{"id":6295,"date":"2022-12-27T12:42:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T17:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T12:42:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T17:42:05","slug":"toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Life\u2019s top Real Weddings of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-test-id=\"article-review-body\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598527 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpg?resize=1300%2C780&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"780\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>If 2021 signalled the return of something a little closer to normal in our everyday lives, 2022 brought on more creative ways of celebrating life-long commitments. Many couples were no longer interested in postponing their weddings. And while families could gather in large groups again, a number of them still opted for small in-person celebrations. This year, we covered a multi-day bash on a private island in Muskoka, a French-themed wedding at a coffee bar and a spontaneous balcony celebration after Covid almost ruined one couple\u2019s special day.<\/p>\n<p>Here are our top 10 Real Weddings of the year.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598529 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1672604504_77_Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpg?resize=1300%2C867&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/#No_10_Inside_an_intimate_and_spontaneous_balcony_celebration\" >No. 10: Inside an intimate and spontaneous balcony celebration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/#No_9_Inside_a_bittersweet_repeatedly_postponed_celebration\" >No. 9: Inside a bittersweet, repeatedly postponed celebration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/#No_8_Inside_a_moody_all-black_wedding_ceremony_at_the_Globe_and_Mail_Centre\" >No. 8: Inside a moody all-black wedding ceremony at the Globe and Mail Centre<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/#No_7_Inside_a_multi-cultural_ceremony_at_a_Leslieville_studio\" >No. 7: Inside a multi-cultural ceremony at a Leslieville studio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/#No_6_Inside_a_French-themed_celebration_at_a_King_West_Coffee_Bar\" >No. 6: Inside a French-themed celebration at a King West Coffee Bar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/#No_5_Inside_a_multi-day_bash_on_a_private_island_in_Muskoka\" >No. 5: Inside a multi-day bash on a private island in Muskoka<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/#No_4_Inside_the_five-day_Hindu-Catholic_celebration_of_high_school_sweethearts\" >No. 4: Inside the five-day Hindu-Catholic celebration of high school sweethearts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/#No_3_Inside_a_lush_and_ethereal_ceremony_at_Preto_Loft\" >No. 3: Inside a lush and ethereal ceremony at Preto Loft<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/#No_2_Inside_a_two-day_Nigerian-Canadian_ceremony\" >No. 2: Inside a two-day, Nigerian-Canadian ceremony<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/espacestudio.ca\/en\/toronto-lifes-top-real-weddings-of-2022\/#No_1_Inside_an_intimate_ceremony_at_the_Fairmont_Royal\" >No. 1: Inside an intimate ceremony at the Fairmont Royal<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_10_Inside_an_intimate_and_spontaneous_balcony_celebration\"><\/span><strong>No. 10: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/city\/real-weddings-when-the-groom-got-covid-this-couple-moved-their-ceremony-to-their-condo-balcony\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Inside an intimate and spontaneous balcony celebration\">Inside an intimate and spontaneous balcony celebration<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p class=\"deck \"><em>Heather Burnett, a government litigator, and Igor Provod, a product designer, met on Tinder in March 2018. Shortly before their second year together, the couple moved to Budapest on a whim. The following year, they were engaged and a wedding was planned for May of 2022. But when Igor test positive for Covid three days before their wedding, they decided to tie the knot on their balcony.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/torontolife.com\/city\/real-weddings-when-the-groom-got-covid-this-couple-moved-their-ceremony-to-their-condo-balcony\/\" class=\"article-link\"><span data-title=\"Read more \u27a8\">Read more \u27a8<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598537 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpeg?resize=1300%2C866&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"866\"  \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_9_Inside_a_bittersweet_repeatedly_postponed_celebration\"><\/span><strong>No. 9: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-a-bittersweet-repeatedly-postponed-celebration\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Inside a bittersweet, repeatedly postponed celebration\">Inside a bittersweet, repeatedly postponed celebration<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p class=\"deck \"><em>Marc Anthony, a financial expert at RBC, and Gina Medina, a dance instructor and choreographer, met at a party in October of 2018. They were engaged the following year and had planned a lavish wedding at Hazelton Manor for 2020\u2014until Covid