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Nautical nuptials

Living on the opposite side of the country, away from your family and oldest friends, can be really hard. So when Nova Scotia natives Reigh Foster and Tracey DeBaie met in Yellowknife, they didn’t just find their soulmates in each other, but a little piece of home, too. It was thanks to the wonderful world […]

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No place like home

When it comes to love, Dave Swenson is unstoppable. A fallen tree, a thunderstorm and a downpour may have been barriers to some, but not Dave—especially not when his proposal to Christa Freeborne was on the line. His Plan C found him kneeling on their bedroom floor, reading sweet nothings from a leather-bound book and […]

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Love you long time

Joe Nelson and Aileen Anderson’s marriage was a union nearly 12 years in the making. To his surprise, 19-year-old Joe found the love of his life bent over a mini-fridge on his first day of work at Burger King. “Lucky for me the most beautiful posterior I’d ever seen turned into the most beautiful woman […]

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Sweet and stress-free

When Kathleen Higgins and Phil Godin began their wedding planning, the most important thing to the pair was that the celebration showed their love of their family, friends and where they live. “This was a local wedding, in terms of resources, materials and producers,” says Higgins. “We live in a beautiful, bountiful little spot in […]

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Relaxed romance

On the night they met, Bev Tortola and Dave Fidler didn’t sleep a wink—there was too much to say. After talking the hours away the pair shared their first breakfast at the cozy Canadiana Restaurant, little did they know then that Fidler would be serving up a ring and popping the question at the very […]

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Maritime memories

Grant MacEachern and Karen Fritz and were visiting family in Nova Scotia when he popped the question as they walked along their favourite beach. As the planning began two things were certain: the couple of 10 years wanted a short engagement and a wedding near the sea. After two trips east, the Toronto-based pair found […]

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Summery tradition in Antigonish

Paul Green, principal and designer of calmunity.ca, and freelance writer, editor, dance instructor and enterpreneur Abena Amoako Green were brought together by Abena’s mother—in that adorable way that only a mom can play matchmaker. It only makes sense then, that family should play a similarly important role in their wedding. With a mind to having […]

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Smitten with simplicity

Easy does it for Rose Wilson and Kelly Blanche; they’ll both admit that from day one things just sort of fell into place for them. Even though Kelly had been working alongside Rose’s mother for three years, hearing embarrassing stories that would later fuel her jokes, the pair finally met in 2007 through another co-worker. […]

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Rich in tradition

Most people probably think of running as a solo sport, but for Joy Tayona and James Gosselin it turned out to be perfect for pairs. Their relationship blossomed in Toronto, when after regularly crossing paths at endurance events, Joy finally made the move and asked James out. Years later, he returned the romantic gesture and […]

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Handmade romance

Handmade romance featured in musicians Jenn Grant and Daniel Ledwell’s rustic wedding (Ledwell proposed to Grant in the same barn they got married in, after hammering two pieces of copper into rings). Grant picked her own wildflowers and red berries, golden leaves and purple asters for her bridesmaids. A close friend made the bright red […]

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