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I had two revelations yesterday.  First, women are just as bad as men when it comes to ogling an attractive group of the opposite sex walking down the street (and yelling out random statements to them).  And second, I don’t think I’ve ever felt more secure walking around any neighbourhood in my life!  I think my neck is a little more sore than normal on a wedding day from all the time I had to spend looking up. 

It was another amazing day for the bigdayfoto team.  Selma and Ryan were so welcoming and gave us a lot of time to truly capture every part of their day.  And as the Justice of the Peace said during the service, Selma and Ryan must have an in with Mother Nature as we couldn’t have asked for a better day weather-wise.  We did all of the pictures in and around Rockwood Park and it was absolutely stunning.  The water was perfectly still.  Sun was setting.  And it was the perfect temperature. 

Since it was a Friday wedding, everything happened a little later than normal so I did put up a few pictures on facebook as I downloaded and backed up my images knowing it would really be Saturday before I did this post.  Be sure to click the link and see some picture from Selma and Ryan’s big day. 

But because no post is complete without pictures, here are a few more that tell the story of their big day.  Selma and Ryan opted to do a first look.  We love these for many reasons and many of our couples are choosing to do them.  We love being there to capture those first expressions as the groom sees his beautiful bride for the first time and as the bride sees her handsome groom.  We chose a fairly secluded spot in Rockwood Park.  We had Selma waiting on the bridge for Ryan.  He drove up in his Dad’s Corvette, parked and walked to meet his gorgeous bride.  Given Ryan’s anticipation I’m not sure how he managed to walk at such a controlled pace. 

Selma and Ryan, thank you so much for having the bigdayfoto team be a part of your big day!  You were gracious and kind and wonderful to work with.   We look forward to catching up with you guys soon at the reveal!

It was another wonderful wedding for the bigdayfoto team. Our couple were a lot of fun to be around and were very generous with their time giving us plenty of opportunity for some fantastic pictures. It’s times like this that I wish I had Beaver’s pictures with me to post because I saw some pretty amazing stuff on the back of his camera today! But you will just have to wait for a few of them to end up on facebook before you get to see them!

Our couple was wonderful. Troy was anxious for 2:00 to come and Erica made it worth the wait! She was absolutely beautiful as she walked down the aisle with her dad. You could see the happiness in both their faces. The service was performed by Father Mike at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. I hate to pick favourites, but I do have to say that when it comes to churches, it is always a pleasure to photograph weddings here. Father Mike is so gracious and the church, so beautiful. Beaver and I practically high-five one another when we hear we are shooting a wedding there!

After the ceremony we crossed to road to the Rothesay Commons for family and group pictures. Then it was off to Kinghurst Park (fast becoming one of my favourite places) followed by a ball field by Renforth Wharf. We had a lot of time and our couple were so great about trying many locations, poses and camera angles. We had a lot of fun. And now my dilemma. Which picture to post? I really just want to post one but I can’t pick just one. But I have five. Is that up from my last post? I had to check. It is. Oh well, my plan was good in theory. I took 860 shots….you tell me, how do I pick just one?

First of all, I’m a sucker for kids in the wedding party. Especially when everyone lets them be kids. They don’t have to stand still or be quiet. They get to be who they are. This little girl was adorable. She was one of two flower girls who sprinkled rose petals down the aisle. Here she is picking some up again to save for later.

Here was just a quick snap of Erica. Likely she didn’t even know that the camera was pointed at her. I think that’s why I love it so. Just a natural picture of our beautiful, beautiful bride!

Beaver was taking their picture at this point and I was shooting off from the side. I love this shot because I can see how happy they are! Just look at their eyes. Happy and in love. One of my favourites of the day!!

And here I just asked them to turn towards me. I’m not sure what’s up with all my pictures being in black and white today…I was just in a black and white mood I guess. But this next picture, just begged to be in black and white. Again, I love how happy they are together!! (I love my job!)

And finally, one last picture. I just loved this location when we pulled in. The bench jumped out at me. So we did a few shots at the bench by the water. Highlighting all that is so beautiful at this park in Rothesay!

Erica and Troy, thank you for having us be a part of your big day! We hope you enjoy the sneak peek! We will see you soon!