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September 6, 2011

Leanne & Rick – A Georgian Bay Wedding – Parry Sound Wedding Photographer

Growing up in Parry Sound, Leanne found that water, canoeing and kayaking became a huge part of her life. So, when she and Rick decided to get married it was only natural that the wedding would be near water. The perfect location proved to be the Stanley family cottage, which sits on a wonderful part of Georgian Bay, just north of Snug Harbour overlooking part of Franklin Island.

On a bright, hot, July day I joined up with Leanne as she was getting ready at a long time family friend’s house not far from her folks cottage. We captured a range of shots of Leanne, her mom, and the girls getting ready and then, as Leanne has been part of the Canadian championship dragon boat and outrigger canoe teams for several years, we made sure to get some shots of her by a canoe with Georgian Bay in the background.

Leanne and her gals arrived at the wedding site by pontoon boat and her father walked her up the long rocky pathway from the dock to the ceremony site which provided a dramatic, sweeping view of the Bay.

After the ceremony and family photos we did a large group shot of everyone who attended the wedding. While this can sometimes take some time to set up, it worked out well for us this day, as everyone moved into quickly into position and I was able to get some height by perching on a nearby rock outcrop and shooting to get the Bay in the background.

As the guest enjoyed cocktails Leanne, Rick (an athelete in his own right, with several triathlons under his belt), the wedding party and I hiked up and along some of the nearby rugged Georgian Bay shoreline for a range of images. In the close up image of the rings, you’ll notice that this pair had some very special rings. Leanne’s wedding band was custom made with wave designs encircling it while Rick’s ring has some Hawaiian wood built into it. Leanne had been competing in Hawaii and brought the wood back from there specifically to have it built into Rick’s ring.

Following a great meal catered by “Now that’s Catering” Rick and Leanne had their first dance on the deck overlooking the Bay just as the sun was starting to settle low in the sky.

August 16, 2011

Julie & Michael’s Muskoka Wedding – Parry Sound, Muskoka Photographer

Filed under: Weddings — Tags: Lake Joseph Wedding, Muskoka Wedding, Parry Sound, Wedding Photography — johnbrisbane @ 8:36 am

Juile and Michael’s Muskoka wedding at Delta Rocky Crest on Lake Joseph was a fantastic event. I first met this high energy, high achieving couple over a year before when they booked me to shoot their wedding and engagement session. Following the engagement session last fall, we used some of their favouite images to create a custom designed sign in book which proved to be a big hit with the guests.

Julie and Michael had their heart set on a Muskoka wedding and the surroundings and facilities at Delta Rocky Crest proved to be a great fit for them and their guests. Julie and her gals got ready in one of the resort’s suites while Mike and the guys got ready in one of the house sized condo units. The ceremony, like most I have shot at Rocky Crest, took place on the dock, which provides a long sweeping view of the upper end of Lake Joseph. Michael and the guys arrived at the dock via speed boat.

Following the ceremony, we did most of the family images on the dock, and then headed over to the golf course for the wedding party shots and finished off at the far end of the small lake at the back of the resort. This spot is a favouite spot of mine for the couple alone shots, as it provides a private setting with a very northern feel to it. Afterwards, we headed over to the reception where everyone was dazzled by one of the most elaborate and energetic Grand Entrance intro/dances I have ever seen.

When I left well, into the evening. the energy level was still very strong and I had no doubt things were going to continue very late into the night. The next afternoon Julie and Michael headed off to a two week honey moon in Spain and Italy.

August 1, 2011

Emma & Spencer’s Georgian Bay Wedding – Parry Sound, Cambridge Photographer

Filed under: Weddings — Tags: Georgian Bay Wedding, Muskoka Wedding, Parry Sound, Wedding Photography — johnbrisbane @ 6:11 pm

Girl next door, marries boy next door. Thats how Emma described her and Spencer to me. Emma and Spencer started out as childhood sweethearts and became a married couple this past June. Their wedding ceremony took place on a warm, sunny day, on the deck of the Stockey Center, in Parry Sound, with Georgian Bay’s Big Sound as a backdrop.

Georgian Bay plays a big part in this couples lives, as they have lived, played, and worked on, and near it all of their lives. When we did their engagement shoot last summer, we boated out to a couple of the islands near my studio and did a series of images, many of which we incorporated into their custom designed sign in book.

As the ceremony was planned for early evening, we opted to do almost all the family, wedding party and couple alone images before the ceremony. We found a great part of the Bay, near Nobel, and made arrangements to use it the day of the wedding. After we did the girls getting ready, and all done up shots at Emma’s folks home in Nobel, Emma and I headed off to the appointed location to hook up with Spencer, who was patiently waiting for his “First Look” at his bride in her gown. I have done “First Look” sessions for several weddings in recent years and it is always interesting to watch the excitement of both the bride and groom when they see each other for the first time in a private setting, before the ceremony.

