On their wedding day we started out with the guys and they were joking around and great for candid moments. As soon as they were ready we dashed down to the Lethbridge Lodge, where the girls were to catch some quick portraits of them there. As we were walking back from the room I noticed a beam of light coming down from the skylights that lit Sarah beautifully as she walked through it, so I asked her to stand there for a moment and just ignore me while she played with her veil and laughed with her parents. I love how the light just made her glow. She looked stunning!

Their ceremony was at St. Patrick’s church in Lethbridge, which we’ve been to several times lately and it’s definitely one of the nicest looking churches in the city.    After the ceremony we took some quick family shots in the area and then went up to Lethbridge University, where their reception was going to be, for the rest of their photos. It was very windy that day and we were very limited in time, so it was a challenge to get great looking shots of the enormous bridal party—but we did it!    The girls asked to do a photo of them picking up Matt, which he resisted at first, but it ended up being a fun moment.

Their reception was at the student union ballrooms, nicknamed The Zoo, which we’ve done quite a few receptions at. It’s one of the more tricky venues in town to work at, with a black ceiling and mostly black walls. Well, it’s difficult for other photographers.       Anyway, there were funny and touching speeches with lots of laughter and tears and a really well put-together slideshow. We left them as the dancing was getting going and everyone was starting to party. Check out some of their images.  

We finished with some fun shots in the new fountain at Galt Gardens.  I’ve been eyeing that fountain since it went in and we timed Matt and Sarah’s engagement session so that we could spend the last few moments there as the sun set.  I wanted the lights in the fountain to be as visible as possible, so I knew it had to be dark when we were there.  Matt and Sarah were so up for anything that they were willing to go right into the fountain itself!  I was in there, too, with all my gear to get the shots I wanted.  The thing was, when we got there we saw a sign that said that the water was about to be shut off.  And the water was quite low!  So we hopped in thinking that we were just in for a few final dribbles.  But I swear someone must have been watching us, because right after we got in the water spouted sky-high all around us and we were soaked!  We all started laughing and I was trying to give them some directions for the photos while keeping my gear from getting too wet (pro camera gear is weather-sealed, so this wasn’t too risky for it) and not getting a mouthful of water at the same time.

Anyways it was lots of fun and we look forward to more fun on their wedding next year.  Here are a handful of images from their engagement session.  :)