I'm all about three things: celebration, connection and client education. My style is relaxed and romantic. I love intimate weddings, the kind where I get to know your family and friends. I thrive when meeting new people.

I make an effort to get to know your closest friends and family on your wedding day. Why? First, they're probably cool people, and second, when they know me as "Janelle" the gal who plays Dungeons and Dragons and has a pet Duck, they're going to let me into their world.

I'm invested in what I do. Each year I strive to learn more. I am thankful to have attended We Three Workshops and Alpine North West. I had the opportunity to learn with the best of the best.

I'm also a student affairs nerd, currently pursuing a Certificate in Adult Learning Specializing in Career and Academic Advising with the University of Calgary.

I incorporate my value of education into my work with clients. Creating expectations about the experience, sharing tip sheets and providing planning tools is a part of my process.

I grew up just outside Edmonton AB, Canada, on what you'd call a hobby farm. For a short while I lived downtown but I've returned to the rural lifestyle. I recently took up urban beekeeping.

I'm obsessed with the east coast of Canada, in particular Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton Island. I would move to both areas in a heartbeat.

Some weeknights you'll find me down at the dock at the Edmonton Rowing Club. Other weeknights I'll be at home with our pet duck. Her name is Duck.

A not so secret secret: I'm a Dungeons and Dragons nerd.

Back in high school I was a storyteller. I was the "yearbook girl" or "camera girl" (for real, some teachers and staff knew me by this name even though I never interacted with them). Taking yearbook as a class (in our school it wasn't a class, it was a course for credits woot!) definitely impacted my life in a huge way. It was my intent to fill the pages not only with photos, but with photos that told a story, set a mood and reflected that time period (looking back now to be honest I'm not sure I achieved this at all but y'all I tried). After leaving high school I still felt that same drive for creating stories and pouring my heart and soul into a creative project.

Nazaré Portugal, Newfoundland & Labrador Canada, Tasmania Australia, Grand Canyon USA, Patagonia Argentina, Antartica

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My family and friends are my biggest cheerleaders and enablers. So yeah, they're all a part of my team. Thank you all for loving me even though you don't see me for entire summers. You rock and your love sustains me. Seriously.