Claire and Nicholas’ wedding took place on a warm and sunny July day…and what better way to start than with a swim!  I  joined Claire and Nicholas at Nicholas’ secret childhood swimming hole, where they enjoyed some peaceful alone time before the activ­ities of the day took over.

While Nicholas returned to his family home to get ready…

…Claire joined her family and brides­maids at her suite in the Weston. Once ready, she was off to the Notre Dame Basilica for their ceremony in an English-style cab.

The ceremony at the Notre Dame Basilica was beautiful.

A bagpiper lead them and their guests from the Notre Dame Basilica to the National Arts Centre, where cock­tails were waiting.

Dinner and dancing followed, including a speech by the best man that was one of the greatest I have heard in all the years I have been photographing weddings.

Once the formal parts of the reception were over, we snuck outside for some nightime portraits before heading back in to party with their guests.

I had a ton of fun with you both, and wish you all the best!
…Mike

I had the pleasure of meeting Isabelle and Jérôme two years ago at the wedding of Isabelle’s Sister Nathalie. At their wedding I took a great photo of Isabelle and Jérôme, and it’s still one of my favourites (can you tell why I nick­named her “Demi”? :

Fast forward to this weekend, and I had the great pleasure of photographing them as they cele­brate their marriage in old Quebec City. Their reception was held at the Auberge St-Antoine, an elegant hotel over­looking the St Lawrence river.

Their ceremony was held at the Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, a church whose construction began in 1687. As soon as I walked into the church and saw the model ship hanging from the ceiling (you can see it in the third image below), I was hit with a flood of memories from way back when…when I was in grade 7, I took a school trip to Quebec City, and part of that trip was a walking tour of Old Quebec.

Then we played around in Old Quebec, despite the rain and very strong winds (Isabelle, you are a trooper!)

Then it was back to the Auberge St-Antoine. This hotel is actually made up of a series of historic buildings linked together, yet main­taining their inde­pendent person­al­ities. You’ll see the variety of rooms below.

A fabulous wedding for a fabulous couple!

…Mike

I met up with Jason And Miranda at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel, where Miranda was putting the finishing touches on her dress. The best part about weddings in downtown Ottawa is that there are so many options for inter­esting photog­raphy. We went wandering around Sparks Street for a while, the headed out to play around behind the Supreme Court. Nice views back there Their ceremony was emotional for both of them, and they are clearly crazy for each other.

Congratulations guys!

…Mike

I met up with these two while they were in town over the holidays. We wandered around the market, creating some neat stuff for their engagement session. Can’t wait for your wedding guys!

After their ceremony at Blessed Sacrament in the Glebe, we messed around downtown before heading out the West Carleton Center for the reception.

…Mike