JESLYN+SHAMUS (wedding)

March 12th, 2010

Tuesday, March 9th 2010  Photographed by Chelsea Gray (Montreal, Quebec)

Yes, you’ve read it correctly…I photographed a wedding on a Tuesday!

What happens when you live all the way up north in the Arctic and you want to get married amongst your closest family, yet they live all across Canada (from Alberta to Nova Scotia)? You meet them in the middle…..MONTREAL! That was the decision that Jeslyn and Shamus came up with after much thought, and it turned out just perfectly. The ladies assembled at the super-girly Fanny of Westmount salon, while the men stayed back at the hotel to prepare for the big day. The sun was beaming outside (and so was our couple) as they exchanged vows at the St Malachy’s Church. I decided to take everyone inside the greenhouse at the Westmount Library for a portrait session and they finished off the evening at the Queue de Cheval restaurant for some of the best steaks in the city. Thank you all for having me be a part of your special day!

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ANNIE+NICOLAS (wedding)

March 10th, 2010

Saturday, February 20th 2010  Photographed by Elizabeth Delage and Chloe Chouinard  (Wendake, Quebec)

As I mentioned in our previous post, February 20th was a double-booking for us (which is a particularly rare occurrence, given we’re currently in our low-season: winter!).

Elizabeth and Chloe drove far out to Wendake, Quebec and cozied up immediately  amongst the log-cabin ambiance of the Hôtel-Musée Première Nations, nestled on sacred First Nations’ land. Each room overlooked a part of the Akiawenrahk River and guests enjoyed partaking in the outdoor ceremony amidst the wintry, February air. The reception was full of surprises, especially the song and dance number re-mixed by the bride and groom’s friends in an attempt to re-create the musical that the couple attended years ago on one of their first dates…now that’s creative!

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KATHARINE+PATRICK (wedding)

February 25th, 2010

Saturday, February 20th 2010 Photos by Chelsea Gray, Paulo Rodrigues, and Neel Mehra (Montreal, Quebec)

Saturday the 20th was a double wedding day for us at the studio…

Elizabeth was out in Quebec city while Neel, Paulo and I were in town shooting Katharine and Patrick’s winter nuptials, which was held at the prestigious Mount Royal Club. Here are a few of my favourite shots from their elegant ceremony and wildly entertaining, karaoke-filled  reception. The highlights of the night for us was watching the best man’s animated slideshow about the groom (aka PACKER)…it was easily one of the most well-crafted, hilarious slideshows we’ve ever witnessed at a wedding (and we’ve seen a LOT of slideshows in our time). Another great moment was when  the bride’s father broke into “Shake a Tail Feather” onstage as his daughter and friends shook around with their “tail feathers” in the air. The night ended with some  good-old slow songs such as Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon”, and I can still see the groom’s parents gazing into each others’ eyes as they danced to that one… It was a beautiful sight!

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BRIDE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2010

February 2nd, 2010

2010 Bride's Choice Awards - Wedding Photographers, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Venues & More Weddings, Wedding Planning, Wedding Websites, Wedding Checklists

We won!

WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Blushing Bride Studio has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for wedding photographers. The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds. Blushing Bride Studio is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Our studio has been recognized among the very best photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes Wedding Wire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards, as we were the only winners from Quebec!