There is still a sheet of snow on the hills around Windsor, waiting for the brisk pull of springtime to shake it loose and blanket the countryside with lush greens, to start the cycle of life. As the road winds through the muted winter scene towards the farm, you see the green and yellow of […]
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Carlee & Kendal
When Carlee Adamski and Kendal Smith planned an April wedding, they never expected that when the big day came, Halifax would still be in total winter mode. The pair—who followed the friends-first path to love—had gotten engaged the previous spring in the Bahamas, while visiting Kendal’s family. “I wasn’t expecting such an open, public kind […]
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Christina & Michael
Michael Diab and Christina Israel had known each other for a long time before he popped the question on a rooftop in front of the Empire State Building, classically romantic. He had their families meet them in the lounge after she said yes. From there it was a glamourous affair. “I wanted to focus on […]
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Brendal & Scott
Five years after Brendal Davis met Scott Townsend at The Lower Deck, they were camping in Pugwash when he surprised her on the trail by getting down on one knee and presenting her with a ring engraved with the landscape around them. When they were planning their wedding they wanted to make it as personal […]
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Amanda & Shannon
Two years before they were officially introduced, Amanda Assoun and Shannon Huckle locked eyes at a gas station, unable to look away but too nervous to say anything. That moment burned in their memories until a mutual friend finally introduced them after hearing both sides of the same story. The couple began planning their wedding […]
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A decade of $Rockin’ 4 Dollar$
Every Monday night there is a pilgrimage to downtown Halifax. It’s undetectable at first—a slow, leather-and-denim-clad flock making its way over the Citadel from the north end, running for the Dartmouth ferry terminal, stumbling in thin throngs from the university neighbourhoods. They might be carrying instruments. They will certainly be a little bit tipsy. The […]
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Doors Open festival will open doors and minds
[Image-1] Every spring a trifecta of great events gets me reoriented to the wonders of Halifax. First, Jane’s Walks in early May encourage conversations and rambles in the street. Then comes Open City, which I use as an opportunity for urban exploration, fuelled by backdoor takeout. And the third, this weekend, is the very special […]
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Jamie & Matt
Jamie Randell and Matt Kallio found love online in 2007. At the time, Jamie was living St. John’s and Matthew in Wolfville, but after two years of chatting long-distance, they finally met in 2009, relocating to Halifax soon after. “As cliche as it sounds,” says Jamie, “I knew from that moment, he was the one […]
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Rongze & Jiapeng
“When the big day finally came, we had experienced a lot of things together, and every moment just appeared in my mind like a movie,” says Rongze Xu. Her real-life romance flick goes like this: Girl meets boy—Jiapeng Sun—six years ago through mutual friends when they’re both studying Saint Mary’s University. Boy pops the question […]
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Sukhpal & Tim
Sukhpal Kaur and Tim Villermet met on an airplane, where she was a flight attendant and he was a passenger. There is certainly something magical about their story, meeting tens of thousands of feet in the air. Following their conversation about spirituality on the aircraft, Tim took Sukhpal out for her first Montreal bagel and […]
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Thanh & Jon
Thanh Phung and Jon Johannsson’s worlds collided when they were still teenagers. After he moved to her small town from Iceland, the pair—then high school seniors—got to know each through the school musical they were both involved in. Thanh ended up in the hospital later that year, and was touched by how much Jon was […]
