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Kathryn & Steve :: Married!! – St. Norbert Arts Centre

Rebecca Whitney — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:40:07 +0000

I’m so sorry I’ve gotten so behind in my blog posts. I have so many things to post over the next week!

Here are the wonderful Kathryn & Steve and their amazing wedding day! I love this couple so much – they’re both so cool and so fun, they’ve been together for 11 or 12 years and yet their love still seems so fun and fresh, they have the best laughs, they had my favorite wedding ceremony to date (complete with bridal party walking down the aisle to “Eye of the Tiger” and a huge dip at the first kiss), and oh I could just go on and on I think – but yes, they stole my heart and I think they’re so fabulous in every way! Oh and they both love cats just as much as I do, that makes them extra fabulous in my book!

Their wedding day started off with an ominous forecast for storms and heavy rain, and there were a few quick showers during the morning and we kept watching the alternating dark clouds and then bright skies. Steve and Kathryn were planning an outdoor ceremony and after some analyzing of the skies, Kathryn decided to go ahead with setting it up outdoors – I’m soooo glad she did, it was such a magical location nestled in the trees right next to the old St. Norbert’s monastery. As I was driving from their house to St. Norbert’s, I could see really dark clouds over Winnipeg and even rain coming down in the distance (and indeed we heard afterward that Winnipeg had a huge storm and very heavy rain), but it stayed completely dry where we were!

The ceremony outside St. Norbert’s Art Centre was personal and perfect, we had so much fun taking photos on the grounds afterward (despite those mosquitoes I hate!), and then the reception was intimate, fun, personal, hilarious and poignant. It really was such a wonderful day!

Here are some of the wonderful vendors who helped make this day so beautiful:

Wedding Dress Designer :: Just for You
Bridesmaid Dresses :: JCrew (I loved the dresses!!)
Tux Rentals :: Moores
Hair :: TBA
Makeup :: 2 Chicks and a Bag of Makeup
Venue :: St. Norberts Art Center
Officiant :: Rev. Pat from the Center of Conscious Living
Cake Artist :: Top Chop Catering (cupcakes)
DJ :: AJ the DJ

Kathryn and Steve, I’m so happy for you both and loved getting to know you better, and also getting to know your family and friends. I was so touched many times throughout your day, I had so much fun with you both, and I loved witnessing all the love during your reception. You two really are such special people, that was obvious throughout your wedding day and by how much love was shared by your family and friends. Thank you so much for letting Jody and I be a part of your day. And I wish you the absolute best in this sort of new chapter of your life (I say “sort of” just because I know I won’t be a huge change for you)!

Here are some of my favorite photos from your day!!

I started off the day with Kathryn and the girls (and the sweet pets!) for getting ready…

I love Kathryn’s mom’s expression of excitement and love in this photo SO MUCH!!

Meanwhile, Jody met up with Steve and the guys and they obviously were having quite a good time!

Steve just before the ceremony was to begin, I love these!

Married!!!

I had so much fun during the photo session, first with the whole group, and then with just Steve and Kathryn for a long time!

It was a pretty muggy and hot evening, so Jamie (Executive Chef of Top Chop (the wonderful restaurant on site)) surprised Steve and Kathryn with some wonderful ice water and appetizers, such a wonderful gesture!

The beautiful and intimate reception details (and the centerpieces were herbs grown by Kathryn)!

A quick peek at some of the fun moments during the reception, and then the sweet first dance!

Thank you again, Steve and Kathryn, and to all your family and friends who were so wonderful as well! I’ll add a link to this post when all the photos are ready!

Jill & Ian :: Married!! – Part I

Rebecca Whitney — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:14:57 +0000

Meet Jill and Ian!! There were way too many photos I wanted to post so I’ve divided this up into two parts – first up is the getting ready through the ceremony! I think I’m posting many more photos than normal partly because I know that, although Jill and Ian had so so many family and friends fly in from all over the world to celebrate with them, I’m sure there were many more who couldn’t make the trip so the long and two-part posts are in many ways for those who couldn’t come (and of course for Jill and Ian, too!)!

