Union Club Weddings in Victoria BC

Shannon and Sean are Married

January 12, 2015 by Lara Eichhorn Leave a Comment

Shannon and Sean would win the award for funniest couple of the year, though maybe it should be amended to include the wedding party and their families. Shannon spent the morning making faces at the camera, while all of the girls danced around and laughed like crazy. The boys spent a fair bit of time riding around on a scooter in Sean’s parents’ backyard. Once they got together for the first look, Shannon and Sean couldn’t stop talking to each other. I imagine that it’s never quiet in their house, but always full of fun and love.

I quickly learned that the couple’s family are just as spirited as they are, through taking some silly family photos, a lively receiving line before dinner, emotional speeches, and lots of great dancing. We ended the night with some photos of Shannon doing tequila shots with her mom and sister, and the couple showing off their blue tongues from the cake frosting.

Ceremony Venue: Coast Hotel
Reception Venue/Caterer: The Union Club
Florist: bridesmaid Dee and her mother
Hair and Makeup: Rebecca Fishburne from Piccadilly Salon and Belle Amour
Cake: The Little Cakery
Officiant: Cathy Lavoie
Bride’s ress: Alfred Angelo from Shades of White
Suit: Outlooks
Engagement ring: Ann Louise Jewelers
Bride’s wedding band: Lugaro Jewelers

Jessica and Edward are Married

November 3, 2013 by Lara Eichhorn 1 Comment

Jessica and Edward got married in late July (in case you missed it, here’s their engagement session and some photos of them decorating their wedding cake). I haven’t blogged much lately because I’ve been working on getting people their photos in a timely manner instead, so now looking back on this wedding after months, I can see what I missed at the time: this wedding and the photos of it totally rock. More than usual. Excuse my lack of humbleness, but it’s true. I think a big part of it was that I had a chance to get to know the couple and some of their family and friends before the wedding, through watching them decorate their cake the day before and doing an engagement session. I got to know Jessica and Edward and learned how truly kind and wonderful they are. This day just confirmed that.

They had their ceremony at Beacon Hill Park where the guests were given engraved kazoos and taught to play the wedding march on them. We headed to a few different spots for portraits, where the small wedding party goofed around and the couple acted adorable and in love (ok, not so much “acted”). The reception was at the Union Club and even though they only had about 45 guests, the night was full of fun and liveliness. Thanks to an awesome DJ and a love for cheesy wedding songs, the dance floor was packed and crazy all night. One of my favourite parts was Edward picking up Jessica and swinging her around the room. Way to make the most of a size difference, guys.

DJ: Marcus Leno at Sound Choice Music Services
Ceremony Venue: Beacon Hill Park
Reception Venue and Caterer: The Union Club
Florist: Thrifty’s Florist at Fairfield
Hair: Anne Walsh at En Visage Hair Design in Estevan Village
Makeup: Rachel De Goutière
Cake: Heather Weaver
Officiant: Eugene Rubin
Wedding party and groom’s tuxedos: Black and Lee
Wedding dress: Maggie Sottero from Shades of White (altered by Kim Le at I Make It Fit)
Kazoo engraving: Alex Loncaric at Kelowna Engravers

Marla and Scott are Married

June 29, 2013 by Lara Eichhorn Leave a Comment

Marla and Scott got married at St. Ann’s Chapel, with a reception at the Union Club, back in May. In her initial e-mail to me, Marla said “The idea is to have a wedding that is elegant but relaxed, with lots of family love and some fun on the dance floor (the can can and cossack dancing are mandatory at [my family’s] weddings).” That was the perfect description, with their sophisticated style and laid back personalities. And yes, dance they did. There was a ton of energy on the dance floor and some impressive moves from the many kids, including some amazing breakdancing.

Gwen and I spent most of the reception being followed around by a little girl with a camera (future wedding photographer?) and sometimes her sister, which you’ll see later in the post. As I was grabbing something from my bag around 11pm, Marla came up and said, “are you still here? Go home and get some rest!” We were having too much fun; the day just flew by.

Venues: St. Ann’s and Union Club
DJ: Tim Horner
Caterer: Union Club of British Columbia
Florist: Flowers on Top
Hair: Elena Roberts
Make-up: Melanie Baird
Cake: Cakes Galore
Dress: With Love Bridal, Ottawa, ON
Organist: Kathleen Edge

Jessica and Steve are Married

October 21, 2010 by Lara Eichhorn 2 Comments

If I had to describe Jessica and Steve’s wedding in one phrase, I’d say it was classic and traditional with a twist. They chose two gorgeous, classy locations in Victoria: The English Inn and The Union Club. Jessica is a wedding planner and filled the day with beautiful little touches, from the decor to the garter toss.

This was the biggest wedding I’ve shot yet, with over a hundred guests, a large immediate family, and an energetic bridal party. We had a lot of fun hanging out with these guys all day and they even fed us some yummy food, including an amazing cheesecake. The bridal party danced into the reception hall to tons of laughter and applause. Instead of a bouquet toss, they did a bouquet dance where all the married couples danced and left the floor in order of who had been married the shortest time, leaving Steve’s grandparents as the last couple and the receivers of the bouquet. Steve and Jessica put on a wonderful show of retrieving the garter in a very Cabaret-like fashion. We didn’t stay until the end of the night, but I’m sure it was a heck of a great party.

Decorator: Jessica
Caterer: The Union Club
Flowers: Thrifty Foods
Hair: Kazen Hair
Videographer: Boxless Productions Videography
Officiant: Iain Hooey

Check out Jessica and Steve’s engagement photos.

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