— Wedding Story — Hannah and Tom P H OTO G R A P H E R K Y L E H A M I LT O N Kylehamiltonphotography.com
Tom and Hannah met on the ski hill through Fernie Winter Sports School, where they both worked as ski instructors. “We started hanging out and skiing together, and despite being a lot more experienced than me, Tom was happy to go at my pace, even on powder days…that’s when I knew it was love,” says Hannah.
Both Hannah and Tom are from the UK originally, but Tom made Canada his home ten years ago, and has been living in Fernie for the last six. “I came out to do a ski season, thinking I’d only be visiting for six months before moving on to the next adventure. Fernie and Tom stole my heart, and it wasn’t long before I started flying back to Canada in between uni and work. I’m currently at med school in the UK, so we arranged our wedding to mark the end of my academic year and the start of living together in the town we’ve chosen to call home. Guess it’s true what they say – come for winter and stay for summer!” Hannah did the majority of the planning, which was a bit challenging being in the UK, but everyone she dealt with in Fernie made the process a lot easier.
“We used Elk View Lodge as our venue, Kyle Hamilton for photography, Crumbs for our cake, Fernie Brewing Company for the beer, The Tipple for
wine and spirits, Beanpod for chocolates, Lizard Creek Lodge for catering and servers, Patti’s Rentals for linens and décor and DJ Geoff for music in the evening. Our commissioner was Lynn Rogers, who was absolutely incredible. We also think a special mention is hugely deserved to Jeff Steirt – he sang at our wedding and reception. His professionalism, caring attitude and amazing performance; everyone at the wedding was on their feet and his closing song of ACDC was a favourite moment for both Tom and I.”
Tom and Hannah wanted the wedding to showcase the best of Fernie while keeping British elements throughout. The wedding spanned the weekend, with people arriving Friday and those from out of town staying at Elk View Lodge, where they hosted 40 guests.
“Saturday, we went to Silver Springs and FBC, before having a relaxed dinner in the evening. Our wedding day on Sunday saw a further 30 guests arrive to the Lodge in the afternoon. We had our ceremony on the lawn in beautiful weather, with the ski hill and the Three Sisters as our backdrop,” Hannah says. “Throughout the weekend we tried to blend Fernie and London – we had Fernie beers and BC wines, with London gin
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