When two spontaneous souls meet, they call it a coup de foudre (aka, love at first sight). As Emilie Grace showed up on a hot August day at Osheaga, the Montreal indie music and arts festival, she found a kindred spirit in Charlie Allan.

Some love stories begin with fireworks. Others begin with an Arkells concert, a mutual friend's living room, and impeccable timing.

Starting a home together is less about filling space, and more about choosing what stays — the pieces you’ll use every day, the ones that quietly shape how your life unfolds. Toronto-based designer Clarisa Llaneza approaches interiors this way — through light, material, and a deep sense of intention.

Three weeks before he proposed, Dave Emond took his partner Matthew Lowe on a birthday helicopter adventure near Canmore, Alberta. Matt, who had always wanted to ‘get behind’ the Three Sister Mountains behind Canmore, loved every minute.