Jen + Matt: Niagara Winery Wedding at Hernder Estate Winery

Posted October 26 2009

Jen + Matt’s Niagara wedding was a very special one for us to do …. not only are they a great couple who are madly in love, but we are blessed to have had Jen on staff here at the studio for the past two seasons!

Jen + Matt were wed at St. John’s Presbyterian Church in the escarpment town of Grimsby. St. John’s is a great old stone church that is celebrating 175 years of history.

After the ceremony, guests were invited to an evening dinner reception in the converted barn at Hernder Estate Winery in St. Catharines. The winery’s barn is a grand structure of stone, wood and glass and lends a very rustic feel to a wedding celebration in Niagara’s wine country.

All season long, Jen has been keeping track of her favourite flowers on a white board in the studio as each wedding passed through. Although we had a detailed list, Jen wanted us to ‘surprise her’, which was a lot of fun!

Jen’s colour palette was based on ‘Breeze’ in shades of purple, mauve and lavender with hits of fresh green added in. A modern vintage look that suited the space at Hernder perfectly!

Cheers to Jen + Matt … we’re so happy to have been part of your wedding celebration! It was a wonderful day indeed.

The bride and bridesmaid's bouquets …



St. John's is a great-looking stone church ...






We created a couple of these birch 'trees' dripping with orchids ...


We also attended the wedding, so Mark grabbed these great shots of the newly married couple just as they popped out of the church! Yes, Matt is a giant ... he's six foot seven inches tall!




The bridesmaids looking beautiful ...


For the reception, we created a mix of short and tall centrepieces spaced evenly in the room. The pewter linens were provided by Simply Beautiful Décor.





Behind the head table, we designed this backdrop of birch, glass, candle-lit lanterns and spot lighting ... in the evening, when the lights dimmed, it's looked absolutely stunning!


In the receiving area, Jen wanted one of our Manzanita Branch 'Wishing Trees' ...

Tags »  Niagara Winery Wedding, Purple, Niagara Wedding Flowers, Niagara Wine Country Wedding, Hernder Estate Winery, Breeze, Niagara Wedding Venues

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