Neil & Mel

It rained. It stopped. It poured. It stopped. It REALLY poured. It drizzled. It stopped. It shone! It rained. It stopped.

What a roller-coaster of a wedding day for Neil and Mel, and all the while the time was spent with laughs and tears and everything in between. Knowing the weather might throw us for a loop, we made sure to plan a pub stop in the middle of the day so we could grab some food and drink, get out of the down pour and take a breath. This time, the good folks at Biera played host.

What an amazing building! So many different nooks and crannies, both inside and out. From there we headed out to Mill Creek ravine for some mandatory bridge shots, then to Remedy Cafe for another quick warm up before heading to the reception. The added bonus about our quick cafe stop, is that Remedy is where Neil and Mel met when he was a server there. It was fun recreating that moment.

Our evening ended at the Pleasantview Community League where we were witness to heartfelt speeches, tons of laughter, and an off the hook dance floor.

We hope you enjoy this peak at Neil & Mel’s amazing day.

Congrats!

Cassie & Scott - Wedding

Cassie was hoping for a snowy day for her wedding. As luck would have it for her, it snowed just enough for it to appear wintery without it being too cold out. It was still chilly, don't get me wrong, but it could have definitely been much worse!

As far as laid back weddings go, Cassie & Scott's pretty much takes the cake! They didn't have a Wedding Party, they were the only ones to give a speech at the reception, and other than a first dance, there weren't any of the typical garter toss, bouquet toss type events. But don't think that their wedding was not amazing, cause it was!

The couple shared a first look moment together in the alleyway next to Malt & Mortar on Whyte Ave, then headed in to the pub to spend some time with their immediate family. After a while the family left and Dave and I spent the remainder of the afternoon with just the two of them. It was great. They got to really experience the whole day together without any distractions.

After the formal photos we headed to the Old Timers Cabin for the ceremony and reception. The ceremony was beautiful, the dinner was fantastic, the dessert was even better. All around a great day for two great people.

We wish Cassie & Scott many years of happiness together, and thank them for letting us spend their day with them.

- brad

Cassie & Drew

What a great day this was!

After the great time we had with Cassie and Drew at their engagement session, we were pumped to get shooting their big day. The day started off at with a First Look at their house, then we headed to Iconoclast Coffee (a favourite hangout of these two), took some photos on the edge of the new Brewery District, before finally heading off to the Old Timers Cabin for the ceremony and reception. 

Thank you Cassie and Drew for letting us capture your wedding. Here's to many awesome years ahead!

Krista & Brent's Wedding

We were lucky enough to shoot Krista & Brent’s engagement session at the amazing Ice Castle here in Edmonton back in January. And we were lucky a second time when we found out their ceremony was being held at the Gretzky Church!! Some of you might know it by its actual name of St. Joseph's Basilica (although, if you Google "Gretzky church" it is the first thing that comes up... just saying).

While most of our wedding shoots end up having a decidedly urban feel, we certainly feel right at home out in the country, too. Krista & Brent are definitely more of the outdoorsy types, so we just had to find a location to fit their style for their wedding photos. Luckily, the day before the wedding, Brent stumbled upon this great location. It had this fantastic old barn (that we thought just might collapse right before our eyes), a beautiful pathway leading to the open fields, and a few great old cars. What a find! Nice hunting Brent!

After our session out at the farm we headed back to the couple’s house in Sherwood Park. It was a nice little interlude between the photo session and the upcoming reception. I’m pretty sure they just wanted to head back there because they missed their dogs too much. It was nice for everyone to have a little downtime. They sat out in the back yard while one of the groomsmen played a few songs on his guitar (he also sang the song for the couple’s first dance).

The rest of the day was also a success and a great time was had by all. We wish these two many, many years of happiness.

Here is a look at a selection of the photos from their wedding day: 

Lacey & Chad's Wedding

We met Lacey at the Bridal Fantasy show back in January this year. We seemed to impress her with our work (and our charm, I’m sure) and she booked us on the spot! I’m sure Chad was a little startled to find out they had booked a photographer without his knowledge, but we met with the two of them a few weeks later and Chad gave his stamp of approval as well.

We spent their wedding day hanging out with their gigantic wedding party (18 people including the couple) and had a blast! For their photos we went to a great, rustic location in downtown Edmonton (where the ladies even managed to get photos in front of a fire truck) then headed off to Mercer Tavern to have some food and drinks and take more photos. The Mercer staff have always been great to us whenever we’ve camped out at their place on wedding shoots.

