Creative Berkeley Fieldhouse Wedding in Toronto
Jessica Bosse, who’s work has been featured on our site before, recently rebranded to Daring Wanderer and today she shares with us a wedding of two architects who are immensely creative. Held at the Berkeley Fieldhouse, the couple were drawn to the rustic, yet industrial look of the space and felt it would be the perfect canvas for their intimate wedding. Coriander Girl created the floral arrangements of wild seasonal flowers, as the couple wanted a “garden-picked” look, inspired by the groom’s mother who loved to work in her garden. I utterly love the stationery pieces and seating board, which was created by the groom!
Favourite moments:
The ceremony- as it was the short, sweet and meaningful kind that we were aiming for. Since we didn’t rehearse any of it, there were a few surprises here and there but it was natural and hopefully all part of the charm. Another moment was a little karaoke bit we had late in the evening. It so happens that both my dad’s and the groom’s mom’s all-time favourite song is The Animal’s ‘House of the Rising Sun’ so we arranged for a small duet with them in lieu of father-daughter and mother-son dances. They got a kick out of belting out a nostalgic song with us and it created a small break in the dance party. Also, during the last slow song of the night, a bunch of close friends and family members wrapped their arms around each other and surrounded us while we danced. It was unexpected and sweet.
DIY items:
Welcome sign: we asked a close friend who is a graphic designer to design and create a chalkboard sign for us. It included all the events of the afternoon and evening, menu and a list of ceremony participants. It was a great way to get all the information in one obvious place and to also have a memorable piece to greet guests as they walked in from the street.
Table Seating Board (guest photo display): this was the groom’s pet project which he really enjoyed working on. He gathered photos sent in by guests which was requested on our invitation (and he also mined facebook), printed them and hung them off of his drafting table. We think it helped to make everyone feel super welcomed besides indicating assigned table numbers and doubling as a guestbook. It also turned out to be a pretty cool piece as a whole.
Guest favours: we tackled all the pickling in one day with some tremendous help from the groom’s mother, godmother and my dad. The five of us created an assembly line and pickled over 80 small jars of mixed mushrooms and small onions in vinegar and olive oil.
Ping pong: the groom and I and a lot of people we know like ping pong so we bought some MDF sheets, painted some white lines, threw it onto a slightly smaller table and clamped on a net. Twas instant fun for all ages.
Advice for future brides/grooms-to-be:
Don’t get caught up in following the rules or even breaking the rules. Start with yourselves and make choices whether traditional or non-traditional that are meaningful to you both, then try to show some love for and put some thought in to how you might include, delight or honour, your friends and family.
Let people do what they do best. We gave some ground rules and expressed our overall vision to vendors and those who were helping us, knowing that they were very capable in what they do and that they shared our vision. If there was something we absolutely needed to be a certain way, we did it ourselves.
Enjoy the planning process. You get to create something huge together that reflects your personalities, style, relationship and values… the planning is maybe measured in months while the wedding day in hours so yeah, try to enjoy it!
Photography: Jessica Bosse of Daring Wanderer
Invitation, table seating board/guestbook: Designed by Groom
Venue/Catering: Berkeley Events and Catering
Florist: Coriander Girl
Welcome sign: jaekae
Bride’s dress: Saja Wedding purchased at Sash and Bustle
Bride’s shoes and necklace: BHLDN
Bride’s hair: Rachel Wang (bride’s cousin)
Makeup: bride did her own
Bridesmaids’ dresses: BHLDN, Banana Republic
Groom’s suit & tie and groomsmen’s ties: Gotstyle
Groom’s shoes: Gravity pope
Rings: Anouk Jewelery
Cupcakes & cakes: Sara Allen (groom’s cousin), Julie Wang (bride’s aunt)
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