— Wedding Story — Brooke and Kody P H OTO G R A P H E R TA R A H I L L STUDIOS tarahillstudios.com
Brooke and Kody are from Edson, Alberta and have known one another since high school. Both have a natural connection to the outdoors and living close to Jasper National Park allows them to regularly access nature. “We love travelling and, since large-scale travel isn’t always easy to do, we spend a lot of time adventuring around our area,” Brooke says. When the couple began planning their wedding, they knew mountains would play an important role. They researched a lot of mountain wedding locations and became frustrated with pricing and availability.
“We actually kind of just stumbled upon Fernie as a wedding location; we had both been looking for additional options when we came across the Fernie Wedding Guide. After looking into Fernie venues more, we felt it was the perfect place! It’s about half-way for both sides of our families and Kody actually has some family that lives in the area, which made it even more perfect!” Brooke and Kody’s entire wedding took place at the Fernie Alpine Resort. They stayed at the Lizard Creek Lodge, hosted their ceremony at the stunning Elk Top Platform, “riding up and down the chairlift made the day even more unique,” they share. “Some of our guests were even visited by a cow moose and her calf right before the ceremony started!”
Brooke did her own hair and makeup and was surprised the morning of with several bouquets of flowers from the Green Petal by Kody. Lynn Rogers was the marriage officiant, and they chose Tara Hill as their photographer. “She was fun, silly, chill, but also so professional. We are in love with the photos she took of our wedding and we are so grateful to have them forever,” Brooke says. The reception was held at the legendary Griz Bar.
“We chose this venue because it had a laidback feel and we really just wanted a fun, relaxed atmosphere for our wedding of 60 guests. It was perfect! The food was delicious, the staff serving us were fun and professional, and we had an awesome dance party at the end of the night. Because of COVID, we ended up having
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