derailed their big day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-a-bittersweet-repeatedly-postponed-celebration\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Read more \u27a8\"><strong>Read more \u27a8<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598538 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1672604505_717_Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpeg?resize=1300%2C866&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"866\"  \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_8_Inside_a_moody_all-black_wedding_ceremony_at_the_Globe_and_Mail_Centre\"><\/span><strong>No. 8: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/city\/real-weddings-inside-a-moody-all-black-wedding-ceremony-at-the-globe-and-mail-centre\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Inside a moody all-black wedding ceremony at the Globe and Mail Centre\">Inside a moody all-black wedding ceremony at the Globe and Mail Centre<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><em>Kiera Caruso, a wedding planner, met Blayne Gross, an investment banker, in September of 2017, when Kiera was planning Blayne\u2019s sister\u2019s wedding. The two started dating shortly afterward and were engaged by October of 2020. Their elegant and moody 150-person wedding at the Globe and Mail Centre took place in April of 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/city\/real-weddings-inside-a-moody-all-black-wedding-ceremony-at-the-globe-and-mail-centre\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Read more \u27a8\"><strong>Read more \u27a8<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598543 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1672604505_553_Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpeg?resize=957%2C763&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"763\"  \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_7_Inside_a_multi-cultural_ceremony_at_a_Leslieville_studio\"><\/span><strong>No. 7: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-a-multi-cultural-ceremony-at-a-leslieville-studio\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Inside a multi-cultural ceremony at a Leslieville studio\">Inside a multi-cultural ceremony at a Leslieville studio<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><em>Dawne Maranan, a patient safety specialist and content creator, matched with Kevin Huang, a human resources professional, on the dating app Hinge at the end of 2019. They moved in together during the lockdown and after Dawne became pregnant in the summer of 2021, they planned an intimate wedding for December.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-a-multi-cultural-ceremony-at-a-leslieville-studio\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Read more \u27a8\"><strong>Read more \u27a8<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598542 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1672604505_683_Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpeg?resize=1300%2C866&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"866\"  \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_6_Inside_a_French-themed_celebration_at_a_King_West_Coffee_Bar\"><\/span><strong>No. 6: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-a-french-themed-celebration-at-a-king-west-cocktail-bar\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Inside a French-themed celebration at a King West Coffee Bar\">Inside a French-themed celebration at a King West Coffee Bar<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><em>Josh Zanin and Erin Jacobson, both PR professionals, connected while working for the same firm in 2016. They were engaged in Paris just before the onset of the pandemic and married at a King West cocktail bar in November of 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-a-french-themed-celebration-at-a-king-west-cocktail-bar\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Read more \u27a8\"><strong>Read more \u27a8<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1672604505_585_Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpeg?resize=1300%2C1064&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1064\"  \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_5_Inside_a_multi-day_bash_on_a_private_island_in_Muskoka\"><\/span><strong>No. 5: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-a-multi-day-bash-on-a-private-island-in-muskoka\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Inside a multi-day bash on a private island in Muskoka\">Inside a multi-day bash on a private island in Muskoka<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><em>Adil Dhalla, a community organizer at Reset, met Shilbee Kim, a passion coach who works with entrepreneurs and community leaders, at a job interview in 2013. They started dating two years later, and in January of 2020 Kim proposed. The couple had planned a ceremony at Daniels Spectrum in Regent Park, but after three postponements, they switched gears and organized a weekend on a private island two hours north of Toronto.