Black Barn

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

We met in the summer of 2018 on a 5-week French immersion program called Explore in southern Nova Scotia. We were staying in the same dorm, just down the hall from each other. Calista did French immersion growing up and was fluent, and I had taken just one year of university French classes and was far from fluent. Coleman spent the first few weeks with a dictionary trying to speak to Calista in French and trying to understand what she was saying to him. Calista was very kind and patient with Coleman, and by the end of the five weeks they understood each other well and were having regular conversations. We had lots of fun during these five weeks in Nova Scotia, going on adventures such as whale watching, playing softball and volleyball, listening to live music around bonfires on the beach, and going stargazing. We finished our time in Nova Scotia with a trip to Halifax to experience the city and make some more memories together. At the end of the French immersion program, Calista went back to Saskatchewan and Coleman went back to Alberta, but we made plans to meet up in a couple months. We had our first trip together to Nelson, BC, where we explored the mountains and found some natural hot springs together. Calista joined Coleman and his family in Fernie for New Years later that year, and this is when we officially started dating. We continued to meet up for trips every few months while we were living apart, with Calista visiting Coleman when he moved to Vancouver in 2019. We took a road trip from Vancouver to San Francisco, and back to Vulcan the end of the summer of 2019, and spent a magical few days camping in the Redwood Forest of California. Coleman moved to Saskatoon in 2020 to study Agribusiness at the University of Saskatchewan, a few months before COVID hit. Coleman was forced to move out of his place in March of 2020, but Calista and her family graciously took Coleman in for the rest of the semester. This was our first time living together. Calista was accepted into medical school a few months later, and we moved into our own apartment together in August of 2020. We lived through the pandemic together in Saskatoon while we completed our univeristy degrees, with Coleman graduating in 2022 and Calista in 2024. In the summer of 2023 we took a road trip to Vancouver Island, where Coleman proposed to Calista in the forest beside the ocean in Tofino. We spent the next couple years enjoying our engagement and planning our wedding together. When Calista graduated medical school in 2024 we took a trip to France to see Taylor Swift in concert. Our first international trip together. In the summer of 2024 we bought a house together and moved to Prince Albert, where Calista was starting her family medicine residency program. We have really enjoyed living together, visiting our friends and family across the country, and building a life together. We are very excited for what the future holds as we get married and enter this next chapter together! Thank you so much for celebrating with us!

Calista and Coleman's Story

Our Story

Photos

Friend of the groom from elementary school in Vulcan

Joshua Cookson

Sister and first/oldest friend of the bride

Hannah Lytle

Tayte Mitchell

Erica Pietroniro

Brother and first/oldest friend of the groom

Adam Kettenbach

Savannah Remple

Friend of the groom from university in Halifax.  Met on the rowing team

Cameron Wylie

Erin White

Friend of the groom from university in Halifax.  Lived in the same residence in first year

Dylan Pretorius

Morgan Schatz

Friend of the bride and groom from Halifax

Kate Blokhina

Wedding Party

Q + A

Standard Rooms at $145.00Suites at $ 175.00&nbsp;Above rates are per room per night, rates are subject to tax (12% )Last Day to Book :&nbsp;Monday, July 28, 2025 - Complimentary hot buffet breakfast included in the room rate for guests staying at the hotel- Access to indoor pool, fitness center and hot tub- Complimentary shuttle transfers to and from Edmonton International Airport and on demand shuttle transfers to and from Premium Outlet mall and Casino-Free self-parking is available for all in house guests <a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1727883318874&amp;key=GRP&amp;guestreslink2=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1727883318874&amp;key=GRP&amp;guestreslink2=true</a>

Fairfield by Marriott Edmonton International Airport

A shuttle will bring guests from the hotel and bring them back at the end of the night. Shuttle leave the hotel at 2:30 pm and arrive at the venue for 3:00 pm. Shuttles will leave the venue and return to the hotel at:9 pm10 pm11 pm 12 am1:15 am Any vehicles left on the property must be removed by 8 am the following morning!

Calista & Coleman

Calista & Coleman

C&C

Wedding Day

Reception