Tamara + Barry || I Can't Wait

Tamara (Tam-rah) and Barry (…normal pronunciation) have been together for 8 years, and had lived in their home together for 2 years to the day on their wedding day! (cute little coincidence). They are incredibly thoughtful, generous, HI-LAR-ious people who everyone (including us!) wants to be friends with. These two don’t take life too seriously which I absolutely love. Example – they had an RV take them around on their photo shoot – SO smart! That being said, Tamara did practically everything for their wedding herself – down to flower arrangements and boutonnieres! AND wedding morning when the girls were just about to hop in the limo, one of the boutonnieres broke…Tamara just grabbed an extra rose, ripped off the old one, florist wrapped it back together like a pro and pinned it on her brother. Like it was NOTHING! Not gonna lie, I was expecting a little more drama than that. I was SUPER impressed.

My favorite Tamara wedding day memory- as she was getting her eye make up done – OUT OF NOWHERE – she growls and tries to bite the make up artist! The poor girl almost lost it! And that’s Tamara for you. Super easy going, outgoing, and random as anything. I asked Mac for his favorite Barry memory – he said that Barry was either constantly giggling or crying. It was super cute in the ceremony!

We had the time of our lives at this wedding. It was a gorgeous, rustic-romantic ceremony and reception, and the bridal party was great. Thank you Tamara and Barry for flying us out to capture your day – it was perfect. We wish you both the best and hope to see you again!!

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Adrianne + Andrew

Andrew is my little brother, and Adrianne is my new sister in law, and this wedding was one of the happiest days ever! Andrew (or Drew, Drewfus, Droopy, Droops or Droop-a-loop as I also call him) is one of my favorite brothers (I have 2…). He is an engineer who loooves to talk about engineer-y things, and Adrianne is the worlds most polite listener.They started dating while Drew was still in university… in Alberta… and Adrianne was in university here. For 3 years they did this long distance thing and now they are finally married and living in the same province for the first time in their relationship! (Unfortunately for us, they live in Alberta… for now…).

Adrianne looked absolutely stunning, and being the selfless bride that she was let us bridesmaids wear dresses that we actually WILL wear again! I don’t know where to start on things I loved about this wedding as my list will never end, but my favorite thing was that Adrianne had her bouquet divided into 3 parts and at the end of the reception she gave them away to her three grandma’s to say thank you… SO SWEET!

Their wedding was one of the best ever, but as Maclean was a groomsman and I was a prestigious Matron of Honor, we couldn’t film their day… but we could edit it! So thank you to Andrew Noon and Nathan Rogers of Clear Horizon Productions for capturing their day for us (we got all your secret video notes and loved them p.s.) – you did a wonderful job!

Adrianne and Andrew are one of the most wonderful couples I know. They are hardworking, funny and generous people and two of Maclean’s and my very best friends. We love you both so much and had the time of our lives going through the footage and re-living your day. Congratulations brother and sister-in-law, we couldn’t be happier for you two!

-Erin

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Michelle + Jamie || It's Easy To Love You

Mac and I were blindly excited about this wedding. I say blindly because we had never officially met the couple, and it was all the way in Winnipeg so we were definitely unfamiliar with the area. We love travel weddings though, and were confident that we would love this couple, just because. We met Michelle and Jamie the night before their wedding (thanks again for making time for us on probably your busiest pre-wedding day!) and as we expected, loved them. It was almost too easy to talk to them and we were extra excited about the wedding afterwards. Next morning, wedding day. Weather: heaviest rain I’ve ever seen in my life. Not exaggerating. Take the rainiest day in Vancouver and then turn every Vancouver raindrop into a shot glass full of water and that was this Winnipeg rain. Luckily, this rain did something Vancouver rain never does – it stopped! And it was nice a sunny just in time for the ceremony.

Backing up a bit, Michelle and Jamie wrote each other letters to be read at before the ceremony. I almost lost it when Michelle read hers from Jamie – it was so sweet and the way she read it… you’ll just have to watch it and see.

Beautiful couple, beautiful ceremony, be-a-u-tiful reception. Fairy tale wedding if ever I’ve seen one.

Thank you Michelle and Jamie for allowing us to capture your wedding day. You are such a lovely couple and your wedding was perfect. Congratulations!

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We had the pleasure of getting to work with the fantastic team at Soirée Event Planning - You ladies are incredible! We hope to work with you again soon!

|| Techy Stuff ||

In the past when we've had to travel for weddings I've always been a little bummed out that I can't fit our 4 ft glidetrack in our luggage. Sliders are such a great tool and when we found out we'd be going to Winnipeg a few times this season, I knew it was time to get a new slider. We ended up purchasing the Kessler Crane Pocket Dolly Traveler. This slider is incredible. The Glidetrack is definitely a good tool, but after using it for a couple years we've noticed it's flaws and have been itching to upgrade. The Pocket Dolly is an absolute Joy to use. Incredibly smooth, durable, light, and only 26 inches long. Some may find the short track to be a down side but usually we only use about 2 feet for sliding shots. It's definitely a worth while trade when you consider how much more portable the Pocket Dolly is. If you're interested go check out kesslercrane.com - Loads of quality filmmaking tools.

-Mac

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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