Rock n' roll e-session

I am so excited to share this edgy and fun engagement session from Urban Couture Photography with you and an awesome fairytale-come-true love story! The story behind the couple's engagement, e-session and wedding is super unique and cool. You'll quickly see why music is so important to this couple.
Emily and Kyle met at a Battle of the Bands competition in college back in 2004 and were "dragged" out that night, according to Emily. Neither were really looking for a relationship at the time. "It was a good thing we went out that night, though, because we had an instant connection and I knew I just had to talk to him," notes Emily.

Years later, during the summer of 2010, Emily and Kyle found themselves working on the Lilith Fair tour and celebrating one night in Las Vegas. It was a night Emily would never forget.

Emily shows off her new bling the morning after Kyle proposed

"It had been a long day - I was exhausted, but a tour member, who knew Kyle had something planned for me, convinced me that we needed to take a group photo outside of the Beach at Mandalay Bay, which is where we were staying," recalls Emily. "Kyle and I went and walked to the 'Valley of the Falls.' We were surrounded by waterfalls, lit up palm trees and tropical flowers, and before I knew it, Kyle was down on one knee proposing to me."

This summer, the couple will be walking down the aisle in Calgary on August 11, 2012, at the Calgary Metropolitan Centre. Needless to say, they will be incorporating a music and concert theme into everything they're doing for the wedding. 

Kyle happens to know a bit about graphic design, so the couple is designing laminated concert lanyards as their wedding invitations. For the reception, the couple will be having a "red carpet" entrance complete with "paparazzi" when their guests enter into the venue so they can feel like true VIPs. Emily will be carrying a traditional floral bouquet, but will also be including paper roses made out of sheet music in the bouquet. The couple is also forgoing the traditional wedding guestbook and will be having guests sign a white guitar instead. Finally, Emily and Kyle have opted to hire what Emily describes as "the best cover band in Calgary" - Kickstart - who will keep the guests on their feet into the wee hours of the morning.


A big thank you to Emily and Kyle for sharing their story with us and another thank you to our friend Jen at Urban Couture Photography for passing along their engagement photos for us to feature on today's blog post. We can't wait to see the photos from the wedding!

*all photos provided courtesy of Urban Couture Photography