Weddings & Couples

Cynthia & Abel

This job was a pleasant surprise.  I first heard from Abel through a car forum I am a part of.  I haven't been on the forum in a very long time, but long ago I posted a thread to advertise my site here.  Somehow Able found it and buried deep in the list of threads on that forum, and contacted me.

 
““Aaron captured moments we didn’t think possible! His creative style and artistic talent are the reasons we chose to have him as our photographer and we’re absolutely pleased with the results; the photos are fantastic! He’s great to work with, easy going and made the whole experience enjoyable. Thanks Aaron!””

-Cynthia & Abel”
 

While the main wedding was a destination event in Turks And Caicos, Cynthia and Abel wanted some photos of their reception here with all of their family present.  It was a shorter day than usual, but was pretty complete minus the actual ceremony.  I was also treated to a new (to me) traditional of fighting for the bride, where the groom has to run the gauntlet of tricks and traps to be allowed to pick-up his bride.  Fortunately the worst of it was limited to lemon wedges, wasabi peas, and kissing your brother!  Here are a few of my favorite shots of the day...

Clarice & Bud

A perfect way to spend the May 24th weekend.  Lots of sun, perfect temperature, and a wedding to document.  Bud is an old work friend so I generously offered no real time frame on my services that day.  It was a long 15hrs!  We started with hair and make-up downtown in a nice old brick building called The Verity Spa.  Then we all packed into the limo and headed north to the town of East Gwillimbury where the ceremony was held at Sharon Temple, a very old church built by Clarice's great great great great great great GREAT grandfather!  So it definitely had special significance for them.

We wrapped up the evening with dinner and dancing at the Enoch Tuner Schoolhouse; another nice little brick building downtown.  The highlight of the day though was truely the great parking spot I got behind the schoolhouse.  A real gem downtown if ever there was one.  Here are a few excerpts from the day...

Natalie & Moon

This was a short day but was also so my first Korean wedding, and we were treated to a traditional Korean tea ceremony, complete with the throwing of the nuts!  They were a fun couple, and since she also rides an R6 motorcycle like mine, she's OK in my books.  We wrapped up my portion of the day with a brief stroll through the Distillery District.  It was nice to get back in there in shoot again.  Here are some of my favorite shots from the day...

Holly & Brendan

My old friend Brendan got married!  He was kind enough to call me to take some pictures for him.  While I haven't known Brendan a super long time, most of the time in the past we spent hanging out in garages while he helped void any warranties that may be left on my car.  Im not used to seeing him in a shirt and tie... at least ones that arent covered in oil and  grease.  So it was fun to see that he can cleaned up well after all.

This was a short little wedding at the Drake Pub in Mississauga.  The English theme of the place went well with the family heritage as well.  Plus, the benefit of having your wedding at a pub is that there is an unlimited amount of chicken wings! 

When we had discussed plans initially back in the summer, we had decide they wanted to do an "epic photo" much in the style of one Id done of Brendan a couple years ago.  I have this stylized portrait on my services page, but have yet to have a couple want to go for it.  Im glad they did though as I now have a sample to show.  Here is what we came up with... 

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