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Much of Sierra and Michael’s relationship has unfolded around the pace and travel of professional hockey. Their wedding brought everyone back to Vancouver, Sierra’s hometown, for a summer weekend with family, lifelong friends, and their son, Larsen, at the centre of it.
Historic Hycroft Manor gave the celebration its direction. Rather than cover its old-world rooms and gardens with a separate theme, Courtney Elizabeth Events and
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worked with the estate’s character. Powder blue, layered ivory, white florals, soft draping, and candlelight appeared throughout the day, from the stationery and wedding-party attire to the ceremony and dinner tables.
The wedding moved naturally through the property: a morning inside the manor, vows between the garden columns, portraits with Larsen, cocktails on the lawn, and a candlelit dinner under the open sky. The design remained polished and editorial, but the people Sierra and Michael had gathered around them gave every setting its warmth.
Powder Blue Details and Quiet Beginnings
The palette first appeared in the smallest details. Powder-blue stationery, handwritten notes, bridal shoes, and the couple’s rings opened the story before the morning shifted toward portraits inside the manor.
Modern Bridal Style Inside the Manor
Sierra wore a strapless ball gown with a sculpted neckline and a full, softly structured skirt. Inside the manor, its clean silhouette stood against patterned walls and heritage details; outside, the garden gave the gown and train room to come fully into view. Her white bouquet kept the look connected to the floral palette without competing with it.
Her attendants wore pale blue in varied silhouettes, extending the colour story without making every look identical. Michael chose a black tuxedo and bow tie, a classic contrast introduced in relaxed portraits with his groomsmen before the ceremony.
A Garden Celebration Shaped by Hycroft
Hycroft’s detailed interiors, established gardens, and covered colonnade gave Sierra and Michael the intimacy of an estate gathering in the heart of Vancouver. The setting also brought the wedding back to a city with personal meaning for Sierra, making the venue feel like more than a beautiful backdrop.
For the ceremony, white draping framed the space between the columns while white flowers gathered along the aisle and around the focal point. The design stopped short of hiding the garden, leaving Hycroft’s greenery and architecture visible in every wider view.
Powder blue, ivory, white, and black created a clear thread from the wedding party’s attire to the ceremony setting and reception tables. Nothing felt overly themed. Each choice simply sharpened the warm, refined atmosphere Sierra and Michael wanted for their guests.
White Florals Beneath the Colonnade
Guests gathered in the garden as Sierra entered beneath the white floral installation. Between the columns, she and Michael exchanged vows and rings before sealing the ceremony with a kiss. Their recessional brought them back through the flower-lined aisle, now walking together toward the people who had travelled to celebrate with them.
Portraits Through the Manor and Gardens
Larsen joined Sierra and Michael for one of the day’s most personal portraits before the couple moved through the manor and gardens on their own. They paused on the stone staircase, among the hydrangeas, and inside a green-tiled room, each setting giving the photographs a different piece of Hycroft’s character.
Cocktails in the Garden
Cocktail hour opened across the garden beneath white umbrellas, giving guests time to move between the clipped hedges before dinner. It was an easy transition between the ceremony and the more layered reception setting to come.
Candlelit Dinner in Powder Blue and Ivory
Long tables stretched beneath soft draping, set with pale linens, white place settings, clear glassware, and candlelight. Low white arrangements kept conversation open across the tables, while taller floral gestures climbed around the columns. Powder-blue details stood out quietly against the ivory foundation, tying the dinner setting back to the stationery and wedding-party attire seen earlier in the day.
An Open-Air First Dance
Sierra and Michael entered through the draped garden setting and moved straight into their first dance outside. In the late-afternoon light, Michael lifted Sierra as guests watched from the terrace, turning the formal entrance into one of the day’s most joyful moments.
Toasts, Parent Dances, and the Party
After the first dance, Sierra and Michael settled at the head table as speeches and raised glasses carried dinner forward. Parent dances followed, then the energy loosened as friends gathered around them and the celebration moved toward the dance floor.
At the Centre of It All
For Sierra and Michael, the meaning of the weekend was in having everyone together. Larsen’s presence connected the ceremony and portraits to the life they had already built, while the toasts, embraces, and crowded bar showed the wider circle that had gathered around them. After years shaped by Michael’s NHL schedule and travel with the Detroit Red Wings, the wedding gave them one place, one weekend, and all of their people.
Lace, Champagne, and the After-Dark Celebration
Later, guests gathered around the tiered cake before Sierra changed into a short lace dress for the final part of the night. The celebration continued through the bar and lounge, where white flowers, palms, and rows of champagne coupes carried the pale palette beyond dinner and into the party.
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Planning & Design: @courtneyelizabethevents; Florals & Drapery: Myrtle et Olive Floral & Event; Photography: Justine Milton; Venue: @hycroftuwcv; Tents: @pacificcoasttents; Video: @foreverafterstudios; DJ: @jzecrew; String Trio: @timelessmusic.entetainment; Hair: @theloveteam_official; Makeup: @alisha_hopps; Stationery: @letterlandstudio; Seating Chart Build: @flori.time; Rentals: @bespokedecor; Rentals: @element_event_solutions; Rentals: @koncept.events; Linens: @simplybeautifuldecor; Cake: @joconde.cakes.
