Angela and Kris were wed on a glorious day in August.  The last of my August weddings before crossing over the gulf for our annual summer vacation in New Brunswick.   I have had the pleasure of travelling to Port aux Basques a number of times the last few years, and every time I go I discover a new part of it that I love.  Grand Bay beach provides a stunning backdrop for wedding photos, and the lighting on this evening was just right.

I always love photographing the children who participate in weddings, however when I caught a glimpse of these three girls playing in the ocean while I was photographing the bride and groom, I instantly turned my attention to them for a few moments, knowing right away that I would capture an image that I would love for a long long time.

I am still pretty far behind in my editing, but am slowly catching up.  This week I have made a lot of progress making up from my previous weeks of back to school madness.  I am jumping ahead a little in my sneak peeks as  Jillian and Steve would like to view a few of their photos together before Steve has to go away.  Jillian looked lovely in her gold coloured gown, while Steve looked dapper in his top hat.  Enjoy your sneak peek guys, I hope it doesn’t take me toomuch longer to catch up and finish the rest of your wedding!

I had the pleasure of photographing April when she was pregnant with her daughter two years ago, and again when her daughter was born.  I was thrilled to be asked to photograph her wedding as well.  April and Keith had a beautiful day.  There was a whole lot of love and laughter between these two as well as their family and friends.   April was a beautiful bride who was just beaming all day long.  It was a fun wedding, complete with a visit from Elvis himself.

Jen and Dwayne were married on August 1.  The day started out in a downpour of rain, but as you can see from the blue skies below, turned into a beautiful sunny day.  As no wedding is complete without a minor disaster, Jen took her dress out of the bag only to find a pen mark down the front of her dress.  Luckily a friend knew that Tide to Go was in order, and the mark disappeared (after a few applications). 

We took a few photos in front of the old elementary school here in town.  The girls in fact ended up standing on the faded yellow lines where they used to play square ball as children.  I love locations like this, and even more so when it has a connection to the people I am photographing.

Riesha and Steve had a beautiful warm sunny day for their wedding (a rarity it seems in Newfoundland this summer).  Riesha looked beautiful in her cathedral train that was passed down by her mother and also worn by her sister.  Jennifer’s once again was responsible for the decorating and the flowers (which were lovely shades of green).  Their reception took place at the Glynmill Inn in Corner Brook, and we took adbantage of the lovely grounds there for their photos.

This wedding took place on July 4th in Green Island Brook, near Flower’s Cove.  It was a cold windy day, with a temperature of only 8 degrees, so we had to get creative with our photo session on the beach, and used the colourful fishing sheds as our shelter.

I had planned to start my “new blog” back and April and this was to be my first post.  Well, time does go by rather quickly, and luckily Melanie was still willing to allow me to post even though I am 4  months behind. 

I received the phone call to photograph this wedding during the Monday of Easter Holidays, and was happy to say that I was available for Saturday.   After plans to get married down south were changed, their wedding was planned in about 6 days!  Everything came together well, and it was a joy to witness this marriage.  A big thank you to the Riverwood Inn in Springdale for providing the backdrop for the photos.  There may have been snow still on the ground, but the sun was reminiscent of their beach vacation, hence the shades.

Lisa was up for anything when thinking of locations for their wedding shoot, so I was happy to suggest an old abandoned mill just a little drive from where they were getting married.  The sign may say keep out, but we did ask permission before entering {at our own risk}.

As promised, here are a few more photos from Mark and Trina’s day.  Their lovely outdoor ceremony was complemented by a wonderful reception, which was catered and decorated by Jennifer’s (Corner Brook, NL).  Jennifer’s even provided the lovely flowers and cake seen above.

What a perfect start to summer vacation.  A beautiful sunny day on the West Coast of Newfoundland, and a beautiful outdoor wedding in a meadow overlooking the ocean.  A scenic mountain range in the distance was the icing on the cake at this wedding.  And the details….. Trina definatley had an eye for the details!  I had the pleaseure of photographing this couple last year when they came to Grand Falls for their engagement session and it was even more of a pleasure to witness their wedding day.  it was hard to choose a few favourites to post today, so I may have to add a few more tomorrow.