Our Wedding Day— Mildred’s Temple Kitchen, Toronto
Getting married while 5 months pregnant and also planning and executing all the wedding florals, may not be recommended now but it was a perfect day and I wouldn’t change a thing [maybe spend more time by the cheese station, see photo below— you‘d be there too]
Fast forward 8 months, I was 5 months pregnant and in the middle of wedding season and also planning our own wedding and florals. We booked Eleanor Dobbins as our photographer, another must as soon as we got engaged for her elegant, moody and soulful photos. Eleanor captured all the moments and yet remained invisible. She captured our favourite people and all their emotions, and made us feel at ease and we couldn’t be happier with her work.
The tables were adorned in royal blue linens and a mix of white florals with pops of neon yellow blooms. All set in clusters of bud vases alongside a mix of crystal candlesticks from our family collection and loose greenery.
In my University days Mildred’s Temple Kitchen in Liberty Village was somewhat of a Sunday ritual. The biggest, fluffiest pancakes with their homemade jam were ordered even before sitting down— every single time. Once Chris and I got engaged we both knew we wanted an intimate summer wedding. We both loved trying new restaurants and enjoyed sitting and people watching while sharing tones of plates and sipping on a pretty cocktail [yes, Chris too, more so than myself] — but more than that we wanted our venue to feel like a big family style dinner with room to dance and an outdoor space to enjoy the short lived hot summer nights. Mildred’s immediately came to mind for exact reason. Intimate yet spacious and ever so delicious. So we booked a dinner and during appetizers we knew it was the place for us. The whole vibe was exactly what we were looking for. Big open space but intimate with cozy banquette style seating, incredible food and staff that felt like friends. So we booked it and we were getting married in 8 months.
The day was truly perfect— surrounded by our favourite people and with our baby close by.
We did a first look which I highly recommend if you want to have some time together before the hustle of the day starts. It was slow, quiet and very special to have a few moments to ourselves before we are thrown in to the celebration. A moment that stands out most from that day is walking down the aisle to Chris and my dad walking me down the aisle, so happy and proud. I look at those few photos a lot, to keep that memory fresh.
My father passed away in 2021—he loved yellow and now more than ever I am so happy we choose yellow as our accent colour as every time I see a yellow flower I think of our day, how proud he was walking me down the aisle and how happy he was to be a part of our day. He stood up the entire time, right at the front so he could be close to us, and he told me that he was so proud to see Chris’ face while he said his vows for it only solidified what he already knew—that he loved me as he loved me and that we would love each other for a long time.
