Beginnings & Endings

Greetings! It is with feeble fingers and exhausted brain that I write to you this evening! Just for credibility’s sake (and to legitimize my whining), I must mention that we have shot 17 weddings over the last two months and we are completely and utterly spent.

We have celebrated some major endings lately, both in our life and those of people close to us: my father’s retirement after 35 years, my little sister’s high school graduation, and my very last day as a unit coordinator at the Royal Victoria hospital (my student job for the last two and a half years). My sister’s prom marked the end of her high school years, but also had special significance for me as I had slaved away for the last month designing and making her oh-so-important dress. She wanted a look that was reminiscent of old Hollywood, and I think that I (along with some much needed help from my designer friend Carl Thompson) gave her just that. Oh, and see how patient Daniel (with our little dog Coco) passed the time while my sister was getting ready? No comment necessary, I think!

But of course, we also celebrated some important beginnings with the union of 9 couples since my last post. I could write for hours about all the amazing couples we had the honor of photographing, but alas, I must stick to just a few. There was Melanie who was probably the least stressed-out bride I’ve ever seen. She spent her pre-wedding time making egg-salad sandwiches for her family – in her veil, might I add!

Meanwhile, Joanna, whose wedding Daniel was shooting, was having a much more stressful time when she arrived at her outdoor reception site and discovered that it consisted mostly of wet mud. Guests got their shoes stuck in it throughout the night, but that didn’t stop them from having a great time.

Daniel and I headed to New York city for a not-so-relaxing week, meeting clients and shooting yet another wedding. Shonelle and Dellon got married in the evening – when the lighting was perfect! – in a very emotional ceremony. We got some truly amazing shots from this wedding (if I do say so myself!) that we’ll be posting on the website shortly. We’re currently Photoshopping machines, but as always, we’ll never take more than a week to deliver their photos!

Finally, I must mention the blast I had at the wedding of Donald and Elena just yesterday. While Daniel and Marlon shot another wedding, Frances and I felt more like guests than hired photographers! The fellow guests were so much fun and insisted that we dance and have drinks with them – which we eventually did! Being the professionals that we are, however, this didn’t stop us from taking some great photos. Most of all, I appreciated the trust and faith they had in us and our creativity. I must say, I do my best work when a couple does not question me or my fellow photographers, just enjoys themselves and lets us capture the day as it unfolds. After all, isn’t this the very reason you hire us and not a traditional, portrait-type wedding photographer?

Until next time!