Real Wedding Thursday: L + B "Take the Plunge" at Canada's Wonderland

All photos courtesy of Red Umbrella Photography

I love working on unique, personalized, special weddings! This wedding had it all: a blending of Muslim and Christian backgrounds, Military elements, a Destiantion Wedding for the couple and the guests, sentiment and best of all, a sense of fun.

Lara and Bassam found me through an Internet Search for "Weddings at Wonderland". You see, my own wedding was the first-ever Wedding at Canada's Wonderland, 12 years ago.

They were looking for a fun wedding venue that was central to all their guests, since their friends and family would be coming from all over Canada. The bride is originally from Sudbury and the groom from Windsor, they went to school in Kingston, met while both were living in Calgary and when they contacted me, they were living Victoria, (they've since moved to the East Coast).  That's what you get when you marry a man who flies Sea Kings for the military!  Canada's Wonderland was the perfect choice for them.

The couple were actually married twice, they started with a traditional Muslim ceremony at a nearby hotel, then had a Non-Denominational Ceremony in Wonderland's Medeival Castle.  The wedding ceremony started with a slide show detailing the couple's courtship and showing their friends and families details about their daily life on the other side of the country.  It was a beautiful, romantic way to start their ceremony.

Here is a photo of Lara & Bassam with all of their guests in front of Wonderland's famous landmark, Victoria Falls.  

 Guests had a chance to go on rides while the couple and their wedding party took photos around the park.  At lunchtime guests met Lara & Bassam in an elegantly decorated, behind-the-scenes location, similiar to an air-conditioned, permanent tent. 

This wedding had a perfect mixture of family, fun and sentiment.  

Above, the bride and her mother hold the bride's bouquet which features a photo of the bride's father who passed away earlier in the year.  This way the bride got to keep her Dad with all day. 

Facepainters, toys, a candy buffet and a visit from Dora, kept kids entertained throughout the entire Luncheon Reception.

After the reception, the couple decided to literally take the plunge on the Extreme Skyflyer.

Vendors:

Wedding Planning & Coordination: Danielle Andrews Sunkel, Owner of The Wedding Planners
Assistants: Denise Georgiou, Kimberley Harasymchuk and Amanda Ferri
Decor: The Wedding Decorators
Photographer: Hannah of Red Umbrella Photography
Cake: I do! Wedding Cakes
Venue, Facepainter, Entertainers and Catering: Canada's Wonderland