Real Weddings

Real Weddings: Inside a backyard ceremony with a surprise drive-by parade

They cancelled their 250-person park wedding, but still got to see most original guests from their cars

Real Weddings: How this couple planned a dreamy, off-the-grid elopement at a former buffalo farm

Their rescue dog, Frank, served as both their best man and maid of honour

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

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

Inside an al fresco micro wedding at a Korean nursing home

How this couple pulled off an extravagant four-day Ismaili-Hindu wedding during Covid

They hosted 120 people over four days—with rotating time slots, socially distanced settings and two different religious ceremonies

Our big summer wedding was postponed by the pandemic, so we had an intimate backyard ceremony with a homemade Caribbean feast

They borrowed chairs from their church and purchased most of their decor, including a balloon arch, from Amazon

Our large two-day wedding was cancelled, so we had a quickie ceremony with 40 guests in a public park

Inside a multicultural ceremony at the Toronto Music Garden

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

“We got married, signed the papers and went inside for pizza”: How a young couple with three kids tied the knot on their front porch

With DIY accoutrements and lots of champagne

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

They got married in the ballroom in traditional Indian wedding attire

Our wedding was postponed so we got dressed up and played Jeopardy! instead

This couple playfully reimagined their wedding day

“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

Our two-day, 450-guest wedding was cancelled, so we livestreamed our backyard ceremony over Zoom

“Nothing—not even a pandemic—could stop us from getting married”

Their 125-person wedding was cancelled, so they livestreamed a small ceremony instead

There was a pair of puggles as flower girls

“I didn’t want to expose my guests to the virus”: An ER nurse received a surprise reception after her wedding was postponed

“One by one, family and friends surprised us with acts of kindness: delivering baked goods, treats and beer onto our doorstep”