Ian & Jesslyn’s Brandon Wedding

Ian & Jesslyn (Chapelski) King
Married September 27, 2008
Brandon, Manitoba

Boy Meets Girl – Ian, who is a site supervisor for Modern Acrylic Systems Ltd. in Winnipeg, and Jesslyn, a hairdresser, first met in 2005 outside a bar in Brandon. “The place was closing and we were standing outside,” Jesslyn recalls. “Ian came over and introduced himself and asked if he could call me. I told him he could call but only if it was within the next two days. He called the next morning at 11:00 a.m.”

On Bended Knee – Ian proposed at the house they shared. “He was acting pretty weird all day so I suspected the proposal was coming,” Jesslyn says. “He had prepared a little speech. Then he asked me to marry him and I said yes.”

Kiss The Bride – The couple were married at the Sokal Hall in Brandon “The highlight of the Brandon wedding ceremony, Jesslyn says, was the “power of the sand” ritual. “Instead of a unity candle, we had three glass vases,” she says. “The middle vase was empty. The other two had sand of different colours. Our Justice of the Peace mixed the sand while saying that when you mix the sand, it can never be separated again.”

Fabulous Details – The dinner was also held at the Sokal Hall. It consisted of roast beef, cabbage rolls, perogies, salads and vegetables. Ian and Jesslyn had three types of desserts instead of a wedding cake.

Their Time Away – The newlyweds put off their honeymoon because they moved to Winnipeg right after the wedding and have been spending time renovating the house they had purchased. They are planning a trip to Las Vegas in the spring.

Text by Myron Love
Photos By Photography By Dale