weddings

Ruyin + Alex || You Make Me Smile

Rue is Chinese. Alex is Jewish. This wedding was awesome. This couple really wanted to include traditions from both of their backgrounds and they did it perfectly. It all began with Chinese door games that Alex and his guys had to play (including serenading Rue with one of my personal favorite songs – “All I Have to Give” by the incredible… Backstreet Boys). Rue dressed in very traditional Chinese wedding attire (with the most amazing hair I’ve ever seen!) and Alex wore his yamaka.  The Van Dusen Garden ceremony began with the ringing of a gong, and included a Chinese tea ceremony and the construction of a Jewish Chuppah. Both Rue and Alex’s fathers performed the ceremony. This was one of the most personalized ceremony’s I’ve witnessed and the vows were no exception. (Mac and I are BIG fans of personal vows)

The reception, held at Seasons In the Park, was super fun. It began with a stand up comedy act by Alex’s brother, then the bridal party played a bunch of games, then everybody danced their pants off. Rue also had a full makeup/hair/dress change and looked (if possible) even more amazing then before!

Thank you Rue and Alex for including us in your big day – we had SO much fun! We wish you both the very best - congratulations!!

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Heather + Jon || The Perfect Time

We love this couple so much that we EACH wanted to write our OWN blog post for this one so… I have known this beautiful couple since Mac and I first started dating almost 6 years ago, and have loved them since day one. You don’t meet couples like Jon and Heather very often.

You should know is that THIS Heather is THE Heather who designed our website! (Craaayzy talented!) She also designed and created all of the stationary at her wedding – the program, seating chart, table numbers, even the boxes that held the favors! Ah-may-zing.

Naturally, Mac and I were super pumped to film this wedding. Who doesn’t want to be a part of their friends wedding?! But from a strictly “wedding cinematographer” perspective, this wedding was a dream. The couple is blindingly gorgeous, they had a first look, the locations were unique and so beautiful, and there was so much heart throughout the entire day. You will notice in the film that Heathers mom is mentioned a lot. She passed away a few years ago. At the rehearsal dinner, her dad presented her with a necklace and earrings that her mom had picked out for her to wear on her wedding day before she passed away. Almost lost it when I found that out. She also wrapped her flowers in fabric from her mom's clothing. Sharon Hastings was very much a part of this day.

For this couple, they consider their friends their family. This is probably why their wedding was by far THE most fun I’ve EVER had at a wedding in my life. Everyone was so incredibly happy for them, all their friends are impossibly fun, AND the dance floor was pa-aaacked all night long.

Heather and Jon… We feel so honored that you invited us to be a part of your wedding day. It was one of those days we’ll never forget. We love you both so very much and can’t WAIT to go on multiple couples trips with you! Congratulations! - Erin

 

I've known Jon since middle school. We were a pretty cool duo. So cool that we would breakdance every chance we got and I'm quite sure that everyone thought we were extremely awesome. Along with some of our best friends, we grew up together and had many good times skateboarding, snowboarding, skimboarding, wakeboarding… so a lot of boarding. Jon was actually a huge part in getting me started in video. In high school he thought it would be cool if we made a full length skateboard video with some friends. We ended up making 2 skate videos and those are some of the best memories I have. A few years ago he was also my landlord at the infamous "Burrow" where some of my closest friends and I lived. Again, some of the best memories I have and that I'll treasure forever.

Heather is one of my favourite people ever. Period. She's hilarious, a design genius, extremely creative and not to mention the kindest person you'll ever know. She's also the brilliant mind behind our brand refresh and new website. Heather and Jon met in high school and it wasn't long until they were inseparable. Their story spans a long time and they've been through many ups and downs together but through it all they've stuck together and have become stronger. I've always looked up to Jon and Heather. When Erin and I began dating, I truly wanted my relationship with Erin to model theirs. Two people of God, who endlessly support each other and have fun together. So much fun. Check out their film for a glimpse of who these two wonderful people are. Congrats Jon and Heather. We love you two HEEPS! -Mac

heather + jon || the perfect time from Hello Tomorrow on Vimeo.

We were so glad to be able to work with Erin Bishop and her incredible team at Filosophi Event Planning and Design, and ofcourse we were so pumped to be able to shoot alongside the incredible James Moes - we can't wait to see the photos! You can check out Heather and Jon's engagement photos here!

Mark + Gillian || Save The Date

Gillian is into fashion and music and art. Mark is an engineer. They are the perfect couple. We got to spend a beautiful, sunny evening with this couple at Crescent beach filming a save-the-date for them – cutest idea! And I’m very proud. I would like to take a little credit for this as Maclean and I did a similar film for our wedding invitations - but this one was much more beautiful. We hit it right that evening – the light was perfect! The couple was also really creative. They showed up with a list of things they like to do together to incorporate into their film. Example – they love to go dingy-ing together, so they brought a dingy, blew it up and hopped in the freezing ocean. It was quite entertaining for Mac and I actually.

We had so much fun with Gillian and Mark and are so excited for them! If Gillian has anything to do with this wedding, it will be incredibly beautiful and unique (I follow/love her blog - gillian-nicole.blogspot.ca/). Congratulations to you both!

-Erin

Spring Styled Shoot || Behind The Scenes

A couple weeks ago Jaclyn from 6Pence Planning & Design contacted us and asked us if we wanted to be apart of a styled shoot with her, Jamie Delaine and some other amazing vendors. So obviously we jumped at the chance. We had a blast working with everyone on the shoot and we think you can see that in the piece below. Check it out!

 

Also check out Jamie Delaine's blog post with loads of photos!

Special thanks to everyone involved...

Planning & Design: 6Pence Wedding Planning & Design Photography: Jamie Delaine Cinematography: Hello Tomorrow Florals: Greenstems Cake: Cocoa & Cream Confections Gown: Anca's Bridal Jewelry: Jeweliette Jewellery Linens: Chair Decor Furniture Rentals: A&B Partytime Rentals Makeup & Hair: Carla Hawksworth Bride: Andrea Logan Groom: Andrew Gristo