Coveteur’s Co-founder Got Married
Cue custom Oscar de la Renta and late-night McDonald’s.
From the moment I said “YES” on a beach in Nantucket, wedding planning began. After much discussion and venue scouting, my then-fiancé, Ryan, and I decided to get married in my hometown of Toronto. Once location was decided, the stunning Fermenting Cellar in the city’s Distillery District, we enlisted the help of local wedding planners Melissa Haggerty and Gabi Armenia of Spectacular Spectacular, and my very patient and loving mom, Helen. The next few months were excitedly filled with trips back and forth from New York to Toronto, lengthy floral discussions, dress shopping, and arranging seating charts. Ryan’s mantra throughout the entire planning process was If it stops becoming fun, something is wrong, and that really set the stage for us being *relatively* calm. If I had any advice to give, it would be that MO—you are planning your wedding, you should enjoy every minute of it and not stress out about small stuff that no one else will ever notice. At the end of the day, people are there to celebrate your love, not what type of silverware you chose.
Since so many of our guests were coming from out of town, we held a welcome dinner the night before the wedding at the top floors of one of the tallest buildings in the city for a never-ending cityscape background. Seeing everyone we love in one place only made us (and them!) more excited for the big day. On the wedding day, we wanted to recreate the feeling of being in a backyard in Italy—trees, lots of green, white flowers, long tables—for both the ceremony and reception. As the night continued on, we fueled the dance party with McDonald’s and cake balls flown in from Momofuku, and our guests did us proud by staying on the dance floor past 2:00 AM. The next day we ate club sandwiches in bed at our hotel and demolished the rest of the wedding cake—it was all perfect and exactly as it should have been.
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This was the view from our Friday-night venue in Toronto.... Read More

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The guests start arriving!
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The bar inside our venue, The One Eighty.
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Getting everyone warmed up with speeches.
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My sister and brother-in-law giving their speech.
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Ryan and me during speeches.
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My mom helping me get into my dress on the... Read More

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My best friend and best bachelorette planner, Paula, was on... Read More

Meanwhile, Ryan’s friends were getting ready to send him off.
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He’s camera-ready!
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Me waiting to see Ryan for the first time.
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We saw each other for the first time outside our... Read More

One of my grandmothers and both of my grandfathers have... Read More

Before the ceremony we signed our ketubah, our Jewish marriage... Read More

The inside of the venue and our chuppah before everyone... Read More

Last-minute family shot before we all walk down the aisle.
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Ryan walking down the aisle.
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Ryan’s nephew, Roarke, and my nephew, Noah, were our ring... Read More

Our three beautiful flower girls. These are all daughters of... Read More

Getting ready to walk out.
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My parents walking me down the aisle. Special shout-out to... Read More

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Made it!
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Ryan and I love the movie Love Actually. We planted... Read More

We did it! Ryan and I leaving the ceremony as... Read More

The band is still playing our secret surprise as our... Read More

My friends made this day so special for me. Here... Read More

A very glam crew, if I do say so myself.
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In addition to gaining wonderful new family members, I gained... Read More

Walking in as Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Hunter!
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Kicking things off with the horah!
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Getting loose.
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The head table at the reception.
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Our all-star guests tearing up the dance floor.
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Dinner is (about to be) served.
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One of my all-time favorite cakes is the Momofuku Birthday... Read More

Just getting warmed up.
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The exceptionally good-looking guests.
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Once dinner was done I changed into a second Oscar... Read More

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My last and final tip—feeding your guests McDonald’s and Momofuku... Read More
