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I’m sure you’re all aware that there has been a lot of rain this Summer! It seems like every other weekend has had rain. For some, this has been a bit of a negative when it comes to wedding photography, but for us, we love the challenge and a chance to make use of the amazing window light that always happens during inclement weather. Shooting through the rain can look amazing if the bride and groom are brave and don’t mind a bit of wedding day rain.

We started out the photo shoot at an old school house in Mississauga, which made for incredible pictures. Sonia looked incredible and Khiem wasn’t too shabby either I really love the shots Charlotte and I took through the rain from across the driveway. Two of the groomsmen were good enough to hold big golf umbrellas over us. You can see Charlotte was getting the wide angle image which I was shooting tight with the 70-200mm lens.

You may remember Sonia and Khiem’s Engagement Photos in High Park.. we had a great time together, wandering through the park, stopping here and there to take some more pictures. We had a great time and one shot in particular that Charlotte came up with, but had me execute (because it involved climbing up into a cherry tree!) was the image they chose for the canvas that was on display at their reception… Isn’t it an awesome shot?

We arrived at the wedding & reception venue in Markham, and proceeded with the family photos. I had to share this shot with you all… isn’t this just the cutest little girl on the planet?!!

Their ceremony was wonderful. Full of fun, lighthearted laughter and lots of love.

Sonia and Khiem’s entrance was nothing short of hilarious… their entire wedding party ran through a long corridor of people giving high fives.. then when the bride and groom made their entrance, Khiem broke out the phantom camera and snapped away at his beautiful bride with the wedding party!

Sonia and Khiem are environmentally aware and chose to have locally grown flowers for their event, as well as offsetting the carbon emissions from their wedding by sponsoring the event with bullfrog power… incidentally, if you’d like to bullfrog your home, you can save $25 by using our promo code DAVE5412.

In case you haven’t noticed Dave and I are shooting A-LOT of weddings this year! There is only the two of us but this year we’re quickly approaching the 50 mark for 2009 bookings. I guess you could say we’re taking on all of these bookings because we’re mildly obsessed with shooting weddings… in a healthy way of course;) We were chatting the other day about maybe limiting the number of weddings we shoot to only one per weekend but then, actually started feeling a bit sad with just the thought of it all. Was it because of all of the fun we get to have being a part of so many weddings, or capturing the unique moments of true emotion for our couples that only happen on their wedding day, or just because we become good friends with all of the clients we photograph.

Whatever it is, I don’t see us turning people away for free wedding dates any time soon. We also have an amazing editor Stacey which we adore and she helps our work flow to keep rockin’ . We just LOVE shooting weddings way too much, and here’s why…

We shot a three day weekend when we had the honour to be a part of Alvin and Erin’s wedding day and I don’t think we would have missed it for the world. I absolutely love this shot of Alvin, it makes me tear up just looking at it. He can barely hold back his emotion as he sees Erin for the first time. What a sweet and honest moment that they will always get to remember because it was captured in a photograph.

What a gorgeous church and ceremony. Erin looked so elegant in her silk fit to flare gown.

Such a happy couple!! What a rush they must have felt walking down the aisle with their friends and family cheering them on! They were just glowing after they said “I do”.

Ahhh, I love this shot Dave captured below. Alvin gives Erin a gentle kiss on her shoulder as they leave the church together.

Here’s one of my personal favourites from the bridal shoot we photographed in downtown Toronto. I posed Erin up so this tiny strip of light would illuminate her face while Alvin went in for a little kiss and voila, pure wedding day magic!!

I would not want to mess with this smokin’ bridal party!! Lookin’ bad @$$ guys!

We were setting the groomsmen up for a “proper” shot and these guys couldn’t help to joke around and have a few laughs. They seriously had to have been the funniest groomsmen we’ve had the pleasure to shoot in a while. It was like hanging around with traveling band of comedians all day!!

If you look up the meaning of “foxy” in the dictionary, I’m pretty sure you’d see this picture below. Great job girls!!

