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Guess what folks? It is time to kick off the Gazelle wedding recaps!
The week before the wedding Mr. Gazelle and I packed up the car and started the drive from Calgary through the Rocky Mountains.
Luckily my parents had already taken most of our wedding projects and decor, but we still had a few important pieces to take with us…like some champagne for our pre-wedding festivities…
and of course, my wedding dress!
We spent a couple of days at my parents’ place in the interior of BC before heading to Vancouver for a bit of a pre-wedding vacation. We only had a few last minute things to take care of (like baking the shortbread for our favours) but otherwise we wanted to keep things as relaxing and fun in the time leading up to the wedding as possible.
As soon as we were in BC the first thing we wanted to do was get our wedding license!
With that taken care of it was time for a date!
We drove down to Oliver, BC—the wine capital of Canada—for lunch at Miradoro Restaurant at the gorgeous Tinhorn Creek Winery.
It was a beautiful day to enjoy a glass of wine and the views from their patio.
The food was also delicious!
When we first got engaged we had talked about getting married at this winery but unfortunately they weren’t doing weddings at that time. We then started looking at venues in Vancouver and the rest is history…but it was really nice to visit for lunch on our pre-wedding vacation.
Going for that lunch date was a really nice way for us to spend some quality time together, just the two of us. Things would get super busy once we would get to Vancouver and I enjoyed our quiet lunch.
Did you decide to do a bit pre-wedding vacationing?
Looks fun! I’m getting married in July about a week after my birthday, and because we usually take a trip for that we may well have a pre-wedding vacation also! Incidentally, Vancouver is on our list of possible honeymoon locales.
Looks like it was a wonderful time! You look so relaxed and that is a great thing to be the week of your wedding!
a pre-wedding vacation sounds like an amazing strategy for keeping your sanity! nicely done 
Totally off the wedding topic but I love that drive through the rockies, so beautiful. I used to live in Canada and I miss it so much…Can’t wait for the rest of your recap!
Excellent, Gazelle recap time! I wouldn’t say we’re vacationing… but we are having a fancy dinner the week before the wedding to celebrate our single lives 
Awww, what a fun way to spend a few days relaxing and enjoying each other in the days leading up to your wedding!
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Ms. Gazelle, Calgary/Vancouver Age and Occupation: 32, Engineer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Technology Analyst Engagement Date: September 3, 2010 Wedding Date: July 2011 Venue: Brock House Restaurant, Vancouver About Me: I am a marathon runner, cyclist, Ironman triathlete and beautiful shoe fiend who also loves kicking back and watching Glee. I grew up a bit of a nomad as I traveled around the world with my family, living everywhere from Australia to England to South America and Indonesia. I finally settled in Calgary a few years ago and met Mr. Gazelle who loves me even though we cheer for different hockey teams. We are planning a bit of a destination wedding in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia and we can’t wait to share the day with our close family and friends.
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