{"id":8626,"date":"2015-03-23T10:48:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T14:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/?p=8626"},"modified":"2025-12-11T06:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T11:43:38","slug":"rachel-mikes-wedding-berkeley-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/rachel-mikes-wedding-berkeley-church","title":{"rendered":"Rachel &amp; Mike&#8217;s Wedding at Berkeley Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re excited to share today&#8217;s beautiful wedding sent to us from our good friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lushanabalephotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lushana Bale Photography<\/a>. Rachel and Mike&#8217;s special day at the <a class=\"listing-mentionable listing-mentionable-disabled listing-mentionable-disabled\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-listing=\"7\">Berkeley Church<\/a>\u00a0was the perfect example\u00a0of romantic vintage and DIY excellence. Rachel\u00a0scoured Etsy to find just the right pieces for the big day and boy, did the hard work pay off! The wedding turned out to be both\u00a0stylish and sentimental while paying homage to Rachel and Mike&#8217;s\u00a0personalities.<\/p> <div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lushanabalephoto001.jpg\"class=\"link-image link-image_wide\" rel=\"gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"full-size-image alignnone wp-image-8627 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNjc1IiB3aWR0aD0iOTAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5ldmVudHNvdXJjZS5jYSUyRmJsb2clMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMTUlMkYwMyUyRmx1c2hhbmFiYWxlcGhvdG8wMDEuanBnIiBkYXRhLXc9IjkwMCIgZGF0YS1oPSI2NzUiIGRhdGEtYmlwPSIiPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-spai=\"1\" alt=\"lushanabalephoto001\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\"  \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lushanabalephoto001a.jpg\"class=\"link-image link-image_wide\" 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NTAgNjc1IiB3aWR0aD0iNDUwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5ldmVudHNvdXJjZS5jYSUyRmJsb2clMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMTUlMkYwMyUyRmx1c2hhbmFiYWxlcGhvdG8wMDVhLmpwZyIgZGF0YS13PSI0NTAiIGRhdGEtaD0iNjc1IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=\" data-spai=\"1\" alt=\"lushanabalephoto005a\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\"  \/><\/a><\/div> <div class='visible-xs'>\t<div class=\"featured-vendors-title left-red-block col-xs-12\">Vendors Featured in this Article<\/div> \t<div class=\"vendors-carousel\"> \t\t<div class=\"row2\"> \t\t\t<amp-carousel height=\"270\" class=\"mobile-carousel\" layout=\"fixed-height\" type=\"carousel\"> \t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide case2 carousel-figure\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/lushana-bale-photography\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wrap-image\" 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Its unique architecture served as the perfect backdrop for our beautiful couple.<\/p> <div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lushanabalephoto006.jpg\"class=\"link-image link-image_wide\" rel=\"gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"full-size-image alignnone size-full wp-image-8635\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNjc1IiB3aWR0aD0iOTAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5ldmVudHNvdXJjZS5jYSUyRmJsb2clMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMTUlMkYwMyUyRmx1c2hhbmFiYWxlcGhvdG8wMDYuanBnIiBkYXRhLXc9IjkwMCIgZGF0YS1oPSI2NzUiIGRhdGEtYmlwPSIiPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-spai=\"1\" alt=\"lushanabalephoto006\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\"  \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lushanabalephoto009.jpg\"class=\"link-image link-image_wide\" rel=\"gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"full-size-image 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src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NTAgNjc1IiB3aWR0aD0iNDUwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjY3NSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5ldmVudHNvdXJjZS5jYSUyRmJsb2clMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMTUlMkYwMyUyRmx1c2hhbmFiYWxlcGhvdG8wMDEzYS5qcGciIGRhdGEtdz0iNDUwIiBkYXRhLWg9IjY3NSIgZGF0YS1iaXA9IiI+PC9zdmc+\" data-spai=\"1\" alt=\"lushanabalephoto0013a\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\"  \/><\/a><\/div> <p>The reception was a mix of classic elegance and personalized whimsy. 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