a sunny muskoka wedding day at brooklands farm
dave and i were invited to document this beautiful weekend up north in muskoka at the end of august. driving up north and the feeling of the city falling away as the sun sets, waking up to the smell of pine needles on the air is one of the best feelings there is.we greeted our couple with warm hugs at brooklands farm on a bright sunny morning as they were getting everything set up with their families, and spent a fun, relaxed morning with them, jumping in and out as their friends arranged the beautiful florals around the grounds. so many of the details of the day were made by the couple, who are both designers and have such creative talent that they incorporated into the day.guests piled off school buses and with cocktails in hand made their way to the shade of a few pine trees for the ceremony, which was lighthearted and full of fun and laughs. following drinks and lawn games in the sun, we all headed into the barn. the night finished off with the two of them dancing under the millions of stars that show up on a clear summer night up north."when our daughter started seeing him, we paid attention; we knew this time was different," said the bride's mom that night at dinner. "because when she met him, our daughter started to paint again." there's always a moment from every wedding that sticks with me, and this was it.tons more images after the jump, click through for more!
venue: brooklands farm in bracebridge
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with special thanks to jess foster of a vase full for the wonderful florals, and guelph tent rentals for the beautiful rentals.
mia & ben, and their lake rosseau wedding day in muskoka
the day started as all weddings on a lake in muskoka should, with a swim in the cool waters of lake rosseau under a brilliantly blue sky. some would call it a mikvah following the jewish tradition -- the beautiful idea of shedding the old and being reborn into the new life that comes with a marriage and the gaining of a partner for life. on this day it was also dubbed the polar bear club, although the shallow waters were a welcome relief from the blazing sun as we all (photographer included) waded in.mia and ben then got ready and met under the trees with huge smiles. they danced down the aisle with their families. they drank the final drops from a bottle of cognac first opened on the day ben was born. the lace in mia's veil was worn by her great grandmother in the early 1900s. they recorded an all important video clip to be added to the collection of video clips recorded on the momentous and mundane points along their journey together. mia's hands shook as she signed their beautiful ketubah in front of their families. ben jumped down an entire flight of stairs and a row of his most trusting (or foolish?) friends during the hora. their day was genuine and just bursting with happiness and pure celebration & being a part of it felt more like play than work.
special thanks to love by lynzie, you guys were lovely to work with on this wedding.
& of course, to mia, ben and your families for welcoming us in, we loved being there to document your joy.