Toronto Reference Library New Years Eve Wedding

February 06, 2019 in wedding photography

Andrea + Rob

A bridesmaid has her hair and makeup done at a suite at the Four Seasons hotel in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood before the new years eve wedding at the Toronto Reference Library.

The bride has her makeup done in her suite at the Toronto Four Seasons hotel before her new years eve wedding at the Toronto Reference Library Appel Salon.

Rob gets ready at his best mans condo before his new years eve wedding at the Toronto Reference Library.

Rob and Andrea enjoy their first look before their new years eve wedding at the Toronto Reference Library.

Andrea descends down the glass elevator into the main Atrium of the Toronto Reference Library during the ceremony of their New Years Eve wedding.

Andrea + Rob share a moment as they walk down the aisle as husband and wife after their new years eve wedding ceremony at the Toronto Reference Library

The best man gives a toast during the reception at Andrea + Rob’s New years eve wedding at the Toronto reference Library.

Andrea and Rob had an amazing New Year’s Eve wedding at the Toronto Reference Library in Downtown Toronto! The Toronto Reference Library is one of my favourite venues! (check out Noor + John’s wedding there!)

I love the idea of New Years weddings… let’s face it, if you get invited to one then you have to do zero planning. Big fancy dinner, dancing, midnight celebrations… it’s all taken care of for you. And Andrea and Rob did a fantastic job planing a great evening for all their friends and family.

Another bonus, at least for me, for new years weddings is it’s usually a later start. :) I met up with Andrea and her bridesmaids at her suite at the Fours Seasons Hotel in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood. Bonus points that it was so close to the Toronto Reference Library we could see it out the window!

After some time spent photographing the girls I Uber’d it over to see Rob at his best man’s condo to document them getting ready.

We had an amazing first look amongst the bookshelves of the Toronto Reference Library followed up with some portrait time. The wedding ceremony was held in the main space of the library but they had a completely different layout than I’ve ever seen there. Instead of one aisle leading to the alter, they had a central alter with two aisles leading up to it and guests in all for quadrants (this is probably making no sense).

Rob and his side came down the one aisle and Andrea made an amazing entrance descending down the glass elevator and then walking up the aisle arm in arm with her father. After the ceremony it was some family pictures, a fun receiving line and then straight into dinner!

Andrea + Rob went with a buffet for dinner and chose to have different dishes from around the world as well as Canadian favourites…. I rarely get to eat so well at a wedding!

Speeches and dancing rounded out the evening all leading up to the big midnight countdown featuring all the usual hats and horns as well as a big confetti drop!

You can check out my favouring photographs from Andrea + Rob’s wedding up above as well as they full wedding slideshow below.

You can also check out their fun, urban Toronto engagement pictures here.

Toronto Engagement Session

March 10, 2018 in engagement photography

Andrea + Rob

Spent a nice spring morning in Toronto with Andrea + Rob for their engagement pictures!

Andrea + Rob wanted to stick to their neighbourhood for the pictures so it was as simple as going for a quick walk down their street and grabbing some coffee.

One of their favourite local joints Pray Tell on College St. were gracious enough to let us escape from the cold and have the run of the place for the shoot. The restaurant looks amazing and has some beautiful light coming in from the big glass windows in the front.

Andrea + Rob are planning an amazing new years wedding at the Toronto Reference Library, quickly becoming one of my favourite Toronto wedding venues. Can't wait for their wedding!

Best of 2017 Wedding Photography

December 29, 2017 in wedding photography

Before we do anything else I want to give a huge thank you to all my couples in 2017... It's really an honour that you place your trust in me to capture one of the most important days in your life. You welcome me into your homes (and hotel suites) with open arms and truly make me feel like one of the family. I hope you love the moments I've captured for generations to come!

It was so tough going through all these wedding photographs and trying to chose my favourites. One thing I really noticed is how different the weddings all were... everything from intimate gatherings at the amazing Langdon Hall, backyard weddings in Barrie and some amazing weddings at venues around downtown Toronto. I also got to shoot at a bunch of different wedding venues I've never worked at before which is always great!

I'm already looking forward to a great 2018!

The bride and groom celebrate the new year at their wedding in North Bay.

the bride has her makeup applied in her hotel suite before their wedding at the Guild Inn Estate in Toronto, Ontario.

Bride has her makeup done before her wedding at the Markham Museum in Markham, Ontario.

the bride greets her parents in her hotel suite at Langdon Hall before her outdoor winter wedding.

A wedding detail photograph of the brides dress and shoes from a wedding at the Hart House in Toronto, Ontario.

Bride gets her makeup done at her home before her wedding at the Madsen's Greenhouse in Ontario.

the bride's niece enjoys the wedding ceremony at the Cambridge Mill.

The bride and groom have their first look in Langdon Hall's Summer Room before their outdoor ceremony.

the bride is escorted down the aisle by her father during their outdoor wedding ceremony at Langdon Hall in Cambridge, Ontario.

The bride and groom during a south asain wedding ceremony.

the bride and grooms hands embrace during the wedding ceremony.

the bride and groom exchange vows during their wedding ceremony in Ontario.

