Horton Ridge Malt House

Wedding Pre-Party

Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards Patio

Cocktail Reception

Dinner

Dance

Our Wedding

Kelsey and Derek met one fateful night on the Boomers Midtown Lounge dance floor in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They bonded over horrible dancing and their shared appreciation for Willy's Poutine. As chance would have it, Derek was completing his anesthesia residency at the Victoria General Hospital, where Kelsey worked as an Operating Room Nurse. Derek would later kidnap Kelsey and relocate her to Toronto, Ontario. They are very much in love, and have decided to make it official with a marriage.

Our Love Story

Our Story

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Sarah is Kelsey's longest friend and cherished comrade. She is known around town for her immense beauty, quick wit and intelligence. 

The two met on the very first day of Grade Primary, at Thorburn Consolidated School. Their entire friendship is thanks to their teacher, Mrs. Martin, who forced the two shyest girls to sit together, after noticing how horrible they both were at making friends.

Kels and Sar became inseparable, as their social calendars became filled with best friend activities. Girl Guides on Mondays, Art Lessons on Wednesdays, Slumber Parties on Fridays! By the end of the year, the Bus Pass lady had their schedule memorized. This continued on to Middle and High School, where the two joined French Immersion and spent their spring break in Guatemala on a humanitarian mission. Sarah and Kelsey were both very cool and popular. 







Sarah Mingo

Rebecca and Kelsey first met as teammates in the Pictou County summer soccer league. Rebecca was a fierce defence-woman from Stellerton. She was swift with a strong kick that could frighten any opponent. Rebecca has amazing taste in music, and bonded with Kelsey over their love of obscure indie bands, such as 'Joel Plaskett" and the "All American Rejects".  Rebecca took "Little Country Kels" under her wing, and introduced Kelsey to her "Cool Town Friends". Kelsey always looked forward to hanging out with her summer soccer bud!

On the first day of High School, Kelsey was pleasantly surprised to see a familiar face in her French Immersion class- Her summer soccer buddy, Rebecca! 

Throughout the years, together Kels and Bec have played on many sports teams, attended cool live shows, and enjoyed more than a few spontaneous Horsepower beers at The Local.




Rebecca Glenen

Tess and Kelsey first met in 2017 in Halifax. Tess is impossible to describe, because Tess is many things. An extraordinary adventurer, a cupcake connoisseur, reality tv expert, makeup guru, a Barbie.com hacker, secret social media maven, and best of all, a fantastic friend. 
Tess is cool and sweet and so much fun to be around! Tess and her partner Stephen are frequent travel companions to Kelsey and Derek. Tess has been the mastermind behind all of their vacations together. From finding the best hotel deals to snagging reservations at the hippest restaurants, her attention to detail and organized nature have led to incredible adventures to Mexico, New York, Italy, London and Greece. We are looking forward to may more years of laughing, travelling and friendship!

Tess Aguinaga

Kelsey's life was perfect, up until December 28th, 1994. The little sister she was promised, turned out to be A BOY. Logan. 
The horror! Instead of playing Barbies, Logan would rip the dolls' heads off, and throw them down the stairs. After an annoying first ~ 5 years, Logan turned out to be pretty alright. He was a great asset to have on your street hockey team (goalie), and he was always up for a round of Kels' favourite video game, Tony Hawk Pro Skater III or NHL '02 on the PlayStation.
Also, one might hypothesize that nursing the Barbies back to health inspired Kelsey's future career. 
Love you bro!!


Logan Boudreau

Trevor needs little introduction. He's Derek's younger brother and close confidant. Together they share a love of travelling, video games, various nerd pastimes, drinking beer, and general goofing around. Despite a sometimes adversarial childhood, they are now the best of friends and generally enjoy hanging out with each other (most of the time).

Trevor Wong

Vivian and Derek first met at the McGill Anesthesia residency interview, where they were informed by the local residents to avoid Montreal at all costs for their medical education. Accordingly, they both matched to Dalhousie University, where they spent the next 5 years annoying each other. In the intervening time, they did their best to explore all the Asian food options in Halifax (a pretty brief task), as well as work together on their residency research project (which they jointly presented at ASA 2018 in San Francisco). Vivian and Derek are now colleagues at Scarborough Health, where Vivian continues to bully Derek for his terribly substandard Mandarin language skills.

