Liza and Darryl married at Redwoods Golf Course in Langley, BC — a bright, sunny day, a lawn ceremony under a dark-wood pergola, and a reception under a white tent with the clubhouse behind it.
The ceremony was the kind of relaxed that only looks easy. Liza walked down a stone path lined with pink flowers in a white lace dress with a long yellow-floral veil, her orange and yellow bouquet in hand. Darryl waited at the altar in a sage-green suit. Her bridesmaids wore orange satin; his groomsmen wore light grey. They exchanged rings under the pergola, kissed, and walked back down the aisle to applause.
Before the ceremony, the two of them changed into traditional Chinese attire for portraits — Liza in a red qipao with floral embroidery, Darryl in a dark blue robe with gold embroidery — a quiet nod to family and heritage in the middle of a very West Coast day.
The reception stayed outdoors under the tent: white-clothed tables, canapés on wooden boards, toasts at a wooden lectern. And one detail I keep coming back to — the audio guestbook. A cream rotary telephone on a table with a framed sign inviting guests to leave a message. Years from now, Liza and Darryl will be able to hear their people's voices from this day, not just see their faces.
We finished with portraits as the light went golden: under the red maple, on the wooden bridge in the garden, walking through the flowers. Redwoods in June does a lot of the work for you – you just have to be there and let the day happen.
If you are planning a wedding at Redwoods Golf Course or anywhere in the Lower Mainland, I would love to photograph it. Wedding collections with Silver Moon Photography begin at $3,400. Get in touch here: https://www.silvermoonphotography.ca/contact/