Debbie and Mark’s wedding was an exceptional wedding in that it brought me to tears. The raw emotion during the ceremony were incredibly touching. Coupled with the warm, hazy sun, it was a perfectly lovely day. I don’t know how anyone could help tearing up during the honesty and feelings expressed in the speeches during the reception.

I think this is, in part, because both Debbie and Mark are wonderful, warm, kind, easy-going people. It was a pleasure photographing their day at Valley Ridge Golf Club. Avelaine of Kalago Photography second shot for me, many thanks for her assistance! Here are a few of the photos:

This next photo is one of the greatest I have ever taken, I think. It cracks me up every time I look at it!

Thanks again, Debbie and Mark, I wish you all of the best for your marriage and future together!

It’s funny, some babies will dig right into their cake, spreading icing and crumbs everywhere. Corbin was careful, looking around as if he should be touching it! With some encouragement from mom, dad, and grandma, he munched away with more enthusiasm.

Aaand, we have the attempt at a group shot. One of the newborns started crying, and it was a domino effect from there, on the kids who had been hauled to sit somewhere, suddenly, where there were no toys or food!

Thanks for letting me share in such a special event, your DVD of images will be coming soon.

Nifty!

In July I had a lot of engagement sessions for couples whose weddings I will be shooting later on (e-sessions are included in my wedding package). But Ryan and Julie booked me for an engagement session only, which was kind of different for me. But great — I think they’re a wonderful thing for a couple to do. They were able to short-notice-book on an open day I had, and we decided to go to Heritage Park. It was a hot and hazy day from the smoke from forest fires, but Heritage Park has an ice cream shop, so it worked out fine.

Here are a few images as a sneak peek!

Thank you both for a lovely afternoon, Heritage Park was a great choice! Now back to editing…

I really loved Laurie’s bouquet, it was beautiful, with such rich colours and exotic florals.

Thank to you both of you for making my job very easy!

Thanks you two, I’m looking forward to your wedding!

Still, we prevailed, and managed to capture some nice sunset light. These two are so cute. So happy and in love with each other, always laughing, all of us were joking around the entire time. Jeremy was totally up for some climbing around the ruins, which made for some unique (*ahem*Spider-Man*ahem*) shots.

Sarah and Jeremy, here’s your Sneak-a-Peek — enjoy!

Saturday dawned pretty sunny, but quickly turned rainy, and then didn’t stop raining all evening. Fortunately this bride and groom allowed a lot of time between the ceremony and when they wanted to be back for the reception. We were hoping to shoot in Prince’s Island Park, but the heavy rain drove us into the Chinese Cultural Centre, which was also really cool! And once we had the chance, we dashed to Prince’s Island Park for a few shots before the rain started up again in earnest. We encountered another wedding group and their photographer there during the break in the rain (hi, whoever you were!). I wonder where they waited out the rain? Here are some sneak peeks from the day, some inside, and some in the brief times we could be outside without the bride and bridesmaids freezing:

We didn’t have much time before the rain pelted us again. Thank goodness a pair of umbrellas and bug spray are some of the things I always have with me. I think in future I may have to add towels to that. Who would have expected such a cold and rainy day in the middle of July? Sure, summer storms are common, but they usually blow over quickly. Not this time! Still, I think we all managed to make the best of it.

Thanks for a fun day, Aspire and Tracy, and warm wishes for a very happy life together!