After the ceremony, cocktails, grand entrance, speaches and just after the dance began I snuck Emma and Spencer away for a few moments for some sunset shots, just as the sun was disappearing over the Big Sound.

A small selection of the images from Emma and Spencer’s day follows.

July 25, 2011

Dana & Mike are Married!!! – Algonquin Park – Parry Sound, Cambridge Photographer

Filed under: Algonquin Park,Weddings — Tags: Muskoka Wedding, Wedding Photography — johnbrisbane @ 8:52 pm

Several weeks ago I got to visit some of my old stomping grounds when I made my way over to Aylen Lake, just east of Algonquin Park for Dana and Mike’s wedding. Dana and Mike got ready at Dana’s folks cottage on Aylen Lake and as it had rained off and on during much of the day they opted to have the ceremony under an open air chapel in the pines, overlooking the lake instead of on the dock in front of the cottage as they had originally planned. It was a perfect setting for this couple who are currently living in Edmonton, Alberta. After the ceremony we made our away back to the cottage and had a great time getting a wide range of family, wedding party and then couple alone images of this happy couple. We made good use of the family canoe and the overcast skies made for a dramatic setting. We then headed off to Algonquin park where the reception was taking place at historic Bartlet Lodge. On the way Dana, Mike and I stopped off at spruce bog board walk and did a series of romantic couple alone, images. A few of the images from Dana and Mike’s special day are below. Heading back to Parry Sound just after dusk I got to spend about 20 minutes photographing a mother moose and her young calf.

July 19, 2011

Anne & Darcy are Getting Married!!!- Cambridge, Parry Sound Photographer

Filed under: Engagement — Tags: Cambridge, Kitchener Waterloo, Wedding Photography — johnbrisbane @ 8:01 am

Talk about romantic! Darcy proposed to Anne on London Bridge, England, in the middle of a rain storm! When I met this couple over a year ago I knew they had a special bond. As we met a few times over the past year to select their photography package, and then early this summer to do their engagement session I learned quite abit more about them. The story of the proposal is certainly special, and Anne says, typical of Darcy. The couple were on a trip to the British Iles and had just left a small pub and we walking across London Bridge when it started to pour and Anne was overwhelmed when Darcy produced a ring and asked her to marry him…. This guy is a true romantic.

We did Anne and Darcey’s engagement session in Cambridge, Ontario. A lot of this community has an old country type feel to it and we found it was a great fit for this couple, considering their back story. A few of the images from their engagement session are posted below.

May 28, 2011

Sandra and Joe’s – Love & Commitment – Parry Sound – Cambridge – Wedding Photographer

Filed under: Weddings — Tags: Parry Sound, Wedding Photography — johnbrisbane @ 6:44 am

The wind and rain did nothing to dampen the love and commitment that Sandra and Joe expressed to each other during a wonderful ceremony on May 14th at their home, just south of Parry Sound. Once it became clear that the wet spring we have been having was not going to let up on their special day Joe and Sandra made some quick adjustments to the plans they had for an outdoor ceremony. Their large garge was decked out with a wide assortment of great decorations, chairs were arranged to keep the guests out of the rain, and a huge tarp with appropriate decorations, gave the officiant (Sandra’s daughter), the happy couple, their best man, maid of honor, and young flower girls protection from the day long rain during their touching ceremony.

After the ceremony we got a range of shots of the couple, key family members, guests as they mingled and enjoyed a wonderful buffet dinner and Sandra and Joe’s first dance. A few of the images from Sandra and Joe’s special day are included below.

April 26, 2011

Lori & John Trash the Dress-Lovers Beach,Los Cabos-Cabo San Lucas,Mexico – Destination Wedding Photographer Parry Sound – Cambridge

Filed under: Destination Wedding Photography,Weddings — Tags: Destination Wedding, Trash the Dress, Wedding Photography — johnbrisbane @ 7:15 am

The day after their wedding at the Rui Palace in Los Cabos, Mexico, John, Lori and I took a water taxi to famous Lovers Beach, across the bay from the resort. The surf was high as we waded out from the sand beach in front of the resort to board the boat. Both the sky and ocean showed off an amazing variety of shades of blue and turquoise as the soft winds and mid-morning sun warmed and dryed us as we made our away towards the beach. It promising to be yet another awesome day.

Disembarking at Lovers Beach was a challenge. As our boat reached the shallow water John hopped off into waist deep water and carried Lori ashore while I held my camera gear high to escape the big surf.

Once ashore Lori changed into her wedding dress in a conveniently located cave while I unpacked my gear from the wet sack I had brought along.

Lovers beach is famous for a reason. It is only accessible by sea and it’s wide, golden sand beach looks across a beautiful part of the Sea of Cortez to the community of Cabo San Lucas and a string of high end resorts. The huge rock formations that surround the beach have a wonderful assortment of shapes and colors providing a magical spot to spend a few hours, or a whole day.