On a lucky note, Rogers Place arena was set to open about a month after their wedding so we managed to get a few shots of them with the nearly-complete building in the background. As those of you from Edmonton can attest, it is an amazing structure.

The reception was a fantastic event (Lacey did an amazing job with all of the details for sure!). One of the best things was that they ensured their son was a part of the day. He seemed to quite enjoy himself and he looked pretty darn cool too!

Lacey & Chad, we wish you all the best!!!

Take a look at some of the moments from their special day:  

Grace & Mark

It’s a small world. I think we can all agree on that. But when we book a wedding with a couple from Toronto because the bride-to-be happens to be great friends with a girl from Calgary whose sister (that lives in Edmonton) happens to be not only a great friend of ours, but was the bride of one of the first weddings we ever shot as a team, it makes the world seem even smaller!!

Grace & Mark are awesome – let me just get that out of the way. We enjoyed being with them on their wedding day a great deal. They were so laid back and rolled with the punches that were thrown their way. That includes changing the VENUE for the wedding ceremony the MORNING OF the wedding!! That’s right! The weather was not going to be good enough to have the outdoor wedding they had planned for, so they arranged to have the ceremony at the same place they were having the reception. And truth be told, if you didn’t know that fact, you would not have known it wasn’t supposed to have been held at the Matrix Hotel all along. Everything came together so perfectly, it was awesome to be a part of.

Luck was also on our side that day though. We spent our time between the ceremony and the reception at Rocky Mountain Icehouse having some food, drinks, and lots of laughs. The luck I speak of is that we JUST made it to the pub before it started to pour down from the skies. And then we lucked out again when the rain stopped just long enough for us to go out to the alleyways around the pub and get some beautiful shots of this fantastic couple (and their awesome wedding party too!).

Grace & Mark made their way back to Toronto a few days after the wedding but we recently had the pleasure of meeting with Grace when she came back to visit her Edmonton family. Once again we realized why we love doing what we do. We meet some truly fantastic people and love it when they appreciate what we do for them. Grace is certainly appreciative of our work and that makes us grin gigantic smiles!

We leave you now with a selection of the photos we captured on that day in June… enjoy! 

Teresa & Bruce - New Year's Eve Wedding!

Teresa & Bruce are as in love with each other as I've ever seen with any other couple! They are just so cute together. When they asked me to photograph their New Year's Eve wedding I was honoured to do it. 

Dave had prior obligations (with it being New Year's Eve and all) so I enlisted my girlfriend Nicole (who has a fantastic fashion design business called Vertigogo Designs) to help out with lighting for the evening. 

Teresa & Bruce were married at their home here in Edmonton. The house was converted into an amazing wedding venue! Teresa's daughter Andrea made some amazing artwork from literally thrift store finds! Lots of candles lighting the home made it so cozy. With only approximately 40 guests present, it was a very intimate affair.

We found some time to venture outside for a few photos after the ceremony. Teresa was quite a trooper and spent our time outside without a coat on. Luckily it was one of the nicer evenings we've had in a while so that helped, but she was still shivering but tried not to let it show.

Nicole and I were thrilled to experience this evening with the lovebirds and will remember this New Year's Eve for decades to come!

Check out a few of the moments from the night below.

- brad

Christine and Roy

The trick with winter weddings is to not look cold. 

While Christine and Roy had their actual wedding in warm, warm, Hawaii, they elected to have their hometown reception in December. Quite the contrast! These two were troopers. This happened to be the first day of the year where it felt cold outside. The session involved a lot of "1,2,3,... coat off!", shoot, shoot, shoot, then "coat back on!".

The other cool (pun intended) element of this shoot was the history here. In a former life, Christine, Roy and I had all worked at Starbucks together. In fact, that's where these two met. I was honoured that the asked me to shoot their home gathering at Violino Italian Restaurant. We even hopped across the street to take some meaningful photos in a Starbucks. 

This was such a fun night. Congrats you two! Here's to many years of happiness.

Amanda & Jason

Downtown weddings. Our favourite.

While Brad was off shooting a wedding in Ireland, I had the pleasure of shooting Amanda and Jason's big day. We started by running around 104th St, finding all the awesome nooks and crannies that our city has to offer. Then from there, we headed to a beautiful ceremony at the Yellowhead Brewery followed by awesome music spun by Chris Bullough, dancing , and even a makeshift photo booth.

