wedding photography
Sarah + Konrad
Here are a couple of my favourite images from second shooting Sarah + Konrad's wedding at the Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District with Kurt from Two Tone Studios.
Alana + Brad
I helped out the amazing Caitlin Lavoie with a beautiful wedding at the Honsberger Estate in Niagara on the Lake.
Here are some of my favourite images, you can check out the full wedding on Caitlin's blog!
Danielle + Felipe | Fermenting Cellar
Here is another wedding photograph from my ongoing series called Heirloom Photographs where I ask couples to choose their favourite wedding photograph and let us know why it's so important to them.
This wedding photograph is from Dannielle + Felipe's amazing Toronto wedding at the Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District.
Here it is in Danni's own words....
"Everyone tells you, leading up to your wedding day, to savour every moment because the day goes by so fast. I believed them, but couldn't believe how true that was until the day. This moment was captured by Scott as we were leaving the hotel and heading to the reveal location, probably the haziest moment of the day for me. There was so much adrenaline running through my body at this point - anticipating seeing the man I was going to be calling my husband later that day for the first time. As much as I was trying to savour this moment, the final minutes with my most loving and supportive girl gang before being in the arms of my best friend, I can honestly say I don't remember a lot of it. I was so awestruck when I saw this image of my Mom and I, truly happy, just staring into each other's eyes. This picture completely encapsulates our relationship. Besides my husband, my Mom is my best friend, and in this photograph you can really see the love and bond we share. I will cherish this image for the rest of my life and I thank Scott for capturing so many moments like these that say so much in one single frame."
Helen + Nelson
Helen & Nelson had an amazing wedding at the Guild Inn Estate... even with pouring rain and another wedding party crashing our picture location! The Guild Inn Estate is a fantastic new wedding venue opening up in Toronto (The official grand opening isn't even for a couple weeks!)
We started the day at the Delta Hotel in Scarborough with some hair and make up and then the guys came over for some door games followed by a traditional Chinese tea ceremony. We finished up at the Delta Hotel with a first look with Helen in her wedding dress and then we headed off to the Guild Inn Estate for some pictures and the ceremony.
Even though the Guild Inn Estate was still putting the finishing touches on their construction, Helen + Nelson wedding looked (and ran) amazing in good part thanks to their amazing wedding planner Rainbow Chan. I can't say enough good things about the job she did with this wedding.
Along with speeches and fantastic food, the guests were also treated to a fantastic performance by some traditional Chinese dragon dancers! Once all the formal stuff was taken care of it was time for some dancing, photoboothing (that's a word now) and amazing late night station.... the fastest way to my heart is with poutine and sliders. :)
A huge thanks to my good friend Sam Wong of Artanis Collective for doing an amazing job second shooting this wedding. It's always great working with talented second photographers!
You can see some of my favourite images above and their full wedding slideshow below!
If you have the password, you can also check out their full wedding gallery here.
You can also see Helen + Nelson's engagement pictures we did at the Evergreen Brickworks.
Noor + John
Noor and John had a beautiful springtime wedding at the Toronto Reference Library. The library is easily one of the most unique wedding venues in Toronto... it's the fully functional main branch of the Toronto Public Library (you can't even have an event there until after 5pm when the library closes.
Noor began the day at her parents home in mid-town getting ready and then awaiting John's arrival for the big reveal after John and his brother in law had a relaxing morning getting ready at the Yorkville Marriot. After their great first look we all hoped into the limousine and headed over to the Reference Library for some portraits before the ceremony.
And what a ceremony it was! Noor descended 5 stories down a glass elevator as John and their guests looked on to make one of the most memorable entrances I've seen in shooting 12 years of wedding.
The ceremony was officiated by one of their best friends and included readings by friends and family.
After the ceremony everyone headed up to the reception room and the some of the coolest 'details' I've seen. Each centre piece was a stack of classic books and everyone's place card was a wrapped book (mine was cookbook!).
The reception began with with Noor + John's first dance as a married couple. I have to say that The two MC's at this wedding did a brilliant job... it's not often I laugh at wedding jokes but these two succeeded. :)
Dinner was amazing set of food stations featuring some of their favourite foods... schnitzel, prime rib, poke and biryani. From there it was some great speeches and then on to the party!
I have to take a minute and thank Trevor from Trevents who coordinated the entire day and did an amazing job! Trevor is actually an old primary schoolfriend of Noor's. If you're getting married, give Trevor a call!
You can check out some of my favourite wedding pictures above and the full wedding slideshow below!
Laura + Chris' Wedding at Paletta Mansion
Here's another submission in my ongoing Heirloom Wedding Photograph series. I always love opening these emails because I'm usually surprised by the images they've chosen.
I was especially surprised with Laura & Chris' submission... I don't think I had any inkling of the backstory when I took this photograph. I just remember her aunt giving a really emotional and heartfelt speech and their reaction to it. Now that I know the backstory, the images in that sequence have a lot more impact and become much more powerful.
Here are Laura's own words about her Heirloom Wedding photograph:
"This photo was captured during a speech given by my aunt Carla. My aunt had offered to say a few words on our wedding day, and I was very honoured by this request. My aunt has suffered for several years with mental illness, but as she spoke in front of everyone on our special day she was so composed and spoke with such passion that you completely forgot about the illness which has controlled so much of her life. Her words came from such a warm place in her heart, and she had such beautiful things to say about Chris and I that I was so moved and felt so loved. Scott captured this wonderful moment as Chris and I were hanging on every word she said. This is definitely one of my favourite photos of the day."
You can see the rest of the Heirloom Wedding series on my website here and Laura & Chris' wedding at the stunning Paletta Mansion here.
