I photographed Tabitha and Pierre’s wedding earlier this spring. The ceremony was at the North Pointe Community Church with the reception at the gorgeous Chateau Louis Hotel in the St Michaels room. It was a great ceremony and the lighting on stage was amazing as the church is light in a theatric manner. Think spotlights from above on the stage with theatre style tiered seating and the lights in the audience down low. Everything was going nice and smooth according to plan and then right as they were about to kiss the camera I had ready to get the shot (Canon 5D MKII ) went “click” for the first frame and then just froze dead! Uh oh, what now? Of course being prepared I had two cameras on me and was quickly able to switch and continue to shoot without missing a shot. I suppose if you are taking pictures long enough equipment failure is bound to happen, I would just prefer it to not happen at the pinnacle of action.
With the ceremony complete we headed off to the Neil Crawford Centre for the formals. We shot in the atrium and around the outside of the building.
I love letting the couple have some “unscripted” time to just soak in the day while I capture some moments between the two of them. Tabitha and Pierre looked totally relaxed in front of the camera the whole day and it made for some great images.
Just outside the Neil Crawford Centre building was an old worksop with a weathered garage door that was full of character. Mucho kudos to Tabitha for getting to it as she had to walk through some pretty sketchy terrain to get to the building, the ground was all rooted and lumpy.
I love this picture for two reasons. 1. the look that they are giving each other and 2. the fact that Pierre is carrying her shoes. I love the color against his dark suit!
A little quality time for a beautiful couple.
I think this is such a sweet moment between the two of them. This is another fav of mine from their day!
Wow! Can you stay gorgeously glamourous! I just love the old school hollywood vintage feel of this photo.
At the reception there were these really funky red lanterns for centerpieces along with a beautiful card that had the story of how they met on one side.
Dinner and dessert. Need I say more? Ok, I just have to add that the desserts were amazing! Who needs dinner when you have that much variety of sintastic sweets?
After dinner we snuck out onto the balcony for some fresh air, setting sun, and some uber romantic moments with the newlyweds.
Some first dance action. A little intimacy, and a little laughter. As cliche as it may sound, I think Tabitha and Pierre truly enjoyed this most special day together.
A little later in the evening they each got to show off their best groove moves. I like Pierre’s version of a kung fu robot over the rock n roll bride move Tabitha pulled out but it is just my opinion and of course I would lean more towards the masculine nature of a fighting robot. How cool is that! I would love to hear which one you prefer. Please leave me a comment and cast your vote.
A toast, to Tabitha and Pierre! Thank you guys for trusting me with such a special day, and sharing your passion, laughter, and emotion with me. It was a wonderful day that I hope you both cherish forever.
