Journal • Julianne Young Weddings

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October 17th, 2022
The Basics of a Banff Elopement
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September 23rd, 2022
The Jungle: Registration Now Open!
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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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Our Instagram, Your Inspiration

M&J 🤍 And that time @flowerartistry made an 80f

M&J 🤍 And that time @flowerartistry made an 80ft floral hedge. This wedding was straight from our dreams. Pulling off events like this takes an immense amount of trust in your team, and we couldn’t have been more pleased with how well this went off or more grateful to this couple for trusting us to bring this vision to life. It takes a village. It takes hard work and many, many hands. It takes passion & an absolute commitment to go above and beyond. Thank you to the entire team of professionals involved, this was one of the many highlights of our summer.

@margott_

Images @natalieandrusiakweddings Hair & Makeup @topknotbrides Venue @fairmontcll Florist @flowerartistry Stationery @thesocialpagedesignstudio Videographer @parfaitproductions Lighting @orangefrogproductions DJ @pezproductions Photobooth @ourlavishguests Rentals @modernrentals.ca Cake @kakebydarci Planning & Design @julianneyoungweddings

Katie & Ben’s elegant & timeless reception… Wi

Katie & Ben’s elegant & timeless reception… With an unforgettable after party 🥳 We are firm believers that weddings shouldn’t just be “pretty”.. They should also be a P A R T Y 🍾 We love creating an atmosphere that is a little bit of both… The kind of wedding where you walk down the aisle to a string quartet, and then drop it low with Lizzo by midnight 🪩 So for that reason, we think after parties are the perfect way to change up the energy of your event, and are a whole new opportunity to surprise your guests with something fun. In this case, we saved @sideoneband for the end and let me tell you, we cannot wait to do that again!! This wedding was a blast… Thank you to this amazing couple for working with us for about 3 years to make it happen 😂🤍

Photographer @corrinawalkerphotography Videographer @parfaitproductions Venue @fairmontcll Florist @flowerartistry Hair & Makeup @topknotbrides Band & Sound Production @sideoneband Rentals @modernrentals.ca Stationery @plushinvites Monogram @debbiewongdesign Cake @kakebydarci Audio Guest Book @theconfetticall Lighting @orangefrogproductions

#julianneyoungweddings #lakelouise #lakelouisewedding

In 2 weeks, we say good luck and farewell to this

In 2 weeks, we say good luck and farewell to this beautiful mama-to-be, Aimsley! We are so excited as her family welcomes a new addition at the end of December 🎄Aimsley has been a part of the JYW family for TEN YEARS as one of my very first employees, and we are going to miss her cheery smile oh so very much! Cannot wait for you to join the mom club Aimsley, and hoping these last few weeks are filled with a little extra sleep and a whole lotta love ❤️

Image by @corrinawalkerphotography @yyclifestylephotographer

Top 3 mistakes to avoid when planning a winter wed

Top 3 mistakes to avoid when planning a winter wedding… ❄️

❌ Hydrangeas… In colder temps, they freeze and turn brown. Stick to heartier blooms like roses in your bouquet if it’ll be outside.

❌ Heels on Snow… Always plan for a cute but WARM pair of winter boots to wear during your photo session so that you have a little traction and don’t get frozen toes.

❌ No backup plan. Gentle falling snow can be romantic, but blizzards… not so much. Make sure you have a temp cutoff that includes windchill and a backup plan that is easy to implement if things aren’t looking good.

❌ Not taking advantage of the season… The cooler temps are an opportunity to make your wedding that much cozier! Get the custom drink sleeves and hot chocolate station. Go on the sleigh ride during the photo session. Just go for it, and have fun!

Winter weddings are some of our absolute faves to plan, just like this one for Alison & Rob 🤍 We loved everything about this incredible wedding weekend in Lake Louise last January.

Images @rebeccafrank.co Flowers @fallforflorals Hair & Makeup @barebeauty___ Venue @fairmontcll

What’s the scariest thing that’s happened on a

What’s the scariest thing that’s happened on a wedding day? 👻🎃 Happy Halloween..
Enjoy this spooky tale!

