WEDDING PLANNING GUIDE
cranbrook, BC wedding tips & inspiration
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EDITOR’S LETTER
BR I DE Cranbrook 2021
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With mountains on every side, it’s no wonder people are heading to the sunshine city of Cranbrook, British Columbia. The quaint city and endless outdoor activities serve as the backdrop for any Rocky Mountain wedding activity. This Guide is filled to the brim with 100% local British Columbia wedding inspiration. A winter wonderland elopement, mountain elopement styled shoot and sweet fall engagement bring to life the magic of Cranbrook. My hope is that this Guide serves as a solid resource while you plan your wedding day and dream of a life with your spouse-to-be!
Happy Planning! xo
Savannah @savannah_rockymtnbride
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Table of Contents
LOVE STORIES engagements
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allie + troy
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kaytee + scott
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katie + alex
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weddings
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I N S P I R AT I O N 24.
countryside charm
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adventures at heart
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cranbrook - Seasonal weather and activities
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make it official - Where to get your license
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essentials - Local places to stay & getting around
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restaurants for rehearsal dinners and brunch
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venue guide - Top spots to tie the knot
clockwise from the top: courtney jess photography, kara hockley photography, the hamiltons, tara hill studios, corinna walker photography
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FOLLO W AL O N G W I TH
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IN ORDER FROM TOP LEFT TO RIGHT @carlybutlerphoto | @haileylarsonphoto | @crystalcousinphoto | @carrie_patterson @mathildebresson | @lesleeuribephotography | @annaclairebeasley | @jacdodgephoto | @forthewestandwildphoto
brigid bradshaw
cranbrook “The sunshine city, Cranbrook, located on the southeastern tip of British Columbia awaits for your next Rocky Mountain adventure.”
inside scoop what to do, weather to expect & what to pack
BREAKD OWN OF TH E CITY
FA S T FAC T S
The basecamp to the Kootenay experience, Cranbrook is nestled between the Canadian Rockies and Purcell Range of the Columbia Mountains. You and your wedding guests can enjoy the sunshine city at 921m in elevation during your wedding weekend festivities. Only minutes from kilometers of hiking trails, golf courses and endless food options, Cranbrook is in no short supply of activities fit for the whole family.
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Cranbrook is recorded to have the most days of sunshine than any other city in British Columbia. About 20,000 people in population 76.2 snowfall days and 603mm (23.74”) of snow per year The best time of year for warm-weather activities is from mid-July to mid-August
HOW TO GET TH ERE
BY PLANE
BY CAR
Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) | www.flyyxc.com
From Lethbridge, Alberta in the west and Castlegar in the east Highway 3
From Vancouver and Calgary AirCanada | www.aircanada.com West Jet | www.westjet.com From Kelowna, Victoria and Vancouver Pacific Coastal Airlines www.pacificcoastal.com
North from Golden or Banff Highway 97 South from Idaho Highway 97 South from Montana Highway 93
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AV E R A G E T E M P E R A T U R E S
SPRING
SUMMER
AU T U M N
WINTER
13° | 1°
25° | 9°
12° | 0°
-1° | -9°
RMB Tip: The Rockies are known for their unpredictable weather. Make sure to pack a waterproof jacket for your visit - even if it’s summer!
kara hockley photography
courtney jess photography
W H AT T O D O FOR MORE INFORMATI ON FOR MORE INFORMATI ON ON CRANBRO OK, VISIT WWW.CRANBRO OKTOURISM.COM.
ADVENTURE
R E L A X AT I O N
SHOPPING
ULTIMATE WEST Flyfishing www.ultimatewestflyfishing.ca
BLUSH MEDI SPA www.steugene.ca/en/blush
PREMIER LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK www.bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/premier
THE SPA AT ISLAND LAKE LODGE www.islandlakelodge.com fernie-spA
CRANBROOK FARMER’S MARKET www.cranbrookfarmersmarket.com
ECLIPSE HELICOPTER TOURS www.eclipseheli.com GOT ADVENTURE www.gotadventure.ca JUST LIQUID SPORTS RENTALS www.justliquid.store/us SUNSHINE HOUSEBOAT RENTALS www.sunshinehouseboats.com THE POWDER HIGHWAY WINTER SPORTS www.powderhighway.com
THE VANITY ROOM SPA www.thevanityroomspa.com
GOLF CRANBROOK GOLF CLUB www.golfcranbrook.com SHADOW MOUNTAIN www.shadowmountain.ca ST. EUGENE GOLF COURSE www.steugene.ca/en/golf WILDSTONE GOLF www.wildstonegolf.com
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LANE & MEADOW HOME & LIFESTYLE www.facebook.com LANEANDMEADOW KOOTENAY LIFE CYCLE www.thestudiocompany.ca TOMI JANE’S BOUTIQUE CRANBROOK www.facebook.com/ TomiJanesBoutiqueCranbrook
Make it official Heads Up! • • •
• • • the hamiltons
In British Columbia, you can get your marriage licence within three months of your wedding date, at any marriage licence issuer or Service BC location only. Only one member of the couple is required to be present when applying for the marriage license, but they must apply in person and show proper identification for both parties. Examples of proper identification include: a birth certificate, IMM/immigration form, permanent resident or citizenship card. A passport or driver’s license is only acceptable in some cases. Your licence will cost $100, and is nonrefundable. You must have at least two witnesses at your ceremony, in addition to the commissioner or religious official. U.S. citizen? No problem! Canada, like the United States, has no legal residency requirement for obtaining a marriage license.
