I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Courtney and Parry several times over the past year.  We did their engagement shoot in Killbear Park last fall, then I built a custom sign in book for them, and earlier this summer we had an awesome time shooting their wedding celebrations.  Courtney got ready in one of Parry Sound’s great bed and breakfast’s near the waterfront, then we did a “First Look” session before the church ceremony.  We had scouted out a spot a few months before and Parry waited there at a designated time, then Courtney got positioned so that Parry couldn’t see her until she stepped from behind a fence… I shot while Courtney peeked around and then stepped out into Parry’s view for the first time.  The look on both their faces was incredible.   Afterwards we did a number of shots of just the two of them, along the edge of the Sequin River just as it passes under the impressive railway bridge and out into the Big Sound.  Then we were off to the church for a wonderful ceremony, followed by a great photo session along the rugged Georgian Bay shoreline.  Finally we headed over to the Stockey Center for their reception.  All in all it was an awesome day… great weather, great couple and lots of  great chemistry.

When I did their engagement photo session last fall I knew that Georgian Bay and the outdoors played a big part in Lacey and Jayson’s lives.  They continued those themes for their wedding in Pointe au Baril this July, right down to the bride’s, camo shoes and wrapping for her bouquet.  Lacey got ready at her folks place at Sturgeon Bay Marina and then headed off to the cutest church I have seen in years.  Almost everyone, including the guys and gals, arrived at the church via boat.  Their britteny spaniel joined in the wedding party and made himself at home at the foot of the table as Lacey and Jayson signed the paperwork.  After the regular family shots we headed out on the Bay to the historic light house that guides boats safely in from the big open water to the sheltered channel to Pointe au Baril.  We had a great time and got some awesome images using the light house and the great Georgian Bay coast line as a backdrop.  Lacey proved to the the most venturesome of all of my brides, ever!  She and Jayson made their way up the steep, narrow ladder-like stair case and through a tiny opening to get to the top the lighthouse for some more great shots.  The reception hall was also on the water and was decked out with it’s own lighthouse, a shooting gallery (you had to hit a duck to get the bride and groom to kiss),  and a live band.  Everyone had and awesome time and partyed on well into the night. 

Ashley and Jason both have strong ties to Parry Sound and Georgian Bay so when we were doing our walkabout a several weeks in advance of their July wedding they opted to use a truly awesome stretch of the Bay as the back drop for many of their wedding party, and alone as a married couple, for the first time images.    I caught up with Ashley and the girls at Ashley’s father’s home on Oak Ridge Drive and worked with the girls in the later stages of getting ready and then we got some great “were ready”  shots.   The wedding was in one of the wonderful churches in Parry Sound and then we took a range of family shots at a scenic location in Parry Sound before heading north of town to get onto the Bay.  The wedding party was great and made their way up and down some of the more rugged parts of the Georgian Bay shoreline, bare feet and all.  After they headed back to the hall, Ashley, Jason and I stayed back and got some great shots of the two of them alone, for the first time, as a married couple, using the pines and rock of Georgian Bay as the backdrop.  Then we headed north abit closer to where Ashley and Jason are building their new home in Carling Township and got some diffent types of shots of them alone, using some tall water reeds as well as some   CP train cars as backdrops.  A small selection of the images from Ashley and Jason’s special day follow.

Continuing on with our 2009 wedding highlights was Sally and Jakub’s late November wedding in Parry Sound.  Sally and her family have strong roots in the Parry Sound area so when she and Jakub fell in love they chose to have their wedding and start their married life together in Parry Sound.  Sally and the girls got ready at Sally’s mother’s home in Parry Sound, and the ceremony took place in one of Parry Sound’s wonderful churches.  Following the ceremony and receiving line we headed off to the Georgian Bay shoreline for some family, wedding party and couple alone shots.   Several months earlier Sally and I had talked about how unpredictable the weather can be in late November.   As it turned out we were very blessed as the day of the wedding was sunny, warm and very September like.  Sally’s mother and father were married on exactly the same day several years before and they too had enjoyed almost identical amazing weather for their late November wedding day.  Apparently good luck runs in the family!  A small selection of images from Sally and Jakub’s day follow.

Faye and Robert are another wonderful couple that I had the pleasure of getting to know and work with in 2009.  They had a wonderful fall wedding at the Stockey Centre in Parry Sound.  Following the indoor ceremony we headed off to take advantage of the awesome fall weather and got some great images of Faye and Robert and their wedding party along the banks of the Sequin River.   We rounded off the couple alone shots portion of our shoot with Georgian Bay providing an great backdrop for Faye and Robert’s special day.

A selection of images from Faye and Robert’s special day follow.