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Colleen and Jason are Married

November 11, 2015 by Lara Eichhorn

Colleen and Jason got married in mid-August at a private clubhouse overlooking the ocean. It was a fun, relaxed wedding with their closest friends and family.

For the portraits, we headed back to Finnerty Gardens, where we did their engagement photos. It was fun to revisit the birch trees in a different season. The reception was a bit of a whirlwind of emotion, with Jason and Colleen going from laughter to crying within minutes. Emotional speeches were broken up by funny stories and singing.

These two have a great sense of humour. The best man reentered the reception in an orange suit and told a story about Jason wearing the orange blazer (a la Dumb and Dumber) at his wedding. Jason’s reaction was priceless. Their first dance was to “Safe and Sound” and they did a choreographed disco dance, which they had the crowd participate in. I love how engaged their guests were during the dances, with smiling faces, instead of cell phones, showing in the photos.

Venue: Wedgewood Estates Clubhouse
Caterer: Cook’s Day Off
Florist (bouquets, bouts): Fox Gloves Flowers
Hair: Danielle Bennett Freelance Hairstylist
Makeup: Alexandra Forman Artistry
Videographer: Evergreen and Bound
Cake: Pure Vanilla, Dairy Queen, Victoria Pie Company
Officiant: Eugene Rubin
Dress: David’s
Shoes: Walmart and Payless

Colleen and Jason are Engaged

April 14, 2015 by Lara Eichhorn

Colleen wanted to do engagement photos at UVic Finnerty Gardens. I hadn’t shot there in years (since Anne and John’s 2010 wedding, actually) and totally forgot how gorgeous it is. Colleen and Jason are very affectionate and playful, and I barely had to pose them the whole time. Thanks for making my job easy, guys!

Anne and John are Married

October 10, 2010 by Lara Eichhorn

I shot Anne and John’s engagement session back in May. The engagement portraits were a gift from the maid of honour, Jessica. We talked about their wedding, but I didn’t ask about their photographer (because I’m not one for the hard sell). I didn’t find out until a couple of months later that they didn’t have a photographer, and they eventually booked me for a few hours. I’m so happy that I was able to spend part of their wedding day with them, because they seriously rock. Anne is a fellow creative, a singer and musician, and John is thoughtful and full of smiles. Their friends and family seemed so loving and sweet. I’ve never actually shot a receiving line until this wedding, and I think everyone got a hug from both of them. Such a beautiful day.

I don’t usually post a ton of black and white photos, but I really thought it fit the feel of this wedding, my first full mass/ceremony as a wedding photographer.