WHO: liz + jay
WHAT: micro wedding
WHERE: vancouver, bc
WHEN: january 31, 2025
WHY: cause they love each other <3
VENUE: dear gus snack bar
FLORALS: the wild bunch flower shop
CAKE: the cake hut yvr
SECOND SHOOTER: laura emma photography
OFFICIANT: sea to sky officiant - jude
This intimate Vancouver wedding at Dear Gus Snack Bar blended vintage romance with cinematic, non-traditional energy. Inspired by Wes Anderson symmetry and Bonnie-and-Clyde nostalgia, the couple drove around their neighbourhood for portraits, stopping at their favourite café for coffee and snacks before saying their vows at the beloved wine bar. Rainy streets, Hong Kong–inspired city portraits, and quirky, anti-bride styling made this small Vancouver elopement feel deeply personal, artful, and effortlessly cool.
JAY MET LIZ FOR THEIR FIRST LOOK
THEY RENTED A VINTAGE FIREBIRD
THE DAY WAS SHOT ON A MIX OF 120 + 35MM FILM AND DIGITAL
WE DROVE AROUND MT. PLEASANT STOPPING AT THE FEDERAL STORE
THEY SHARED A COOKIE AND A COFFEE
WE TRAVELED TO THE INGLEWOOD BIRD SANCTUARY FOR THE CEREMONY
WE STOPPED AT THE CITY CENTRE MOTEL
THE RAIN WAS PERSISTENT, VERY VANCOUVER
AND THEY WERE OFF TO THE CEREMONY
THEIR GUESTS ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THEIR ARRIVAL
CHEEKY PINT BEFORE WALKING DOWN THE AISLE
LAST STOP: THEIR FAVOURITE WINE BAR, DEAR GUS, TO SHARE THEIR VOWS AND CELEBRATE THEIR LOVE
THEY DRANK WINE AND LAUGHED AND SOAKED IN THE POST CEREMONY HIGH
THEY WERE EMBRACED BY THEIR CLOSEST LOVED ONES.
SHARING MEMORIES, LAUGHS, AND TEARS AS THEIR LOVE WAS CELEBRATED