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-a-multi-day-bash-on-a-private-island-in-muskoka\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Read more \u27a8\"><strong>Read more \u27a8<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598545 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1672604505_708_Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpeg?resize=1300%2C865&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"865\"  \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_4_Inside_the_five-day_Hindu-Catholic_celebration_of_high_school_sweethearts\"><\/span><strong>No. 4: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/city\/real-weddings-inside-the-five-day-hindu-catholic-celebration-of-high-school-sweethearts\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Inside the five-day Hindu-Catholic celebration of high school sweethearts\">Inside the five-day Hindu-Catholic celebration of high school sweethearts<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><em>Vivek Kesarwani and Ellen Bennett, self-described nerds and engineers\u2014he\u2019s in the software industry; she\u2019s in transportation\u2014met in<\/em><em> high school in 2009. After their first dance at a semi-formal, Ellen took her sister\u2019s advice and asked Vivek out for coffee. They\u2019ve been together ever since. This past July, they celebrated their wedding.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/city\/real-weddings-inside-the-five-day-hindu-catholic-celebration-of-high-school-sweethearts\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Read more \u27a8\"><strong>Read more \u27a8<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598546 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1672604505_667_Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpeg?resize=1300%2C866&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"866\"  \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_3_Inside_a_lush_and_ethereal_ceremony_at_Preto_Loft\"><\/span><strong>No. 3: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/style\/real-weddings-inside-a-lush-and-ethereal-ceremony-at-a-west-end-loft\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Inside a lush and ethereal ceremony at Preto Loft\">Inside a lush and ethereal ceremony at Preto Loft<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><em>Andrew Ngomba, a data analyst, matched with Natalina Strano, an associate investment advisor, on Bumble in 2017. They got engaged three years later, in October of 2020, and envisioned eloping to Italy. But as Covid dragged on, they settled on a micro-wedding in Toronto instead.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/style\/real-weddings-inside-a-lush-and-ethereal-ceremony-at-a-west-end-loft\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Read more \u27a8\"><strong>Read more \u27a8<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598547 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1672604505_574_Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpeg?resize=1300%2C867&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_2_Inside_a_two-day_Nigerian-Canadian_ceremony\"><\/span><strong>No. 2: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-a-two-day-nigerian-canadian-ceremony\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Inside a two-day, Nigerian-Canadian ceremony\">Inside a two-day, Nigerian-Canadian ceremony<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><em>Ben Merrill, an Osgoode law student, and Joju Sowemimo, a pediatrician, met while travelling in Greece in August of 2014. The couple dated long distance for the next six years\u2014with Ben in the States and Joju in Canada\u2014before tying the knot in Toronto.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-a-two-day-nigerian-canadian-ceremony\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Read more \u27a8\"><strong>Read more \u27a8<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-598548 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/espacestudio.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1672604505_260_Toronto-Lifes-top-Real-Weddings-of-2022.jpeg?resize=1300%2C922&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"922\"  \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_1_Inside_an_intimate_ceremony_at_the_Fairmont_Royal\"><\/span><strong>No. 1: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-an-intimate-ceremony-at-the-fairmont-royal-york\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Inside an intimate ceremony at the Fairmont Royal\">Inside an intimate ceremony at the Fairmont Royal<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><em>Hamza Khan, a professor and public speaker, and Bailey Parnell, the founder and CEO of SkillsCamp Soft Skills Training, met in 2012 and worked together in Ryerson\u2019s student affairs department. They got engaged in December of 2019 and were married two years later at the Fairmont Royal York.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontolife.com\/life\/real-weddings-inside-an-intimate-ceremony-at-the-fairmont-royal-york\/\" class=\"article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-title=\"Read more \u27a8\"><strong>Read more \u27a8<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1124567250995889'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiRWh0dHBzOi8vdG9yb250b2xpZmUuY29tL2xpZmUvdG9yb250by1saWZlcy10b3AtcmVhbC13ZWRkaW5ncy1vZi0yMDIyL9IBAA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If 2021 signalled the return of something a little closer to normal in our everyday lives, 2022 brought on more creative ways of celebrating life-long commitments. 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