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The Bride Says… “Work together as a team. Keep your focus on what matters most, forget what you think you should or shouldn’t do, and go with your heart. This is a celebration of your love and future together. It will be the most memorable day of your life.” The Ceremony Immediate family and close friends joined Robyn and Terence at the Cathedral Mountain Lodge in British Columbia to celebrate their private ceremony surrounded by nature. Breathtaking mountains provided the perfect backdrop for the outdoor ceremony that included personal vows, a champagne toast by the river and family photos taken in canoes at Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park. The Reception How They Met Robyn and Terence met on the way to school when they were 11 years old sitting next to each other on the bus. They soon became best friends when shared interests in music, reading and outdoor activities such as canoeing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling brought them together. Years later, after enduring a three-year, long-distance relationship during college, Terence asked Robyn to marry him on one of their favourite trails by carving their initials into a tree. event decorator: Perfect Settings | PerfectSettings.ca To include childhood, high school and college friends in the celebrations, Robyn and Terence held a nature-inspired reception—decorated by Perfect Settings—closer to home in Timmins, Ontario. A video montage of the ceremony in B.C. was played for guests and the bride made a special toast to her grandparents who celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary the same day. The Decor Birch cutouts, canoe paddles and fresh-baked pies brought Robyn and Terence’s rustic allCanadian reception to life. A wooden backdrop decorated with snowshoes and a destination sign of all the places the bride and groom have travelled to in Canada were where guests took pictures; a canopy over the head table draped with sheer linens and fresh flowers served as the star decor element; and a milk and cookie bar was set up later in the evening as a sweet table. 83