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Sue & Derek Wedding (07.10.10)

Sue and Derek. If you could only count how many six degrees of separation I have with this couple! Funny how that works. You're a friend of my friend who knows another friend of mine?! What, no way!! What a small world :D

Now I'm happy to include Sue and Derek into my circle of friends - the degrees of separation only gets closer from here on out! Love you guys!

Their wedding day started bright and early on a gorgeous summer day. I was at Sue's house shooting the "getting ready" pictures of the ladies:

Sue just being Sue - you're such a ham! Haha, don't kill me for posting this one:

Dave, on the other hand, was over at Derek's house getting shots of Derek and the boys:

Sue had planned for Derek to receive his wedding present before he left for the ceremony site, so she was anxiously texting Brian, Derek's brother, to make sure everything went smoothly:

And it did - Derek received one beautiful Seiko watch from his wife-to-be:

Sue and Derek were married at the Miller Lash House, one of the most quaintest venue's I've shot at in a while. I can totally see why they wanted to get married here in front of their family and closest friends :) What a breathtaking site!

Some details shots by Dave before the ceremony began:

Sue also got a little gift of her own - a pair of D&G sunglasses (which will make an appearance later that night). He also included a note addressed "To My New Wife..." - Sue must have read it over a gazillion times. Derek, who knew you were such a romantic ;)

My favourite exit shot EVER! I just love how genuinely happy Sue and Derek are as they walk up the aisle as husband & wife:

Okay, let me say something about this bridal party. Fun + Crazy + Awesome = one of the best group of people I've photographed!!! Didn't hurt that we all shared something in common: SCARBOROUGH REPRESENT!

You can't go wrong with a group like this one. Need I say more?

Running Man in mid-air? Check and mark!

It was getting quite hot as our portrait session went on, so I was grateful to find Sue and Derek some shade...and a little time to themselves. My FAVOURITE portrait of the day (on the right) - love, love, heart:

After a quick break, we headed over to the Dragon Dynasty Restaurant for the reception. Alim and Gerland were the MCs of the night, and I don't think I've ever laughed so hard. And the surprise of the evening? Alim spoke flawless Cantonese during his MC speech. Wow. Total. Awesomeness.

Sue and Derek making their entrance (see, I told you the sunglasses make an appearance):

Love this shot Dave took of the couple and their first dance:

"I FINK YO SEXYEH...SUE, YOO AR BOOTIFUL!"

As the night progressed, it was time to dance!! Dave took this amazing shot of the DJs booth. DJ Mack was seriously spinning some old school jams that brought me back to my high school days. He definitely got everyone on the dance floor:

Sue and Derek, I can't thank you enough for allowing me and Dave to share in your celebrations. I instantly felt like I was welcomed into your group of friends, and I can't wait to hang out again! On that note, it's time to make our exit! *smokebomb*

Sue & Derek Wedding Teaser

Merry & Chris Wedding (06.12.10)

Rain.

For some reason, it seemed to follow Merry & Chris whenever we had a scheduled photo session. So I wasn't surprised when there was a forecast of thunderstorms and showers on their wedding day.

But a little water didn't seem to dampen their spirits at all. Merry & Chris wanted to enjoy their day with their families and friends and celebrate - rain or shine. They're probably one of my most relaxed couples that I've photographed to date :)

Dave came out to help shoot again and we started at Chris' house as he got prepped for the day:

Merry's house was the complete opposite of Chris'. While he got ready in quiet, there was a flurry of action at Merry's:

We had a quick Chinese tea ceremony for Merry's family before heading over to the Mandarin:

After a quick change, Chris got a first glimpse of his bride:

With it starting to rain, the originally planned outdoor ceremony at the Mandarin Golf Club quickly moved into the tent. While I was busy taking photos of guests, Dave was getting the details:

With all the guests seated and the bridal parties ready-to-go, the ceremony commenced:

Okay, remember what I said about the rain? During the ceremony, the sky opened up and decided to POUR. Needless to say, we couldn't get any portraits done at the golf club without casualties.

Ray, their incredible videographer (check out his blog for his amazing video!), suggested we go to the Marriott, where the next tea ceremony was being held, to see if we can grab some photos there. I'm so glad we did!

Although I'm sure the bridal party must have thought I was nuts taking them into the pool area, these are some of my favourite group shots to date :)

Merry & Chris work at the Four Seasons and it's also where they first met, struck up a conversation and well, the rest is history ;) Adore the shot Dave took - how appropriate! (L):

The reception was held at the Diamond Banquet Hall; good food, drinks and games were had, but it was really a time for Merry & Chris to finally relax and enjoy their day:

Thank you Merry & Chris for putting up with all my crazy ideas and having such a great go-with-the-flow mentality. I had an amazing time at your wedding, and I'm looking forward to our next photo session! Uhmm...no rain please? ;)