a little summary of 2016, in words and photos
if you haven't noticed, we've been terrible at keeping the blog up to date lately. we'll make it a new year's resolution to do better. but in the meantime we've gathered up a few favourites below, which we think do a pretty good job of summing up the past incredible year of documenting weddings. if the number is any indication, we took a lot of favourite photos during the last spin around the sun:
this was a very full year & we are so grateful for it.we started the year in a provincial park in prince edward county, and ended it in a small restaurant in the city on an unseasonably warm november day. in between we photographed in such beautiful places -- a family home on a lake north of bancroft, a few times in the muskoka area and in niagara on the lake, and of course just around the corner from us in toronto.the most heartfelt thanks to all our wonderful couples, featured above. it was a joy capturing your days. we are continually amazed by the people who's paths cross with ours, how open and gracious they are, and what seriously fun and meaningful weddings they throw. we love this job, thank you for having us there with you, we couldn't think of better people to share our days with.
laura & paul, and their outdoor wedding at the portage inn in muskoka
we admit... we kind of want to be laura & paul when we grow up. they are both wildlife biologists, they go on camping trips to yoho in alberta and hornstrandir in iceland (to name but a few), they both hold their own taking awesome landscape & wildlife photos, they sing together (and star on their own youtube channel) & are the sweetest pair you'll ever come across.after a few emails, we arranged a skype call with laura & paul in their winnipeg home, us in our toronto one. we got on the call & it felt like talking to old friends.we arrived the night before the wedding to the portage inn in muskoka, just steps away from algonquin provincial park. champagne was popped and everyone who had already arrived for the weekend were welcomed around a long table outside on the lawn. we sat next to paul's parents, and felt like old friends as the sun went down and the lights twinkled overhead.the next morning, wildflowers lay across the tables & lights were being strung across the tent. everyone pitched in, whether it was paul's dad stringing up the lights, laura's brothers and girlfriends setting the tables, or laura's mom and their friends arranging the vases. paul and his dad went into the woods and found a dead birch tree and constructed an arbour. and when everything was set, paul and laura quietly got ready with dave and i, and we took some photos in among the trees before the ceremony got underway.all the parents cried seeing their kids get married; later, paul mixed cocktails for everyone; even later, paul, laura and several family members and friends played an open mic session after dinner (including several songs written specially for the occasion and paul's brother tommy playing one of his favourite disney songs)... i could go on, but i think it's time to let the photos do the talking, or if you prefer to watch the day in action, a stop motion video below set to the voices & sounds that made the day.we can't even think about it without grinning like idiots.
shoutouts to : linda watt as their lovely officiant / rene for the gorgeous vegetarian meal / the portage inn for the amazing setting
music in the video performed by : laura & paul (moon song from the her soundtrack), and their two good friends who both wrote the songs they performed (!!)
see more muskoka weddings we’ve photographed here, here & here
need more? here's paul & laura's youtube .