It’s never easy to plan your wedding from afar, but I’ve always LOVED working with couples who are so far away (I really like to make things easier on all you planning for a destination wedding in Winnipeg!)…but Ally and Eddy definitely came from the farthest distance that I’ve worked with!

While she’s originally from Winnipeg, they currently live in Dubai, so we worked through time zones, video chats, and many emails to put this all together.

Thank goodness for Soiree Event Planning guiding the process (and on a shorter than typical timeline as well!), and it all came together absolutely beautifully.

Photos by Brittany Mahood

Let’s get it started with what the guests saw when they entered the Manitoba Club. Ally envisioned something beautiful at the entrance and traipsing up the stairs, and then Andrea from Soiree suggested we add some statement pieces to the landing window sills, something she’s been dreaming up for years and just waiting for the right wedding to come along (and btw…we all have dreamy wish lists of things we’d like to design, so never hesitate to ask to hear what we are dreaming of! It might be perfect for you!).

The colour of this sign was PERFECT — just the right pastel with some vibrance to it. The colours of the florals brought it all to life, especially thanks to that lime ninebark we used and the depth coming from those deeper berry toned carnations.

I LOVED the landing window sills floral moment. The sills are so deep and luxurious, it’s like they’re begging to be floral-ed. We could add some serious height with branching components, while tucking through the colour. It was delish.

I love the intentionality behind these design elements, pulling the entire event design through the complete space, rather than just keeping it all within the ballroom. We started at the entrance, moved up the staircase, and then into the hallway before moving into the ballroom.

A welcoming champagne tower and display was placed at the top of the stairs (with edible locally grown flowers added to the champagne for that little something extra!), drawing guests into the hallway with multiple bars and cocktail tables.

Welcome to the Manitoba Club ballroom as you’ve never seen it before! Ally and Eddy were married overseas, so this was a reception-only event, and it was set up more as a cocktail party without a formal sit-down dinner.

Soiree designed an engaging floor plan, featuring the decalled dance floor on one end of the room, and the dessert lounge on the opposite, with varied cocktail and sit-down seating and a full lounge in the middle. The room was fully draped and uplight to create a soft pink glow, and it was honestly divine.

Ally had one inspiration image that she loved, and it was of a gold vintage bar cart with light, whimsical florals in soft pinks, lavenders, and berry tones. That was her overarching vision and we wanted to pull that through all of the florals, while also bringing a sense of lushness that was befitting the venue.

With the varied floor plan and table sizes, we didn’t want to keep all the centrepieces the same. Varied floral and candle centrepieces honestly look so much more engaging in a room, regardless of the floor plan. For this reception, we included a few tall and large florals in the centre of the room, surrounded by soft mauve taper and pillar candles.

We also created a low, lush ring of florals surrounding a modern glass candle box (foam-free, baby!) on some of the low full-sized tables, and cocktail tables featured either petite bud vases and candles or a lush, sculptural arrangement in a low-profile vase. These arrangements were some of my favourites of the wedding season so far!

One of my goals is to ensure that, no matter what your aesthetic preferences are, your florals and design are polished and details are not left unfinished. It’s easy to do that when working with a planning team like Soiree! I loved the symmetry of the desserts display below (and I desperately wanted to dig my fingers into that Jenna Rae Cakes buttercream!! lol!) and the lounges were so beautifully laid out that all we needed to do was add some gorgeous spotlight florals and a clustering of candles, and they were perfect.

It’s always a pleasure to work with an incredible team of professionals to create an elevated event. Any one of them would be an excellent hire for your wedding!

Brittany Mahood Photography ~ Soiree Event Planning ~ Manitoba Club ~ Planned Perfectly ~ Collective event rentals ~ Event Light ~ KArta House ~ Creating a Scene ~ Trend Decor ~ Grace Hill SAlon ~ Lauren Wycoff~ Big City All Star Band

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