2020 Georgian Bay Wedding Guide 10th Anniversary Issue | Page 114

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ave and I met online; we are a classic Match.com
success story! Our first date in June 2016 and I
remember feeling super nervous to meet him. He seemed
too good to be true, and he is! After the initial date, our
dating relationship took a natural course. At the time we
lived 2 hours from one another. I was a single mom with
two kids working two jobs and Dave was working full time
himself. Long distance is tough! In November of 2016 I
moved myself, my kids and my boxes in. Some would say
it was too soon, but it was the best decision we ever made. Deciding on a venue is tricky. Many places we toured could not
be decorated the way we wanted and had various rules that
we were not expecting. We were getting a little disheartened
trying to find a place that was a good fit but then we found The
Falls Inn. It was exactly what we were envisioning! We met with
Meg Hallman, the Inn Keeper and planner. She was amazing!
The trails, the woods and the falls themselves were kismet to our
dark sides. It’s moody and beautiful, exactly what we were look-
ing for! Over the 2 years we planned our wedding we regularly
frequented The Falls Inn. It’s become a home away from home.
I knew the proposal was going to happen, I didn’t know
when, but I knew. We had talked about marriage early on
and about what we were hoping to accomplish in our
relationship together. We went to Toronto with the kids for
the weekend in January of 2017. I had a feeling this week-
end would be one to remember and was I right! I stepped
out of our hotel room to get coffee and when I returned, the
air in the room had changed. I knew instantly! As I walked
in, my daughters were standing on the beds in the room.
Both holding signs that read, “Will you Marry Dave?” Next
thing I knew, Dave was in front of me, he took my hand,
kneeled and simply said “ Will you Marry me?” I of course
said yes! For us, the most important thing while planning the wedding
was staying true to ourselves. Since Dave and I are both
non- traditional I knew the first shock and awe factor had to
come from our attire. I wore a black wedding gown,w he a
white suit. Our goal was to showcase gothic elegance. We
kept it classy and elegant, amongst the dark and macabre and it
turned out better than I had imagined!
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I admit, Dave planned about 85% of our wedding. He did a lot
of the big picture things. I focused more on the décor and the
invites, small picture things. Organization is not my strength
and Dave’s a planner naturally. We consulted together and he
executed.