Overbury Farm Resort Wedding

Ehsan & Kate’s “origin story” is a favourite. Kate had some bad experiences dating on-line, so she assigned a close friend to vet any guys who showed interest through the dating site. The friend (who lived in Alberta) would pretend to be Kate for the initial conversation, weeding out any weirdos/creeps/red flags. When Ehsan first made contact, he asked to meet pretty much right away. The friend started making excuses like “Sorry, can’t right now, I’m doing laundry” while frantically getting in touch with Kate to let her know this new guy was being pretty persistent. While Ehsan wasn’t normally that assertive in these types of interactions, for some reason this time he was, offering to go do laundry with her. This is when Kate’s friend had to bow out and tell her she was on her own. They planned to have a 15 minute coffee and ended up talking for 3 hours.

That was three years ago. While their dating life hasn’t been easy between managing Ehsan’s travel schedule and Kate’s nursing career, working through cultural, family and faith differences, they recognized that their love for each other was deep and that they didn’t want to spend anymore time apart. They took the opportunity to gather their closest friends and family on Thetis Island for their relaxed and intimate celebration. The quiet nature of the island forced everyone to slow down and savor the time together, which is just what the couple had hoped for. Her dad married them while both the moms cried through the ceremony. The adults enjoyed the candy bar as much as the kids. The night ended with an epic dance party where I think we all learned some sweet new moves.