WedLuxe Magazine Winter/Spring 2016 Vancouver & Western Canada | Page 18

N OT E F ROM E D I TO R WedLuxe™ Magazine www.wedluxe.com Vancouver & Western Canada Edition VOLUME 10, ISSUE 1, NUMBER 19 THE FOUNDER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, PUBLISHER Angela L. Desveaux | [email protected] PUBLISHER + SALES DIRECTOR Bruce Patterson | [email protected] Welcome to the Winter/Spring 2016 issue of WedLuxe, the Rare Beauty issue. SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER Ashley Holden | [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR + COMMUNITY MANAGER When my team and I sat down to plan the theme of this issue, we were inspired by all things rare, beautiful, valuable, and exclusive. From precious gemstones of record size, to rare flowers that only bloom once a year, we wanted to encapsulate these extraordinary inspirations and share them with all of you. Our fashion features took the Rare Beauty theme in two very distinct directions. In “Fashioned In Stone,” beginning on page 128, our statuesque model channels a modern Venus de Milo in an editorial inspired by marble sculptures and classic architecture. In “Curio,” on page 122, we conceptualized a world inspired by cabinets of curiosities, the Renaissance era trend that involved collecting fine antiques and rare natural specimens, displaying them in a museum-like setting. We reflected this eccentric practice by highlighting the latest floral appliquéd and handembroidered gowns with botanical-influenced accessories. As always, our WedLuxe Glitterati Members took our issue theme and ran with it in their own inspired directions. This issue, the country’s top planners, florists, event designers, and other wedding industry professionals were inspired by the unique exotic beauty of secret botanical gardens, as well as rare black pearls, to name a few. You can see the winning collection of Glitterati Style File features beginning on page 100. Perhaps the rarest form of beauty on this planet is that of true, predestined love. The eight weddings we chose to feature in this issue are the result of this unique kind of love. Planned and executed together with the help of top wedding professionals, it is my hope that the rare and exclusive design elements in each of these individual celebrations will excite and inspire you for your very own wedding. Ashley Walsh | [email protected] ART DIRECTOR Rebekah Cuff | [email protected] MANAGER, CLIENT SERVICES + MEMBERSHIPS Bella Geraghty | [email protected] FASHION & STYLE EDITOR Elizabeth Clark | [email protected] GRAPHIC DESIGNER Lauren Rand | [email protected] ADMINISTRATIVE CO-ORDINATOR Keara Konstantakos | [email protected] BLOG + MARKETING ASSISTANT Marta Sadowski | [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY BY Adamo De Pax Heart & Sparrow Photography Hong Photography Studio Jasalyn Thorne Photographers Leanne Pedersen Photography Life Studios Inc. Mark Binks Photography Nadia Hung Photography Ophelia Photography Randal Kurt Photography Sweet Pea Photography Vasia Photography PUBLISHER With love and gratitude, Cloud Nine Creative Inc. Mailbox #626, Suite 706 555 Richmond Street West, Toronto ON M5V3B1 www.cloudninecreative.com tel. [phone] | toll-free 1.866.464.3545 ©2006-2015 Cloud Nine Creative Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced online or in print without the expressed and written permission of the Publisher. WedLuxe Magazine does not guarantee or endorse the quality of services or products of our advertisers or featured suppliers. “WedLuxe Magazine— True Love. True Luxury” and its logotype are registered trademarks of Cloud Nine Creative Inc. (AKA, please don’t copy us, we like being an original.) :) Printed in Canada. INSTAGRAM.COM/WEDLUXE p 18 WEDLUXE | Vancouver & Western Canada Edition PINTEREST.COM/WEDLUXE w t FACEBOOK.COM/WEDLUXE TWITTER.COM/WEDLUXE