Rural Alberta backyard wedding

The couple (Who are you, how did you meet and fell in love): We are Brett and Taylor Lorenz!  We went to high school together, but didn’t meet/start dating until about a year later.  Brett took me on a date to our local donair shop and the rest is history!  We dated for four and half years before Brett proposed.  We got engaged at Brett’s farm, where we also had some of our first dates and eventually got married!

What day did you get married and how did you choose that day? We got married on July 15th, 2017.  We really had no rhyme or reason for choosing our date – other than, Brett is extremely busy farming during harvest (fall) and Taylor didn’t have a wedding to photograph that day!  We knew we didn’t want a winter wedding.  We also wanted to make sure our most priority vendors (Jen, duh) were available for our date!

How long did it take you to plan your wedding? We were engaged for a year!  Of course, I had a Pinterest board created prior to this.  I (Tay) feel like I went crazy off the start with planning and then life got busy so a lot of our planning didn’t really happen until a couple months before the wedding.  My mom had us very organized, which really helped us out.  There were a lot of things I had finished beforehand (hand lettered signs and crafting items) that I knew would take a bit longer.  I think a year was a perfect amount time for us!  Any longer, I think I would have become too indecisive!

Vendors you chose and why: Because I’m in the wedding industry, I knew which vendors took priority for me. We booked our priority vendors as soon as we got engaged, as we knew they would book up fast.  I also had a vision for the style I wanted and found vendors that clearly matched!  It made everything cohesive.

Photography: Photography was our number one.  I knew which style I was looking for and when we came across Jen’s work we knew we had to book her.  Both of us are SO happy with our choice.  Jen was kind, funny, and personable.  Our guests were constantly complimenting how professional and friendly she was.  Our wedding photos are everything we dreamed of and more.  I just cannot rave enough!  We LOVED them!

Dress: I really had no expectations or ideas as to what I wanted.  I booked an appointment at Pearl and Dot as I felt it matched the style I was leaning towards.  I tried on a few dresses, slipped on the dove gray Alexandria dress by Truvelle and immediately knew it was the one!  I ended up getting the skirt customized for a more minimalist look.

Flowers: We had all our flowers arranged by Bethany Krukowski of Bethany Ann Flowers and Styling.  Again, just after looking at her portfolio I knew she would come up with exactly what I was envisioning.  She created the most stunning greenery garland for our head table.  Her talent blew us away!

Décor: We did absolutely everything ourselves!  My dad built almost everything for the wedding which was incredible.  We were resourceful in finding cheap alternatives to things that otherwise would have been pricey.  We did have a laser cut sign on our backdrop by BrickBubble.

Brides favourite moment: It’s so hard for me just to pick one moment.  Our wedding was everything I had ever dreamed of and more.  Every single detail fell into place so perfectly and I felt so happy throughout the whole day!  Although if I were to pick, just like Brett, I think creating our own vows together was my favourite part.  We were getting so caught up in the set up, contacting vendors, driving back and forth to town, we really hadn’t had a chance to just sit and soak everything in.  I think the moment we sat next to each other holding hands deciding what we were going to promise each other for the rest of our lives was incredibly special to me.  Something I will hold dear forever.

Grooms favourite moment: My favourite moment was writing and reading our own vows.  It made our ceremony so much more personal and meaningful.  Tay and I sat down prior to the wedding and wrote our vows together.  It was such a nice break from all the craziness that was happening during the upcoming days to the wedding.  We designated a specific night a few days before just to sit down, unplugged from our phones and write down some of the most important words we will speak to one another.  Oh – and the pizza midnight lunch!

Advice to couples currently planning their wedding: Relax and enjoy the process!  Everything goes by so quickly; it’s such a waste to stress over the small stuff.  Delegate jobs to others so you do not get overwhelmed.  Most importantly – nothing is impossible with the right help and a positive attitude!

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