{"id":768800,"date":"2021-03-19T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=768800"},"modified":"2021-03-09T13:38:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T19:38:49","slug":"dark-modern-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/dark-modern-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Uniquely Dark Modern Wedding Filled With Lush Greenery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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If you’ve always wanted a <\/span>tropical wedding<\/span><\/a> but don’t want to travel, then you’re going to love Keira and Raymond’s dark modern wedding filled with lush greenery. With the help of <\/span>Alicia Keats Wedding & Events<\/span><\/a>, the couple turned the ballroom of the <\/span>Fairmont Pacific Rim<\/span><\/a> into a Hawaiian-themed celebration full of monsteras, palms, and brightly colored florals arranged by <\/span>Flowerz<\/span><\/a>. And when we say full of plants, we mean it. We’re talking <\/span>two<\/span><\/i> floor-to-ceiling flower walls and giant centerpieces!<\/span><\/p>\n

The decor didn’t stop there, though. The moody ballroom also featured a <\/span>custom-made neon sign backdrop<\/span><\/a>, gold accents that perfectly accentuated the <\/span>emerald green color palette<\/span><\/a>, a monstera-printed dance floor, and a funfetti cake inspired by <\/span>Milk Bar<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now, if you’ll excuse us, we’ve got some packing to do. Trust us, one look at these photos from Junebug member <\/span>Meghan Hemstra<\/span><\/a> will have everyone booking a one-way ticket to paradise. See you there!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Kiera and Raymond<\/p>\n

The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Fairmont Pacific Rim<\/a>, Vancouver, British Columbia<\/p>\n

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Dark Modern Wedding Vibes<\/span><\/h2>\n

I wasn’t the kind of girl who had been planning her wedding for her whole life and didn’t like the idea of being the center of attention the entire day, so I struggled to find inspiration that didn’t feel cliche. It was actually my husband’s idea to go with a more tropical theme, and we ran with that to create something that felt like <\/span><\/i>it was dark and moody<\/span><\/i><\/a>. We were really inspired by our trip to Singapore and incorporated those vibes as much as possible. Everything else was about having a cool party that also happened to be our wedding.<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n

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A Ceremony Written By The Bride<\/span><\/h2>\n

We struggled with the ceremony because it focused on us, and we aren’t super sentimental or emotional people. I write for a living, so I ended up working pretty closely with our officiant to come up with <\/span><\/i>words that made sense to us<\/span><\/i><\/a>. We kept it short and sweet—under 15 minutes. I also came in through a hidden entrance to buy myself a few extra seconds of people not having their eyes on me.<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n

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Wedding Planning Advice From The Bride<\/span><\/h2>\n

I didn’t really want a big wedding and ended up having to compromise. But I was still able to really enjoy it by <\/span><\/i>focusing on the important things<\/span><\/i><\/a>, like making it fun and comfortable and not too stuffy, having great flowers and decor, and having a great <\/span><\/i>photographer<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Our venue and seated dinner were very fancy and elevated, so we added some casual elements like french fry and chow mein bars, a candy table, and–my favorite–a confetti wedding cake. I think the big takeaway is, you might not get to have everything you want to have, but pick a few things you care about and enjoy those aspects. This goes for <\/span><\/i>your wedding budget<\/span><\/i><\/a> too!<\/span><\/i><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Photography – Meghan Hemstra<\/a>
\nEvent Planning – Alicia Keats Wedding & Events<\/a>
\nVenue & Catering – Fairmont Pacific Rim<\/a>
\nFloral Design – Flowerz<\/a>
\nOfficiant – Young, Hip & Married<\/a>
\nDJ – Aimee Hawker<\/a>
\nLive Music – Soundstripe Music<\/a>
\nInvitation Design – Mary Clare Wilkie<\/a>
\nMakeup Artist & Hair Styling – The Glamoury<\/a>
\nWedding Dress – One Day Bridal<\/a>
\nBridal Accessories – Poppy Finch<\/a>
\nGroom’s Apparel – Giorgio Armani<\/a>
\nRentals – Koncept Events<\/a>
\nFavors – Beta 5 Chocolate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Congratulations again to Kiera and Raymond on their dark modern wedding! We’re so thankful that Junebug member <\/span>Meghan Hemstra Photography<\/span><\/a> was there to capture every unique detail of the day. To see more of Meghan’s work, check out <\/span>her profile in our directory of wedding photographers from around the world<\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’ve always wanted a tropical wedding but don’t want to travel, then you’re going to love Keira and Raymond’s dark modern wedding filled with lush greenery. With the help of Alicia Keats Wedding & Events, the couple turned the ballroom of the Fairmont Pacific Rim into a Hawaiian-themed celebration full of monsteras, palms, and brightly colored florals arranged by Flowerz. And when we say full of plants, we mean it. We’re talking two floor-to-ceiling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1068,1052,1070,1318,1215,1076,1080,1082,1005,1091,1216],"tags":[1121,1107,1118],"class_list":["post-768800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ballroom-wedding","category-best-wedding-photography","category-bohemian-wedding","category-british-columbia-wedding","category-canada-wedding","category-elegant-wedding","category-glamorous-wedding","category-modern-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-tropical-wedding","category-vancouver-wedding","tag-black","tag-bright-red","tag-gold"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768800\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}