Credit Cards With Points
Especially when you are expecting to pay tens of thousands of dollars for your wedding, you can rack up the points quickly. So choose a credit card with a points system you’ll surely use. Airline points & airmiles may even assist you with booking your honeymoon!

 
Hotel Loyalty Programs
If you host your wedding ceremony or reception at a hotel, you may be able to benefit with additional benefits for hosting your wedding festivities. Hilton, Marriott and others will award you points for your receptions which you can use at their other properties for your honeymoon. Be sure to ask your hotel if they offer such programs.

Airline Point Credit Cards
Some of the airlines directly offer a credit card that will help you accrue travel points faster – so be sure to compare options for what will provide you with the most rewards while planning your wedding.

As well, credit cards offer you a level of protection no other payment form can give you – protection from vendors who go out of business or fail to show up. But with anything, be sure to understand how your points are collected and most importantly how they need to be redeemed…so you don’t have any unexpected surprises.

Jolyn | Lifestyle Wedding Planner & Designer
Nuance Occasions
780.628.6457

This May wedding day started with a ceremony at the family Korean Presbyterian Church in southern Edmonton – and although the day was a little drizzly, the warmth of family and friends filled the church.

{ T & D :: Calla Lily Pew Markers :: Sam Ng Photography }

The aisle was decorated with calla lily and chrysanthemum florals from Flowers in the Park and a custom printed aisle runner.

{ T & D :: ceremony at Korean Presbyterian Church :: Sam Ng Photography }

And even though it was raining, Tiffanie and Daniel with their photographer Sam Ng braved the weather for some incredible portraits – I love umbrella shots!

{ T & D in the rain :: Sam Ng Photography }

{ Sam Ng Photography }

As the festivities moved towards the reception at the Marriott at River Cree, 400+ guests were greeted with the ceremony aisle runner for signing. This runner was turned into a fabulous keepsake for the couple.

{ aisle runner for signature banner :: Sam Ng Photography }

The seating chart was created using a printable template from DIY Party Designs – once the names were in the chart, the file was uploaded to Staples for printing and placed in a frame for the wedding.

{ seating chart made using a DIY printable template from DIY Party Designs | photo: Nuance Occasions }

The dramatic teal lighting was emphasized on the backdrop by QSD Rentals. The teal and black linens from Elegant Touches were augmented with the rhinestone buckle accents. Wanting a more tailored and chic design, centerpieces were created with custom imported black feather balls.

{ dramatic teal decor with feather balls :: Sam Ng Photography }

{ wedding reception head table | cake by Deliciously Different | Sam Ng Photography }

When making decisions about the wedding cake, the couple was torn on two designs – and decided ultimately to find a way to incorporate the two together for a dramatic statement piece.

Tiffanie and Daniel wanted a real ‘wow’ element to their reception and we decided the best way to do that was bring in an aerial artist – performing to a Cirque du Soleil number from the show Ka.

{ our aerial artist performing to music of Ka :: Sam Ng Photography }

And want a sneak peak at what a groom does who loves his new wife? When you new wife loves Hello Kitty, he buys her a Hello Kitty Diamond Ring!

{ hello Kitty diamond ring gift :: Sam Ng Photography }

The day may be been drizzly but it was sizzling inside! With a hooked up party thanks to DJ Qwake, this party went into the wee hours. To continue the festivities, a Korean Tea Ceremony was held with immediate family the next day. Dan & Tiffanie – I hope your wedding day resonates in your mind as an incredible party for years to come!

Jolyn | Lifestyle Wedding Planner & Designer
Nuance Occasions
780.628.6457

This ceasar salad was presented in a fried cheese bowl with maple smoked bacon – the most incredible ceasar salad I’ve ever had.

Jolyn | Luxury Wedding Planner
Nuance Occasions
780.628.6457

I love attending these types of soirees, as it’s a chance for the venue to show off what they do well…and for this year’s customer appreciation event, the Marriott at River Cree chose food stations to showcase their fabulous culinary abilities!

(all photos were taken on my iPhone)

Food stations can be perfect in a cocktail style atmosphere or even a be used to offer full meals. If I had let myself make my way to each station, it would have surely sufficed as a full meal.

Filling the center of the room, was an assortment of savory and sweet stations, pleasantly arranged and not buffet like at all – all easily accessible from 2 sides, so there was never an awkward line up to participate in.

My favorite stations for the night was the asian noodle station and the crepe suzette station – needless to say, my personal trainer Darcy’s words hung heavy in my mind as I still snuck a creme brulee from the dessert bar.

Other food stations included the sushi bar, baron of beef au jus station, pasta station, shrimp cocktail on ice station, martini bar, pastry station with chocolate bar, and antipasto bar.

To celebrate the CFR – there was a great band, calf roping skills test and opportunities to meet Miss Rodeo Canada and Miss Rodeo Princess…thank you Marriott at River Cree for hosting such a fun appreciation event!

Even the Nuance Occasions lighting architect was part of the design process for the main stage backdrop…love all of Vince’s lighting works!! He does such a great job of creating ambient light in any room.

Food stations are a creative and fun way for guests to pick their food options instead of a buffet. And the Marriott at River Cree definitely knows how to do them right…be sure to check with Erin or Kate on their sales team if you want to consider a food station style reception for your wedding!

PS. And the Marriott at River Cree will even cater events off-site – including food stations!

Jolyn | Lifestyle Wedding Planner
Nuance Occasions
780.628.6457