AN ABUNDANCE OF RICHES:THE WEDDING PROFESSIONALS OF DOWNTOWN CAMBRIDGE 

PREAMBLE & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN 

IN DOWNTOWN CAMBRIDGE EVERY SEASON IS WEDDING SEASON. INDEED, THERE AREN’T MANY TOWNS IN ONTARIO WITH SO MANY DREAMY CITYSCAPES POISED TO FUNCTION AS BACKDROPS FOR THE BIG DAY. FROM FLORAL-FILLED ALLEYS TO LARGE-SCALE GRAFFITI TO HISTORIC STONE BUILDINGS AND ROMANTIC RIVERBANKS, THIS QUAINT EUROPEAN-ESQUE DESTINATION OFFERS A BROAD SWEEP OF AMBIANCE. 

AND WITH ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF FLORISTS, BRIDAL BOUTIQUES, WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS, BAKERS, AND EVENT SPACES, THE WEDDING PROFESSIONALS OF DOWNTOWN CAMBRIDGE ARE READY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CLIENT IS LOOKED AFTER – FROM THE PLANNING STAGES ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE LAST DANCE. 

OVER THE PAST WEEKS, WE VISITED FIVE OF DOWNTOWN CAMBRIDGE’S WEDDING PROFESSIONALS. WHAT FUN PUTTING A BIT OF FOCUS ON THOSE FOLKS (AND BUSINESSES) WHO SPEND MOST OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES STRIVING TO REMAIN BEHIND THE SCENES. 

IT’S TIME FOR THEIR CLOSE-UPS. 

For a full list of Downtown Cambridge business listings, visit downtowncambridge.ca 


FEATURED FLORIST 

WILDWOOD FLORAL + EVENT DESIGNS 
bywildwood.com 


FEATURED BAKER 

THE BAKE SHOP ON MAIN 
89 MAIN ST, UNIT 107, CAMBRIDGE 
thebakeshoponmain.com 

FEATURED BRIDAL BOUTIQUE 

KIKI MCDONALD BRIDAL 
35 AINSLIE ST N, CAMBRIDGE 
kikimcdonaldbridal.com 


FEATURED EVENT SPACE 

CAMBRIDGE MILL 
100 WATER ST N, CAMBRIDGE 
cambridgemill.ca 

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER

BRANDON TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHY
brandontaylor.ca

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