Tin Roof Styled Winter Wedding

Model bride and groom embrace each other at the end of the aisle in front of evergreen trees, a triangle arch, and huge windows.

We are only a few weeks away from Christmas already, and we have a gorgeous winter wedding styled shoot to help get you in the spirit! While our cold Albertan winters can scare some couples away from having a winter wedding, we love them! There are SO many possibilities for fun details to create a cozy, swoon worthy event!

Today’s styled shoot has a white, green and black colour palette. It features some really cool floral details including a triangle arch, a wreath wall, and a huge, mind blowing suspended centrepiece. A lot of the floral décor includes a beautiful assortment of winter greens, which not only add lush green colour – but also adds a FABULOUS smell, which creates a truly lovely sensory experience.

Our model bride looks radiant, with soft romantic curls in a low ponytail and subtle make up enhancing her natural beauty. And her dress! We love Melissa over at Hello Beautiful and this dress she provided is stunning. The deep (but tasteful) V cut front, with gorgeous detail from the floral lace on the bodice and lastly the amazing, elegant detachable sleeves. Perfection!

For this wintery bridal bouquet, we went for an all-white, monochromatic look. We kept a looser, organic inspired design style using hellebores, allium, frill tulips, clematis and lilac branches. These blooms are a bit on the smaller side, creating a lovely texture. The bouquet was finished off with simple black stem wrap, and pretty trailing ribbons.

The model groom was equally handsome with a crisp, slim cut black suit and a little pop of colour with his dark green tie. We kept his boutonniere simple, with a beautiful hellebore bloom, a cluster of the white allium and a little foliage to complete the look. A nice, simple pairing to the bridal bouquet!

Our model bride and groom snuggle on an ivory settee, with a wall of christmas wreaths behind them with a metal sign that reads "Crazy in Love"

Our model bride sitting on the ivory settee in a beautiful gown, looking down with her bridal bouquet sitting in her lap

Our beautiful model bride twirling in her dress in front of triangle arch dressed with winter greens at the mock ceremony.

The model groom stands behind the bride with is hand on her waist. She holds her bouquet in one hand and her other hand reaches up to touch his face as they stand in front of the triangle arch.

Our model bride in her stunning gown holding a white winter bouquet of hellebores, tulips, clematis, allium and lilac branches.

The couple sit together on the floor, the bride nestled into his chest with her bouquet by her side with lit candles in the background.

CEREMONY

The ceremony set up for this shoot was divine! Tin Roof Event Centre was the venue, and it is gorgeous for an indoor ceremony! All those big, beautiful windows letting in tons of natural light!! Along with the stunning lighting, their space has a minimalist design, with lots of crisp white keeping our design options very open. The white looked lovely with the lush greens, creating a very fresh feeling look. With accents of black, gold and some brown the colour palette had a contemporary, winter look.

Both sides of the aisle were lined full pine boughs. Not only is pine a striking shade of green, it is a fragrant winter green as well. As I mentioned above, getting to enjoy the smell of fresh winter greens is absolutely lovely and it really does add a sensory experience for your guests. Tucked in amongst the pine were cylinder vases with either pillar candles or floating candles.

At the end of the aisle, we created a display of several Christmas trees at varying heights. Keeping with this look, we also dressed up a triangle arch. Typically, when triangular arches are used, there is a spray/cluster of flowers designed on one or both sides of the triangle, but higher up closer to the peak. We focused more on the base of the triangle, making a big foundation of heavenly winter greens and branches. The greens worked their way up the triangle, tapering as they went, making it appear as though they were all growing up out of the floor. This style reminds me of a ground arch, which are a trending style at the moment.

The mock ceremony set up at Tin Roof, with white chairs, the aisle lined with pine boughs, and cylinder vases with pillar candles and floating candles. At the end of the aisle a large triangle arch with winter greens coming up from the base on both sides, and an assortment of Christmas trees on either side.

The pretty view of the triangle arch and assorted Christmas trees.

Loads of pine lining the aisle, with groupings of cylinder vases with white pillar candles or floating candles tucked between the greens.

The beautiful white triangle arch, adorned in an assortment of Christmas greenery and some branches - heavier at the base and working its way up as though it were growing out of the ground.

The aisle decorated with gorgeous pine, cylinder vases with candles and the and of aisle decorated with a triangle arch adorned with assorted winter greens.

The model groom stands behind the model bride at the end of the aisle. In one hand she holds her bouquet, her other hand reaches up to touch the grooms face, which is turned towards her.

The stunning bride in a dress with detachable sleeves, holder her white bouquet of hellebores, frill tulips, clematis, allium and lilac branch.

RECEPTION

Is it even a winter wedding if you don’t have a hot chocolate bar!? I love this adorable set up, yummy warm beverages are the perfect thing to stay cozy during the colder months. They had a cute display of hot chocolate fixings in decorative jars and we added a little frosting of greens and pinecones to elevate the design.

We also created a space that was both pretty and cozy – perfect for a photobooth backdrop. We took simple Christmas green wreaths and filled them in with fluffy pine. The wreaths weren’t perfectly even, some floofier than others, some with black ribbon, some with wild little branches stinking out a way for a more organic, whimsical look. They were also secured onto the wall in an asymmetrical design along with a black, metal “crazy in love” sign.

A luxurious ivory settee was set up for people to cuddle up on. The design carried all the way down to the floor where we had a mini display on both sides of the settee with pine, lanterns, candles and decorative trees. So adorable, and I think really impressive the visual impact you get from a relatively simple design!

The tables were styled BEAUTIFULLY! The wood tables are gorgeous, and I LOVE the black plates. Between the plates was a sheer green napkin, and on top a sprig of juniper underneath a clear acrylic menu card. We ran pine across the length of the table with dark tapered candles.

The real showstopper was the magnificent centrepiece!! It was SUSPENDED above the table in a lavish oblong style overflowing with lushious greens, branches and pinecones. For flowers we coordinated with the bridal bouquet using hellebores, frill tulips, clematis, allium, scabiosa and daffodils. An absolutely breathtaking, magical design for this winter wonderland.