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Fun Fact! Shannon and I grew up on the same street, I didn’t know this until we got out for her shoot with Tyler! Such a small world.
These two were super sweet with each other. We adventured around Birds Hill Park, in the forest trails, on the beach, and in the parking lot with Tyler’s fancy Subaru!
Enjoy!
I met up with Sarah and Stuart out at Brereton lake back in the summer. They’ve got a family cabin out there, so it holds a special place in their hearts. They led me on a bit of an adventure to an amazing spot with a beautiful view. The sky was crazy, there was thunder and lightning happening all around us, and somehow the storm missed us. We made our way down to the lake just in time to catch the amazing sunset and capture a few more photos. Really enjoyed spending some time with these two out at the lake. Hope you enjoy the photo’s too!
Another gorgeous day for an equally gorgeous wedding! Holly and Brandan got married at Pineridge Hollow (Always enjoy working there!) The day started with some getting ready photo’s of the guys, and then over to the ladies. Champagne bottles were poppin and all kinds of fun was happening. The ceremony was wonderful and followed up by a fantastic cocktail hour or two for a chance to mingle with all their friends. Once the wedding moved inside some friends and family had to leave due to gathering restrictions. That didn’t stop the fun and good times for the rest of the evening though!
Had such a great time with Holly and Brandan and all of their family and friends.
Enjoy!
Courtney and Luke just wouldn’t let anything stop their wedding from happening. They had their closest family and friends with them for their amazing day at Hawthorn Estates. All the details were amazing. The venue was perfect as always. They just wanted to have fun and make their wedding day as special as possible. One moment that stands out to me was the first look between Luke and his girls, the sweetest thing ever, and it made my eyes tear up. I sure hope you enjoy looking at this one as much as I do!
Is there ever really a bad time? Well maybe not when it’s -40 degrees outside in the winter!
Every season in Manitoba offers a unique chance to have your elopement or wedding.
Winter
As cold as winter can be, it can also be extremely beautiful. There is also a lot less weddings happening during the winter. Why is that, well because its cold is what I would think. A lot less weddings means good things for you though. More vendors will have availability, and more venues will have openings. This gives you the chance to get what you really want.
Winter can also make for some really stunning and beautiful photo’s. Maybe you elope and head out to the lake, rent a cute airbnb with a fireplace to cozy up by. Have a fire outside or on the lake and get married right there.
Spring
Spring can be wonderful too, but it can also be super messy and gross. I wouldn’t really suggest an elopement in the city in the spring (well at least maybe avoiding downtown might be best) The roads are messy and not really that attractive. However head a bit outside of the city and spring can be really pretty. Maybe there is still some snow around, but the temps are a bit warmer, making it easier and more comfortable to be outside. Late spring brings about the blossoms in the tree’s and the days are lasting a bit longer.
Summer
You can’t really go wrong with summer in Manitoba. I would say this is probably when most weddings and elopements take place. The weather is great, the days seem to last forever and those beautiful prairie sunsets! But what if it rains you ask? Embrace it, embrace every single drop. You can’t control the weather, so just make the best of it. Whether its finding some shelter outside for photo’s or just getting right into the rain and taking it all in. We’ll be right there taking photo’s and enjoying it with you.
Fall
I don’t think there is a more beautiful season in Manitoba to elope than fall. The colors are amazing, the sunsets are spectacular, and the temps are a bit more mild. My only complaint about fall is that it doesn’t last long enough. Fall is generally our busiest season for weddings and engagements, family photo’s etc.
Meaghan and Will met up with me at Birds Hill Park for their engagement. Right off the bat these two were a lot of fun. We had good laughs, crazy beautiful sunlight, and a great time. Looking back at this shoot and going through these photo’s sure makes me miss that warm summer sunshine! Can’t wait for their wedding next year!
Lorraine and Karlos planned their wedding really quickly, but it was fantastic and beautiful. They had me along for just a couple hours to capture some photo’s of them, and of their ceremony. I don’t always have all the time in the world to get to know our couples, and don’t always get to spend a full day with them, but being able to connect with people and have them comfortable in front of the camera seems to be something that comes very easy for me, and I think that shows in these photo’s. I really enjoyed the bit of time I spent with these two, and hopefully will get out for more photo’s with them again some time soon.
Im not sure if you know this or not, but we LOVE Clear Lake, in Riding Mountain National Park. Its one of our fav places to go anytime in the year. So when Kirstin and Blaise contacted us to say they were getting married there we got all kinds of excited! They are from Saskatchewan, and the wedding almost never ended up happening in Clear Lake because of travel restrictions, lucky for them and for us travel was allowed between the provinces and the wedding could go on! They had a beautiful ceremony at the Wishing Well, and followed it up with an evening cruise with family and friends aboard the Martese.
We ended up spending a few days camping out there with the kids after the wedding too! Always nice when we can make a trip out of it.
Enjoy!
How to describe Marintha and Basil… Sweet, Cute, and Quiet, but also good for some giggles!
Birds Hill Park is where they picked to do their engagement, we had a gorgeous evening running in long grass, they enjoyed some cuddles together and had some laughs too. Looking at their photo’s really makes me miss summer time.
Feeling some real Notebook vibes with these two. The photo’s inside the barn were an absolute dream!
We got to explore around Zach’s parents property and I got to learn all kinds of things about the farm. Shayla and Zach are so adorable together, and we had all kinds of fun. I even got to try out some fresh berries picked right off the plants, and then got invited inside for some fresh haskap ice cream! It was amazing just incase you were wondering. It was a pleasure getting to know them more during this shoot and I can’t wait to share their wedding on here soon too!
