If you are planning a Stanley Park Teahouse wedding and still need a wedding photographer I would love to hear from you. It is one of the best wedding venues in Vancouver and one I am very familiar with. Below are some recent photos from this venue along the pricing to help you get started on your budget.
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Stanley Park Teahouse Wedding Cost
Not only is the Stanley Park Teahouse one of the best venues in Vancouver but it is also one of the more affordable ones. Their pricing is very straightforward – food and beverage minimums without any rental or venue fees. The total food and beverage minimums vary depending on the time of year but plated options begin at $40 per person for lunch and go up to $99 per person for dinner. Included in those rates is not only amazing food but tables, chairs and other options such as linens and glassware. To get an exact price for your wedding at Stanley Park Teahouse please contact the restaurant directly.
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There are few better venues for an intimate wedding than the Teahouse Restaurant in Stanley Park. My day with Christine and Alex started when I met them for their first look inside the Portside Pub. While this watering hole in the heart of Gastown isn’t where you’d expect to take wedding photos, it was the perfect location as it’s where they first met. The large windows along with the exposed wood and brick walls actually made for a stunning first look location. After a few portraits throughout the rest of the building we drove out of downtown and into the the crown of Vancouver – Stanley Park. Its safe to assume that Stanley Park is the most popular location for wedding photos in Vancouver but for good reason as it’s stunning (and not so long so long ago name the best park in the world!) I have a number of different locations I prefer for wedding portraits in the park and with the clouds threatening rain on this day I chose a spot that was covered. Tucked just off the road on the way to the Teahouse Restaurant, its my go to location for when clients want photos in the forest. Alex and Christine couldn’t have been more sweet with each other and made for some really natural candid portraits. Didn’t hurt that they both look amazing – Christine in a gown from Bisou Bridal and Alex in a suit by Z Zegna. I also loved that Christine chose a single protea flower as her bouquet. It was extra special (for me) considering it’s the national flower of South Africa and all the time I spend in the country photographing weddings. The rain started to fall so we walked back to their town car and headed off to the Stanley Park Teahouse for their wedding. With help from Bespoke Décor, the wedding ceremony location at Ferguson Point was stunning. Christine and Alex opted to get married literally surrounded by their family and friends and it made for my favorite ceremony setup to date. With the oceans and mountains behind them and candles encircling them, the setting couldn’t have been more perfect. With a nod to Christine’s heritage, they incorporated some Pilipino elements into the wedding ceremony. While Stanley Park is a public space, the city requires couples to obtain a permit through the Vancouver Parks board to use it. Another option for wedding ceremony locations is the conservatory green and can only be reserved for those couples having their wedding at the Teahouse Restaurant. Christine and Alex chose instead to use this space for their cocktail area. A quick aside – the Teahouse Restaurant also has indoor space by its fireplaces which work great for intimate wedding ceremonies when its raining outside. Before heading inside the teahouse for their wedding reception, the three of us headed down to third beach for a few “sunset” wedding photos. While extremely popular for both wedding photos and sunbathers in the summer months, we had the entire beach to ourselves.
Leanne Leong had the the conservatory room looking perfect for our arrival and Christine and Alex made their grand entrance to a space filled with greenery and candles. The Teahouse Restaurant is best suited for intimate weddings and that’s just what Christine and Alex were going for. Even though they rented out both the conservatory and the tea room it still felt like a very intimate gathering of friends and family. Speeches were mixed with random bouts of dancing throughout the evening and it wasn’t long before Girl on Wax DJ had the place rocking. I left to Christine and Alex breaking it down on the dance floor and was already looking forward to my next Teahouse Restaurant wedding as I drove out of Stanley Park.
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Wedding vendors who helped make this Stanley Park Teahouse Restaurant wedding happen:
Venue // Teahouse in Stanley Park
Decor // Bespoke Decor
Day of Coordinator //Leanne – Lovelea Weddings
Makeup // Denise Elliot
DJ // Girl on Wax
Florist // Our Little Flower Company
Ceremony Music // Musical Occassions
Dress // Martina Liana from Bisou Bridal
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A few words from the bride on her experience working with me:
Mathias was incredible. From our first meeting, he was so friendly, warm, and easy to talk to. He touched base with us about a month prior to the big day to get organized and he had great advice for our location ideas. On the day of, he captured SO many beautiful moments perfectly. Our photos as a couple turned out so lovely (even though we started the day so nervous to be photographed!) and the moments he captured of the ceremony and reception were candid, emotional, and artistic. He caught every expression and emotion of us and our guests, and now I’ll have those forever!
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