This was such a fun and gorgeous wedding to be a part of. Jill is absolutely stunning, and looked even more so in her amazing dress and birdcage veil, I loved it! And Ian is quite dapper – they make an amazingly beautiful couple! I also fell in love so quickly with both of their parents, who were so warm and friendly and wonderful (and I loved how Jill’s dad got emotional a few times during the day, so touching and sweet!)! And their wedding party was so fun and beautiful, and there was so much love and joy and anticipation throughout the whole day! Oh – and it was also Jill’s birthday, now Ian only has to remember one date!

I started out with the girls and had so much fun that morning, and we watched as a little mini storm would come through with rain lasting a few minutes, and then blue sky and sunshine would follow, and then repeat that all over! I’m so happy we had some intermissions from the rain, but oh I would have loved to take more photos in Jill’s parents’ amazing yard!! Jody (my husband) started out the day with the guys and I could tell they had some fun! Then off to the church to get married! It was a very hot and humid day, and that continued into the church, but a little sweat never hurt anyone, right? (I say that now when I’m sitting in a cool house, then it was really, really hot!)!

Enjoy the little peek into the first half of their wedding day, and I’ll post Part II with fun wedding party photos, lots of gorgeous Jill & Ian photos, and the fabulous reception in a couple days!

The two best men were SO funny!! And I think the right-most photo is demonstrating the work of the terrible mosquito population in Winnipeg!

Married!!!

It was really hot, Jill needed to air out a bit before going back outside!

Shawna & Mike :: Engaged!!

Rebecca Whitney — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:37:17 +0000

Meet Shawna and Mike!! They’re getting married this July and I’m already looking forward to their wedding, I had SUCH a fun time hanging out with them for their engagement shoot! They’re both such wonderful people, so nice, so fun, so funny, and they have a perfect combination of having fun and making each other laugh a lot, and also being so sweet and romantic together!! And I have to repeat just how much I love their laughter and how they get each other laughing so easily, I love it so much!!

We went to Fort Whyte Alive first, and luckily they brought rain boots so they could trudge through mud and a little snow! It was so nice that day and we were all just so happy being outside and basking in the sunshine and warmth! We had lots of fun exploring, taking lots of photos, and searching for beautiful light! Then we headed off to the Exchange for a few more photos, the light was beautiful and Mike had even scouted out a few locations! A little tidbit, I have to mention it cause I’m so fascinated by it – Mike works in (I hope I say this semi-correctly!) computer graphics for movies, he specializes in creating water scenes for movies and probably TV shows as well, so for example a big tidal wave coming in, he helps create that and make it look so real!!! How cool is that?!! I have no idea how they do it so it’s so interesting hearing about it!

I want to thank Shawna and Mike for being so wonderfully patient, I didn’t get much done for about three weeks due to all-day-early-pregnancy symptoms, and was getting so stressed about it. I’m so happy to finally be getting their photos to them! I had a very hard time choosing which ones to blog cause there are so many wonderful and fun shots (you’ll both see all of them in a couple days now!)! Thank you so much, Shawna and Mike, both for being so patient and understanding, and also for being so much fun to hang out with! I already know your wedding will be fabulously fun all day long!!!

And now, here are a few of my favorites from the day! ::

Janet & Adam :: Winnipeg Wedding Photography

Rebecca Whitney — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:39:13 +0000

I’ve been feeling a little under the weather lately so am so happy to finally be getting Janet & Adam’s photos blogged!

I love hearing people’s love stories, how they met and fell in love! Adam and Janet met a few years ago while working together at MTS (we heard a few funny details from Adam’s brother during the speeches!)! Janet caught Adam’s eye right away, and she soon fell in love with him as well! Janet still works at MTS, and Adam is now becoming quite the entrepreneur – he owns a Dairy Queen franchise, and also a pizza restaurant, the Pizza Oven in the Norvilla Hotel. And I can tell that’s just the beginning for him!

