Alison & Tyler | August 6, 2011 | Frankford, Ontario
By Meaghan Binstock, Emily Landau and Simone Olivero
Photography by Joseph + Jaime
Alison Westlake, a 32-year-old starving actress, was lounging around Poor John’s Café when she met Tyler Hogan, a 27-year-old waiter, struggling musician and vintage toy collector. “He claims to have purposely screwed up my order just so we could talk longer,” she says. After six months of flirtation and many nights of drinks at Mitzi’s, they moved in together. “When love is this easy, there isn’t anything to think about,” she says. In their crazy first year together, Alison opened her antique and flower shop, Coriander Girl. On the weekends, they visited her mom’s farm in Frankford, Ontario, near Prince Edward County; their favourite place to stay became the historic Merrill Inn in Picton. One summer’s day, the couple took a walk through downtown Picton and happened upon Arnie’s Muffler and General Repair, which had six rabbits running around out front. “We’re total rabbit lovers, so it was just the sign Tyler was waiting for to propose.” He presented a ring on the spot. As for the wedding venue, Alison’s mom’s farm was a natural choice: “I used to roam the fields as an angst-ridden teen. Those were my Anne of Green Gables years.”
Sources:
The Photographer: Joseph + Jaime
Bride’s dress: BCBG
Groom’s attire: Le Château suit; purple tie (with white bunnies) from Holt Renfrew
Maid of Honour dress: TNT
Venue: Family farm
Caterer: BE Catering
Dessert Table: The Merrill Inn
Flowers: Coriander Girl
Music: DJ Brandon Corke and accordion players Kelsey Mcnulty and Willow Rutherford
Invitations: Calligraphy by Maybelle Imasa Stukuls, drawings by Shira Luechter, layout and paper by Momento Design
Guests: 115
Cost: $20,000
120765 “Tyler and I love the energy of a big city, but the country is in our bones. The fresh air and slower pace can’t be matched and made it the ideal place to start our lives together” <em>—Alison</em> The Wedding Album | Alison & Tyler The Wedding Album | Alison & Tyler https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford1-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford1.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford1.jpg 420 624 [] https://torontolife.com/style/real-weddings-2012-frankford/slide/tlweddings2012_frankford1/ tlweddings2012_frankford1 0 0
120766 Alison made a grand entrance on her transportation of choice: a neighbour’s tractor, which was later used to take guests on rides around her mother’s farm The Wedding Album | Alison & Tyler The Wedding Album | Alison & Tyler https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford2.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/style/real-weddings-2012-frankford/slide/tlweddings2012_frankford2/ tlweddings2012_frankford2 0 0
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120770 The rustic setting was enhanced with vintage wooden fruit boxes, wildflowers and fabrics from Alison’s store. Each guest walked away with a treat bag full of cookies, satchels of local lavender and paintings of wildflowers by Erin Candela The Wedding Album | Alison & Tyler The Wedding Album | Alison & Tyler https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford6-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford6.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford6.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/style/real-weddings-2012-frankford/slide/tlweddings2012_frankford6/ tlweddings2012_frankford6 0 0
120771 Personal effects included mismatched antique china patterned with country florals and hand-painted signs The Wedding Album | Alison & Tyler The Wedding Album | Alison & Tyler https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford7-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford7.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford7.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/style/real-weddings-2012-frankford/slide/tlweddings2012_frankford7/ tlweddings2012_frankford7 0 0
120772 Wedding pictures can be overly serious, so the couple decided to set up a photo booth in the trees with silly props The Wedding Album | Alison & Tyler The Wedding Album | Alison & Tyler https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford8-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford8.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TLWeddings2012_Frankford8.jpg 624 420 [] https://torontolife.com/style/real-weddings-2012-frankford/slide/tlweddings2012_frankford8/ tlweddings2012_frankford8 0 0
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Adorable couple. Love the rustic setting…truly charming. Loads of luck as you begin your married lives together.