Kelsea and Jonathan planned their UBC Boathouse wedding with one important guest in mind: their Mini Bernedoodle, Gus. From walking down the aisle as ring bearer to staying beside them during the ceremony and adding his paw print to their Unity Certificate, Gus was simply part of the day.

A firsthand look at a multicultural Chinese tea ceremony at The Arbutus Club in Vancouver, and what I noticed while serving tea and watching two families experience the tradition together.

Boris had already helped shape their family years before leaving their pawprints on their ceremony.

Many couples assume a meaningful ceremony requires extensive personalization, detailed questionnaires, and custom-written storytelling. After officiating thousands of ceremonies, we learned that meaning often comes from something else: understanding what consistently helps people feel present, connected, and supported. Classic Celebration is the result of that refinement.