Time sure does fly. Brittany and Alastair just had their 1st Anni yesterday - they were married on September 8, 2007 at the Georgian Manor in Collingwood. Here’s a flash back from 1 year ago!

It was a dreary and rainy day today so I thought I would blog about Pauline and Chris’ wedding (LOL).  You may remember all their rainy engagement sessions I mentioned on my old blog.  It only drizzled for a few minutes on their wedding day thank goodness gracious.  Here are just a few photos from their wedding day in Muskoka cottage country:

Who: Pauline and Chris
When: Saturday May 31, 2008
Where: Delta Rocky Crest Resort, MacTier, Muskoka ON

EDIT: I forgot to mention something really funny that I learned about Chris during speeches at the reception: When Chris was about 3 years old, he put Barbecue Chips in the fridge so they won’t be so hot. Hahahahahahahaha! I got a good chuckle out of that. The things you learn about your couples at wedding receptions….

A Sasserella Photo.

This is one of my favourite captured moments from the day.

How cool to get married on a dock!

This is the part where it rained for a few minutes. We went inside the main reception area where there is a showroom with all building and architecture type stuff. Pauline and Chris are both architects so I thought that was kinda neat!

I love how brides these days are getting some very cool and unique bouquets!

Yummy apple blossoms.

This salmon was absolutely killer. Really, it was. It had some sort of maple glaze on it and it was just delicious.

The Guest Signing Book.

P&C went to ALOT of effort with all sorts of cool details for the reception.

Good Night!

Congratulations to Pauline and Chris!

Part 2 of Melissa and Mathew’s wedding - their reception was held at The Georgian Bay Club, which is located just west of Collingwood and Craigleith, east of Thornbury.

Check out all these yummy eats!

One of my favourite desserts in the whole wide world (and Melissa’s too) - Crème Brulee.

The cake was absolutely adorable.

Just loved this light.

This is one of my (many) favourite captured moments from the day.

Group shot of all guest in attendance. After this photo was complete, everyone went back in for the first dance to begin. However, I did notice how amazing the light was on the hill just to the right of this photo. I went back in to see if Melissa and Matt would like to do 5 more minutes of photos. I’m so glad they happily agreed, because this what we did…….

AMAZING!!

Just LOVE these photos!

Not even 5 minutes after we finished with these, this beautiful light was gone.

This little girl sure knew how to tear up the dance floor. You had to be there.

The Georgian Bay Club sure looks amazing at night!

I am doing a 2 part series on Melissa and Mathew’s wedding. There are so many images you need to see as we shot at several different locations around Collingwood on their beautiful wedding day. The images below are from the pre-ceremony to pre-reception. Part 2 will be from their reception at The Georgian Bay Club.

Happy Couple: Melissa and Mathew
Anniversary Date for Mathew to remember: Saturday May 24, 2008
Wedding Location: Collingwood, Ontario

THE dress. Melissa got ready at The Westin Trillium House at Blue Mountain in Collingwood.

THE shoes. Melissa is a smart girl - comfort!

The elevator.

Here is Matt when I arrived at Trinity United Church in Collingwood. A very happy groom!

No Photoshop effects here and no you are not seeing double. The ringbearers are twins.

The receiving line after the ceremony allowed for some fun photos of everyone. This is one of my favourites of Mathew.

LOVED Melissa’s bouquet!

The little flowergirl.

The old train station in Collingwood is an excellent location for family photos and bridal party photos.

I don’t think Melissa could have selected and worn a dress that was anymore suited for her. It looked SO FANTASTIC!

And Matt looked very dapper in his suit and paisley tie.

I couldn’t decide between black/white or colour - I love both.

These were taken on family waterfront property. LOVE long grass!

Just down the road from The Georgian Bay Club was this AWESOME apple orchard. We stopped here for a few photos as well.

I have to say this is one of my favourite photos from the day.

This photo was taken in the women’s locker room at The Georgian Bay Club. This is one of my fav photos of Melissa and I love how the image really accentuates her awesome dress!

Stay tuned for “part 2″ from their wedding reception.

I love when the couples I work with so graciously send me a beautiful testimonial that I can share with all of you. Here is what Katie and Pat had to say about their wedding photos:

“Wow!!! Our At-Home Wedding Reception photos are absolutely amazing. What can we say but thank you so very much for all of your hard work. When we first spoke I mentioned I wanted the photos to have an artistic and photo-journalistic look, not to be posed. I see the end result and you captured the day the way I envisioned it. You obtained so many candid moments during our reception and took the pressure off of me to ensure that our guest photos were taken. The pictures of the kids attending were so cute. It is amazing how you captured the beauty of my home town after only being their less than a day. Your creativity and eye for beauty shows in all our photos. Our one of a kind photo album looks beautiful. I can look at our album over and over again. These are the memories you captured that we can treasure forever. Our sincere thanks!”
Katie & Pat
Thunder Bay, Ontario
04.12.08