The year was 2017… It was a hot August day and we were thrilled to be bringing to life our clients wedding in a beautiful, historic hotel. This wasn’t your average wedding either; This one was what you’d call “a little over the top”. The 16ft floral archway welcoming guests to the ballroom and 7 tier wedding cake put it in that category, among other things. Well, you know the funny thing about working in a historic hotel ballroom then stuffing it to max capacity with 180 guests is that the room can get a little …toasty.

All things considered… The day was going wonderfully according to plan. Set up was smooth. Flowers stayed bright and perky despite the heat. Everything seemed perfectly in place until I started to wonder… Is the floor in this ballroom slanted, or am I going cross eyed? Something was “off”.

We completed the decor shots of the room shortly before the room reveal with the couple, which took their breath away 🥰 We shuttled the couple back out the doors to lay the final details like filling the water glasses and putting out the salt and pepper shakers before we open doors for guests… And THATS when I saw it.

The 7 tier wedding cake was starting to lean 🫤

I sat starting at this beautiful masterpiece to assess whether it was installed crooked and I just hadn’t noticed (lol) OR if was installed straight and ever so slowly was starting to shift…. My gut knew the answer.

My mind raced to wondering how much faster it’s slouch rate would increase once all the guests came in and cranked up the temp.. And since the cake cutting wasn’t supposed to happen till after the 4 course meal and several possibly long winded speeches…. Enter: Panic mode 😵

Quickly - I wrangled the pasty chef at the hotel and made several hysteric calls to the baker who rushed back to the venue and coached us through the structure of this thing… and how it catch it if it fell.

Despite all this - the show had to go on and a decision had to be made before we opened the room to guests in 2 minutes.

(Continued in comments…)

“I was what most people would call a rather “p

“I was what most people would call a rather “particular” bride, and I am admittedly extremely picky about the smallest random details. So when my husband and I decided to get married in Banff, we knew that we had a tall task in finding the perfect wedding planner for us.

Enter: Julianne Young Weddings. While we interviewed a few different planners, Julianne was the only one who fit all 3 of the qualities we had hoped to find in our wedding planner: 1) someone who knew our venue like the back of their hand, 2) someone with many years of experience in the industry, who we knew would make the planning process as smooth as possible, and 3) someone whose style and attention to detail matched our own, and whom we could fully trust to flawlessly and beautifully execute our vision.

From the very first meeting and throughout the whole looong planning process (3 years thanks to COVID), the whole JYW team was so incredibly sweet and supportive. Even when we threw some last-minute changes at them (requiring significant changes to our décor and design just a week or two out), they went above and beyond in making sure that everything would be beautiful and go smoothly.

We really can’t think of anything from our wedding day that we didn’t love. Aimsley (our lead planner) was there every step of the way to make sure that everything went according to plan (or if it didn’t, we sure didn’t notice!), and Julianne was also there from start to finish to make sure that the décor/design elements were perfect… and they really were perfect. I never in a million years thought that I would cry over arches, but I literally burst into tears when I saw our reception setup.

To other couples considering working with JYW: You’ve found the perfect wedding planner, so you can stop looking! Hiring JYW will be one of the easiest and best decisions you will make during your planning process.”

Misoo & Charles 🥹❤️

Images @miltonphoto Venue @fairmontbanff Flowers @flowerartistry Rentals @modernrentals.ca @coven.creative Hair & Makeup @blushandcoco Lighting & DJ @pezproductions Video @parfaitproductions Calligraphy @debbiewongdesign Planning & Design @julianneyoungweddings

We will *always* love picking out dreamy colour pa

We will *always* love picking out dreamy colour palettes to go with this lake @fairmontcll Thank you Callie & Alek for trusting us to bring to life this breathtaking day! @cheerwagen

Beautiful images by the talented @kristynharderphotography Venue @fairmontcll Flowers @fallforflorals DJ & Lighting @pezproductions Hair & Makeup @juliajoybeautyco Rentals @modernrentals.ca @specialeventrentals Stationer @pinkumbrellainvites Planning & Design @julianneyoungweddings

#lakelouisecanada #lakelouise #lakelouisewedding

The perfect first kiss photo doesn’t exi….. 😱Nevermind @heidrich_photography

Max & Hayley, you win 🥹❤️ @carlson_max @hayley_renee
What a pleasure it was working with this awesome couple, miss you two!