Thanks you two for having me as part of your day. I really had a great time and can't wait to see where your adventures take you.

Jasmin & Andrew's Wedding

Andrew, the groom from the wedding we shot on July 4th, has been in the wedding party of TWO previous weddings we've been part of (Robert and Melissa, and Rob and Alicia). Finally we were able to shoot HIS wedding (the phrase "always a groomsman, never a groom" came to mind of course). It goes without saying that we adore Jasmin & Andrew. They are so fun to be around. Their whole group of friends made for a great day for Dave and I. All we can say is that we hope another member of this group gets married soon so we can be around them again in a wedding setting.

Take a look at some of the photos we were able to capture from Jasmin & Andrew's big day.

- brad

Sylvia & David

What an honour it was to be a part of this beautiful celebration.

It was a small church wedding on a gorgeous day in May when it had snowed only a few days before. It was quiet and intimate. Even the power going out only added to the magic of the ceremony.

Afterwards, we stole off to the river valley for a few quick portrait shots before these two whisked away in their T-Bird off to celebrate their new marriage with those closest to them.

Enjoy a small sample of the photos from that day.

Julia & Mike's Wedding

Julia and Mike were married a few months ago. They originally had a big wedding planned but decided to have a more intimate ceremony in a park across from the house where Mike grew up. I have known Mike for many years - we were neighbours in a 3-story walkup apartment near Saskatchewan Drive. It's funny how we keep running into each other even though we haven't lived in that building for a long, long time. 

I was thrilled and honoured that Mike contacted me to do the photography for this wedding. Even though the day was a little chillier than Julia would have liked (she was the one who had to brave the cold the most after all), it was a beautiful wedding. The colours in that park could not have been better! Julia looked beautiful and Mike looked very handsome in his suit. It was pretty easy to get good photos under those circumstances!

We wish Julia & Mike a lifetime of happiness! 

Take a look at some of the photos from their big day:

- brad

Anna-Maria & Dwayne

Anna-Maria & Dwayne had quite a rockstar wedding. Once the couple were all dressed and ready to get married we headed off (the men in a limo and the ladies in a rockstar tour bus) to Hastings Lake Gardens, which is about 40 minutes outside of Edmonton. 

After a beautiful ceremony in a gazebo we stayed at the Gardens and were able to capture some pretty amazing photos on the grounds. There was a rustic cabin, some old tractors and a great old truck.

Once we finished at that location we all piled into the rockstar bus and made our way back to Edmonton for the reception. It was a ton of fun (complete with the Bride smashing her Groom's face into the cake!).

Congrats Anna-Maria and Dwayne! We wish you all the best.

Take a look at some of the photos from their big day:

Sue & Chris

What a great wedding!

Brad and I got connected with these two when we shot the wedding of my good friend (Chris' daughter) Sabrina. It was a short and beautiful ceremony at the Hotel MacDonald, followed by a quick round of photos before dinner.

We were honoured to be a part of the big day and despite the autumn showers, were pretty happy with how the photos turned out.

Enjoy and congrats Sue & Chris! 

Paula & Andrew Got Married!

This wedding had heart.

It was clear from the first time we met these two that they loved each other deeply. Even more so when we went back to the Red Ox Inn, the place of their first date, for their engagement session that this was a pretty special thing. That sentiment rang true throughout their entire wedding day.

From the beautiful church wedding, to the gorgeous farm property to the quick tours of Stony Plain and Spruce Grove, we spent the entire day just one step ahead of the rain which left us with nothing but dramatic skies and cool temperatures.

Here is a sample of what we captured on that day. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Melissa & Ben's Wedding

Melissa and Ben's wedding was such a simple and classy event. It was such a relaxed day that started with a first look at Tavern 1903, then a walk to the beautiful entryway of the Hardware Grill, followed by a stroll around the block. 

There is something to be said for the bridal party that doesn't necessarily match with identical outfits, but each member gets to showcase their personal style. I love how it all came together. We then headed off to Latitude 53 for the ceremony, followed by a delicious dinner catered by my all time favourite restaurant Culina, then speeches, and a great party.

Thanks so much for including us in your day. It was such a treat. Enjoy a snippet of what we got on the day.

Amy & Ian are Married

What an awesome day! We had so much fun with these two. When Amy & Ian laid out the design of the space where the ceremony and reception were taking place, neither Brad or I could help but get excited. 

