Journal • Julianne Young Weddings

Recent Articles

March 10th, 2022
Our Venue Guide to the Mountains is Live
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November 2nd, 2021
COVID Wedding Planning Guide – 2022 Edition
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April 21st, 2021
Looking back on 10 Years in Business
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November 26th, 2020
Help, I’m Engaged! A COVID-19 Guide to Planning
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October 9th, 2020
The Jungle…Our New Virtual Group Mentorship Program
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May 8th, 2020
How to Tell Guests About Your Postponed Wedding
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April 6th, 2020
How to Navigate COVID-19 & Your Wedding
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January 2nd, 2020
Moments that Have Shocked Us – 2019 Edition
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November 26th, 2019
Our Latest Publication
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Our Instagram, Your Inspiration

Being a mom has changed absolutely everything in m

Being a mom has changed absolutely everything in my world. It’s changed the way I see myself. Its made me “edit” myself less and live with more flexibility. Its made me a more patient, intentional, and forgiving person, seeing how precious time really is and providing perspective on what matters to me. It’s made me fall more in love with my husband as I watch him embrace his new role as a father. As our son grows up, it’s giving me the chance to see the world though his perfect eyes and find a renewed playfulness and joy in small things. To me, being a mom is this never ending opportunity to learn, to thrive, to fail and to grow. It’s the hardest and most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. It never stops being interesting and it never stops filling my heart with a love deeper than the ocean.

Thank you to my sweet son Ronan for giving me the honour of being a mom ❤️

All of these images are taken by another incredible mother and also one of the most talented photographers Im lucky to know @miltonphoto Thank you Justine, these memories are precious

A little effortless minimalism to inspire your sta

A little effortless minimalism to inspire your stationery 💌 This wedding was a whole vibe thanks to @rebeccafrank.co + @plushinvites ✨

Image @rebeccafrank.co Stationery @plushinvites Flowers @fallforflorals Venue @fairmontcll Rentals @modernrentals.ca Design & Production @julianneyoungweddings Hair and Makeup @barebeauty___

#minimalwedding #weddingdecor #stationery #weddingstyle #invitations #julianneyoungweddings #weddinggoals #lakelouise #lakelouisewedding #fairmontchateaulakelouise #lakelouiseweddingplanner #canadianweddings #destinationwedding

JYW turns 11 today 🥳 It’s hard to believe how

JYW turns 11 today 🥳 It’s hard to believe how we’ve grown from a dream in my shared apartment, a one woman show, working in the corner of my bedroom at a desk no bigger than a nightstand, meeting clients at coffee shops and hustling everyone I knew to let me plan their weddings 😂 to who, what and where we are now! Two offices later, hundreds of happy clients, and a whole team that feels like family. It’s better than I could’ve ever imagined, and really does prove that dreams come true if you promise to never, ever give up 🤍

I’m so proud of what we’ve built and where we’re headed next, there are so many exciting things ahead! Cheers to ELEVEN years 🥂

A very special thanks to all our industry friends and valued clients who’ve helped us get where we are 🥰 We are so lucky to work in an industry with so many passionate and talented people who also love what they do, and with dream clients that trust us to take care of them on one of the biggest days of their whole life. T H A N K Y O U!

Image by Orange Girl Photography
Venue @fairmontbanff Flowers @fallforflorals Hair and Makeup @liliesandlacebeautyco Gown @oscardelarenta Stationer @pinkumbrellainvites Rentals @modernrentals.ca Cake @carmenco.weddingcakes

#julianneyoungweddings #yycweddings #yycweddingplanner #banffwedding #banffweddingplanner #celebratelife

There were a million moments from this past weeken

There were a million moments from this past weekends wedding that blew us away… I honestly cannot decide what to post first! Stay tuned for one dreamy reel, but till then, this pic of our Sr. Producer Steph with her clients Christina & Malcolm is so special 🤍 Steph has a magical ability to make people feel taken care of and has a next level attention to detail. She will be your cheerleader, your therapist, your confidant. We are so proud to have this rockstar on our dream team sharing her gift of planning weddings with the world. It sounds cheesy but I mean every word of it, it’s just the truth! Congratulations on yet another perfect wedding weekend, Steph, and a huge thank you to our clients who allow us to live our dreams and create magic ✨

Image taken on site by us 🙋‍♀️ Brides hair and makeup @liliesandlacebeautyco Rentals @modernrentals.ca Cake @carmenco.weddingcakes Venue @fairmontbanff Stationer @pinkumbrellainvites Flowers @fallforflorals

We are headed back to this beautiful terrace @fair

We are headed back to this beautiful terrace @fairmontbanff this weekend for Christina & Malcolm’s wedding! Fingers crossed the weather gods are on our side once again 🤞

Love these glimpses from Katie and Nicks unforgettable (& sunny!) wedding day, as seen on @martha_weddings

Image @miltonphoto Flowers @flowerartistry Hair and Makeup @topknotbrides Venue @fairmontbanff Planning and Design @julianneyoungweddings Rentals @modernrentals.ca

Wishing our gal Aimsley the most incredible vacati

Wishing our gal Aimsley the most incredible vacation in Hawaii 🌺 She leaves today for some VERY well earned time off… I actually don’t know the last time she took more than a few days off at once! Have the best trip and soak up all the sun for us girl, you deserve it! In the meantime, the rest of the team will be covering her desk and moving things forward with her clients. Team work makes the dream (or several dreams) work!

Thank you for this beautiful image on site @rebeccafrank.co at A&R’s wedding with @fallforflorals @fairmontcll @modernrentals.ca @plushinvites @barebeauty___ @kakebydarci

#weneedavacation #weddingplanners #julianneyoungweddings #yycweddingplanner #lakelouisewedding #lakelouiseweddingplanner #weddingdecor

As a new(ish?) mom, I am all of a sudden way more

As a new(ish?) mom, I am all of a sudden way more aware of kiddos at our weddings and making sure they and their parents have what they need to enjoy the night. Especially to any nursing mamas at our weddings, you better believe I will find you a private & often scenic place to breastfeed & hunt down what bathrooms have change tables 😂 We got you! Here are 5 things to consider if you’re having a kid friendly wedding 👶🏼

1)Ask parents the ages of their kids, and if they need a high chair or booster. Many venues have these, but sometimes in limited quantities. Telling your wedding planner and the venue in advance means we can make sure they have what they need and ensure a server doesn’t accidentally set glassware in front of a one year old!

2) Try seat parents with babies and strollers on the perimeter of the room if possible, so there is a convenient spot to put their things out of the way

3) Kids activity bags even if it’s just a few items from the dollar store can be so fun for the little ones and keeps them quiet 🤫 during speeches… We love a good win-win!

4) If you have a lot of kids at your wedding, you could consider a kids room over dinner where babysitters can watch over them as they eat pizza and play games/movies. Sometimes these rooms can be adjacent or very close to the reception space, which is a dream for parents

5) If you have a plated meal, you can ask your caterer if they’re able to have the kids meals ready a little earlier than the adults so they don’t have to wait as long.

Image @corrinawalkerphotography Hair @topknotbrides Makeup @trenalainemakeupcompany Gown @thebridalboutiqueyyc Flowers @amborellafloral Venue @fairmontcll Lighting & DJ @pezproductions Videographer @parfaitproductions Rentals @modernrentals.ca @specialeventrentals Stationery @plushinvites

#weddingplanningadvice #kids #kidsatweddings #yycweddings #lakelouisewedding #lakelouise #fairmontmoments #fairmontweddings #weddingplanner #lakelouiseweddingplanner #winterwedding

When the inside of the cake is just as beautiful 🤍 @kakebydarci

Image @rebeccafrank.co Flowers @fallforflorals Rentals @modernrentals.ca Hair & Makeup @barebeauty___ Venue @fairmontcll

#weddingcake #winterwedding #julianneyoungweddings

Happy International Women’s Day 🤍 Today and e

Happy International Women’s Day 🤍 Today and everyday, I am SO PROUD of the incredible, genuinely kind, talented and tenacious women at JYW and I am SO proud to be in an industry where women support women. We see it everyday; whether that be incredible relationships with key suppliers that we basically email/text on the daily @flowerartistry @fallforflorals @modernrentals.ca @corrinawalkerphotography @miltonphoto @rebeccafrank.co @topknotbrides OR even with other amazing wedding planners in the city that we respect and whole heartedly cheer on when we see them doing incredible things and raising the bar, here is looking at you @blushandcoevents @coco_ash_events @lynnfletcherweddings @thedayofdiva @momentsbymadeleineyyc @mountain.bride @evelynclarkweddings @cnceventdesign @mdawndesigns ..oh my gosh and so many more.

Our industry wouldn’t be what it is today without this genuine display of camaraderie and support. We are so here for it! C H E E R S ladies 🥂❤️

Image by @corrinawalkerphotography

Heading into a *maskless* wedding weekend here at

Heading into a *maskless* wedding weekend here at JYW! The team will be on site making memories at Fairmont Banff 🤍 Although our team will still be masked around guests and dipping our toes in to the new rules, we are so happy our couple and their guests get to enjoy a 100 % NORMAL wedding and party till the night is young 🥳

Image @willowandwolfweddings Hair @ Makeup @topknotbrides Bouquet @fallforflorals Gown @lizmartinezbridal

What do wedding planners do in the off season? Hel

What do wedding planners do in the off season? Help our clients with fine tuning the details 👇

🎂Cake Tasing
🍽 Dinner Menu Tasting
💄Hair and Makeup Trial
💌 Invitations
🏰 Check on Room block occupancy
👩‍💻Book rooms for vendors as needed

…and of course… D E S I G N! Right now I am working on 8 different designs at once. It’s a little insane, but so is 2022! To keep on top of it all, I schedule about 2-3 days to focus solely on designing one wedding at a time, so I don’t get distracted or sidetracked with another event. This is why I’ve been working so many weekends and evenings so that I have quiet time to focus & give each wedding the love and attention to detail it needs. I absolutely love what we’re working on. Each design takes about 20-30 hours to design, some more (!!) some less, but I can’t tell you how exciting it is to create something truly unique and meaningful to each client.

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Image @miltonphoto Cake @kakebydarci Venue @fairmontbanff Design @julianneyoungweddings Rentals @modernrentals.ca Flowers @flowerartistry

#banffwedding #weddingplanner #yycweddings #yycweddingplanner

💕❤️ Happy Love Day ❤️💕 Image @corr

💕❤️ Happy Love Day ❤️💕

Image @corrinawalkerphotography Flowers @flowerartistry Rentals @modernrentals.ca Stationery @plushinvites