muskoka wedding

JW Marriot The Rosseau Muskoka Wedding

Bryan + Adam

May they live long and prosper!

Bryan and Adam, two of the most die hard Trekies I’ve ever met, had a beautiful wedding in the Muskoka’s north of Toronto at the JW Marriot The Rosseau.

The resort is just a stunning place to be, perched up on a hill overlooking Lake Rosseau which is one of the most exclusive and historic lakes in the Muskokas. I kept look around for Dan Akroyd or Kurt Russell!

We all spent the morning getting ready in some beautiful suites on the resort. A really nice touch was that Bryan and Adam made custom Star Trek communicators and rank pips for everyone in their wedding party (I did say they were die hards!). Easily one of the coolest wedding DIY’s I’ve seen over the years.

We took advantage of the grounds on the resort for some pictures of Bryan and Adam and their wedding party before the ceremony including out on the docks with the lake in the background… it helps when the weather cooperates and you get a beautiful day!

The ceremony location was pretty epic, on a hilltop overlooking the lake and surrounded by outcroppings of the Canadian Shield. The ceremony itself was relaxed and near effortless as Bryan and Adam had already been married during Covid and this ceremony was for their friends and family to enjoy. I love when a true friend of the couple is able to officiate the ceremony, it always makes it so much more personal.

After the ceremony there were some family pictures and then cocktail hour on the patio.

Dinner was intermixed with speeches that were filled with Star Trek quotes, trivia and even impressions… of course if you wanted to see Bryan + Adam kiss you had to get up to the mic and give your best Star Trek line. I even managed to sneak them back down to the water at dusk for some of my favourite portraits we did that day.

The rest of the night was filled with dancing; from their first dance, to dancing with their mother to some truly epic moves on the dance floor late in the night.

In a small world, Adam works with one of my previous brides at Sick Kids! Check out Emily + Aaron’s Archeo Wedding!

You can see some of my favourite wedding pictures above and the full wedding slideshow below.

You can also see a previous wedding I photographed at the JW Marriot The Rosseau.



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Alli + Andy

I love when I get the opportunity to second shoot weddings with other wedding photographers, doubly so when it's photographers whose work I love.

Last fall I had the chance to help out Kate Hood, an amazing wedding photographer up in Muskoka.   You can check out her wedding photography work here.  Kate also does some amazing boudoir work which you can see here (slightly NSFW!).

All and Andy decided to have their entire wedding on their beautiful property in the heart of Muskoka.   The both got ready in their house, portraits in the woods behind, an intimate backyard outdoor ceremony and a cozy tent reception.

Alli & Andy decided to have a first look so they could get most of the posed pictures out of the way before the ceremony and spend more time with their guests.   Well, we finished up some wedding portraits in the woods and headed back to the house but then we all realized that most of the guests were already seated and would see Alli.   Quick thinking groomsmen came up with the idea to spread out a tarp and walk Alli across the backyard... it's one of my favourite pictures of the day.

Enjoy the rest of these pictures, hope I can work with Kate again soon! 

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Sasha + James

Such a fantastic wedding up at The Rosseau Muskoka by JW Marriott with Sasha and James!   

James was the best man from Phil + Stephanie's wedding last year.  I've shot 3 weddings for Phil's family so this day was full of friendly faces and past clients!  
 

The rain held off and we were able to have a beautiful outdoor ceremony overlooking the lake.

One of the coolest parts of the day was the lawn games they set up to entertain the guests in between the ceremony and reception.

We took some time to head down to the waterfront for some great pictures of Sasha + James and their wedding party on the docks.... Sasha even helped a stranded paddle boater in her wedding dress!

The dinner and reception was an awesome night in the Russeau Ballroom.  The night ended with smores in the fire pit.

A huge thanks to Toronto wedding photographer Sam Wong for making the trip up to the Muskokas and helping out with second shooting.
 

Check out some of my favourite photographs from their Muskoka wedding as well as the full wedding slideshow below!


 
 

Muskoka Wedding Photography

Cassandra + Jesse


Continuing on the blogging of some past 2013 weddings....

Cassandra & Jesse live in Montreal but were married at the amazing The Ridge at Manitou in Ontario's Muskoka region.  It was an amazing (but hot!) day as they were surrounded by their family and friends for an amazing ceremony on the waters edge.

Check out some of my favourite wedding images up top and their full slideshow down below!