We’ve now had these two on our blog a few times (for all you returning blog readers); this time, however, was the best. Why? Because this shoot was the conclusion of the awesome lead-up through Victor & Michal’s wedding (where they were simply dating), then through the engagements (where they were…well, engaged), and on to the day they pledged to be man and wife.

Having the wedding at such an international mosaic site like the university worked well too, since most of Paul and Naomi’s guests had to travel to be there for the event. Coming from New Zealand, England, Rwanda and more, these guests came to P-A-R-T-Y! We had an absolute blast capturing the guests’ emotion as they danced for and with the new bride and groom.

Congrats Paul & Naomi…thank you for letting us be a part of your day.

Here are a few of our favourites from the shoot:

Thanks to Aadil for this spread:

Aadil, our assistant:

Both the bride and the groom arrived early to the Union Bank Inn to do the final stages of their preparation before their intimate weekday ceremony. From there we all traveled to the Louise McKinney Park for formals, where we noticed early on that knee-deep snow does not work well with the beautiful open-toed shoes the ladies were wearing. Opting to jump out of her shoes completely, and even going barefoot on the snowy sidewalk, wins Becky our Bravest Bride award.

We stole a few hazy sunsetting photos in the rivervalley, before we headed on to the University of Alberta and beyond. We had some downtown hidden-gem locations we wanted to hit – and we weren’t letting them slip away even though the sun had disappeared completely – so we sent the bridal party on ahead without us. Thank goodness for obliging security guards on freezing cold days, which gained us access to these areas! Finally, we ended the night back where we started, with an all-out-party-hardy reception and an awesome candy bar.

Thank you again Jordan and Becky for choosing us to travel with you on your adventure together. We look forward to seeing what comes next for you!
Note: A special shout-out to bridesmaid and makeup artist Mallory Shwetz of Keyk’d Makeup Artistry, for making the girls look so glamorous!

Make up by makeup artist Mallory Shwetz of Keyk’d Makeup Artistry.

This candy bar was so delicious!

Jordan’s sisters were so much fun!

Becky enjoying a little Night At the Roxbury dancing!