Issue No. 01 · Venue & Design

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Venue & Design

Seasonal Wedding Design

Designing with the Canadian calendar instead of against it.

The WedCanada Collective

4 centrepieces showing spring, summer, autumn and winter flowers

Designing with the Canadian calendar, rather than against it, is one of the most graceful decisions a couple can make. Each season brings its own light, flowers and food, and the most beautiful weddings lean into them.

Spring is fresh and hopeful: blossoms, pale palettes and the first patio evenings. Summer is long and golden, with garden ceremonies and receptions that drift outside after dinner. Autumn is rich and warm, perhaps the most photogenic season of all, with orchards, vineyards and maple colour. Winter is intimate and luminous, candlelit rooms, velvet and the glow of a historic hotel after snowfall.

Let the menu follow along. Asparagus and fiddleheads in spring, berries and corn in summer, squash and apples in autumn, braises and warm desserts in winter. Guests notice when a wedding tastes of its moment.

“The most beautiful weddings lean into the season instead of fighting it.”