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January 28, 2020

Vineland Estates Wedding // Diana & Lee

Niagara-on-the-lake Wedding | Intimate Vineyard Wedding

I’m excited to share Diana and Lee’s intimate Vineland Estates wedding on the blog today! Their celebration took place on a clear summer day at the beautiful Vineland Estates Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake. If you are looking for an intimate venue outside of the city, this is a great option!

Diana and Lee is proof that sometimes you just don’t know what life has in store for you. They met on Tinder and swiped right because they thought the other spoke English. Lee was teaching in Shanghai at the time and Diana was travelling in Shanghai visiting friends and family. Their initial dumpling-eating date turned into a week-long date. After lots of food and long walks around the French Concession neighbourhood in Shanghai, they quickly realized they wanted to see more of each other. Over the next six months they made an effort to see each other despite having an ocean between them. After having spent so much time travelling together (and if you’ve travelled with other people, you know that travelling is a true relationship endurance test!), they knew there was something more to this courtship. So Lee planned a proposal in beautiful Bali during a stopover while they were travelling (but of course), and that’s what led us to their heartfelt celebration at Vineland Estates.

Thanks Diana and Lee for inviting me to share in and document your special day! I still remember how much joy and laughter filled the day and I hope you do too. Here’s the story of their wedding day. xo

January 7, 2019February 24, 2019

Gimcrack Equestrian Centre Wedding // Schomberg Wedding Photographer

Boho & Vintage Inspired Outdoor Wedding at Gimcrack Equestrian Centre

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of photographing Ginger and Cedric’s unique Gimcrack Equestrian Centre wedding. Even though we live in Canada, where we only really have two months of summer, and where outdoor weddings are often wrought with complications due to the weather, I still love me a good outdoor wedding. September is a great month for it. Your chance of good weather is fairly good still, and most of the mosquitoes are gone by then. September also tends to be quite a bit cooler compared to the sweltering heat we usually get in July/August.

Ginger had a very unique vision for her wedding day from the start, and it came together perfectly. I especially love the circus top tent they had! All tent weddings should have a tent like that. Then there was the vintage VW camper that Ginger arrived in – so cool!

What I love the most about their wedding day was when Ginger said in their thank-you speech how she always giggles when she’s at Home Depot and someone asks if she’s found everything she’s looking for – because that’s where her and Cedric met! She found her soulmate there after all.

Thank you for having me document your lovely celebration Ginger & Ced! Here’s the story of their wedding day. xo

December 20, 2018

Sonoma Valley Wedding // Jack London State Historic Park

Sonoma Wedding Photographer | Jack London State Historic Park Wedding

In the Spring I had the pleasure of photographing Zinzi and Brian’s Sonoma valley wedding at the beautiful Jack London State Historic Park. It was so lovely to be back in sunny California again. The day started with joining Zinzi at a lodge in the surrounding hills in the mists. The skies then cleared and we got some typical California sunshine for the wedding. There’s nothing I love more than an outdoor ceremony in comfortable temperatures and dinning alfresco under the stars.

Zinzi and Brian initially met at a work conference where they had hit it off right away. Zinzi gave Brian her phone number and although Brian was planning on asking her to coffee later, they “ran” into each other on Tinder before he had a chance to do that. And the rest as they say, was history. I love how they describe their relationship: the most similar but opposite people. I think for a relationship to last, we have to have similarities that keep us together, but also have opposite aspects that are complimentary and keep things interesting.

Thank you Zinzi & Brian for inviting me to document your beautiful and fun day of celebration! Here’s the story of their wedding day. xo

The wedding team:

Venue: Jack London State Historic Park

Planning & design: Bri at Desert Child Events

Florals: Annie at Ida Blooms

Cake & baked goods: Natty Cakes

Catering: Kronnerburger

DJ: Heart of Gold

Rentals: Encore Events Rentals

March 21, 2018March 26, 2018

Credit Valley Golf & Country Club Wedding // Jennie & Mike

Jennie and Mike’s beautiful Credit Valley Golf and Country Club wedding took place on the tail end of a long fall season. We were lucky to have a long fall season last year so even at the end of October the leaves were still cooperatively yellow.

One of my favourite moments on a wedding day is when the couple gives each other a letter to read. It pretty much always result in some great moments. This was definitely the case on Jennie and Mike’s day. As Jennie read Mike’s letter, “I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly and then all at once”, tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. Brides often worry about crying on their wedding day because they don’t want to ruin their makeup, but I think those real emotions are what make the day so special. Plus, holding back tears doesn’t look that great anyway. :)

Thanks Jennie and Mike, for being so great to work with, and for having me document your super special day! Here’s the story of Jennie and Mike’s beautiful day.

March 17, 2018March 26, 2018

Toronto Island Wedding at the RCYC // Bliss & Seb

Bliss and Seb’s Toronto Island wedding at the RCYC took place on a beautiful summer day. The RCYC is definitely one of my favourite venues in Toronto. It’s technically in Toronto, and yet being on Toronto island makes it feel like it’s not even part of the city. Not to mention the amazing view of the Toronto skyline from the front lawn.

Bliss and Seb met through Bliss’ older brother, and even though on the outside, they seem like completely different people, they seem to fit so well together. People often say that a wedding is not just the joining of two individuals, but also of two families. This couldn’t be more true for Bliss and Seb’s wedding, as Bliss is of Guyanese background and Seb is Greek. I feel so honoured to be able to document so many multi-cultural weddings as a wedding photographer in Canada!

Thanks Bliss & Seb for having me document your heartwarming wedding day! Here’s the story of their big day.

January 23, 2018February 24, 2019

Granite Brewery Wedding // Katie & Gordon

Eclectic Floral Themed Wedding

I’m excited to finally share Katie and Gordon’s eclectic and heartwarming Granite Brewery wedding today! From the moment Katie told me they wanted to go standup paddle boarding for their engagement photos, I knew their wedding was going to be very unique! And unique it was!

The moment I saw Katie’s wedding dress, I was blown away. I’ve never seen such a unique wedding dress before, mostly because it wasn’t white at all. Katie didn’t want to look like a “bride” on her wedding day, she just wanted to look like herself. Katie was certain about the fabric she wanted to use from the beginning – a beautiful sheer organza with floral print. Florals was definitely the theme. Katie’s dress designer Breeyn then hand sewed embellishments over the patterns on the back of the gown to create more vibrancy and added little insects. Then there was this incredible veil made by her friend and designer David, it was inspired by Cinderella’s veil (Katie & Gordon got engaged at Disney)! Katie completed her look with real dried flowers painted onto her nails, and a beautiful bouquet inspired by 1920’s wedding bouquets.

Then there is the wedding itself. The rain forced us to have the ceremony under the awning instead of in the garden but that didn’t dampen the joy of the occassion. Katie is the only bride I’ve photographed who walked down the aisle to the theme song of Star Wars. Gordon, and everyone were very pleasantly surprised! Wayde, their officiant, had one of the most touching ceremonies I’ve witnessed. And the evening festivities included one of the funniest Lip Sync Battles I’ve ever seen. So all in all, the day was a lot of fun.

Thank you so much for inviting me to the Granite Brewery to share in and document your special day Katie & Gordon! It was such a pleasure to be a part of it. Here’s the story of their wedding day.

The Team:

Hair: Rikki Zuker

Makeup: Julie Lynas

Wedding dress: Breeyn McCarney

Veil: David Dunkley

Bouquet: Quince Flowers

Invites: designed by Gordon

Table centre pieces: DIY by Katie