felt confident to handle allergies. Bride (myself), MOH, FOB, and FOG as well as a few guests all have allergies. So, I guess the non-negotiable was no medical trips needed by the end of the event!

I think just having a bigger wedding in general. Not that ours was big (only 110 people) but my Husband wanted to go away and do destination. So for me, having a more traditional wedding was something that I have thought of my whole life!

Theres nothing that i was like omg i have to have this!