I suggested that I take pictures of them riding on the roller coaster. Thankfully the fairground authorities didn’t seemed to concerned about such trivial matters like safety, so with my body unstrapped to any safety harness, I had one of the most thrilling rides of my life!

Caitlyn bravely stayed on solid ground, snapping this shot of me

However, I am really thankful that I even got to take these pictures. On top of being such an amazing couple, Stephanie and Michael were more then try out something different. As individuals, they each have some special quality about them. To try to define what that quality is would be to try to explain why a stroll on the beach during a cool summer evening is relaxing. It was an awesome experience to do this engagement session, and a memory I shall cherish. Thank you guys!

And then you add the fact that we were photographing Megan and Ben, it was amazing. Megan is one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet. And it’s a joy to see her marry a gentleman like Ben. They complement each other, in a way that makes the single folks (like me!) envious. They care for each other so dearly, I felt so happy to be there on their wedding day.

Oh, and an interesting passion of Ben – his Chevy Silverado. This machine was modified to over 1100 horsepower! When he drove it, it sounded like a jet engine, and I was told it could beat a Corvette from 0-60. He gassed it, and while we didn’t have a Corvette for an official drag race, I believe it. Now you’d imagine that a big heavy truck would be terrible with gas, with an engine as powerful as it is, it would get single digits miles per gallons, or high double digits litres per 100/km. You would be wrong, at 24 mpg, or 9.8L/100km. That’s as good as a minivan with 1/5 the power and less weight! (Sorry the car freak in me had to get this out there).

Fast forward to the engagement shoot, and I had a chance to meet Marilyn and Carl in person. And they’re the type of couple that Hollywood tries to but fails to portray. To Marilyn and Carl, it’s not only about the passion, laughter and fun times, it’s the sheer dedication, commitment and shared sacrifice that makes them work. In short, their engagement session was a joy to capture and left me waiting impatiently for their wedding.

Which is where he met Anna!

Back in Montreal, Anna and Jason are an amazing couple, and it was such a pleasure and privilege to photograph their day.

The wedding was planned to be in a tent on Jamie’s grandparents backyard facing the water. The family spent months preparing the area, from the landscaping, setting up the tent, to Jamie’s dad care of the flowers to bloom on his daughter’s big day. While they prepared for sun, rain, and a bit of cold, the weather was absurdly cold for early October. And a decision was made to move the entire wedding to a comedy club that had never been prepared for this sort of event, the day before the wedding! I saw the venue before and after the transformation. It was a combined effort of family and close friends. The result was beyond amazing, and a true testament of how a close family can pull through ridiculously difficult tasks together.

Congrats Jamie and Justin! Thank you for sharing your exceptional day with us

And onto the pictures. I decided to try something slightly different and focus on black and white (especially after Jamie requested more!)

Now there is a delightful tradition involving this cake. The bride picks up the top ring, the number of rings that stick with the top ring will indicate how many kids the new couple will have. And here is what happens

That’s eight rings there Anna
I asked her mom if she rigged the cake for that many rings, she replied that she only rigged for three. Fate intervenes!

Was it worth it?

I’d quote Mr. Big here, but to keep it PG…Absolutely

We stopped at Walmart to grab a few bottles of water for our bride and groom in case they get thirsty (we come prepared!), and saw this! Caitlyn took forever to take my picture, and I had to endure an entire minute of a very confused looking kid wondering what I was up too.

She also made me purple…

Figured I might as well try this duckface dealie. I am terrible at duckface, while Caitlyn needs more skills in the cell phone photography aiming department

And finally, a normalish picture of us!