The bride ad groom celebrate their marriage during their wedding ceremony at Whistle Bear in Cambridge, Ontario.

The bride looks on as the groom reads his vow during their wedding ceremony at the Cambridge Mill.

the bride and groom dance their way down the aisle after their wedding ceremony at Archeo in Toronto's Distillery District.

the groom shows off his new wedding ring after the outdoor ceremony at Archeo in Toronto.

A portrait of the bride and groom taken at hart house in toronto at the University of Toronto.

bride and groom pose for a wedding portrait outside of Langdon hall

A detail photograph of the table settings from a wedding at SteamWhistle Brewery in downtown Toronto.

The bride and groom react to a wedding toast during their wedding reception at Archeo in toronto .

The bride and groom share their first dance during their wedding reception at Madsen's greenhouse in Ontario.

bride and groom give a wedding speech to their guests during their outdoor wedding reception at Markham Museum.

bride and groom enjoy their first dance outdoors as newlyweds during their reception at Hornburger Estate in Niagara on the Lake.

the bride and groom enjoy their first look on a dock on Lake Simcoe before their backyard wedding.

the groom gives his daughter a hug after the ceremony at a backyard wedding in Barrie, Ontario.

the bride and groom share a laugh during their wedding portraits in Listowell, Ontario.

Bride and groom doing a dramatic first dance during their wedding reception at the Guild Inn Estate in Toronto.

the bride and groom listen to a speech during  a wedding reception at SteamWhistle Brewery in Toronto.

The bride's parents listen and react to the brides speech during their wedding reception.

the band performs during the wedding reception.

the flower girl is comforted by her mother during the wedding reception at WhisteBear golf course in Cambridge, Ontario.

the bride and groom listen to a speech during their wedding reception at the Toronto Reference Library.

The bride dances during her reception at the Honsberger Estate in Niagara on the lake.

The brides parents dance the night away during the wedding reception at Langdon Hall in Cambridge, Ontario.

the bride and her closest friends party on the dance floor.

The bride and groom dance during the reception at their wedding at Archeo in Toronto's distillery district.

the grandfather hits the dance floor during the wedding reception at the markham museum in Ontario.

Toronto Reference Library Wedding

April 19, 2017 in wedding photography

Noor + John

The groom John buttons his shirt on his new custom suit as he gets ready for his wedding to Noor at the Toronto Reference Library.

The bride Noor's father smiles as he sees his daughter for the first time before their wedding ceremony at the Toronto Reference Library.

Noor poses for a bridal portait in her families home before her wedding at the Toronto Reference Library.

The grooms father checks over his speech one last time before Noon + John's wedding at the Toronto Reference Library.

Noor and John pose for a wedding portrait on the streets of Toronto before their wedding ceremony at the Toronto Reference Library.

Noor makes a grand entrance as she descends in a glass elevator to her wedding ceremony in the atrium of the Toronto Reference Library.

Noor and John enjoy their first dance as a married couple during their reception at the Toronto Reference Library.

Noor and John look on as the father of the groom gives his wedding toast during their reception at the Toronto Reference Library.

Noor and John give a heartfelt wedding toast to their guests during their wedding reception at the Toronto Reference Library .

Noor and John party it up on the dance floor during their wedding reception at the Toronto Reference Library.

Noor and John had a beautiful springtime wedding at the Toronto Reference Library. The library is easily one of the most unique wedding venues in Toronto... it's the fully functional main branch of the Toronto Public Library (you can't even have an event there until after 5pm when the library closes.

Noor began the day at her parents home in mid-town getting ready and then awaiting John's arrival for the big reveal after John and his brother in law had a relaxing morning getting ready at the Yorkville Marriot. After their great first look we all hoped into the limousine and headed over to the Reference Library for some portraits before the ceremony.

And what a ceremony it was! Noor descended 5 stories down a glass elevator as John and their guests looked on to make one of the most memorable entrances I've seen in shooting 12 years of wedding.

The ceremony was officiated by one of their best friends and included readings by friends and family.

After the ceremony everyone headed up to the reception room and the some of the coolest 'details' I've seen. Each centre piece was a stack of classic books and everyone's place card was a wrapped book (mine was cookbook!).

The reception began with with Noor + John's first dance as a married couple. I have to say that The two MC's at this wedding did a brilliant job... it's not often I laugh at wedding jokes but these two succeeded. :)

Dinner was amazing set of food stations featuring some of their favourite foods... schnitzel, prime rib, poke and biryani. From there it was some great speeches and then on to the party!

I have to take a minute and thank Trevor from Trevents who coordinated the entire day and did an amazing job! Trevor is actually an old primary schoolfriend of Noor's. If you're getting married, give Trevor a call!

You can check out some of my favourite wedding pictures above and the full wedding slideshow below!

Toronto Reference Library Engagement

January 13, 2017 in engagement photography

Noor + John

Here are a few of my favourite photographs from Noor + John's engagement session at the Toronto Reference Library this past spring.

You can see their full wedding at the Toronto Reference Library on my blog here.