I couldn’t have asked for a nicer day to kick off the spring wedding season – blue skies, green trees, and a lovely young couple that couldn’t wait to get married.  There were some excited nerves at first – Crystal waiting on the final touches of her hair and veil, while Nathan patiently paced in the dark at the back of the church.  But everything got off without a hitch and after a very pleasant ceremony, we spent the afternoon roaming about Whittier Park and the Forks, capping off the evening with a reception back at the church. I was impressed with the details at the wedding, particularly the flower arrangements which Crystal put together herself.  Congrats Crystal & Nathan!  It was a vibrant day and entirely fun to shoot!  Some faves from the day:

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Usually early April is spent mucking about in mittens & rubber boots, stomping on puddles that froze overnight and form that thin covering of ice that’s so much fun to stomp, and wondering just how high the river is going to get. Not the case at all this year, as I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the warmest, driest, and nicest spring that I can recall since moving to Winnipeg.  It’s also afforded some much earlier opportunities to shoot portraits outdoors.

It had been a few years since I’d last been to King’s Park so I was looking forward to meeting Christel and Tony there for their engagement session. The weather certainly cooperated and it was almost surreal – bright sun & blue skies like summer, but with all the foliage still hidden away making it look quite like late autumn.  Made for some very nice combos of blue and yellow/orange.

And what a fun-loving couple to shoot!  Whether they were sitting patiently as I fiddled with my gear, or sending text messages to each other, or trying to strike a serious pose in front of the camera, it seemed hardly a moment went by without one or the other bursting out into laughter.  I must have spent half of the time either waiting for them to stop laughing or waiting for myself to stop cracking up. It’s always a pleasure to photograph couples who clearly enjoy each others’ company, and Christel and Tony exuded it in spades that day.  With this much fun on the engagement shoot, I can’t wait to see what their wedding day is like…

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They say it’s going to be a bad flood year.  Hopefully we’re high enough.

Freeze, thaw, freeze, thaw…