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Photography byM A N G O S T U D I O S
ALEXTRISTAN
The grooms both wore
black formalwear from
made clothing co.
&
flowers time created natural yet
modern florals for the ceremony
that perfectly accented the
greenery just outside the venue’s
windows. Three walls covered in
monstera, queen palm, and Nagi
leaves laced with leatherleaf ferns
and gold geometric shapes created
a sort of maze for the guests to walk
through as they entered.
A lex Fisher first spotted Tristan Ledingham leaving a restaurant with a group of friends, one of whom he recognized. “When he got home later that day, he found the mutual friend on Facebook and proceeded
to filter through his 800+ friends until he came across my profile,” describes Tristan. Despite never having spoken, Alex bravely sent Tristan a message asking if he wanted to go out for drinks. Tristan declined and continued to do so for the next nine months, however, Alex’s persistence finally wore him down and on April 9, 2012, they went on their first date. Four years later, Alex planned the ultimate proposal. As an ode to the couple’s long history with Toronto’s famous Lovebot (there was one in the garage of the apartment building Tristan lived in when they first started dating and when they are travelling apart and they see murals of it, they send a photo of it to one another), Alex commissioned the artist to create a Lovebot statue just for them. At sunrise on March 20, 2016, Alex woke Tristan up and told him to go downstairs, claiming someone was at the door that needed to speak with him. Despite his protestations given that it was 7 a.m. on a Sunday, Tristan finally rolled out of bed and the two headed downstairs. Instead of going to the door, Alex led Tristan to the back patio where the Lovebot statue was placed with a ring box perched on its hand. As the sun came up, Alex bent down on one knee and asked Tristan to spend the rest of their lives together. After the proposal, the couple travelled to Prince Edward County, staying at the drake devonshire. The location has now become “their” spot, as they also revisited the property for a short honeymoon.
The wedding took place on July 29, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. Anya Bortnik of la chic soirée provided same-day coordination and according to the grooms, “Anya did an incredible job taking charge the day of and flawlessly running a perfect evening.”
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The couple’s invitation suite from
smock paper featured a white
marble motif sleeve with a
geometric gold foil pattern. Gold
calligraphy from e & c designs.
The grooms designed their own
wedding bands in conjunction with
!xam diamonds.
The concrete Lovebot Alex had
made for their engagement greeted
guests with a palm frond in hand.
The grooms both wore screw and nut
bolt cufflinks from cuff-daddy and
graphic bow ties from cloud rack.
Alex’s bow tie had a black and white
marble print, while Tristan’s had a
magnolia print.
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The cocktail hour and wedding reception also took place at the royal conservatory. The space had been reconfigured for a formal, sit-down dinner. Brown farmhouse chairs from contemporary furniture rentals inc. sat around a mixture of round and gallery tables, while Benjamina ficus trees were dispersed along the perimeter of the room.
With tropical greenery as their focus, two types of centrepieces were created by flowers time. The first, which embellished round tables, consisted of huge
palm leaves in tall glass vessels, while gallery tables were adorned with lush garlands of greenery made with banana leaves, aspidistra, ferns, and hints of white anthurium. Cylindrical glass candleholders with floating candles were also provided by Flowers Time and clear stemware, gold flatware, and white bread plates were all from event rental group.
TROPICAL MINIMALISM
Tables, linens, and
uplighting were all provided
by The Royal Conservatory.
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Alex and Tristan were married at The Royal Conservatory where they exchanged personalized
vows in a short and traditional ceremony. The altar consisted of a gold geometric backdrop
from engineered arts and floral arrangements of Mexican fan palms, cabbage palm leaves,
white anthuriums, and king protea in gold vases on matching metal stands.
The aisle was lined
with Benjamina
ficus trees that
sat in customized
gold pedestals from
Engineered Arts.
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Customized
Lovebot cookies by
Lisa Phillips served
as wedding favors.
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END NOTESMusical duo Chris and Catherine, who are close family friends of the couple, performed acoustic covers of some of Tristan and Alex’s favourite love songs during the ceremony and reception. They even performed the pair’s first dance song, “Say You Won’t Let Go” by James Arthur, before Tristan joined in halfway through as a surprise to Alex.
“The best part about planning the wedding were the secrets, such as my surprise live performance (where I sang!) of our first dance song. Being able to plan these special moments meant the guests and Alex would be on the edge of their seats all evening,” shares Tristan. Later in the night, DJ Steve Fernandez from bellosound provided his DJ services.
eventful set up a specialty coffee bar during the reception. Daniel et Daniel Catering & Events catered the wedding and ended the night by rolling out two late-night treats: a poutine bar with french fries and white cheddar curds and a shredded ancho beef taco bar. Food was undeniably an important part of the couple’s celebration and according to Tristan, “Laura Long from Daniel et Daniel was a complete rockstar. She custom-created the most perfect menu from start to finish.”
Tristan and Alex are still in the process of planning their honeymoon but hope to visit Hong Kong, Bali, and the Maldives. The couple resides in Toronto, where Tristan is a merchant and musician and Alex is an accountant.
Calligraphy on the
acrylic escort cards and
table numbers was
provided by
handlettery studio.
Marble slab place card
calligraphy by janelico.
3D pentagonal orbs
from engineered arts.
In lieu of a traditional wedding
cake, Tristan and Alex opted for a decadent
dessert table comprising vanilla cake
popsicles, a macaron tower, fruit kebabs,
peach pie verrines, pistachio lemon donuts,
rocky road verrines, grasshopper pie verrines,
and mini milk bottles with Froot Loop
macarons, all of which were prepared by
daniel et daniel catering & events.
To add a splash of
green to the tables,
each place setting was
accented with either
a fern or monstera leaf
tucked into a napkin
alongside a hexagonal
menu from
paper & poste.