Kitchissippi times January 12, 2012 • Page 7

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Kitchissippi weddingswith an intimate flair

All in the neighbourhood

It’s no surprise to see how wedding plans

have unfolded for couple Lisa Reddy &

Michael O’Neill, considering how

Kitchissippi has always played a big role in

the life they share.

Both moved to Ottawa to work for the government, and it was through a work friend at Statistics Canada that Lisa met Michael. At first, Lisa lived downtown, but from spending time with Michael in and around his place in Hintonburg, they both knew they wanted to live in the area and that they loved the neighbourhood’s restaurants and stores, the community feel and ease of getting around by bike or bus.

On a lovely day in September 2011, the couple returned home after enjoying a dinner at a Hintonburg eatery and were relaxing with a glass of wine in their backyard, when Michael proposed.

The wedding planning process following that has been surprisingly stress-free, says Lisa, especially after the big three – church, reception venue and caterer – were booked for their Sept. 1, 2012 date. She adds they knew they wanted to have their ceremony at St. George’s Catholic Church on Piccadilly Avenue, and that they would involve neighbourhood vendors as much as possible.

“We live in Westboro and we like to support local business, so we thought it would be important to try to use them in our wedding,” Lisa says.

A gallery on Wellington West turned out to be a natural choice for the cosy cocktail gathering they envisioned for their 120 guests.

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“A sit-down reception would make it a bit difficult to visit with everyone … and we had been to a friend’s cocktail wedding where people were able to mingle more and not just with the guests at their table,” says Lisa.

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The pair met with Thyme & Again catering co-ordinator Bridget McLean and decided to have six or seven different kinds of hot hors d’oeuvres served by waiters, plus a meat carving station with roasted vegetables, with platters of artisan cheese from Ontario and Quebec, local bread, crackers and fruit, and locally grown market fresh veggies and dip, says Lisa.

“We’re most looking forward to the food and having all of our friends together, and being able to mingle. Because it’s not too big it’s going to be an intimate setting,” says Lisa. “We’re excited about seeing how things come together.”

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Laura Leonard says one of her

favourite things about her

September 2011 wedding

with David Finkle was a giant jam

session during the reception with all

their musician friends, including

David’s 13-year-old daughter Aurora.

“Dave is a musician and his father’s a musician, so he knows pretty much all the musicians for a large geographic area, and he called in some favours,” recalls Laura. “There were all these awesome musicians who had never played together before, and they just started jamming.”

Among the group was Hintonburg singer-songwriter Andy Mason, who played the couple’s first dance song, The Beatles’

Something, and much of the music for the reception.

These unique touches were a natural fit for the couple, who met at a Lanark music festival in 2009 and decided on a laid-back wedding that combined time-honoured

customs with unusual and modern elements. The pair, both of whom are First Nations,

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“It was a bit of a hybrid (wedding),”Laura says.

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“(David’s) brother staked out a spot at the park … and we just all showed up and it was great,”says Laura.

About 50 people attended the ceremony and buffet dinner, with friends joining in for the dance portion of the evening. And while it was a relatively inexpensive affair at about $4,000 for the reception, with no assigned dinner seating, the result was a relaxed and fun gathering.

“I loved the way our wedding turned out,” says Laura.

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