It was a beautiful room, gorgeously lit. The Westbury Theatre at Fringe Theatre Adventures can be an intimidating space. These two pulled it off magnificently. The day was so smooth. It included a much appreciate drink and appetizer stop at MKT which allowed us to get some pretty great photos.

Thanks so much for letting us be a part of the big day guys. I hope you dig the shots as much as we do.

Caitlin & Austin - The Wedding

Caitlin & Austin’s wedding began late in the afternoon at the Union Bank Inn on Saturday October 5th. Their goal was to have their day be more of a party than a typical wedding, and they were definitely successful.

While Caitlin & Austin were upstairs getting ready in their hotel rooms, the guests waited in the ballroom where the ceremony was being held and had a drink or two and socialized. Party mode never stopped from that time on.

After the couple read their tearful vows to one another and they were pronounced husband and wife, they zipped up to their bridal suite with the Best Man and Maid of Honour to sign the official documents. This allowed for a bit of a breather to relax and enjoy a little champagne before returning to the awaiting crowd of friends and family.

The two newlyweds returned to the party and had a great time mingling with their guests.

The very next morning the couple headed off for their Honeymoon in Mexico.

It is clear that Caitlin & Austin love each other very much. You only have to watch them for a minute to see that they are meant to be together.

We wish them all the best as they start a new chapter in their lives as Husband and Wife.

Here are some of our favourite photos from their wedding:

Kristen & Mark

The wedding of Kristen & Mark on August 24th was our second wedding in Edson. The first was Juniper & Adam last year. Kristen is Juniper’s cousin. I think it is safe to say that Dave and I are now part of the Edson family!!

One of the nicest things to come out of Juniper & Adam’s wedding was the fact that we found Emily. Some of you have met her. She is Juniper’s sister and we became good friends with her following that wedding and she has joined us on several weddings as our third photographer. She is a fine young lady and we are always thrilled to work with her.

Dave, Emily and I hopped in the car early in the morning and headed off to meet Kristen & Mark in Edson. Dave and Emily took the photos of Kristen getting ready and I was with Mark for his prep time. Once they were ready, we met to set up the First Look at a park close to their house. Have we mentioned enough times yet how much we love the First Look? It’s always a special part of the day for us and this was no exception.

From the first look we headed off to the ceremony that was held outdoors at Mark’s parents’ house. It was short but very sweet!

We then headed down to the river behind the house to take some photos of the Bride and Groom with the wedding party - couldn’t ask for a nicer setting, that’s for sure.

Once we finished those photos, we headed out on the road with just Mark & Kristen to take more photos of the two of them. And by “on the road”, we mean it literally!! We pulled off in the middle of the highway to get some nice images of the two of them in the middle of the road (and one of them in the fancy Thunderbird car that they were lucky enough to be driving around in). It was quite fun.

Back to town to take some photos of the wedding party at their favourite local pub (attached to the hotel where the reception was held) and then it was time for the reception.

We ended the night by taking a few photos of their rings. Dave and I always like to come up with something unique or special to the couple for these shots. This time we were able to place the rings on the word “Thunderbird” on the side of their wedding car (as seen below).

All in all, it was another great time in Edson.

Kristen & Mark, we thank you for treating us so nice during our time in your town and we wish you all the best in your newly married lives.

Here are some of our favourite moments from the wedding.

Nicole & Carl

Nicole & Carl were married on Saturday July 27th of this year. It was a day of mixed weather, that's for sure. Just when we were all set to start the formal photo portion of their day, the rain began to fall so we had to think up a new plan very quickly. We decided to duck into The Public House pub to get a few photos of the couple with the wedding party. Well, it turned out very well! We were able to get many great shots while we were there (big thank you to The Public House staff for letting us shoot there).

After a while in the pub, the rain stopped so we took to the streets. We managed to find several great locations within a few minutes from the pub and got more great shots of this fantastic couple. 

Dave and I met up with Nicole & Carl a few days ago to deliver their final images to them and they seem to be very happy with what we were able to capture on that day in spite of the weather challenges. We were quick to point out that their relaxed schedule (they built in several hours of photo time) really made it all possible. Everyone was upbeat and had a great afternoon.  

Please take a look below at some of the images we captured from their day.

Nicole & Carl, it was a pleasure working with you both and we wish you a lifetime of happiness together. 

- brad