Maddy K Weddings

In Sickness and In Health!

So in the coming weeks we will try to post up some 2009 Real Weddings that we did!! As we take a few moments and look back at all the photos and all the couples that were in our life in the past year, we feel a mixed emotions!! Its hard to move onto a new season of planning when you build such great bonds and relationships with your past brides... we do miss them all and we hope to build the same bond with our 2010 brides!!!

In the meantime, this is a Real Wedding that is very close to our heart!! Our friends from Phototerra were there to capture the beauty of their love ... here is a small video capturing the highlights of the day!

We started working with Nathalie in 2007 to plan her 2008 wedding, however after she was diagnosed with cancer the wedding date had to be pushed up to 2009... Her strength and her grace is something we will never forget ...

This is her story...


It’s ironic how things turn out in life, especially when you’re the only one who shows up. Nathalie had no idea she’d met the person she would later consider her husband when she showed up for a company function where no one, except Dale, showed up. Nathalie and Dale became close, and started dating shortly after. One Christmas, the couple drove to Montreal from Toronto to be with Nathalie’s family for the holidays. They were caught in a horrific snowstorm and turned a 5 hour drive into a 10 hour one. The couple had such great conversations and enjoyed each others company in what seemed to be horrible circumstances, that it was then Nathalie knew he was the one.

They had become engaged and planned to have their wedding October 4th, 2008. That was until Nathalie found out she was diagnosed with aggressive type of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. The couple postpone the wedding, and she began chemotherapy shortly after. She finished chemo and radiation in December 2008, and was declared in remission shortly after. Dale was there for her every step of the way and supported her through this very difficult and emotional time. They rescheduled the wedding to July 2009 and continued planning their wedding.

They are a very down to earth couple, so they wanted a wedding that wasn’t too over-the-top and they kept their theme very clean and fresh felling. Having originally planed for a fall wedding, they kept some of the elements that they had already planned, but toned it down for summer or added more summery elements to the decor. There was one major difference this time around, their wedding favors were not gifts, but the couple made a donation to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation where Nathalie had her treatment. Based in Toronto, the hospital is a world leader in cancer research and patient care. “I received such good care at the Princess Margaret Hospital that we decided to give something back to the Hospital and help in the fight to end cancer.” says Nathalie.

With the help of Maddy K Weddings, they worked on altering the reception theme and concept from a fall wedding to a summer wedding. The couple took comfort in having someone in Montreal to coordinate their special day seeing as they live in Toronto. Maddy K made sure that everything was exactly how the couple wanted their day to be seeing as it was a tremendously special day. Everything was perfect to the very last detail, including flowers, decor, and stationary.

Nathalie and Dale were married on July 11th 2009, and when they said their vows “In sickness and in health” they knew that wouldn’t be a problem.

We wish them the best in their lives together and nothing but love, health & happiness!

For more photos from their wedding go to our Facebook Fan page!