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Sandrina and Jay met in Australia many moons ago… they connected right away and finally their wedding day is here. Sandrina and Jay are both huge music lovers, and decided to bring that theme to their wedding day…. that meant not only cool music during their reception, but cool accessories! They had some sweet details like cons on the flower girl and ring bearer, an Elvis sculpture and even Rock Band for guests to play during cocktail hour!

Here are some of the best shots of Sandrina getting prepped… what a stunning gown and such a gorgeous bride!

Check out the purple shoes – cool eh. I love this bouquet as well – a great mix of strong colour and soft texture.

Being photographers, one of our favourite things is having the opportunity to be witness to the connection between people. Isn’t this a lovely moment shared between mother and daughter?

Sandrina was so cool to let us get some artier shots of her. I love this shot of her behind the curtains…. We wanted to incorporate the Halloween spirit a bit

This next shot shows off Sandrina and her 6 stunning bridesmaids… We’ve seen this a a few times this year. Aren’t black dresses on bridesmaids awesome?

I know this next shot makes the ring bearer look like Michael Jordan, but he did have some assistance from his dad!

Jon Thorpe of Union Photo helped out by second shooting- he’s an excellent photographer and we’re always so pleased to have him along. He headed over and grabbed some shots of the guys “getting ready” for the ceremony

I love this next photo. The thing about photojournalistic moments like this is the sense of anticipation… I love thinking about what’s going through the bride’s mind as she walks through those doors….

As Sandrina walked down the aisle I was on the outside of the seating trying to catch up with her! It made for this really cool shot though

Sandrina and Jay shared their vows in front of a huge bank of windows. They had each person in their bridal party come up and share in a part of their ceremony – something we haven’t seen done before – but it added so much to their service. Very cool indeed.

After vows were exchange, signatures were made and they’d had their first kiss; Jay, Sandrina and their whole wedding party threw on multi-coloured retro sun glasses and danced down the aisle!

With the ceremony over, we began the wedding party photos… This first shot was inspired by a shot I took a couple of years back which won an international wedding photography award at WPPI last year.

White Oaks Resort & Spa is a stunning setting for a wedding. The interior and exterior of the buildings, as well as the gardens…. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves… here we go.

The reception hall was amazing too, as the wedding party entered, they each did a performance of sorts, with the kids definitely stealing the show!

It took only seconds for the dance floor to open and it set an amazing tone for the whole night. There was lots of clapping, dancing and everyone was having a blast!!

As we were about to wrap up for the night, Jon had the idea to do this shot of the newlyweds standing outside by the tree filled with fairy lights…. and I’m very glad he did! Check out this amazing photograph that will be a perfect ending to their wedding album.

Dave and I have been so lucky this year! We’ve had sooo many amazing couples hire us to come to their weddings and document this very special day! We’ve gone back and forth, all over the globe as far as India, Australia and Hong Kong… to many mini destination weddings right here in Ontario. We considered Steve and Michelle’s gorgeous vineyard wedding a “mini destination wedding” because it gave us a chance to stay over night in fabulous Niagara-on-the-Lake!!

We really are spoiled! We get these great couples and fantastic shooting locations all the time. Steve and Michelle’s wedding at The Inn on the Twenty was no exception.

We arrived about an hour before the ceremony to take some shots of Michelle as she got ready for one of the most important moments of her life. It’s so nice being there to capture all of the candid moments and details that really reflect the beauty of a wedding day!

Michelle and Steve were all smiles, don’t they look sooo happy!! Steve’s brother was also his best man and I had trouble sometimes telling them apart. They totally look like twins!

Such a beautiful moments! Don’t they make you feel like you are right there?!

These two are so adorable together! Such a pleasure to photograph

I love this birds eye view Dave captured below. It really gives you a feeling for the stunning landscape of the Cave Springs vineyard wedding.

Awww, you just can’t have a wedding and leave a cutie pie like this sitting at home! What a fuzzy, darling little ring bearer.

I just LOVE the vibrant greens found in the rows of a vineyard. Such a gorgeous shot of these two.

That’s one cool looking driver! I think he looks like James Bond a bit, lol.

I love this shot below. The texture in the barn was so awesome. I thought it was calling for a bit of a quirky pose. Too cute!

Here’s another great texture. I love the faded out blue door. It almost looks like denim.

The vines and Ivy are so beautiful that time of year and make such an incredible backdrop.

The couple spending a few relaxing wedding day moments together just soaking it all in! It’s so nice to sit back together and really feel the emotions of your wedding day together.

I loved the back of Michelle’s Watters wedding dress, her bustle was so beautiful and really complimented the gorgeous lace embellishments on her back.