Vivian Wang

Ayush and Derek first met at Dalhousie, where Ayush was starting a general surgery residency. After a year of hanging out they moved in together to a condo in Halifax, where they continued to live together for the next 4 years, until Kelsey showed up and evicted Ayush. Despite temporary homelessness, Ayush selflessly maintained his friendship with Derek and Kelsey, and even hosted them for a long weekend in Philadelphia, where he was completing a fellowship in pediatric intensive care (he really likes learning).

Ayush Lacoul

Derek and Yang met in undergrad at Western while on an "international aid trip" (read: voluntourism scheme) to the Dominican Republic. Since then, they have followed one another through medical school at UWO, to residency at Dalhousie, and finally to staff practice in Ontario. In Halifax, they were founding members of DARS (the Dalhousie Asian Residents' Society - membership = 2), and also had a serious appreciation for craft beer and good food.

Yang Wang

Wedding Party

Q + A

*Transportation*

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The venue Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyard is located in the town of Wolfville, NS. This is approximately a 1 hour drive from the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, or a 1 hour drive from the city of Halifax.    For this reason, we suggest choosing an accommodation in the town of Wolfville.

The drive from Halifax Airport to Wolfville is ~100km, and an Uber may be costly. The Airport is located in the middle of nowhere (a 30 minute drive to the city of Halifax), so it is necessary to have transportation booked in advanced. Below are some suggestions:

Bus travel from Halifax Stanfield Airport to Wolfville is available via Maritime Bus (1 departure per day, departing Halifax Airport at 5:30pm, arriving in Wolfville - Acadia University at 7:15pm). Adult fare = $29.50.

Maritime Bus

Rental car services are available from Halifax Stanfield Airport, with the following companies maintaining fleets at the airport:     Alamo (1-800-462-5266)  Avis (1-800-879-2847)  Budget (1-800-268-8900)  Dollar/Thrifty (1-800-800-4000/1-800-847-4389)  Enterprise (1-800-325-8007)  Hertz (1-800-263-0600)  National (1-800-227-7368)    Good resources for comparing rental car rates and getting the best possible deal are Kayak or Expedia.   Summer in Nova Scotia is peak tourist season, so considering booking a vehicle early or coordinate with other wedding attendees to arrange carpooling or other shared transportation! Feel free to contact Derek or Kelsey for other transportation options.

Rental Car Services

Driver Dave’s Airport Shuttle Service - Halifax to Acadia University (Wolfville) Rates: Car - Up to 3 ppl $160 Van - Up to 5 ppl $180 Also available for larger groups (price upon inquiry)

Driver Daves

A complementary shuttle bus will be provided by Derek and Kelsey to transport guests from their Wolfville hotels to the ceremony location and back.

Ceremony Shuttle Service 

*Hotels and Accommodations*

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Micro Boutique Hotel in Wolfville. The Micro Boutique is conveniently located in beautiful downtown Wolfville, right across the street from the fantastic Church Brewing Company and a 4 minute drive to Lightfoot &amp; Wolfville Vineyard. A shuttle bus will be available for transfers to and from the venue at pre-arranged intervals. Available room types include 2-bedroom suites, 1-bedroom suites, Waterview studios, and cityview studios. Underground parking is available, as is city street parking. Please call the hotel front desk directly to book (1-888-501-2325, ext 113) Room blocks are reserved until May 2025 and must be booked prior to then!

MICRO Boutique Wolfville

Acadia University also offers their dorms for use as hotel rooms during the summer months. This option is nostalgic, convenient and budget friendly!

Acadia University-Dorm Hotel

Hotel Wolfville

Popular B&Bs include: The Tattingstone Inn, The Stella Rose B&B, Gingerbread House Inn, and Blomidon Inn

Kelsey & Derek

Kelsey & Derek

Hotels and Transportation

Transportation