Queen & Will

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Queen and Will holding hands in golden light at the Unionville bandstand

Nextdoor Restaurant, Unionville · August 17, 2025

Vows by the big windows at Nextdoor, sunflowers on Main Street, a money dance after dark and a McDonald's picnic a month later.

Queen and Will were married on August 17, 2025, at Nextdoor Restaurant on Main Street Unionville in Markham. The ceremony, dinner and dancing all happened under one roof, with the old storefronts and red barn walls of Main Street right outside for portraits.

The day started with blush roses, vow cards and two crews getting ready. Will and his groomsmen posed on the porch of the old Unionville Planing Mill, and Queen's bridesmaids in dusty blue got their first look at her in her dress before the ceremony.

The ceremony had plenty of personality. The groomsmen danced down the aisle in sunglasses, Queen walked in with her parents, and both of them read their own vows by the big windows. Two family members placed the wedding cord over their shoulders before they signed, and then we headed out to a gazebo wrapped in sunflowers for portraits and a very loud wedding party photo.

Back inside, dinner ran along long candlelit tables under the ND lights. There were speeches, a first dance and, later in the night, a change into embroidered outfits for the money dance, with red envelopes pinned to their outfits.

A month later, on September 19, we met Queen and Will back in Unionville for a couple session. It started with a McDonald's picnic on a bench, then moved to the bandstand, the park at golden hour and the red mill as the sun went down. If you are planning a wedding in Unionville or anywhere in Markham, we would love to hear about it.

Date: August 17, 2025
Venue: Nextdoor Restaurant, Main Street Unionville
Ceremony: In the window room at Nextdoor
Traditions: The wedding cord and the money dance
Wedding party: Bridesmaids in dusty blue, groomsmen in black
Couple session: September 19, 2025, around Unionville

Getting ready in Unionville

Vow cards, blush roses and two crews getting ready around Main Street.

Two vow cards with the wedding rings resting on top

Queen's bouquet of blush and ivory roses

A groomsman fixing his tie by the window while the guys get ready

Will getting a hand with his jacket while a groomsman smiles for the camera

Will walking with his groomsmen along Main Street Unionville

Will and his groomsmen leaning on the porch rail of the Unionville Planing Mill

Will and his groomsmen inside a gazebo wrapped in sunflowers

Will grinning as he straightens his bow tie against a red barn wall

Queen heading out the door in her veil as a friend carries her train

Queen's bridesmaids in dusty blue seeing her in her dress for the first time

Bridesmaids smiling with their bouquets as they see Queen

Queen laughing with her bridesmaids in front of a red barn on Main Street Unionville

Queen in her strapless gown, looking off to the side in soft light

Queen with her parents before the ceremony on Main Street Unionville

Queen hugging her mom before the ceremony

Queen with her eyes closed and her bouquet in warm afternoon light

The ceremony at Nextdoor

Sunglasses down the aisle, vows read out loud and the wedding cord placed by family.

The ceremony room at Nextdoor Restaurant in Unionville, set with rows of black chairs under the chandeliers

Groomsmen in sunglasses dancing down the aisle under the ND lights at Nextdoor

Queen walking down the aisle at Nextdoor with her parents

The ceremony by the big black-framed windows at Nextdoor Restaurant

Queen waving to guests at the front of the ceremony

Will waving back from the front of the ceremony

Will reading his vows from a card into the microphone

Queen reading her vows by the windows at Nextdoor

The wedding rings held in open hands during the ceremony

Will sliding the ring onto Queen's finger

Two family members placing the wedding cord over Queen and Will's shoulders

Queen and Will wearing the wedding cord, with the two family members smiling behind them

Will signing the register while Queen smiles, the cord still over their shoulders

Queen and Will's first kiss as a married couple

Queen raising her bouquet as she and Will walk back down the aisle

Sunflowers and the wedding party

A porch in the evening sun, a gazebo wrapped in sunflowers and a very loud group photo.

Queen and Will at the end of a long wooden porch in the early evening sun

Queen and Will smiling together on the wooden porch

Queen standing in the middle of a gazebo wrapped in sunflowers

Queen with her bouquet in front of a wall of ivy and sunflowers

Will kissing Queen in front of the ivy and sunflowers

Will holding Queen's face as she smiles up at him by the sunflowers

The whole wedding party cheering, bridesmaids in dusty blue and groomsmen in black

Dinner and dancing under the ND lights

Long candlelit tables, speeches, a first dance and a change into embroidered outfits for the money dance.

A long reception table with greenery and candles under the ND neon at Nextdoor

The reception room at Nextdoor set with long tables under the chandeliers

Wine glasses and greenery on the table with the ND sign glowing behind

Queen and Will making their grand entrance into dinner

Will dipping Queen during their first dance

Queen and Will close together during their first dance

Queen and Will mid-move during the first dance

Queen and Will raising their glasses at the head table

A heartfelt speech during dinner at Nextdoor

Queen's parents giving a speech beside the head table

Queen and Will coming back in embroidered evening outfits

A red envelope pinned to Will's sleeve during the money dance

Queen dancing with red envelopes pinned to her dress during the money dance

A month later, back in Unionville

A McDonald's picnic, the bandstand, golden hour in the park and the old mill at dusk.

A McDonald's picnic laid out on a bench next to Queen's bouquet

Will feeding Queen a fry under bright red leaves

Queen and Will digging into their burgers

Queen in her gown under red vines, with Will on the railing behind her

Queen and Will under the Unionville 2000 bandstand

Will spinning Queen across the grass in the park at golden hour

Queen holding Will close at the bandstand

Queen's hand and ring resting on Will's chest

Queen and Will sitting together on a bench at the bandstand

Will kissing Queen in the late golden light

The Unionville Planing Mill sign on its red barn

Queen and Will on a bench beside a green clapboard building in Unionville

Queen and Will kissing against a red mill wall

Will kissing Queen's hand beside a red building

Queen and Will walking under a bright red maple

Queen resting her hand on Will's chest against the red wall

Queen and Will in front of the Unionville Planing Mill at dusk

Planning a wedding in Unionville?

Main Street Unionville packs a lot into a short walk: old storefronts, the bandstand, the park and the red mill. Tell us your date and we will let you know if we are available.

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