On the ferry ride over I remember thinking to myself “Jeez, I come up to Rockwater so often, we may as well MOVE there!”…and seriously, if it wasn’t for my insane love for the White Rock area where I live, I would definitely consider it. Every time I blog about a wedding at Rockwater Secret Cove Resort I mention how much I love it there, so really why should this one be any different? :) I love it there.

Now, onto Carla and Kevin & Co. :) These guys…well, what can I say about these guys? I can write about how much they are in love with each other, and how great they were to work with…but really, it won’t do any lick of justice to how amazing they truly truly are. I covered their day for only a few hours, (it was an intimate wedding of just over 20 people), and in those few hours there were SO many beautiful moments…the kind that we all would live and die for. One of the most vivid and memorable moments of the entire day was after the ceremony, I was standing behind Carla and Kevin at the receiving line, shooting all the hugs and congratulations, and I looked off-camera and noticed just out of frame was Carla’s dad, who was next in line. He had a little twinkle in his eye and I remember anticipating a tear or two but as I composed the shot I didn’t realize that some of those tears would be my own! I kept as composed as I could (pun-intended) but when he got to Carla I was a mess! I remember after the moment passed they looked up at me and were wiping their eyes as I was wiping my own. I remember someone saying “Hey, you just met them a few hours ago, you’re not supposed to be doing that!”. Something magical happened next…after seeing what was happening and feeling that energy in the air, some people waiting in LINE started even hugging each other and getting teary eyed! It was such a great moment to be laughing and feeling connected with this amazing group of people..they truly are the perfect definition of Family.

Every. Single. One of them.

From the bottom of my heart, Thank You.

Click below to view their slideshow!

Natalie’s veil was passed down her family from generation to generation.. Its older than Canada and it still looks FLAWLESS!

Derek, you TOTALLY rock the GQ look!

One of these next two photos are going to grace my studio walls for the rest of eternity. 16×20″ Metallic Print? Without a question!
Trouble is, which one?

Can’t resist a sunset photo at Rockwater Secret Cove Resort!

Loved the detail and care put into the decorating at the reception!

Ah, the shoe game. Natalie seems pretty sure of herself on this one! I love the expression :)

One of Natalie’s friends sang a song for the two of them, it was so fantastic!

I had such an amazing time with you guys on your wedding day! I am SO jealous you guys went to Ireland for your honeymoon and I can’t wait to see some pics! Thank you so much for being the caring, loving, funny people that you are, I wish you all the best in your many years together!

So… I’m not even going to check when the last time I blogged was…

I had a blast the last 2 weeks travelling around Germany, Austria and Italy and there are SO many images I am going to share with you VERY soon! For now, I wanted to to give you all a taste of the next blog posts coming up in the days to come.

I hope you can feel these images.

For those of you that don’t know the story behind this image yet (below), I can’t WAIT to tell you!! :)

…as for the title of this blog post… I’ve been listening to Great Big Sea for the last few hours straight… I think my mind has temporarily been east-coast-transplanted ;)

When the day came I couldn’t help but have a little extra bounce in my step. An intimate wedding with a handfull of people at Rockwater Resort with an amazing couple. Honestly, I couldn’t ask for anything more, and it was absolutely perfect. The entire day was exactly what I hoped it would be, and from the look in Kelly and Liz’s eyes, the day really REALLY could not have gone more perfect than it did. Great people. Great place. Great times.

Re: The above shot and the below shot… ahem… ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME, LIZ?! Fashion Model or what?!!?!? :)

(below): Glad no one caught the faces *I* was making while coaxing these two fairly crazy mugs! :)

Grit caught this one (below) while I was shooting the guys. “Dear Grit, EPIC. Love Michael”

Grit and I had an amazing time with Brian and Shanda on their wedding day! First of all because it was Brian + Shanda (and they are awesome. Period.), secondly because everyone attending was SO nice and treated us like family, and last but certainly not least because the wedding was at Rockwater Secret Cove Resort, which if you have read my blog at all you probably know that its my favorite venue…EVER!

Brian and Shanda you are an amazing couple, you have a very special place in my heart, I am very honored to call you friends.