We had some fun with the shadows as the groomsmen lit up some wedding day stogies in celebration.

Before heading to the reception, we made a stop at one of Toronto’s most well known landmarks, The Gladstone Hotel. The Gladstone has to be one of the best hotels in Toronto. We love the artistic style and design of the rooms and they have such a cool take their hotel.

Erin and Alvin cruised the streets in style on their wedding day. Check out their ride, what a gorgeous Bentley!

I don’t think you’ll find prouder parents out there than these. If there’s one thing for sure they adore their children!

Alvin and Erin’s reception took place at the Old Mill, here in Toronto. They had a stunning wedding reception that was so much fun for their friends and family.

I love these first dance shots. It’s like you can feel the strong connection these two have for one another.

Remember Alvin and Erin’s tea ceremony we blogged about a couple of days ago… well the fun and games didn’t end there. Dave and I were so shocked that these shots actually turned out because we were laughing so hard. No Chinese wedding would be complete with out some fun and games to entertain the guests! Erin had to feel each of the groomsman’s behinds to guess which one was her new husband… It was a difficult task (mainly because Alvin switched his spot a couple of times, hehe) but she got it right in the end!!

Check out this groomsman’s expression, lol, hysterical!!

This wedding was full of entertainment and fun. We even had one cool lookin’ guest come up and work some of his Michael Jackson dance moves for us all!! I think Simon would agree that he’s definitely got the “X” Factor!

I know this is a long post, we had such a difficult time narrowing it down with so many awesome images to choose from, but here is a few more of our faves I love this shot of Alvin joyfully looking on as Erin and her dad enjoy their father/daughter dance together. You can see that Alvin has soo much love for Erin. What a sweet couple.

Thanks to everyone that made our photography experience so memorable. We absolutely had the time of our life shooting this wedding and we wish Alvin and Erin all the very best and a future filled with joy and love! Congratulations you two!!

We love the experiences that we get to be a part of at each wedding we photograph. No matter the culture or style of a wedding, we enjoy the way our couples make their wedding uniquely their own. Chinese weddings have to be high on our list of favourites. We love capturing all of the excitement, fun and tradition that comes hand and hand with a Chinese wedding.

Erin and Alvin held their tea ceremony the day before their elegant and sophisticated wedding here in Toronto. In case your not sure what tea ceremonies are all about, they’re a way for the bride and groom to honour their families and also a way for relatives to extend words of love, advice and present red envelopes with jewelry or gifts of money to the couple. Tea ceremonies can take place before or after a wedding and is also a way to introduce the bride and grooms families to each other.

Alvin and Erin’s Chinese tea ceremony was some of the best fun Dave and I have had in a while! The festivities were fabulously decorated in red to bring luck and good fortune. Red signifies love, joy and prosperity and is used in a variety of ways in Chinese wedding traditions. The bride’s wedding gown is often red, as are the wedding invitations, menus, and wedding gift boxes. Erin wore a traditional red Chinese dress for the tea ceremony and looked simply stunning.

Both sides of Erin and Alvin’s family took part in the tradition. They sipped tea, wished the couple well as they began their new life together and passed on red envelopes to show their love and support for the happy couple.

Remember how I was saying that this tea ceremony was some of the best fun Dave and I have had in a while… Well… let the games begin! Alvin’s younger cousins and relatives had a special surprise for the soon to be married couple. They handed off four tea cups with a spicy, salty, sour or sweet surprise in each. Both Alvin and Erin had to drink the wild concoctions that were made especially for them. Take a look at Alvin’s expression after this hot n’ spicy sip, lol!!

This next game had everyone laughing, it was so hilarious it almost had us all in tears! The object to this game was for Erin to be blindfolded, take a hard boiled egg and feed it trough Alvin’s pant leg until it came out the other side.

It took a while but Alvin stood proud as everyone cheered them on!

What a great time we had! Thanks for inviting us to take part in your awesome tea ceremony guys! We’ll have some of Alvin & Erin’s awesome wedding picks up shortly…