Lori and John quickly got into the swing of things as we explored the area. The incredible setting proved to be a great choice for our trash the dress session and it didn’t take long for this passionate couple forget about the amazing scenery, and early morning sun worshippers, as they focused totally on each other. While John and Lori were laying on a long stretch of sand beach, and were in the midst of one particularily passionate kiss, an exceptionally large wave swept right over them, providing for some great squeals and laughs.

After a wonderful couple of hours we headed back to the resort to continue with yet another, in a string of amazing day.

I’ve posted a selection of the images we captured during our Lovers Beach, Trash the Dress, session below. I think you will see that we had a blast!

In a few weeks I’ll do a post on the custom designed albums I created for John, Lori and their folks. In the meantime.. enjoy!

April 12, 2011

Lori & John’s Los Cabos-Mexico-Story Book Wedding-Part III- Parry Sound-Cambridge-Destination Wedding Photographer

Filed under: Destination Wedding Photography,Weddings — Tags: Destination Wedding, Wedding Photography — johnbrisbane @ 8:23 pm

As a warm breeze floated ashore from the Sea of Cortez, John and Lori’s wedding at the wonderful Rui Place-Los Cabos, Mexico continued on into the evening with a reception, dinner and dance under the stars.

After the sun had set the celebration moved to the reception area where Lori, John, family and friends enjoyed a great meal, followed by a round of touching speaches.

The beach front venue, with it’s natural sand floor surrounded by huge plam trees, proved to be a great spot for the dance and the DJ did a great job of keeping everyone up on the dance floor throughout the evening.

Below are a few images from the reception, and from a late night stroll that Lori, John and I took to some of the spots on resort that I had scouted out earlier in the week.

In a few weeks I will post some images we did of the awesome “Trash the Dress” session Lori and John did the day after the wedding at the famous Lover’s Beach at the end of the Baja peninsula.

April 5, 2011

Lori & John’s Story Book Wedding-Los Cabos, Mexico- Part II

Filed under: Weddings — Tags: Destination Wedding, Wedding Photography — johnbrisbane @ 7:57 am

Lori and John opted to include a “First Look” photo session into their wedding day at the Rui Palace Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. This is becoming increasingly popular, especially for ceremonies that take place later in the day. We had pre-arranged for John to be waiting for Lori at a secluded location, at the far end of the resort, and at the appointed time I made sure John was looking away before Lori began to walk down the beach side walkway towards him. As she got closer Lori called to John, he turned and got his first look at Lori in her wedding dress. This is always an emotional session, and it provides a great spring board from some romatic, couple alone shots. We moved to several locations around the resort that I had scouted out taking a diverse series of Lori and John, focusing their attention soley on each other before hooking up with the wedding party for some shots of the whole group and heading over to to the ceremony area.

The ceremony took place right on the wide sand beach directly across the bay from the end of the Baja peninsula, the famous Arch and Lover’s Beach. All weddings are heartwarming, however when Lori and John presented rings to each of their daughters it was an especially touching moment. Immediately following the ceremony and congrats we had about 20 minutes to get a series of shots of Lori and John, their wedding party and guests as the sun set over the Sea of Cortez. One of my favourites is the one of Lori and John kissing on the beach as the first stars began appearing in the night sky.

A few of the images from these parts of the day are posted below. Next week I will post part III with some shots of the beach front reception and a late night stroll.

March 29, 2011

Lori & John’s Story Book Wedding – Part I – Los Cabos Mexico – Parry Sound – Cambridge Destination Wedding Photographer

Filed under: Destination Wedding Photography,Weddings — Tags: Destination Wedding, Mexico, Parry Sound, Wedding Photography — johnbrisbane @ 8:07 am

Early last November I had the pleasure of traveling to Los Cabos (Cabos San Lucas), Mexico, on the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, with Lori and John, their family, and friends to shoot their wedding at the wonderful Rui Palace resort. I have photographed Lori, John and their family several times since the girls were born, as well as Lori, her associates, and staff at Lori’s business – Dentistry on the Bay, and I was honored when Lori and John selected me to capture the images of their story book destination wedding in one of the most beautiful parts of Mexico.

During the week we were at the resort I captured a large number images and I will be sharing a few of them in a series of posts over the next several weeks, intespersed with posts on shoots done for other clients. This post shares a few of the images as the girls were getting ready and the guys waiting for the action to begin.

The day of the wedding, was a carbon copy of all others, the week we were on the Baja. Each day the sun rose, early, and quickly, over the Sea of Cortez, the skys were blue and the weather was wonderfully warm. The day of the wedding, the girls began their day early, with hair, make up and a fair bit of last minute excitement. The guys took a more laid back approach, rising later and taking it easy.

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