ALSO - New on the Blog today.. The basics of eloping in Banff 🏔 Answering all the questions we get asked *before* you decide on a destination elopement in The Rockies… See the link in bio!

Image @heidrich_photography Venue @fairmontcll Hair and Makeup @topknotbrides Florist @fallforflorals

Happy Thanksgiving 🍂🤍 From my little family

Happy Thanksgiving 🍂🤍 From my little family to yours! We are grateful for many things, but one of them is our sweet friend @corrinawalkerphotography for taking these family photos for us in Banff on the most perfect fall day, thank you Corrina!

Design Tip 💁🏼‍♀️ If your space has a l

Design Tip 💁🏼‍♀️ If your space has a little bit of colour and character, working *with* the colours of the room and selecting a palette that compliments the space is a great way to enhance the decor you add in! Picking the colours and themes for your wedding is much easier after you’ve chosen the venue & this way you can avoid anything clashing with your decor. If you’re nervous about adding too much colour, try going monochromatic to keep it safe and timeless.

Here was one of our fave palettes this summer in the beautiful Cascade ballroom @fairmontbanff for K&J 🤍

Venue @fairmontbanff Florist @fallforflorals Rentals @modernrentals.ca Stationer @plushinvites Lighting @stardusteventgroup Photographer @heidrich_photography Videographer @parfaitproductions Band @sideoneband Cake @kakebydarci

Couple @kristend_magee & James

When time stands still for just a moment and takes

When time stands still for just a moment and takes your breath away 🤍

Image @careynash Videographer @thelewisandco Venue @fairmontbanff Lighting @orangefrogproductions Hair and Makeup @glamawaybeauty Sound Production @pmgigs Band @famous_players_band Florist @flowerartistry Rentals @specialeventrentals_calgary @modernrentals.ca Production and Design @julianneyoungweddings

Let’s hear it for the sweethearts @shes_tha_mann & @rshawnstagram 👏🤍

The day Huxley’s mom and dad got married 🤍 De

The day Huxley’s mom and dad got married 🤍 Details from one of my favourite weddings… Full of family, love, cute babies and one beautiful party.

First of all - This bride @kelseyschenn took my breath away. Not only was she so genuinely kind and sweet, she also gave birth to their first baby boy Huxley only *3* months before their wedding day.. Is there an award for this kind of achievement?! I loved helping this mama find a place to pump between key moments of the day and making sure these new parents could fully enjoy and turn up for a long awaited celebration 🍾

I was lucky to work with this couple for a few years longer than expected (thanks to COVID) and it sure was bittersweet when this wedding came to an end. This one especially hit me right in the feels as I watched this adorable couple navigate being new parents while also planning a huge wedding, postponing, moving, working around very demanding careers… and they did it so gracefully and always as a team. 🥹♥️ That’s real love, and I was so grateful to have been a part of their day.

Thanks to all the vendors that brought to life this incredible day, it was flawless because of every pro involved 🤍

Images @corrinawalkerphotography Videographer @parfaitproductions Venue @fairmontbanff @fairmontmtnevents Officiant @tamarajuju Florist @flowerartistry DJ & Lighting @pezproductions Hair @barebeauty___ Makeup @makeup.by.ashleigh Gown @whitetoronto @galialahav Black and White Portraits @ourlavishguests Cake and Desserts @whipptkitchen Stationery @plushinvites Planning and Design @julianneyoungweddings Rentals @modernrentals.ca