Malaika and Faraz were set to get married in August 2020 with a multi-event celebration and 1000 people! However, this year had other plans and couples have had to adapt. What 2020 did not stop, was these two from celebrating their love.
The new date was set, the guests were sent special video-invites and we were ready. As most of their family lives in the United States and England, there was a live stream set up so they could attend virtually.
July 4th, 2020 at Pearson Convention Centre, Malaika and Faraz had the first drive-thru wedding! You may be thinking to yourself… a drive-by wedding? What about the party, the food, or getting to talk with the couple? We know that every wedding consists of certain aspects such as music, food, dancing, photos, and sweets. Malaika and Faraz, although having had a drive-through wedding, didn't have to sacrifice any of those!
The day started off with the couple meeting up at the Scarborough Bluffs for some beautiful photos. This was the first time in 2 weeks that they had seen each other! You can feel the love and magic pouring out of these photos!
While the bride and groom enjoyed their time together, the parking lot of the Pearson Convention Centre was being transformed! Along the front of the convention centre were five different stations set up for cars, full of guests, to stop at as they arrived.
Station one was a loot bag station, little baggies filled with some sweet treats for the children in the vehicles to help keep them entertained!
Station two consisted of a beautiful box of desserts, one per car, for the adults to snack on.
Station three was set up with a long red carpet, sanitizing station, beautiful decor and 3 stages. Two stages were set up along either side of the red carpet, one stage for Malaika’s family and the other for Faraz’s family. On the main stage, placed at the end of the red carpet, sat Malaika and Faraz ready to take a socially distanced photo with the guests, one car at a time.
Station four the guests were handed dinner in a box by the lovely catering staff.
Station five sat an icecream truck, ending the celebrations on a sweet note!
As the cars waited patiently for their turn at each station there was a DJ, MC by DJ Sunny Sharma and a live flute playing from Flute Hypnosia keeping the music going and the guests entertained!
A total of 570 people came through each station that evening, starting at 7pm and finishing at midnight. There was even some celebrities that were in attendance! The Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown, as well as Premier Doug Ford, stopped by to pass on their well wishes to the couple and to take socially distanced photos! A news crew had also shown up to interview the couple before the party got started.
The celebration was a success, the music was lovely and everything looked incredible.
Many couples have been forced to cancel or postpone their weddings this year, however as we have seen with Malaika and Faraz there are ways to get creative and still celebrate!
Remember through these hard times and the ever changing status of this pandemic, that LOVE is not cancelled.
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Our Vendor Partners
Venue : Pearson Convention Centre
Photo/Video : 4K Production Studio
Flute : Flute hypnosia
DJ : Sunny Sharma
Food : Capitol Banquet Hall
Decor : Elegant Wedding Decor
Planning : Perfect Planners
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