If you asked your parents to tell you their love story it would probably be a short one. We met at a high school dance, your father asked me to dance, and so we did. We graduated from high school and got married two weeks later. That was the timeline of love thirty years ago.
Today we prefer to spend time finding ourselves before looking for someone else to share our lives with.
Read MoreThe day was like many weddings before it, lots of people, an anxious bride, an excited groom and the uncertainty of how weather can affect the day. Silver shoes resembling cinderella's glass slipper, deep red boutonnieres for the men, a three-tier cake and a candy buffet created a fairy tale day for the couple.
However, mother nature forgot to RSVP and brought rain for the day. Many people say that rain on your wedding day is a good luck start for marriage, however, when it's your wedding, good luck goes out the window with a strong preference for sunshine.
Read MoreAs I look out at the beautiful fields full of grape vines I am humbled by how lucky it is share in this special day. A grape vine is nothing more than the simplest beginning of what will one day be a fine merlot. Stephanie and Justin are celebrating the simplest beginning of two lives becoming one. This is the start of their marriage, their commitment to one another and the first step on a long journey. While they aren't on a path to a shelf in our local LCBO they are about to take on more tears, more laughs and more love that they will experience together.
Read MoreWhen a family member asks me to photograph their wedding I am always super excited and then I get a little nervous! Being able to be a part of their day from the perspective of not just a guest but as the photographer too, adds a whole different dimension to the emotional side of why I chose to photograph weddings. It’s known by most that I already cry at every wedding I shoot, usually during the ceremony, but when the connection with the bride and groom is that much stronger, there is no telling when the tears will flow!
Read More'No details... its not about the flowers and decor and all the other types of frosting. We're giving the greatest gift--each other-- in the presence of our family and closest friends. My ideal wedding would be for everyone to show up, and have fun. Thats it.' And so, they did.
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