continued from yesterday’s post… after the ceremony we walked over to the restaurant and found our seats. we were served a delicious turkish-style entree and then various family and friends shared stories and well-wishes for the couple. large platters of mains arrived at the tables, followed by dessert and cake – some of the best wedding food i have ever eaten, props to platter restaurant! here’s some photos from the evening…

the koha tree

speeches and well-wishes

stories bring back memories

shoes!

you never quite know what someone will say

giona addresses his wife

groomsmen

bridesmaids

mother of the bride welcomes giona to the family

evening falls

the boys

a quick lesson on cake-cutting

cake cutting for real

elise & giona

cake!

thanks so much for inviting us to share your day! 🙂

what a gorgeous little ceremony; a 2-car internal garage was converted into a chapel filled with fairy lights and candles, and all the family went overboard on the food and preparations to help kit & darwin have a memorable and beautiful day! their only daughter performed beautifully not only as flower girl but read and sang during the ceremony, and other music and readings were offered by close friends and family.

but first… getting ready! i couldnt choose between so many shots so i made a bunch of montages to help capture the preparations:

and then, the ceremony began (very intimate lighting, made my job more challenging than usual – but, we work with what we get!)

then it was time to laugh and relax together with cake, toasts, speeches and of course, the yummy food!

the evening sky was beautifully painted and lit the whole garden up with gold shafts, before the sun finally set on a wonderful day!

it was exciting to hear that chris & val had chosen me to record their wedding day! chris has been a good friend for over a decade and it was awesome to have such a joyful excuse to travel down to see him & his family again. i had not met his bride before that weekend but val was lovely & made me feel very welcome.

here are a few of my favourites from their big day: