intimate wedding

Royal Canadian Yacht Club Wedding

Rocio + Geoff

It’s not every day I get to photograph a Monday wedding…. and one on an island too!

Rocio and Geoff had one of the loveliest, intimate weddings I’ve been a part of in a long long time. This was a wedding where they were surrounded by family. As Rocio is from Mexico, they’ll also be having what sounds like an amazing reception down there later this spring!

The day began at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto’s Yorkville district as Rocio and Geoff got ready for their wedding in separate suites. I love when couples get ready in the same location (or at least really close) as it lets me be in both places to document the wedding preparations.

From there it was a quick Uber and then a quicker ferry ride (I love being on the water!) out to the Royal Canadian Yacht Club where they had an emotional outdoor wedding ceremony under a big tree overlooking the Toronto skyline.

We made use of the beautiful grounds of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club along with the stunning view of the Toronto skyline for some wedding portraits and family pictures.

The wedding reception was held indoors in what the RCYC calls a ‘covered verandah’ but in reality is one of the most light filled wedding venues (and still with that killer view!).

Rocio and Geoff’s siblings did an amazing job MC’ing the evening, even providing translation between English to Spanish and vice versa. The speeches themselves were very heartfelt with many, many, many funny moments!

The rest of the night was spent dancing away outdoors on the patio and then everyone headed out on the pier to board the ferry back to the mainland.

If I could photograph a wedding like this every week, I’d be a very happy photographer.

You can see some of my favourite wedding pictures above as well as their full wedding slideshow below.


Langdon Hall Wedding

Alex + Bobby

This was such a great little intimate wedding at Langdon Hall!  

Alex and Bobby were joined by some of their closest friends and family for the ceremony and then dinner in the Colonel Langdon room at Langdon Hall in Cambridge, Ontario.  As you would expect, the food at Langdon Hall is second to none.  The presentations are a work of art!

In a former life, Bobby was an assistant OHL coach so it wasn't really a surprise to anyone there that he had the staff at Langdon Hall set up a TV during dinner so they could all watch some World Cup of Hockey!   They even had a custom hockey stick made up with their wedding date and his team colours on it!

It was a beautiful autumn day and we got an amazing sunset for pictures.    

I really love shooting these smaller, intimate weddings at Langdon Hall!

Toronto Downtown Wedding

Ashleigh + Erik's Wedding at the Queen + Beaver Public House

Small, intimate restaurant weddings are fast becoming my favourite way to spend a Saturday working.  There's just something great about the laid back vibe and intimacy of these events and Ashleigh + Erik's wedding at the Queen and Beaver Public House was no exception.

We started the day with some getting ready pictures at the Eaton Chelsea Hotel which was right across the street from the pub... a wedding photographers dream, I only had to park once!  :)

It was a super relaxed ceremony, not even walking down the aisle.  Everyone just grabbed a pint, sat down and then the ceremony began. After some really emotional toasts, we headed outside for some quick downtown wedding portraits.

The Queen and Beaver definitely lives up to the British pub heritage, putting on an amazing feast of Indian curries and Sunday roast for dinner.  

The partying and dancing were great that night, with Ashleigh's ballet friends and Erik's band (Oh yeah, I forgot... Erik play's the Great Lake Swimmers!  Great band, check them out) went late into the night.

Check out my favourite wedding photographs in the gallery above as well as their full wedding slideshow below!

 

Langdon Hall Wedding Album

Here's the wedding album design from Sharlene + Greg's beautiful, intimate Langdon Hall wedding in Cambridge from this past summer. 

A lot of times I get inquiries for smaller weddings that think they only need an hour or two of coverage... I always ask 'why'?  To me it really makes no difference on how small (or large) the wedding is, I still photograph it the same way.  I think this album design is a great example of that, there were only 9 people total... including the bride and groom!  But it really didn't change anything... I still photographed the getting ready, the ceremony, some nice portraits on the grounds of Langdon Hall and then a beautiful dinner with speeches and even a dance or two.

Follow the link to see more this intimate Langdon Hall wedding!

Langdon Hall Wedding Photography

Angelica + Luke



 

I had an amazing time at Angelica + Luke’s wedding a couple weeks ago at Langdon Hall in Cambridge, Ontario.

Even some pretty nasty weather couldn't knock the smiles from their faces as they enjoyed every single minute of their intimate 17 person wedding. They were joined by family who travelled all the way from New York and Sault Ste Marie.   I want to thank Angelica, Luke and all their guests for making the 18th wheel feel like a part of the family for the day.  :)

Dinner was served in the Colonel Langdon room and the food at Langdon Hall is second to none… well, maybe to second to the amazing service. I photograph weddings at a lot of different wedding venues in Toronto and throughout Ontario and I’m constantly amazed at the Langdon Hall staff's commitment to providing an outstanding experience at their weddings.  Which is exactly what you would expect with Langdon Hall being one of only 14 Relais Chateaux hotels in all of Canada does. 

The wedding ceremony was performed by Al Harder from Kettle Creek Weddings… easily my favourite officiants to work with.

Sonia did an amazing job with the makeup as well as Kari Fisher with the hair!

Here are a few of my favourite images from their wedding, you can see their Waterloo engagement session here!

Please check back soon for their full Langdon Hall wedding slideshow as well as  link to their full gallery of wedding photographs.