Rachel A. Clingen Wedding and Event Design - wedding decor, wedding planner, wedding flowers, floral, backdrops, chair covers, linens, wedding planner, Caledon, Thornhill, Toronto, GTA, Ontario

Client
Iva & Steve Stulich
September 6, 2008

Services
Wedding Design & Draping
Rachel A. Clingen
www.rachelaclingen.com

Venue
St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre
go to website

Photo/Video
Where Heaven Meets Earth
www.hephoto.ca

	Steve and I met several summers ago while visiting our respective families in Croatia. Some would say that fate played a part as he lived in New Zealand and I lived in Canada, yet we were both visiting Croatia during the same three weeks. During this time we experienced an undeniable connection with the help of a few family members and their matchmaking skills. Even though we lived oceans apart from one another, we decided to keep in touch both secretly hoping that this was only the beginning. We spent countless hours on the phone (as our phone bills can attest to) and after flirting with the idea of planning a visit, Steve decided to take the next step and get on a plane to Canada. Our time together was all too short but after watching him become a part of my family with such ease, I knew he was the man for me. Soon thereafter, it was my turn to meet Steve’s family and I visited beautiful New Zealand, the place of our future home. We continued the long distance relationship and experienced a whirlwind of emotions but with every moment shared, we knew we found something special and wanted to get married.
	"it was perfect, a classic white wedding with romantic candlelight..."	We decided to have our wedding in Canada and had the hopes of creating a classic yet modern atmosphere. Steve couldn’t be there for much of the direct planning and therefore my sisters and mom became my “wedding planners” and went with me to meet Rachel and Jessy. There were many opinions flowing yet somehow they were able to interpret these individual ideas and create a unified theme. Rachel was able to guide me through the big decisions and the little details and often knew what I wanted before I did.
	She has a gift of truly envisioning your dream wedding. Ours was all white…it was perfect, a classic white wedding with romantic candlelight, intimate drapery and of course a clean and modern edge. We had guests from many corners of the world and we all enjoyed the absolutely beautiful atmosphere that Rachel and her team created. Our hopes for our wedding were realized and for this and so much more, we are truly grateful. Iva & Steven Stulich

photography provided by Where Heaven Meets Earth