Wedding Stories - Toronto Documentary Wedding Photographer

March 23, 2016March 6, 2017

California Wine Country Wedding // Kim & Eric

Rustic California Ranch Wedding | Triple S Ranch, Calistoga

Last month I had the opportunity to photograph Kim & Eric’s beautiful and fun wedding at the Triple S Ranch in California wine country, just 1 hour north of Napa and Sonoma. It was a gorgeous day, the temperature was just right for an outdoor wedding and the sun was shining. Kim & Eric tied the knot under the hundred-year old walnut tree on the ranch, surrounded by their friends and family who came from all across the continent and as far as Europe. There was amazing food, awesome music (with their favourite local band The Soft White Sixties playing), great company and a whole lot of love.

Kim was born and raised in Toronto while Eric is from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. They had respectively moved to New York and San Fran before they met. All signs would have pointed to “no” but it was inevitable really. Their shared career in advertising brought them to L.A. one fateful day as Eric was shooting in L.A. and Kim was visiting friends doing a shoot. They totally hit it off and the rest was history.

Kim is so full of life and passion and her enthusiasm is so infectious. Eric is so warm and down to earth. They both share this goofiness and it’s so sweet.

Thank you so much for having me join you in beautiful Calistoga and document your wedding day!

Here’s the story of their day.

Event design: Event by Katy Elizabeth

All the yummy food & drink: Chef Stephen Beaumier + Event by Katy Elizabeth

Flowers: FV Floral

Hair & makeup: Natalie Blouin

Bride’s gown: Rue de Seine

Groom’s attire: Trumaker

Invitation/stationery: Kim’s mom Robin

Band: The Soft White Sixties

Cake: The Buttery Bakery in Santa Cruz

February 17, 2016April 18, 2016

2nd Floor Events Wedding // Noor & Zain

Noor and Zain’s wedding at 2nd Floor Events was an intimate and fun event where they were able to talk to and mingle with everyone, and be fully present for the day. After the lunch reception and a bit of dancing, we then went to Spin next door for a few rounds of ping pong, how fun is that! Their wedding was just like them, warm and well-grounded.

Noor and Zain first met in their undergraduate studies at Queen’s university. They quickly became friends and kept in touch after graduation. Seven years later, Zain emailed Noor one day to see how she was doing, and one thing led to another, the rest was history. They are so comfortable and in sync with each other, and Zain always has a great smile when he is around Noor. It’s so sweet.

A quote that I really like from their ceremony: “Love organizes our vast and sometimes unpredictable world. It is that which preserves and ennobles our human experience”.

Here’s the story of Noor & Zain’s wedding day!

P.S. the gorgeous event was planned by Fidan of Designed Dream.

Ping Pong should be played like this. Always.

February 10, 2016April 18, 2016

Royal Canadian Yacht Club Wedding // Cecilia & Chi

Cecilia and Chi’s Royal Canadian Yacht Club wedding took place at the end of May. Normally by this time of the year, the weather would have already warmed up very nicely but on this day, not only did it rain, it felt more like fall rather than spring. However, nothing was going to dampen their wedding celebration. Too cold? No problem, the ceremony was moved indoors and it was still setup beautifully. The rain wouldn’t stop? No problem, we did additional portraits on another day. At the end of the day, it was still a celebration of love, friendship and family. At the end of the day, that’s the most important thing.

Here’s the story of Cecilia & Chi’s wedding day!

February 8, 2016April 18, 2016

De La Salle Heritage House Wedding // Jo & Pete

If I had to use two words to describe Jo & Pete’s wedding day at De La Salle Heritage House, it would be “tremendous joy”. As you will see from these photos, besides love and family, joy was an ever present theme. When I first met Jo & Pete over 1.5 years ago for coffee, I knew that their day was going to be a wildly fun day and boy was I right.

Here’s a little note from Jo & Pete:

“Dear Janice, thank you for being such an important part of our wedding day! Your photographs are absolutely gorgeous and it was a joy to work with you. We are forever grateful to you for capturing the love, laughter and fun of our day so beautifully!”

Thank you guys for welcoming me so warmly, and for opening yourselves up and just being you. Here’s the story of their day.

January 28, 2016March 6, 2017

San Francisco City Hall Wedding // Melanie & Luke

In the middle of the busy summer wedding season, I boarded a plane for San Francisco, set to photograph a simple wedding at the San Francisco city hall (which is on my Photography Bucket List). However, just a few days before I left, the couple had decided to call off the wedding. I was really looking forward to shooting at the city hall and I had already booked my flight, so in the end, I decided to go and try to make the best out of the situation.

On the day the wedding was supposed to take place, I headed to city hall anyway. I figured that many couples get married here everyday, maybe one of them won’t have a photographer and I could offer my services. This sounds easy but at the same time, I felt very awkward about it. It felt way worse than doing cold calling when I first started in photography. In the end, after some hesitation, I told myself that the worst that can happen is they’d say “no”. The first couple I approached did just that. Oh well, their loss ;) Then I decided to head to the registration office where each couple has to go and waited around. Finally I approached another couple, explained my story and they said yes! Perhaps what I got out of the most from this trip wasn’t the photos themselves, but learning how to make the most out of perhaps what was not an ideal situation.

January 14, 2016May 16, 2016

The Spoke Club Wedding // Amy & Henry

Intimate & Elegant Downtown Toronto Wedding | As Featured on Wedding Opera

In the past couple of years, I’ve met a lot of couples who love travelling as much as I do, if not more. I guess likeminded people attract each other :) The first time I met Amy & Henry, we sat and talked about travelling for a long time before we even discussed their wedding plans. In fact, they are currently on their honey-quarter right now as I write this. On the day of their wedding at the Spoke Club in downtown Toronto, it rained and rained. But all that rain couldn’t have stopped the smiles and the joy they had shared on that special day.

Thank you guys for inviting me to share in this journey with you and to capture it all!

Here’s the story of Amy & Henry’s wedding.

Your best gangsta face guys!