Christina and Daniel at Westmount Country Club

How did you meet?
Daniel and I have known each other our whole lives. We were meant to be together. It’s a beautiful thing as we grew up as family friends, our parents were friends before we were even born. Both of our mothers were pregnant with us at the same time.

How did you get engaged?
Daniele couldn’t wait! The day he received the ring from the jeweler he just had to ask the same day. Which was in private at home setting and left me even more surprised and in tears. He said I think it’s time we take this up a notch!

Details of the day!
It was a beautifully blessed day for us. We got ready in my sister’s beautiful, enormous house in different parts of the home. The groom was dressed in a classic black tux with a classic white shirt. The groomsmen wore a dark grey tux with a navy blue tie and vest. And the bridesmaids all wore navy blue off-the-shoulder dresses. My theme colors were navy and silver. There were also many glammed and studded items to elevate the detaills. My card box was made of glass with mirror edges and faux diamond studs all around. Same as my cake cutter, fork, plate, and champagne flutes. Our cake was all white with the bottom edges with a nice diamond look trimming!

Why did you choose your venue?
To me, this venue is just so welcoming and the food is delicious! It’s funny because my 3 siblings and I all had our High School prom at this location and when my sister was getting married (before I got married) I had recommended she have it there and she ended up getting married there. My dad passed away a little less than 2 years before I got married, so it was also special for me that he had walked her down that very aisle I would walk down on my own wedding day.

What was on your menu?
The cocktail hour was awesome with everything from Peter Luger steaks to Kobe beef sliders, Paella and Sushi, etc. For the sit-down dinner, we had a prime Rib option or Jumbo Gulf shrimp in garlic sauce! The cake was a simple vanilla-on-vanilla icing flavor. My specialty drink for the night was Lychee Martinis and my husband’s specialty drink was Tito’s vodka and club soda.

All about your gown!
They say when you know you know and I found this very true for both my husband and my wedding dress! I always envisioned myself in a sweetheart neckline, strapless, mermaid-style dress. And that’s the exact dress I chose. It was full of beautiful beading and studs. And I had a Cathedral size veil for the ceremony.

What was your favorite moment?
There were so many favorite moments for me! From the first time, my mom and sister saw me dressed up, to when all of my ladies saw me dressed. Daniel was very emotional during our very special “first look” as well. The ceremony was very special as we said our vows to each other. Dancing the night away with each other and our friends and family was another beautiful highlight. It was just amazing.

One detail you couldn’t live without?
Because my Dad passed away and wasn’t here with us, my mother and sister cut a piece of his favorite shirt that he would wear into a heart shape and sewed it to the inside of my wedding dress where our hearts in some ways would be close to each other! It was beautiful!

Did anything go wrong?
Does anything not go wrong?! I was the bride that walked down the aisle without her wedding bouquet! And I think about it so much. And it rained on my wedding! But I didn’t let any of those things bother me day of.

First dance song?
Perfect-Duet By Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé

Any advice for future brides?
Something will always go wrong don’t let anything on the day of your wedding upset you or take from your very special moment and day that you worked so hard planning!

Honeymoon Location
Of course, I wanted the dream honeymoon. We chose the Maldives with a special over-water bungalow over the beautiful ocean with a private jacuzzi on the balcony. It was beautiful until 2 days later I had horrible COVID symptoms and ended up testing positive for COVID days after that. And of course, my husband was negative so they made us quarantine in 2 separate rooms while I was horribly sick. I ended up being away from home for 26 days halfway across the world. We will be celebrating again somewhere else on our 1 year anniversary coming up!