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REAL WEDDINGS / CANADA / ISSUE 36

Supper Club Style and Timeless Design at Arlington Estate

“What makes our journey so meaningful is how our love came full circle.”

Published In WedLuxe Magazine, Issue 36
Photography Isabella Villani Photography
Bride Erica in a white gown and groom in a black tuxedo pose together in an elegant, white-themed wedding reception room decorated with flowers and candles.

photographed by Isabella Villani Photography

WHAT THEY WORE

Erica wore a Jenny Yoo gown with a clean, fitted silhouette— kept deliberately simple, paired only with diamond studs and a sleek bun so the dress did the talking. Later in the evening, she removed her veil and added a neck scarf to the gown. Anthony wore a custom Canali tuxedo with satin peak lapels.

Wedding invitations, rings and keepsakes arranged with white flowers.
A bridal perfume bottle styled with white flowers.
Black-and-white wedding stationery arranged with ribbon.
Erica, dressed in a flowing white dress, sits on a bed, smiling while reading a card. The room features white bedding, a bedside table, a lamp, and books, all bathed in soft, natural light.
Erica, a woman with dark hair in a white ruffled top, sits on a bed with white bedding, looking directly at the camera. A plant with green flowers is visible on a bedside table in the background.
Erica poses by a window in her fitted wedding gown.
Erica sits in her wedding gown with Pablo beside her.
Two women, one named Erica, smile and hug—one wearing a white strapless dress and the other in a black strapless dress. They stand in front of large bright windows in a minimalist setting.
Anthony poses in his custom black tuxedo.
Erica and Anthony share their first look outdoors.

RETURN TO THE CLASSICS

Erica and Anthony Di Santo’s love story begins in 2009, at a house party during their high school years — she was in grade 11, he was in grade 12. They started dating soon after and stayed together for seven years, eventually splitting not over any single issue but a mutual need to figure out life on their own terms. They lost touch completely. It wasn’t until 2023 that they reconnected, picking up a story that, as it turned out, wasn’t finished.

Anthony had never been a pet person — until he met Pablo, Erica’s dog and, by her account, a package deal. He came around quickly, and by the time he proposed, he’d become as devoted to Pablo as Erica is. Fittingly, Pablo was there for it: Anthony proposed during a walk in the park, with no fanfare and no audience, exactly as Erica had asked. That evening, he’d arranged a catered dinner with both families. The next day, he flew her to Montreal for the weekend.

The couple were married on October 10, 2025, at Arlington Estate in Vaughan, Ontario. The couple built their wedding around a single instruction to themselves: make it timeless. The reference point was an old-money, vintage sensibility — something closer to Ralph Lauren than to bridal trend cycles — chosen so the day would still hold up decades from now rather than read as a moment in a trend cycle. It’s a design logic that tracked the couple’s own story: a return to each other made with the same clarity and intention they wanted the day itself to reflect.

A smiling bride named Erica in a strapless white wedding dress and long veil stands outdoors, holding a small bouquet of white flowers, surrounded by greenery and sunlight.
A black-and-white portrait of Erica and Anthony outdoors.
A bride named Erica, in a white gown and veil, walks down the aisle outdoors, smiling and holding a bouquet as she is escorted by an older man in a tuxedo. Guests stand and watch as sunlight filters through the trees.
A bride in a white gown and veil stands facing a groom in a black suit during an outdoor wedding ceremony, with Erica, the bridesmaid in a black dress, standing nearby.
Erica and Anthony exchange vows outdoors.
Erica and Anthony kiss after their ceremony.

SUPPER CLUB STYLE

Wild Theory Floral and Event Design handled the florals and overall decor design, shaping a room that read closer to a refined restaurant interior than a conventional ballroom — a sophisticated, moody dinner-party atmosphere built on restraint: a controlled palette, straight lines, and a level of precision the couple describes literally, with a leveler used on-site to keep every line true. Two elements did the most work in setting that tone: a set of sculptural table lamps, sourced with difficulty but central to the moody, dinner-party feel the couple wanted, and a hand-finished floor treatment — a worn, cracked marble checkerboard pattern designed to look original to the room rather than applied to it. Both were built around the same idea driving the rest of the design: nothing polished to the point of feeling artificial.

The supper-club reception room with checkerboard floor and white florals.
A reception table set with white flowers and sculptural lamps.
White flowers, glassware and candles on a reception table.
White reception florals arranged around a sculptural table lamp.
A black-and-white reception place setting with bread plate.
The couple’s table framed by white florals and warm lamps.
A framed reception sign beside white floral arrangements.
Erica and Anthony walk through their finished reception room.
Erica and Anthony pose in the supper-club reception setting.
Erica poses among the reception tables and white florals.
A bride in a white gown and a groom in a black tuxedo stand together in an elegant, candlelit reception hall with white decor and floral arrangements, radiating joy as they celebrate their love at Erica’s unforgettable wedding.

I really wanted to create a timeless, classic design — something I could look back on in twenty years and still love just as much.

Erica, Bride
The live band performs behind a bank of white flowers.

EVENING GLOW

Rather than hire a professional MC, Erica and Anthony asked two of their closest friends to run the room — a choice that let the night stay personal, with the kind of humor and ease that comes from people who actually know the couple and their families.

A live band anchored the reception in place of the DJ set that’s typical at their family weddings, and the shift registered immediately: guests were on their feet most of the night, and by the later hours, several had joined the band on stage. After Erica’s 10 p.m. dress change, dinner-party restraint gave way to a party that, by the couple’s account, no one wanted to end.

Guests in formal attire sit at tables decorated with white flowers and candles, smiling and watching something off-camera at an elegant indoor event or wedding reception—perhaps captivated by a heartfelt toast from Erica.
Wedding guests dine beneath warm table lamps.
Erica and Anthony share a moment during dinner.
The white wedding cake decorated with delicate flowers.
Erica and Anthony celebrate beside their wedding cake.
A bride and groom, Erica and her partner, share their first dance on a black-and-white tiled floor in a dimly lit, elegant venue with guests seated around the dance floor.
A bride and groom, dressed formally, cut a white cake topped with berries together at a small round table with flowers, glasses, and champagne, as Erica looks on with joy.
A bride and groom dance and smile at their wedding reception, surrounded by guests who are also dancing and celebrating in a formal, elegant venue—an unforgettable moment beautifully captured for Erica and her loved ones.
Erica, the radiant bride in a white dress, dances joyfully with guests on a black and white tiled floor at the wedding reception. People around her are smiling and enjoying the celebration.
Late-night food served during the wedding reception.
Erica reveals her evening wedding look with a neck scarf.

WedLuxe Glitterati Members

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Floral and Event Design Wild Theory Floral and Event Design

The Team

Every professional who shaped this story, listed by role.

COUPLE
@ericadisanto, @anthony.disanto
Band
@solepower
Bridal Gown Designer
@jennyyoonyc
Bridal Gown Retailer
@pearlbridalhouse
Bridal Hair & Makeup
@viktoriahere
Dinnerware, Chargers & Bread Plates
@heynayos
Floor & Door Vinyl
@eventgraffiti
Florals & Event Design
@wildtheoryfloral
Furniture & Bar Rentals
@detailzfurniturerentals
Groom’s Tuxedo Designer
@canali
Groom’s Tuxedo Retailer
Genesis
Month of Planning, Day of Coordination & Design Collaborator
@renata__rollins
Officiant
@sharimarries
Photography
@isabellavillaniphoto
Reception A/V
@bbblancweddings
Venue
@thearlingtonestate
Videography
@_jysxn
Wedding Cake
@aidaspinevalleybakery