Real Weddings, Advice, & Inspiration

Catalyst Wedding Company highlights weddings by and for game-changers. We seek to amplify and empower voices and viewpoints that are usually missing from the Wedding Industrial Complex. We're a community of badass wedding professionals who love all things funky, fresh, diverse, unique, and personality-driven; we convene twice yearly for (un)convention, a collaborative workshop, styled shoot, and dinner party. We're also the publishers of Catalyst Wedding Mag, a resource for couples looking for inspiration and affirmation that doing things differently in wedding-world is not only ok, it's wonderful!

Crystal and Jimmy met in the gym. Jimmy approached Crystal to show her how to use a piece of equipment, and that's how it all started. Crystal and Jimmy even decided to do their engagement session in the gym where they met, as that's a special place to them.

Crystal is the most down-to-earth bride that I have ever worked with. She is easy going and relaxed. For instance, she prioritized comfortable shoes for her and her maid of honor to wear on the wedding day, as comfort is very important to her. Jimmy is East Indian, and Crystal adopted the tradition of getting henna hand painting for the wedding.

Words and photos by Daphne Chen Photography

Edmonton Alberta Downtown Wedding Daphne Chen Photography

Vendors

Photographer: Daphne Chen Photography
Design and Decor: Alberta Chair Covers Plus
Cake Designer: Cake Couture - Edible Art
Tuxedo and Mens Attire: Derks Formals
Floral Designer: Studio Bloom
Dress Store: The Bridal House
Reception Venue: Union Bank Inn

Daphne Chen Photography

We are Daphne and Derek. We are a husband and wife team and we have been in operation for 8 years. Daphne is the photographer and Derek is the videographer.

Our work has been awarded at the national level and has been featured on popular publications such as The Knot, Blush, Bridal Fantasy, YegWed, Canadian Wedding Association, Style Inspired Weddings, Ultimate Wedding Magazine, Brown Sparrow Weddings, Elegant Wedding, The Inspired Bride, Modern Weddings, Chic Brown Bride and Style Inspired Weddings. I am also members of Best of Wedding Photography Association, a premier invitation-only association for the world's top wedding photographers.

We are creatives to the core and love what we do.

When we are not busy photographing or videotaping weddings, we spend a lot of our time playing with our 2 year old son. He loves cars and cookies.