What a perfect day for a wedding. You guys were amazing and we had a great time being there with you for every step of the way. Congratulations again you too!!

Check out John and Amanda’s same day slide show and don’t forget to click the HD icon and go full screen for the ultimate experience!!! Dave and I have recently begun adding video footage created on our 5D MkIIs to the coverage we provide to our clients… So we’re pleased to share this sample of fusion video to you all at the end of this post. In future videos we’ll also be integrating the audio from the ceremony and speeches… can’t wait to see how this new product evolves… I certainly see huge potential for creating even more emotionally charged wedding day stories for our wonderful clients. GO Canon!!

We love our dogs so much! They are sooo spoiled. We spend hours with them at the park playing fetch or giving them swimming lessons at the beach. We give them thousands of kisses and cuddles a day and yummy treats now and then. They really are so much a part of our lives it would just feel wrong not to have them be a part of our wedding celebrations somehow. I have a feeling they’ll made an appearance at our wedding reception here in Toronto when we get back from our destination wedding in Perth, Australia. If you consider your pets to be your “furry kids” like we do, you may understand why John and Amanda wanted to incorporate their little darling dogs Gunner and Bailey into their big day- tuxedos and all

As you can tell from our blog, we shoot destination weddings all over the world but we primarily photograph weddings here in Toronto. We haven’t had too many opportunities to photograph in the elegance and beauty that Niagara region has to offer so we were pretty excited when we got this inquiry. It’s actually a huge coincidence! We were so thrilled to be shooting a gorgeous vineyard wedding at The Inn on the Twenty when we booked John and Amanda last year for the August 29th date. They told us all about Gunner and Bailey and how they would be there on the big day.

Amanda is a veterinarian and has rescued many animals big and small, cats and dogs and they soon become a part of the family. It’s so nice to see someone with a big soft spot for animals like us. We were stoked to finally have a wedding that featured some four legged friends. A few months later we booked Steve and Michelle, also having a wedding at The Inn on the Twenty and also including a cute doggy sporting a tux… awwwww! That’s not all, they were having the wedding ceremony the day before, August 28th, at the exact same location, how wild is that?!? Hey it gave us a great excuse to stay a couple of nights in Niagara-on-the Lake… sweet!!

Ok, back to the wedding!! When we arrived to Amanda’s bridal suite the room was buzzing with the sound of wedding day chit chat! We got started right away shooting all of the lovely details. I LOVED the detail of Amanda’s Paloma Blanca gown and Stuart Weitzman shoes.

I also LOVED Amanda’s bird cage veil. So glamorous and perfect for a vineyard wedding.

Amanda’s four bridesmaids and two maids of honour were sooo much fun, seriously hilarious!! We’ll be photographing Amanda’s sister Samantha (above-third from the left) next year. The way Sam had us cracking up all day, there is no doubt we’ll be laughing up a storm when we get to tag along on her wedding day

The girls arrived via golf cart and were trying so carefully not to be seen by the groom. They all giggled and hid behind the grapevines until it was time to make their entrance.

They had an enchanting wedding ceremony in the vineyard, full of romance and style!

Gunner and Bailey escorted the newlyweds down the aisle and jumped up on the bride and groom to show their excitement!

What a good looking bridal party!!

Since the forecast was calling for thundershowers… eeeek, it was nice to have big blue skies and lots of sunshine during the ceremony.

But as you can see when I took the grooms-people out for a few shots these awesome clouds rolled in to make a dramatic appearance.

When I told John to strut his stuff for the camera, his sisters had to tease him just a little bit… They always have to pick on the groom eh John, lol!

I love this shot of Dave’s below… Soo arty and cool.

Haha, I love this shot of these crazy kids on the runaway golf cart… See what I mean, Sam is too funny, lol!

This shot of Dave’s rocks! Check out all of the little moments and expressions between the bridal party… It truly captured all of the fun they were having- Love it!

Another great shot of Amanda, she was absolutely elegant, what a beautiful bride.

I wanted to have a little bit of quirky fun with Amanda and John so I posed ‘em up and told them they weren’t allowed to smile… Haha- it’s harder than it looks when Dave’s joking around in the background, what a fun wedding day!

Congratulations guys. What a gorgeous wedding, we were so happy to be a part of it with you both! We look forward to seeing you guys again soon and don’t forget to bring the doggies!!

Check out Amanda and John’s awesome wedding entrance dance! You won’t believe how they can move, talk about skills. They worked with a choreographer to surprise their friends and family with this bootylicious groove. They did such an amazing job our video even made CBC Newsworld!!! Beyonce… can you handle that?!?