Toronto Life’s top Real Weddings of 2020

It’s been a year unlike any other for Toronto weddings: we’ve swapped out grand, multi-day festivities and months of planning for micro countryside elopements, condo rooftop ceremonies and hasty backyard events. But one thing stayed the same: these couples were able to take one special day to celebrate their love and commitment to each other. And in the end, they wouldn’t have it any other way. Here are 10 most popular weddings from this year:

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Our wedding at Canoe was cancelled, so we got married on a condo rooftop

“It looks like we were warm, but it was freezing”

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Real Weddings: Inside a same-sex Hindu-Anglican celebration at the Royal York

They got married in the ballroom in traditional Indian wedding attire

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The pandemic cancelled our wedding. We exchanged vows alone at a beach instead

"I couldn’t picture myself sitting at home in our condo on my planned wedding date"

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“We put markers on the grass to make sure we were all six feet apart”: How a last-minute backyard wedding came together

Featuring lots of baby’s breath and a feast from Le Phénix

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Real Weddings: Inside a drive-through reception with 570 guests—including Doug Ford—at a Brampton convention centre

With a two-hour wait and a take-home dinner

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Real Weddings: Inside a secluded Arab-Canadian elopement on Toronto Island

"Covid helped us refocus the importance of the day on the commitment we’re making"

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Our 200-guest wedding at the AGO was cancelled, so we got married in my childhood church

Inside a chic micro celebration at the Ancaster Mill

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Real Weddings: Inside a two-day Nigerian-Indian backyard affair

The couple hosted their immediate families at a house in Grand Bend

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We got married outside my 96-year-old grandmother’s nursing home window

Inside an al fresco micro wedding at a Korean nursing home

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Real Weddings: Inside an intimate Don River celebration with a 20-kilometre bike parade

A filmmaker and non-profit director tie the knot in an underused portion of the Don River trail

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