Love a good winter wedding! This one was a COLD one. Starting the day out at a chalet on Lac Brompton and later moving to the Grange Rouge reception hall in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton for the ceremony and reception, Jennifer and Jonathan’s wedding was such a great time!
Christina & Daniel's Wedding in North Hatley, QC
Christina & Daniel opted to have their wedding at one of my favourite venues, Manoir Hovey in North Hatley, QC. They had their ceremony overlooking Lake Massawippi and it just doesn’t get much more picturesque than that.
Mireille & David's Wedding in Lac Brome, QC
Mireille & David’s wedding at Domaine Jolivent Lac-Brome was an intimate gathering of their closest friends & family and saw the blending of their cultural backgrounds. Mireille, from Montreal and David, from the UK.
The night was capped off with a lesson in traditional Quebecois folk music and dancing.
Karan & Annie's Wedding in Bromont, QC
I first met Karan & Annie in the aftermath of a wild winter storm last December. We trekked out into the unplowed streets of Annie's hometown to take some gorgeous photos before settling down with warm drinks in front of a cosy fireplace.
I met up with Annie again at a salon in Farnham where she was getting ready with her bridesmaids and her sisters-in-law to be. Annie was tying up loose strings for the day on the phone, getting her hair done all the while maintaining her composure. I love seeing a bride who rolls with the punches and can get everything figured out with as little stress as possible. When Annie was mostly done getting ready, I then popped on over to Annie's aunt's house where Karan was getting ready with "the boys" over pizza.
Annie & Karan wanted to hold to the traditions of a typical Quebec wedding, including the strict rule that they could not see each other before Annie walked down the aisle. This involved a lot of sneaking around and scurrying between windows in Annie's parents house (with Karan right next door).
The ceremony took place next to the river in Annie's parents' backyard, where someone had crossed the river to put up a sign to commemorate Karan & Annie's special day. After the ceremony, everyone drove to the Chateau Bromont for the reception, where we were treated to a ride around the golf course at sunset to take the formal pictures.
They closed out the formal programming for the evening with their first dance set to Stairway to Heaven-- and a surprise choreographed Indian dance number. A fantastically fun way to kick off the dance party, which I'm sure continued well into the night 🕺
Dori & Matt's Wedding in North Hatley, QC
I typically begin a wedding day at around noon, when the bride is still getting ready. This is a key time for me to not only gather the detail photos, but to allow the bride and her wedding party to get used to being in front of my lens (and more or less pretending I'm not there!). It's quite rare that I book a wedding where I'm scheduled to show up just fifteen minutes before the ceremony but Dori and Matt are not my typical couple. Their love shone straight through any camera-related jitters and their beautiful wedding at the North Hatley Club went off without a hitch (well, just one 😉 ). Matt & Dori were true naturals in front of the camera and made my job very easy.
When we first chatted about the wedding in detail a few months ago, Dori told me that she had opted to skip over the traditional white gown in favour of a (gorgeous!) red cocktail dress. I was so intrigued by this idea, and seeing it in person against the beautiful backdrop of Lake Massawippi, I could not agree more with Dori's fashion decision. It was absolutely striking!