Jody and I had such a wonderful time photographing their beautiful wedding!! Janet and Adam were so sweet and fun and in love, Janet was so beautiful and her dress was amazing, and their family and friends were so much fun all day long!!! I started the day out with Janet for the fun hair and makeup, I love the wonderful excitement and anticipation in the morning!! Jody started out with Adam and the guys, they were all looking quite dapper, especially with their flasks! I loved when Janet put on her dress and came downstairs, her dad was SO sweet as he teared up while watching his little girl, and all Janet’s bridesmaids were watching with huge smiles on their faces as Janet’s mom got her all laced up. Soon after that, Janet and Adam had their First Look out on the back deck, and I loved Adam’s reaction at seeing his beautiful bride for the first time!! We had fun taking photos at the Hamilton Building, outside the Legislature, and at the train station, and then it was off to St. Luke’s Anglican Church to get married!!! There’s some very cool history with this church, I believe Adam’s parents were married there as well, and Adam was baptized there, how cool is that! Jody and I had to stay in the back of the church for most of the ceremony, but we had some fun playing with the tilt-shift lens I rented, and the church itself was so incredibly gorgeous so made for some very beautiful wide shots! Then it was off to the Norwood Hotel for the wonderful reception filled with great food, funny and touching speeches, and lots of fun dancing!

Thank you so much to Janet, Adam, and all your family and friends. You’re both wonderful and so loved, and your day was filled with so much fun and love throughout! I’m so happy for you both as you start this new chapter in your lives!!!

Hair: Lisa Martin
Makeup: Barb at Shoppers Drug Mart on Concordia Ave.
Wedding Dress: Belle Rykis
Bridesmaid Dresses: RW & Co.
Tux Rentals: Moore’s Tuxedos
Florist: Timeless Florals
Officiant: Canon Tony, St. Luke’s Anglican Church
Reception: Norwood Hotel
Cake Artist: Ruth Friesen, Oma’s Bakery
DJ: Ralph Sacco, 299-9090

And now here are a few of my favorite photos from the day! ::

Hair and makeup all done, and Janet was looking gorgeous already!!

The dress needed a little quick steaming before Janet could put it on!

I love dads, especially when you can see the love they feel written all over their faces.

Adam looking very GQ!

Adam & Janet’s First Look at each other, so sweet!

I love this!!!

Big wedding party!

This one feels so timeless to me, I love it!

I love how Adam looks at Janet!

Such a beautiful church!

And finally, a few of the details from the reception!

Thanks you again, Janet and Adam, and congratulations!!!

Stacey & Peter :: Winter Wedding!!

Rebecca Whitney — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:42:15 +0000

Stacey & Peter had SUCH a gorgeous wedding, it made me fall in love with winter weddings all over again!! And for February, it was SO nice, we were so thankful for that!! I started out the day in Morden with Stacey and the girls, and Jody started in Winkler with Peter and the guys. Stacey and Peter had a First Look on a beautiful gravel (and snowy!) road in the country in Winkler, and it was so sweet and intimate when they saw each other for the first time, and then made the rest of the day flow so nicely! We took some photos at the cow farm where Peter works (the cows were so cute!!!), on another snowy country road, at a cute 50’s diner, at a house outside of Morden with a little sleigh, and at a house in Morden for some indoor photos. It was such a fun day and I loved all the various locations so much!! And Stacey and Peter are so cute together and I love the mix of fun and sweetness they have – and I absolutely LOVE the way Stacey looks up at Peter, it’s so filled with love!!

After the photos, we headed to the church, where the reception was also going to be held, and I was so impressed with all of Stacey’s decor, she did absolutely amazing and the attention to detail and little sweet aspects were so wonderful! Stacey – being a wedding planner could be in your future!! The ceremony was wonderful, Stacey was looking at Peter with such love and calmness, Peter was looking at Stacey with such sweetness, and there were a few tears shed by both. It was really sweet and emotional, and the deep love between these two was so apparent. Then off to the fun reception, which was filled with wonderful food and some very funny speeches!

Thank you so much to Stacey and Peter for including Jody and I in your special day, it was truly so beautiful and fun!!! And thank you to their whole wedding party for being so fun! And thank you also to Megan Hildebrand for all her help and friendliness at the reception, it was so wonderful meeting you (and I’ve seen her floral creations before – so so so beautiful)!!