To find your closest Service BC location, visit www2.ca.bc.gov
Allie + Troy Courtney Jess Photography captured Allie and Troy’s engagement amongst the fall colors in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Allie and Troy met through a friend nine years before their engagement in university. They dated for seven years before Troy popped the question in Portugal. They went on a trip to the Azores and found themselves on the edge of a cliff called the sete cidades. While taking in the sights, Troy got down on one knee and asked Allie to marry him.
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-VENDORSPhotographer Courtney Jess Photography | www.courtneyjessphotography.com Ring Laurie Fleming Jewellery | www.laurieflemingjewellery.com
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Kaytee + Scott Kaytee and Scott met while working for the WHL hockey league. She was the director of sales and marketing while he was a linesman for the league. He was known as a smooth talker, and after a couple months of one liners and harmful flirting, one night Kaytee was caught off guard when she handed him his envelope for that game night and he responded with, “Whoa Kaytee it’s light.” She thought that one of the girls might have left out his pay, and in a panic he responded with, “Yeah it’s missing your phone number.” She, of course, responded in laughter and just walked out, disappointed that she fell for his pickup line. The night continued, and as she checked to make sure everything was running smoothly, she noticed the white board that tells everyone the activities for the night was erased. All that was left was a hangman picture with enough spaces for Kaytee’s phone number. By the end of the night, she finally caved and as they say, the rest is history! Scott proposed around Christmastime on a trip to visit his parents in Calgary. He begged Kaytee to go to the zoo, which she was hesitant about because of the Calgary winter weather. They ended up going and exploring all of the exhibits and decorations for the holidays. They ended their night by walking through the conservatory garden to admire the decorations there when Scott handed Kaytee a piece of paper with a hangman drawing long enough to spell “Will you marry me?” She immediately burst into tears as Scott was down on one knee and they still question if she actually said yes or not. Kaytee and Scott planned a winter elopement with only their two best friends in attendance. They picked shades of pink and merlot to contrast richly against the fresh blanket of white snow. Their wedding day wasn’t exactly what they planned, as they had to cancel and reschedule multiple times due to the global pandemic, but they couldn’t have imagined a better way to start the new chapter of their lives together.
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ADVICE TO FUTURE COUPLES
“Don’t forget to focus on yourselves! Marry your best friend, that when the sparkle is gone, you can just be with your partner through everything. Fight for each other. Be lazy and comfortable.”
-VENDORSPhotographer Kara Hockley Photography | www.karahockleyphotography.com Bridal Boutique Palm Bridal | www.palmbridal.com Catering Catering by Sinclair | www.cateringbysinclair.com Florals The Romantiks | www.theromantiks.com Invitations Minted | www.minted.com
real wedding
Katie + Alex Alex and Katie met in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan while Alex was doing his pilot training and while Katie was at University in Regina. They are both into doing anything active, especially mountain biking. Seven and a half years after they started dating, they went biking together at the Fernie, British Columbia Ski Hill and went for a small walk up to a viewpoint. While they were admiring the view together was when Alex popped the question! They planned a bright summer wedding filled with beautiful moments throughout the day. It’s hard to pinpoint one favorite moment, but for Alex, his favorite part of the day was when everyone started walking down the aisle. Katie’s favorite moment was all of their families getting together and having their loved ones celebrate in one place.
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ADVICE TO FUTURE COUPLES
“Your wedding day will be perfect no matter what! Try not to sweat or stress about the small details because no one will notice if those things get messed up.”
-VENDORSVenue St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino | www.steugene.ca Photographer The Hamiltons | www.lucyhamiltonphotography.com Florals The Romantiks | www.theromantiks.com Bridal Boutique Crazy Beautiful Wedding | www.crazybeautifulwedding.ca Bride’s Veil Tara’s Boutique | www.tarasboutique.ca Bride’s Jewelry Lavender & Grace | www.lavenderandgracedesigns.com Bride’s Ring Star Set Jewellers | www.starsetjewellers.com Bridesmaids’ Attire Azazie | www.azazie.ca Hair The Hair Mob | www.thehairmob.com Makeup Opulence Beauty Co. | www.facebook.com/OpulenceBeautyCo Groom’s Suit Canadian Forces Officer Mess Kit (Air Force) Officiant Harry Gold Music/Entertainment Just Music | www.justmusic.ca Invitations Vista Print | www.vistaprint.ca
Adventurers at Heart When Tara from Tara Hill Studios started planning this styled mountain elopement, she knew that Tyler, Bhawna and their Great Pyrenees/Lab mix, Aspen, were the perfect adventurers at heart to take on the task. They braved rainy skies and a trek through the Canadian Rockies for photos among the clouds reflecting the perfect adventurous mountain elopement.
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inspiration
A rustic bouquet from Green Petals, romantic dress from Reclamation Design Company and picturesque mountain backdrop piece together the loveliest elopement. While the photos weren’t taken on the mountain top as planned, they turned out perfectly. When eloping in the mountains you need to be flexible in your expectations, you really never know what type of weather you’re going to get, no matter what the weather app tells you. Safety needs to be a top priority while exploring in the mountains, and you need to know when to recognize that Mother Nature has different plans for you.
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creative team Photographer: Tara Hill Studios | www.tarahillstudios.com Florals: The Green Petal | www.thegreenpetal.ca Dress Designer: Reclamation Design Company | www.wearereclamation.com Travelling Dress Group: Rooted & Revived Traveling Dress | @reviveyosoul Jewellery: Jewels on 9th | www.jewelsonninth.ca We Eloped Signs: Holy Chic Art + Design | @holychicart Groom’s watch: Patek Philippe | www.patek.com Suit Designer: Tip Top Tailors | www.tiptoptailors.ca Aspen’s Collar: GoodWolf Design Co. | @goodwolfdesignco Aspen’s Custom Made Dog Tag: Copper Paws | www.copper-paws.com Alpine Beers: Fernie Brew Co. | www.ferniebrewing.com Models: Bhawna, Tyler & Aspen
inspiration
Countryside Charm The chic countryside charm of Cherry Creek Estate brings to life the lush greenery and bright, natural elements of this charming styled shoot. Designed by Mountain Bride, the glamorous details and rustic backdrop of the Estate mix beautifully to inspire the perfect rustic Rocky Mountain wedding. Hues of blush, green and tan bring to life the ideal romantic, countryside wedding at Cherry Creek Estate.
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creative team Design & Production: Mountain Bride | www.mountainbride.com Venue: Cherry Creek Estate | www.cherrycreek.ca Photographer: Corrina Walker Photography | www.corrinawalker.com Florals: The Romantiks | www.theromantiks.com Stationary: The Social Page Design Studio | www.facebook.com/TheSocialPage Rentals: Modern Rentals | www.modernrentals.ca Rentals: Special Event Rentals | www.specialeventrentals.com Decor: Mountain Bride | www.mountainbride.com Dress: Truvelle | www.truvelle.com Makeup: Makeup Artistry by Candace | www.makeupartistrybycandace.com Hair: The Vanity Room | @vanityroombc
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last minute vendors A C C O M O D AT I O N S
T R A N S P O R TAT I O N
BROOKS CREEK RANCH www.brookscreekranch.com
M O U N TA I N H I G H S H U T T L E www.mountainhighshuttle.com
ALPINE LODGE FERNIE www.alpinelodgefernie.com ELK VIEW LODGE www.elkviewlodge.com FERNIE ALPINE RESORT www.skifernie.com ISLAND LAKE LODGE www.islandlakelodge.com
local vendors JEWELLERS
FLORALS
DELAMONT JEWELLERS www.delamontjewellers.com
THE ROMANTIKS www.theromantiks.com
JEWELS ON NINTH www.jewelsonninth.ca
T H E G R E E N P E TA L www.thegreenpetal.ca
KIMBERLEY’S FINE JEWELRY www.facebook.com/KimberleysFineJewelry
NOBLE FLOWER CO. www.nobleflowerco.com
BEAUTY
BRIDAL BOUTIQUE
NO. 3 BOUTIQUE AND SALON www.shop.no3fernie.com
TA R A’ S B O U T I Q U E www.tarasboutique.ca