Jayde + David
Jayde and David decided to throw 200 of their closest friends an amazing New Years Eve party... oh, and they got married too. :)
North Bay, Ontario in the winter... so yes, it was it cold. Let's just get that out of the way right at the beginning. And it wasn't just the cold, we got a bit of a storm on their wedding day (the limo ride to the church was... interesting).
We began the day at Jayde's hair salon in North Bay, Vida Salon, and then the girls headed back to Jayde's house for the makeup and finishing touches. After a quick visit to the guys at David's father's beautiful home (that he built himself!) I joined the girls and we all piled into the limo for the snowy drive out to the little town of Bonfield. Jayde grew up in Bonfield along with some of her bridesmaids and her parents still live there. It was a beautiful old church of Ste. Bernadette Parish, really interesting to see how French churches in Canada have a very distinctive look compared to English churches of the same age.
Jayde's father had a health scare just before the wedding and it was going to be hit or miss if he was going to be able to even be there so it was really amazing to see him walk Jayde down the aisle (and then their dance routine during the reception!)
After the church ceremony we all headed back into North Bay and Jayde had arranged for us to use the historic Capitol Theatre for some portraits.
The reception was held at the historic http://clarion-resort-pinewood-park-north-bay.hotelmix.co.uk resort and the cocktail hour featured an amazing spread put on by David's cousin who happens to be a great chef!
Jayde and her sister own an amazing dance studio (that they run when they're not busy being teachers and nurses) and some of Jayde's students surprised her with dance-mob (is that a word?) during the wedding reception. The look on Jayde's face was priceless as she fought to hold back the tears.
David's grandfather sings with a group of guys in their church and they entertained the guests with a couple of really touching Italian songs. The rest of the night was filled with some really heartfelt speeches.
A really special moment for me was when David danced with his sister in memory of their mother who had passed. I caught their father looking on and it's one of my favourite images from the night.
But I think the highlight of the night had to be the garter belt. David went ALL IN on this... barely keeping it PG for the kids in the audience. Not going to lie, behind the camera I was laughing. :)
As the clock ticked down to midnight, we all gathered on the dance floor confetti guns, hats and whistles at the ready!
You can check out some of my favourite wedding photographs above and a full slideshow of wedding photographs below!
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2016 was a great year for me. Amazing clients, fantastic moments and some stunning weddings.
I had the pleasure to photograph weddings at some of Toronto and Ontario's best wedding venues including Malaparte, Fermenting Cellar, Langdon Hall, Liberty Grand, Sunnybrook Estates, SteamWhistle Brewery, Paletta Lakefront Mansion, Art Gallery of Ontario, Ancaster Mill and Graydon Hall
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I had a really hard time picking these pictures, and I'm sure I forgot about a few, but I hope you like them and here's hoping 2017 is just as good!
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Jenny + John
Jenny + John had an amazing autumn wedding at Graydon Hall in Toronto. For a November wedding we really couldn't have asked for better weather, sunshine and warm all day.
Both Jenny and John spent the morning getting ready at their parents beautiful homes in Etobicoke. It's always nice to have the bride and groom surrounded by friends and family as they prepare for the big day.
The ceremony was at St Mary's, a beautiful old downtown church that I love shooting at.
After the ceremony we gathered everyone outside on the church steps for a nice group photo. A lot of my couples ask for this picture and I'm always happy to find a way to make it work.
We had the use of a great classic Rolls Royce for the day (and some great pictures).... the great thing about this one was how nice it was on the inside. Some of those classic cars are great from far, but far from great. :)
Jenny and John took the time to great each and every one of their guests as they arrived for the reception, a nice touch that showed how much they value their relationships with their friends and family.
After they made their big entrance we had one of the coolest moments from the day when John's cousin played guitar and sang for their first dance.
The food as usual at Graydon Hall was amazing. After Jenny + John and gave a really heartfelt speech we had some parent dances and then the dance floor was open for partying.
You can see some of my favourite pictures from their wedding above as well as the full wedding slideshow below.
You can also see Jenny + John's engagement photos from the Guild Inn.
Shilpa + Rishi
Shilpa & Rishi were married in a beautiful Indian wedding at Toronto's Liberty Grand.
We started the day with portraits in the beautiful courtyard of the Liberty Grand, we even managed to dodge the raindrops.
It's not many times that the bride walking down the aisle can be upstaged, but since Shilpa had their beautiful daughter in her arms we can make an exception in this case. I actually did a newborn photography session with their baby a couple months ago, check it out here!
Indian wedding ceremonies are always so cool, so many traditions and details go into them.
It was great watching the kids at the wedding ceremony desperately searching for Rishi's shoes in order to sell them back to him after the ceremony (it's an old tradition at Hindu weddings!). Rishi hid them VERY VERY well. :)
After the ceremony everyone headed up to the lounge for appetizers and cocktails.
I thought it was really great that even with a wedding of over 400 people Shilpa & Rishi made the time to go around to every table and talk to everyone... it really shows how much they value their family and friends.
Rishi is a very quiet guy when you meet him but he gave one of the most elequouent speeches by a groom I've heard all year... really well done!
The party was great, the DJ did an amazing job of keeping the dance floor jumping and playing a great mix of music.
A huge thanks for Steve from Tara Lilly Photography for helping out and doing an amazing job second shooting.
Julla from 87 Events did an amazing job planning and coordinating both the wedding and the mehndi ceremony the day before at the beautiful Sunnybrook Estates (check back soon for a blog post on this!)
Check out some of my favourite images above as well as the full slideshow below.
WEDDING FLORIST | Berries and Blooms
WEDDING DECOR | Dance Floor Decor
WEDDING PLANNER | 87 Events
WEDDING DJ | Empire Entertainment
