Emerald Lake Lodge Winter Wedding – Mark & Kait’s Intimate Mountain Wedding

Emerald Lake Lodge Wedding

Mark & Kait’s Intimate Mountain Wedding

Red Bloom Photography

My first wedding of 2019 and it was one extra beautiful day!  A little stat for you all is that

February 2019 was the 3rd coldest February on record in over 125 years….but in saying that

the weather took a turn for the better for this day and we were lucky and had a nice breezy

-10c day in the midst of a month full of -20 to -30 days. Felt warm to me but I was also quite

bundled up. Mark & Kait had an intimate wedding at the gorgeous Emerald Lake Lodge. This was

my very first wedding of my own there but I have second shot quite a few for friends.

The property is so beautiful in winter and summer but this photographer is a big fan of

winter weddings and just how beautiful they are. This wedding day was a short one for me with

only five hours of work so it was just enough to cover Kait getting ready through to a few photos

at the cocktail hour. With everything so close we did not need much time for photos and only

spent about 45 minutes outside (with a few quick breaks for everyone as they were much

colder then I was). We walked across from Cilantros so a nice area of packed snow on the

frozen lake to get some beautiful shots there and then luckily people had created a nice path by the river and we

were able to get to it and shoot with the property in the background. I stepped off the path once and ended up

hip deep in snow. Luckily my husband was there with me working on his videography and he helped me

out of the snow! ha ha

Here are some words from Mark & Kait about how they met and their wedding day!

How did you guys meet ?

We met online in December 2013, we both knew on our first date that we had a connection. 

When we met, I’d been living in Calgary for 6 months and still hadn’t been to the mountains!

When I told Mark that he said he’d like to take me sometime. And sure enough for our 2nd date he

planned a LOVELY day trip out to Lake Louise and Banff! We went on a sleigh ride at Lake Louise, a

soak in the hot springs and dinner at the Grizzly House in Banff! 

Less than 2 months after that we took off on a trip to Thailand (flying standby,

to keep things interesting!) and the rest is history! 

Please share the proposal story with us? 

We both knew early on that we wanted to get married eventually. So Mark endured a

couple of years of not so subtle hints! 

When we FINALLY popped the question, we were in Kelowna visiting his parents so it was really lovely

to be able to celebrate with them!

Most memorable moment from your wedding day?

Bride: I was really stressed out for the last 30 mins before the ceremony but as soon as I turned

the corner walking down the aisle and saw Mark, I felt instantly at ease. Until I realized he was not wearing

the agreed upon tie! Haha. 

The ceremony was the part we were both least looking forward to and it

ended up being my favourite part of the day!! ️

Groom: Getting to kiss Kait at the end of the ceremony and walking down the

aisle together in front of all our friends and family. It was amazing to spend the weekend with

all of our favourite people. 

Tell me about the special aspects of your day that made it unique to you two? 

Every time we drive out to the mountains and round that first corner that gives such

an amazing view, I’m reminded of the first time we made that drive together on our 2nd date.

That’s a big reason why we chose a winter wedding in the mountains! 

We really wanted to keep the ceremony short and sweet and I think we were able

to accomplish that with our amazing officiant, Hans. 

Something old: diamond studs Mark gave me for Christmas a couple of years ago. 

Something new: my wedding dress, generously gifted to me by my parents. 

Something borrowed: my sister Rebecca lent me her beautiful veil for the big day! 

Something blue: the blue eryngium in my bouquet. 

I also wore my Nanny’s mink jacket for some of the outdoor photos. She passed away

almost 7 years ago, I still think of her often and wish she could have been there with us on our

wedding day. She would have LOVED Mark. 

Besides making the choice to marry each other, what was the easiest decision you

made for your wedding? What made it so easy? 

Our guest list! 

We wanted to keep our wedding small and intimate. We kept it to family and our

closest friends. We’d highly recommend going this route! Obviously it was tough excluding some people

but everyone was very understanding and supportive of our decision to keep it small! 

What was the most difficult, time consuming choice that you made for your wedding day?

And advice to couples on this? 

Choosing the food! Emerald Lake Lodge has such a great menu, it was difficult to make a decision! 

Obviously you want to make sure you’re appealing to all your guests tastes but make

sure you choose foods you both love! 

Advice to couples planning their mountain wedding day? 

Keep in mind that choosing a remote location (like ELL) will end up costing

substantially more for delivery and travel fees for vendors. (But totally worth it!)

~ VENDOR LOVE ~

Ceremony venue

Website: https://crmr.com/emerald/

Email: ellconference2@crmr.com

Instagram: @emeraldlakelodge

Florals

Website: willowflowercompany.ca

Email: hello@willowflowerco.com

Instagram: @willowflowerco

Brides dress  (store and or designer)

Website: https://www.cameoandcufflinks.com , http://www.sophiatolli.co.uk

Email: cameoandcufflinks@gmail.com

Instagram: @cameoandcufflinks , @sophiatolli

Grooms suit

Website: Ted Baker/ Nordstrom

Instagram: @ted_baker

Officiant : Hans Lenstra

Website:

Email: hlenstra@telus.net

Cake/Dessert

Website: kakecanmore.com

Email: orders@kakecanmore.com

Instagram: @kakebydarci

Others:

Groomsmen attire: https://www.indochino.com, @indochino

Bridemaid dresses: Bill Levkoff, Sorella Vita

Wedding rings: Fleetwood jewellers, @fleetwoodjewellery

Hair Accessories

Instagram: @siposbridalboutique

Website: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/SiposBridalBoutique?ref=pr2018_faveshops

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About Banff Wedding Photographer Red Bloom Photography

Hi, I am Monica Cumberbatch. I am the girl behind the camera and the computer

and the endless social media posts for Red Bloom Photography.  I started my photography

in 2009 after I feel in love with wedding photography through my personal search for

our wedding photographer.  In 2012 I started shooting boudoir and now I co-specialize in

Wedding  & Boudoir Photography.

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