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What a way to spend a Thursday!!!! Cherish & Clint wanted to get married on the day they met which was July 28th, so………………they did.  Now that we are finished it actually feels like it’s Saturday hahaha.  Clint showed up this morning sp0rting his VERY shiny, extra detailed, badass truck (Dayum, that truck looked good) along with a million dollar smile.  The girls were “Pretty In Pink”, looked hot, and were all laughs and smiles during their session and fortunately the weather was great with overcast skies and a slight breeze.  From Azilda to Timberwolf we covered a lot of ground creating kickbutt images all the way.  With dust covered trails we bolted down the course with our offroading golf carts (only loosing one groomsmen during a sharp corner) searching out the best holes for the wedding party to strike a pose.

We had a blast today with loads of fun and laughter.  Cherish & Clint were awesome and the bridal party was entertaining and energetic.  Thanks again everyone for making this wedding FUN!  We truly enjoyed ourselves.

Last night Jocelyne and I headed to the Valley to hook up with Tracy & Ryan for their engagement session.  Tracy was NERVOUS to say the least.  I have no idea why, she’s beautiful and has a gorgeous smile.  Paired up with her fiance Ryan we just couldn’t go wrong.  We immediately noticed that these two were not shy to kiss while being photographed.  As some couples swoop in for a quick “peck” like kiss, these two were the total opposite, and that’s what we love to see when photographing couples.  I notice that I am trying to capture those moments before I am actually about to take the image.  They might think that I am changing my camera settings or trying to find a new angle, but I am closely watching them waiting for that spontaneous moment where they are laughing, giggling or both.  These are the images that I LOVE to capture.

Here is another from our Intimate Affair Coverage last Friday.

This was our first wedding of the season and it was something completely different from our everyday weddings.  Serbian traditions are very colorful, music filled and family oriented.

Carole & Guy’s first kiss was years ago at the end of their first date, and at that time I guess it wasn’t in the cards for these two lovebirds to be together.  Years later (YEARS LATER) their paths crossed again one evening while they were waiting in the same lineup, and I guess it was SOME kiss as Carole’s friends blurted out “THAT’S THE KISS? THAT’S THE GUY?”

Today they had many chances to recreate that first kiss as Carole & Guy were married earlier this evening with an intimate affair at Bell Mansion.    We revisited the park bench where Guy told us that one time while they were sitting on that same bench looking out over Ramsey lake, he knew that Carole was the woman he would marry.  And he was right.

Carole, Guy, thank you so much for a wonderful afternoon and evening, Jocelyne and I can’t explain how much fun we had with the three of you (Bella Included).

Bella’s typical reaction to the kiss.

The Bench & The Kiss

Next month we will be documenting the wedding of Cherish & Clint (on a Thursday, a first for us).  Over the past few years we have gotten to know and even hang out with this amazing couple. You have seen images from their maternity session and then their first family session from the past few years and last week we brought them out for a quick engagement session.  Their wedding should be a real blast as these two are so relaxed and easy going that I am positive the whole day will be the same.  Cherish, Clint, we look forward to hanging out and creating some outstanding wedding images for you next month.

Well someone put in the good word to the weather fairy today that’s for sure.    We just finished documenting the wedding of Krista &  Jeff and wow, did we have a blast!  Sometimes those cloudy days can be a wedding photographers dream, especially when we wanted to hit up locations that just don’t look the best in full sunshine.  Krista & Jeff wanted more “Nature” photos for their wedding, just like their engagement session (You can view the blogpost here) so we opted for locations that had a lot of greenery, trees and water.    The rain held off, the wind was slow, the bugs stayed away and Krista & Jeff worked the camera like they were pro models, even the wedding party were in great spirits and didn’t pass up the opportunity to make some noise. Thanks again everyone for a great wedding, we hope you had as much fun and Joce, Vince and I had.

WOW, what an AWESOME wedding we had today.  Besides being a gorgeous outside we also had an amazing bride & groom, some kickass locations and a bridal party that made the whole day just fly by. From goats that pee on couches, to horses that don’t know when to keep their noses out of the pictures, it was never a dull moment.  We also had Vince from Royal Productions along with us today to document some key moments on video.  Natasha, Chris, and to all the bridal party members, thank you for an amazing day, we still can’t get over how fast it quickly flew by, we truly enjoyed ourselves.

Joce and I just finished the engagement session of Vicky & Larry this evening and  like usual we try to incorporate a little hodgy humor in some.  It turns out that Larry here is a huge Blue Jays Fan, Oh wait. I mean Maple Leafs fan (everyone knows how much I know about hockey eh?) and his soon to be wife is a huge Habs fan.  Vicky has been a fan since she was 2 and half years old, so I think it’s safe to say she’s a big fan (She even has Montreal Canadian seat covers in her car).   We thought we would do an image depicting the love between the two NHL fans showing who usually get’s the best of one another.  Vicky, Larry, thanks again for a great time, we look forward to playing some street hockey on your wedding day.

Joce and I just finished documenting the wedding of Jovana & Bobby today.   What a blast we had.  There was so much laughter, emotion, shots & singing.  Music was always playing and there were plenty of smiles to go around.  This was our first Serbian wedding to document and I hope it isn’t the last.  The traditions that we were a part of today totally blew Joce and I away.  It’s all about laughter, music and family!.    I couldn’t believe how time just flew by today, especially when I thought we were going to have a rainy thunderstorm day (Thank the heavens the weathernetwork was wrong………….again).  Jovana & Bobby, to you and all your family and friends, thank you for allowing Jocelyne and myself be a part of your special day. We truly enjoyed photographing this momentous occasion.