Dear friends:
This is a story about a relationship. Not just about Meredith and Nic, who were married in a beautiful and intimate handfasting ceremony on the edge of Bobs Lake, but about Meredith and me.
See, when I was in high school I was a typical Millennium teenager. I went on the internet, I created my own websites writing HTML from scratch, and I shared my poetry and artwork digitally. Meredith (a much more talented teenage writer) and I somehow found one another via our websites and became friends.
It’s been ten years since we met, and we’ve kept in touch through the power of the internet. She has been cheering for me and my business since I decided to start shooting weddings professionally, and has listened to my highs and lows as I discover new things about myself as Elissa R Photography has grown. So when she asked me to come to Canada for her own wedding, I was amazed and thrilled. Of course, I said yes.
Labour Day weekend, I flew to Ontario to meet her in person for the first time. And to photograph her wedding.
It was amazing.
When I met her for the first time, she was holding a bag of bananas and a package of Smarties for me (potassium and chocolate — true love!). She was composed but I admit I squealed a bit.
Her family (old and new) took care of me. They drove me to the wedding site, they made sure I was comfortable, and they were so friendly.
The cottage — and the lake — were gorgeous. The wedding day was cloudy and chilly and beautiful.
There were so many amazing details. Meredith’s parents had folded a thousand origami cranes in preparation for the wedding. A true labor of love. Nic’s sister, Mum, cousin, and godmother orchestrated the rehearsal brunch. Nic’s sister Cindy tested lemonade recipes the entire summer and picked six (delicious) winners for the wedding for the lemonade bar. Meredith’s mom baked a three-tier cake, the topmost of which was gluten-free and vegan-friendly red velvet. The cottage on the lake belongs to Nic’s family and they made sure everything was running smoothly and looking beautiful.
It was my first time meeting Nic as well. It was obvious after knowing him for two minutes that he was crazy for Meredith. CRAZY. I’m so glad Meredith met such a wonderful guy.
After a small civil ceremony in the morning, the couple paddled in to the wedding site from the lake and a small group of guests stood in a circle to watch Meredith and Nic say their vows.
Some people just touch you and stay with you, and that’s the type of people Meredith and Nic are. I’m so honored to have been a part of this wedding and would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the wedding for their warmth and joy.
Catering: Bustini’s Catering
Dress: Nobility
Bride’s shoes: Fluevogs
Bride’s ring: ArtisanLook
Groom’s ring: Johan Rust
Groom’s clothing: Dunn’s Tailors
Cake: the bride’s mother Anne
Bagpiper: the bride’s brother Alexander
Florist: Avenue Florist
+ - 23 comments
Paul Benjamin - Looks amazing, so much love in those pictures.
The rings are totally rocking too…
Congratulations to everyone involved!
Paul Rowland - Gorgeous work! You have a keen eye on capturing the details. I love the last picture – the colors in it are awesome.
Christy - Elissa – these are just gorgeous. Gave me goosebumps… love it!
Leah Muse - What a special day! Love all of the little touches and the obvious love. Awesome job!
Amanda Hoffman - Such an adorable and creative wedding! All the little personal touches make it so perfect.
Teresa - Great work. Love the details!
Matthew Evans - Love this natural setting, awesome work!
Richard - Love your use of tones .. beautiful work.
ryan chan - What a gorgeous natural setting for a wedding! Really loved looking through this.
nadine - This wedding looks awesome! I love the details especially!
Ric Latham - Fantastic images, love the earthy colour/feel to them all ! And a candy floss machine !
Jared Tseng - This wedding is insanely beautiful! Love all the details.
ALMA - Love the feel of this wedding!
Courtney - ohhh! this is a whole lot of fun. i adore their rings.
Heather - That last one is such a gorgeous shot- AWESOME work! Also, as soon as I saw the board games I was sold: BEST WEDDING EVER.
Emilia Jane - I loved these the first time looking through, even so much more now!!!
Meredith - LOVE this so much! Every time I look, it brings me right back to the moment. I am absolutely *thrilled* with your work! :) :) :)
Julie - So beautiful!
Josh - Beautiful work Elissa
Liz Aiello - OMG! I love this wedding. The details are gorgeous and you captured the feel of it perfectly. The fun, homey, social, laid-back atmosphere where they’re there for a family get together centered around their love. This is just fantastic and exactly what I want! Amazing job.
nadine - argh so cute! what great details and creativity of a wedding!!!!
Chantal - What an insanely rad wedding!!
brooke - What a great story and what beautiful images!