Becky + Michael | A Colorful Chinese Wedding in Ottawa

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We first met Becky and Michael when we went down to Ottawa for their engagement session. We were already looking forward to meeting them after getting to know them over Skype but little did we know how adorable they are as a couple in person! We spent the evening hanging out and photographing them and their two beautiful little puppies, but the day we all were looking forward to was their big wedding! It finally came.

Chinese weddings are extra special because they add a lot of beautiful traditions. Honouring their ancestors during the tea ceremonies, exchanging gifts and wishes with their close relatives and wearing beautifully coloured traditional clothing are only some of the things we get to photograph. During Becky and Michael’s wedding we witnessed some really beautiful moments between their aunts, uncles and grandparents and it really was tough holding back tears as we watched them get married!

The wedding itself was really beautiful. Becky is very detail oriented and planned out the day exactly as she had imagined! Cool socks for the groomsmen, matching light pink dresses for the girls, and of course, their two puppies also walked down the isle!

We took photos in some really beautiful rural areas just outside of Ottawa which we are going to share with you below! Becky and Michael, thank you for having us there to photograph all the beautiful and touching moments. Your families and ties with each other are really special and we see a very bright future ahead of you. I will now leave you with a slideshow and some of our favourite photos from the day!

Becky + Michael | Slideshow

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Katie - Stunning photos! I LOVE the bridesmaids dresses! Any idea where they are from?October 2, 2013 – 3:14 pm

Becky - They are Jenny woo and Monique llhulier dresses. We bought them from a bridal store called White Satin in Ottawa :)October 2, 2013 – 7:13 pm

Becky - Bartek & Magda, you guys are truly amazing photographers as well as an adorable couple. We are so in love with the photos! Your ability to capture precious moments so beautifully is the reason why we picked you guys! :) We both had so much fun working with you two and are so impressed, yet again.

PS. we have officially re-watched the slideshow about 10X + today :DOctober 2, 2013 – 10:49 pm

Magda - Becky!!! Thank you for your kind words! We really appreciate them :) We enjoyed each and every second of the day with you and your families, including the delicious meal… again thank you for taking care of my sesame allergy! It’s clear you guys are happily in love. We wish you a lifetime of happiness and health!!! It was a pleasure!! xox, MagdaOctober 3, 2013 – 8:39 am

Rhonda + Adam | Espace Reunion

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Maybe it’s because we are dog lovers, but we think it’s extra special when we meet a couple who’s head over heels in love with their four legged family member. Rhonda and Adam have a little pup named Monster who almost stole the show in the morning, but I’m happy to say that Rhonda has her sights set on someone even more special… Adam!

We are lucky that it’s our second wedding in the same month that took place at the beautiful and modern Espace Reunion. The lighting and atmosphere there really added to the mood! The bride and groom get a beautiful “blank Canvas” at Espace, and are able to really add some of their own style, which is exactly what Rhonda and Adam did. It obvious to us really early in the day that Rhonda and Adam have some seriously funny and loving family members so you can imagine the speeches said during dinner were some of the touching, wittiest and funniest we’ve heard in a long time! Especially Adam’s brother who just knocked it out of the park.

We wish Rhonda and Adam an awesome life together and we thank you and your families for having us there to capture every moment. Here is a slideshow as well as our favourite photos from the day!

Rhonda + Adam | Slideshow

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Doreen - great job! I especially like the getting ready and reception pics! ;)September 20, 2013 – 4:55 am

Carlie + Joel – Espace Reunion Wedding Montreal

One of the first weddings we ever did took place in the caribbean. During that amazing week we became very close friends with the groom and now our very close friend Marc-Andre (who also happens to be an incredibly talented mortgage specialist with a unique vision!). Fast forward to today, and we’re now blessed to be a part of his family once again by taking photos at his brother Joel’s wedding!

It’s these types of relationships that our business of wedding photography allows to make. We are so thankful that our line of work puts us with happy people all day but also allows for an opportunity to make lifelong relationships with new friends.

Carlie and Joel are so well matched with each other that not even an author could have written it better! Their sense of humor is similar, their love for one another and their families is the same, their passion for life is identical and they’re both beautiful people to top it off. They chose to have their wedding ceremony at Sainte-Madeleine d’Outremont complete with an insane performance by an opera singer who literally made everyone gasp as he sang religious hymns. The reception and party was at the ever so chic Espace Reunion which is run by one of the most genuine people in the business we know.

The food was delicious, the dancing was off the hook and our photo booth just added to the fun. We will now leave you with our favourite moments and frames from the day and we would like to thank Carlie and Joel, and their families for having us there for the day. We wish you both a lifetime of happiness!

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Marcia Besner - What a beautiful couple! I love love the shot you got of them sitting on the stone steps where you can see her shoes!September 12, 2013 – 7:21 pm

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Karen + John | Old Port Pre-Wedding Photography

I’m not sure what’s more exciting to us. Having a couple connect with us after falling in love with our work? Or having the mother of the bride do the same? You know, I think these two things combined make us blush beyond words!

Before their wedding up in beautiful Mont-Tremblant, Karen and John wanted to have some casual photos done in the historic Old Port of Montreal. We of course obliged! The four of us strolled through the tourist central of Montreal one evening getting to know each other while stopping to take photos along the way. Seeing a couple in love that’s paired perfectly makes us very happy and that’s exactly what we found with Karen and John.

Here are a few of our favourite frames from the evening and we will be back in a few months with photos from their wedding in Tremblant! Can’t wait.

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Kyla + Craig | Marshes Golf Club Wedding in Ottawa

I can’t say enough about the wonderful people we get to meet and work with in this line of work. Kyla is one of three sisters, one of whom we already had the pleasure of working with! We photographed Katrina and Kari’s wedding years ago and that’s when our relationship with the wonderful Feasby family started.

Fast forward to last year when Kyla got engaged, and we get an email from them asking to capture her wedding as well! We were ecstatic!

While Katrina’s wedding was at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club, Kyla and Craig chose the beautiful Marshes Golf Club in Ottawa as their place to tie the knot. Complete with an amazing dj slash live performer and a very pretty outdoor ceremony, everyone had an absolute ball. It is really flattering that we are able to come back and work with the same family for a number of years, and it’s also quite something to reconnect and see how their relationship grew over the years!

We wish Kyla and Craig a beautiful life together, and we can’t wait to see them again at her third sister’s wedding next year! Your family is amazing, thank you! Here are our favourite images from the day.

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