I met Ngoc Anh about three years ago when she was the maid of honor for one of my brides. She came up to me at the end of the night and gave me the best complement EVER. She said that when she gets engaged, she will definitely call me to decorate her wedding. I’ve never forgotten this comment and it inspired me to do an even better job at all of the weddings I decorate. She truly inspired me to do better at what I love doing.
Fast forward two years, I receive an email from Ngoc Anh on a weekday. (Yeah, I remember the strangest things.) She started the email by telling me how we met a couple of years ago. As I was reading her email, my reaction was: “OMG! This is HER! This is the girl that gave me the wonderful complement years ago.” I was so happy to hear from her and was delighted to meet up with her and her fiancé, Thinh.
Ngoc Anh and Thinh are a really laid back couple. During the initial stages of the design, they both said they don’t have any idea how they would like the venue decorated. So, we brainstormed differently and I asked them what they hate. Turns out they did not want a froofroo, frilly, girly, pink wedding. Enough said! We came up with a fresh, modern, and simplistic wedding with the color palate of apple green, brown, and white.
Their ceremony and reception were both held at the Calgary Zoo, Enmax Conservatory. A couple of months before their wedding, we also decided to incorporate some flowers into the centerpieces. All of the green apples from the centerpieces and decorations were donated to the Calgary Zoo later that night. There were some very lucky elephants because there were a lot of apples left over for them. (Come to think of it now, do elephants eat apples? If so, do they prefer a gala apple over a granny smith apple?)
Here are some pictures of Ngoc Anh and Thinh’s beautiful wedding!
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