MAKEUP ARTISTRY BY CANDACE www.makeupartistrybycandace.com THE HAIR MOB www.facebook.com/thehairmob T I FA N E E J M A K E U P A R T I S T RY www.tifaneejmakeupart.com
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dining rehearsal dinner & day-after brunch
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A L L E G R A R E S TA U R A N T www.allegrarestaurant.com
FIRE & OAK www.fireoak.ca
F I R E H A L L TA P & K I T C H E N www.firehallcbk.ca
THE R AW HOUSE www.therawhouse.ca
H E I D O U T R E S TA U R A N T www.theheidout.ca
THE LOAF www.theloaf.ca
THE BLUE TOQUE GASTRO DINER www.bluetoquediner.com
P E D A L & TA P www.pedalandtap.com
THE BRIDGE BISTRO www.thebridgebistro.com
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Q + A with
The Romantiks: Sarah + Kesley
What is your favourite part of the job? Flowers, flowers, flowers! Getting to work with natural products every single day is so amazing. We always feel very lucky that this is our full-time gig. What is the one thing you wish you could educate your clients on? We really do have the most wonderful clients, but if we could educate in anything, it would be the cost of flowers. There is so much going on behind the scenes to create the flowers for your wedding or event. The cost of flowers includes shipping, processing, labour and so much more! What is your dream creation? A destination wedding, somewhere hot and tropical, where we could create something out of exotic blooms. The more colour the better! Where do you come up with your ideas? Kelsey - I find so much inspiration in music and different vintage textiles/fashion! Sarah - I always have a certain playlist for when I’m making my bouquets. Music has always inspired my creativity and fashion trends are a huge indicator of what’s next for flowers! What is your favourite wedding season? Spring and peony season has to be the best in British Columbia!
this or that EARLY BIRD
NIGHT OWL
AUDIBLE
REAL BOOKS
MOUNTAIN LOVER
BEACH BUM
SPRINGTIME
AUTUMN LEAVES
BAND
DJ
SOUP
SALAD
DONUTS
CAKE
HAIR UP
HAIR DOWN
NATURAL MAKEUP
BRING ON THE GLAM
DOG
CAT
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Cranbrook
Brady Creek Ranch Glacier Mountain Lodge
Eagle Ranch Resort
Trickle Creek Lodge
Cherry Creek Estate
Lizard Creek Island Lake Lodge Lodge Elk View Lodge
5A
Columbia Outdoor School
Hig hw ay 9
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The Cranbrook History Center
The Josie Hotel
Fernie Alpine Bull River Resort Guest Ranch 93 ay hw Hig
9 ay hw Hig
St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino
Alpine Lodge Fernie
cranbrook V E N U E S
alpine lodge fernie
fernie alpine resort
5291 highline drive fernie, british columbia (250) 423-4237 www.alpinelodgefernie.com
5339 fernie ski hill road fernie, british columbia (250) 423-4655 www.skifernie.com
brady creek ranch
glacier mountaineer lodge
2175 westside road invermere, british columbia (403) 710-5887 www.bradycreekranch.com
1549 kicking horse trail golden, british columbia (250) 439-1160 www.kickinghorselodging.com/glacier-mountaineer-lodge
bull river guest ranch
2975 bull river road cranbrook, british columbia (250) 429-3760 www.bullriverguestranch.com
island lake lodge
cedar avenue fernie, british columbia (250) 423-3700 www.islandlakelodge.com
cherry creek estate
8285 olsen road ta ta creek, british columbia www.cherrycreek.ca columbia outdoor school
2279 cranbrook street n cranbrook, british columbia (250) 426-3676 www.columbiaoutdoorschool.com copper point resort
760 cooper road invermere, british columbia (855) 926-7737 www.copperpointresort.com eagle ranch resort
9581 eagle ranch trail invermere, british columbia (250) 342-0562 www.eagleranchresort.com elk view lodge
3934 cokato road fernie, british columbia (250) 423-9034 www.elkviewlodge.com
lizard creek lodge
5 346 highline drive fernie, british columbia (877) 228-1948 www.lizardcreek.com st. eugene golf resort & casino
7777 mission road cranbrook, british columbia (866) 292-2020 www.steugene.ca the cranbrook history centre
57 van horne street s cranbrook, british columbia (250) 489-3918 www.cranbrookhistorycentre.com the josie hotel
4306 red mountain road rossland, british columbia (250) 362-5155 www.thejosie.com trickle creek lodge
500 stemwinder drive kimberley, british columbia (877) 282-1200 www.tricklecreeklodge.com
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