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The grooms both wore

black formalwear from

made clothing co.

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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.