Posted by Helene on August 30, 2010 – 3:08 pm
By far the most exciting and photogenic wedding of the year! Not only is the couple childhood sweethearts but it was their ability to see above and beyond the unseasonal torrential downpour on their backyard wedding day! Instead they laughed and indulged. What a visual treat compared to the ruthless sun beating razor sharp rays on every summer outdoor wedding! Never seen a summer this bright before…
Even the formals were fun especially the in–between–takes as the families braved the elements. As always the fabulous make up was done by the beautiful Jenny. Thank you to my kind and patient assistant Liam of course whom I hired on the spot and whom loyally held my umbrella to help the gear from being drenched. You guys all rocked!
Posted by Helene on August 30, 2010 – 2:07 pm
The lovely and delightful couple Kristine and Peter chose Hatley Castle as their venue as this is where they met on campus. Not to repeat myself, but it is indeed a beautiful venue! It was a casual and elegant afternoon brunch wedding with a little session of croquet and a fancy afternoon meal catered by the amazing Truffles Catering. The winners of croquet or participants all received a huge garden squash from the couples’ garden. Their shoe game of “how well do you know your partner” was rather amusing!
Posted by Helene on August 30, 2010 – 12:07 pm
Alexandra and Adam are also childhood sweethearts and what a treat it was to witness their union! I have no religion to speak of however if I were to choose one to emulate for celebration purposes, I would choose a jewish celebration. There is much activity and animation and joy! Who would not want to fly on a chair with your sweet heart next to you, or break a glass by stomping on it, or dance in circles with all your loved ones… and the list goes on! Alexandra and Adam along with their close friends and family were all pleasant to photograph! Both the food catered by Truffles and the venue Hatley Castle are visual and delightful treats!
Posted by Helene on August 19, 2010 – 1:33 pm
Starling Lane Winery is a magical place for weddings where you get a sense you’re in a summer wedding magazine article with bees buzzing, gorgeous backgrounds and kids are free to roam and play! Once again the flowers were from the lovely Vanessa and Jenny from Verbena Flowers. The incredible make up was done by Melanie Baird. If I could freeze the magic light at the 7-8 o’clock hour I would! What I loved about Siobhan and Ian is they wanted to meet privately (well almost) first before the wedding on the blue bridge. Thank goodness for some shade cover! How blessed I am with magnificent couples!
Posted by Helene on August 19, 2010 – 1:27 pm
Stephanie and Mike chose Church State and Winery as their venue and with reason, it’s a lovely contained venue which has both a beautiful location and excellent ambiance. The beautiful flowers are from the very kind and talented Vanessa and Jenny from Verbena Flowers. And the very talented Jenny from Pacific Make Up Group did the makeup. Stephanie and Mike with their humor and love for quarky images were a treat to play around with as we were trying to imitate the painting the “American Gothic” without the pitch forks but you get the idea.
Posted by Helene on August 19, 2010 – 1:20 pm
Samantha and Byron kept their wedding simple and low key. They happily married in a park next to their venue under a blazing sun with simple fold out chairs. Their focus was on the gathering of friends and family and the delicious barbecue that followed. Samantha and her bridesmaids were all dancers and such a visual treat to photograph! Byron who braved his tango lessen did awesome! As the family skipped along the path it reminded of a scene from the Wizard of Oz.