Here are some of the vendors to thank:
Wedding Dress: Paloma Blanca, purchased from Chantal’s Bridal & Formal
Bridesmaid Dresses: B2, purchased from Chantal’s Bridal & Formal
Tuxes: Co-Op Fashions
Florist: Timeless Florals in Winnipeg
Church & Reception Venue: Morden Alliance Church
Officiant: Pastor Weldon Yeo
Cake Artist: Amanda Hildebrand of Amanda’s Creative Cakes
Reception Coordinator: Megan Hildebrand

And now here are some of my favorites from the day!!!

I tried to make a little slideshow of these and some other photos from Stacey & Peter’s First Look, but the blog is putting all the photos in this post in the slideshow instead of just a few! So I chose my favorite five which are below, I love the emotions on their faces when they were about to first see each other, it was so cute!! First Looks are so intimate and wonderful, I love them!!!

Ceremony & Reception held at:
Morden Alliance Church
181 5th Street
Morden, Manitoba

I love how happy Peter looks!!!

And here are a few of many beautiful and personal details of the reception and decor!

Thank you again to Stacey & Peter and all your family and friends, your wedding was such a wonderful and beautiful day and it was honor to be a part of it!!! I hope you’re LOVING married life!!!

Stacey & Peter :: Rock Booth Fun!!!

Rebecca Whitney — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:38:02 +0000

Here’s the first post from Stacey and Peter’s gorgeous winter wedding!!! Their full blog post will be up very soon!! For now, here are some of the fun and fabulous photos from their Rock Booth!!

This was my first Rock Booth (I did another this past weekend as well!) and it was so much fun!! Stacey had actually wanted to do one before we met, so she already had all the props ready to go, and I love love love how much fun people have when there are dress up objects sitting there begging to be worn!! I have a few random favorites posted here, and below that there’s a flash gallery of many more!! Thanks so much to Stacey and Peter and all their wonderful guests for having so much fun with the booth!!! And stay tuned for many more photos of Stacey and Peter!!

Here’s a little slideshow of lots of the photos!

Planned Perfectly Open House :: Winnipeg Wedding Vendors

Rebecca Whitney — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:25:18 +0000

Last week I went to an open house that Planned Perfectly was hosting, and some of Winnipeg’s top wedding vendors were there showing their gorgeous table decor, flower arrangements, and beautiful cakes!! I so love gorgeous details and colors, it was like being a kid in a candy store! I even got to peek in the back of Planned Perfectly’s warehouse and there were SO MANY colors and materials for table decor, I think my eyes were so big looking at them all and it would be such a hard decision to pick just one! But that’s where Kylee of Planned Perfectly, Emma of Events by Emma, and/or Andrea of Soiree Event Planning would be a huge and invaluable help – to narrow down the options and design absolutely perfect decor for your wedding!!! Gloria & Deb from Floral Elements provided the beautiful flower arrangements (that would be another hard choice for me, I love so many flowers!!), and Belinda from High Tea Bakery provided the gorgeous cakes – and there were also tastings provided of many cake flavors, so yummy!! Also, Breezy Bend Country Club provided some equally beautiful and fabulous appetizers for all the brides and grooms to try! It’s so amazing to be surrounded by great people who love their jobs, and those qualities really shine through in all of these wonderful vendors!!

I want to say a special thank you to Emma. I was a little nervous before walking in because I hadn’t met all the vendors before and was scared I would be out of place, etc. – you know that feeling where you’re just nervous when you go somewhere new for the first time by yourself, that was how I felt. But as soon as I walked in the door, Emma greeted me and chatted with me, walked me around to show me the place and decor, and introduced me to all the vendors. It was so amazing and she made me feel so wonderful and included, and it meant so so much to me!!! Thank you, Emma – you didn’t know I was nervous I know, but I want to acknowledge how happy and included you made me feel!

I took lots of photos!!! The tables were so so so beautiful, the linens and glass wear and candles and stationary and floral arrangements were all just wonderful, each table was so pretty and unique!! Here are some of the photos, and brides, definitely check out these vendors, they’re all so wonderful, caring, and so talented!

