Real Weddings

There Is Magic In The Air At This Fairmont Banff Springs Elopement

From the Couple:

The Banff Springs hotel is truly the most magical place to get married. With a fresh blanket of snow the mountains made the perfect backdrop for our intimate ceremony. With our original plans for a large wedding at a venue in Calgary being impossible we decided to change our plans completely. Wedding planning during a pandemic proved to be an emotional roller coaster. With the winter lockdown we decided to postpone our wedding indefinitely. As soon as restrictions were lifted we put plans together in a few short weeks and were able to see our winter wedding dreams come true. I think the universe did us a favour as we are both so happy that we ended up having a small celebration. While there were many people that we wished could have been part of our day, we feel so lucky that some of our immediate family members were able to celebrate with us. One highlight from the day was after we finished taking photos, Todd and I shared a celebratory drink at the Sky Bistro. It was the first moment we had alone the entire day. We sat and soaked in the amazing view and our first moments as a married couple. We are both so grateful for the amazing team of vendors and our families who helped put our dream day together on such short notice.

Words from the Photographer:

Where do I start… Nicole and Todd’s journey to getting married has been just that, an adventure to say the least. I remember first meeting this amazing couple at the beginning of 2020, going over all the details of their wedding day at a venue in Calgary. We were all feeling very positive that things would be back to normal by their New Years wedding! Long story short, they had to replan everything, as well as move their date to February 2021 when things reopened more again to ensure they could still include the important details which were not possible in December.

Their wedding really was perfect. They had time in the morning to ease into the day with mimosa’s, they read letters written to one another which was very emotional, finally seeing this day come after so much anticipation. They had their first look on a grand staircase, and we had an entire castle to ourselves for their first dance before exploring Lake Minnewanka, with the mountains in the distance.

They ended their day at the top of the Banff Gondola with a glass of champagne in their hand.

It was such a privilege to watch these two handle their ever changing wedding plans with such grace, patience, and hope. They found the silver lining in what became nothing short of an incredible day, in one of the most beautiful places on earth.

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