Due to a 100% chance of rain and cold weather we have decided to move the wedding indoors. The wedding ceremony will now begin at 4 pm at Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. Please arrive between 3:30 and 3:45. The reception will follow immediately.
There will still be a small civil ceremony at 2 pm at our apartment as the officiant’s schedule is inflexible. Our immediate family and wedding party is required to attend so please arrive at the regularly scheduled time. Bridesmaids 9 am. Groomsmen: 11 am. Don’t forget to bring accessories like socks, hair gel, etc.
Since most people are travelling by some combination of foot, bike and bus, we will have have lots of delicious food and drink to keep everyone nourished! We just connected with Aaron Ash of Gorilla Food. He’s a yogi and a champion of the local, organic, vegan & raw food movement in Vancouver. He will crafing some yummy treats for after the ceremony. Bring your appetite!
He will be providing:
- 60 x rawcroons
- 60 x cinnamon almond raisin cookies
- 60 x orange walnut spice cookies
Boys only! We have an action packed day on June 2nd. Here is the agenda and details:
- 8:30 am - 9:00 am meet at Deep Cove Kayak waterfront location. $60. Call me for carpooling details. Confirmed: Me, Timo, Rama Singh, Henry Nagel, Jeremy Hubert, Dave Koo, Wes Coelho, Darren Pendery, Karl Andres, Frank Chin, Tim Stringer & Gord Tod If you would like to come kayaking call: 604-929-2268 and add your name to the Tilson Stag Party. 15 boats max.
- 12:00 ish - lunch and swim, see WHAT TO BRING & PACK YOUR OWN FOOD!
- 4:00 - 4:30 pm - land back at Deep Cove
- 5:30 pm - dinner at Dharma Kitchen. Approx $10.
- 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Snatam’s Concert. You can get tix at the door, at Yoga West or online. $25 - $30 Confirmed: Justin, Timo, Dave, Henry, Rama
- 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm Guerilla gardening mission to retrieve old lumber from an abondoned lumber yard on 1st Ave. Henry, can we use your van?
- 11 pm - 2 am Mark Farina live at the Commodore Ballroom $30 - $35 Confirmed: Justin, Timo, Jay & Jeremy
Carpooling Groups
Group 1 - Leaves Justin’s at 8 am
- Driver - Henry (604) 789-2915
- Rama Singh
- Timo
- Darren
- Justin
- Frank - we’ll pick you up on the way there
Group 2 - Leaves Justin’s at 8 am
- Driver - Tim Stringer (778) 998 6757
- Karl
- Wes
- Dave
Gord & Jeremy will be shuttling themselves to Deep Cove.
Our last couple of weekends have been action packed. We have been training for 600 kilometers of biking up the Sunshine Coast and Gulf Island hopping. We made a successful 80 km round trip to Delta to visit Lisa’s mom followed by a 160 km round trip to Mission for Lisa’s sister’s wedding. Both trips had their share of challenges.
Delta was navigationally challenging as the bike paths were convoluted and impossible to manage without help in areas. I was wiped by the end as we chose to take a “short cut” which added about 10 km of gravelly riding alongside Delta’s scenic Burn’s Bog.
Mission was a much more substantial test of our physical and mental stamina as the distance was a little beyond our comfort zone. The way home was a balmy 7 degrees celcius with a steady cold rain that permeated almost every nook.
We spent last weekend planning our human powered honeymoon. The fourteen day, 700 km bike and kayak tour will take us up the Sunshine Coast, over to Vancouver Island, North to Cortez Island, South to Denman Island and finally to Salt Spring Island. From Salt Spring we begin a four day guided ocean kayak tour with Sea Otter Kayaking before making our way back to Vancouver via Tsawwassan on Sunday June 30th.
You can view the full iterary (in progress!) on our Google Map
We have decided to go with Mark from Softlight Photography. His customer service was amazing, emails were returned immediately, he was at ease in our home (even though we sit on sheepskins on the floor) and took our PC vs. Mac comments gracefully! His work is beautiful, he has so much passion for his job and it really shows in his ability to capture great candid shots of guests. Marks lighting skills are excellent, the receptions shots (which I think are so important) were perfectly lit even though the rooms were dark.
I learned a very important thing from Mark: make sure your photographer takes pictures in RAW not JPEG.
Keep checking the gallery for engagement shots!
Nicola and David Finch from Touch Wood Rings did such a beautiful job on our rings!
Due to a 100% chance of rain and cold weather we have decided to move the wedding indoors. The wedding ceremony will now begin at 4 pm at Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. Please arrive between 3:30 and 3:45. The reception will follow immediately.