This first table was designed and decorated by Emma of Events by Emma (I love pink!!)!

This next table was designed and decorated by Andrea and Lindsay of Soiree Event Planning (I always love the gorgeous branch centerpieces!!)!

The rest of the tables were jointly designed by Planned Perfectly, Events by Emma, and Soiree Event Planning, here’s a sampling of the beautiful design and details!

I love the feathers!!!!

Belinda of High Tea Bakery provided such gorgeous cakes!!! The cake in the middle of the photo below is a replica of a cake she made for one of my brides, Aimee – I was in love with the beauty of the cake at Aimee’s wedding and I’m in still in love with it!!

Thank you so much to Kylee and Chris of Planned Perfectly, to Emma, to Andrea & Lindsay, to Belinda (High Tea Bakery), to Gloria and Deb (Floral Elements), and to anyone else who I left out (let me know and I’ll link to you!)! Brides, definitely check out these wonderful vendors for help in making your weddings even more beautiful!!

Client Love!!! :: Winnipeg Wedding Photography

Rebecca Whitney — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:39:29 +0000

I so fall in love with my clients!! I love getting to know them, I love sharing in their excitement, I love spending their wedding day with them and feeling like they’re good friends by the end of the day, I love seeing their range of emotions and playing a part in their wedding day – the day they’ve dreamed of for so long! And I love showing them their photos, so they can relive the whole day and have gorgeous photos of themselves!

Two of my wonderful wedding clients from this past year were Aimee & Christopher. I remember first meeting them at my house and how I loved seeing that special sweet connection they had, and a combination of such a deep love and also a fun, almost newly dating excitement for each other – it was so wonderful and sweet and heartwarming! We had such a fun time at their engagement shoot and those are still some of my favorite photos ever!! And their wedding day was so beautiful, they have such wonderful families and had such a fun wedding party, and when we got them off by themselves that deep love for each other was so strong, and then we also had lots of fun photos, I love how much fun they have together!!

Aimee and Christopher recently stopped by to drop off a thank you note and referral letter for me. I was so so so touched, and it absolutely made my day and raises my spirits whenever I look at it!! Thank you so so much, Aimee & Christopher, and know the feeling is completely mutual, I adore you both!!!

I wanted to share some of what they wrote, because it means so much!!

“Dear Rebecca,

In life, we are sometimes lucky enough to meet a handful of people who inspire us to enjoy each and every day, and remind us that life is truly a gift. To our surprise, we did not expect our wedding photographer to be among those people – but you certainly are.

Our home is filled with photos taken by you that capture the love we share for one another. They make us smile and laugh, and serve as a reminder for how special it is to love someone. So for this we thank you…Our wedding and engagement photos are stunning, and timeless – they are snapshots into our journey together that we will enjoy sharing with family and friends for years to come.

Although you are just beginning your journey as a photographer – we know you will be a huge success, because you already are. Anyone who looks at your photos is amazed by the fact that you not only capture the person – but also the emotion, the moment, and the feeling. We made a lot of decisions in planning our wedding, and none were as important, nor as meaningful, as was our decision to hire you. You were everything we could have hoped for and more.

…You are a truly exceptional photographer, and more importantly – person. We hope you keep in contact with us, and we look forward to following your work…

Sincerest thanks,
Aimee & Christopher”

I have so many favorite photos of Aimee and Christopher, it’s so hard for me to choose!! But here are a few of the many I love!

Aimee is also so creative and talented!! I know she’ll end up doing something with the wedding industry, because she loves it so much and is so creative and excited about everything wedding and love-related!! She just started making adorable little cards and boutonnieres, and she’s opening an etsy shop! I LOVE etsy!!!! She just dropped off the first batch of cards – sixpence cards – for me to take photos of for her – she has them available in all different colors and with the cutest little decorations on them!! I quickly took a couple photos so I could attach them here, so everyone can see a little tease of how cute they are!!! I’ll post some more photos soon, and link to her fabulous etsy shop!!!

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