Carolyn + Rob

This past Saturday brought upon another small and intimate wedding for Andreas and I!

Carolyn & Rob are doing what many more couples these days are doing - getting married at an older age. Being a second marriage for both bride and groom, they knew exactly the style of wedding they wanted - relaxed, small, and in the presence of very close friends and family. The ceremony and reception were not the usual large summer affairs - roughly 70 people were in attendance.

The venue was an old school house - Enoch Turner School House located in downtown Toronto. It was built in the mid-1800's, and still includes original desks and chairs from that period! Attached to the school house is an old chapel, which is where the ceremony and reception were held. The combination of a slightly cloudy day and the tall narrow windows of the chapel let in the most perfect light for the ceremony - soft and diffused. Windows on nearly all sides meant that the room stayed nicely lit until approximately 7:30!

Venues like this not only make for beautiful weddings, but for nearly perfect images as well. More than 90% of my images are shot using natural light - no flash at all - this means that soft light really aids in not only setting a mood for your day, but adds to the dynamic of the photographs taken as well. Natural light combined with a candid point-of-view leads to natural and real photographs. New couples - keep that in mind while choosing a venue!

Anyways, here are a couple images from the ceremony - Carolyn was walked down the aisle by her teenage son, which was definitely an emotional experience!

Enjoy!