Jackie & John’s elegant Windsor Wedding!

I first met Jackie & John when they were both standing in their good friends’ Chantelle & Chadd’s wedding back in 2008, which I was photographing. Not long after, Jackie & John were then engaged and beginning the process of planning their own wedding for June 2010. I was so excited to receive Jackie’s email and to hear that she and John were really hoping to work with me! Fast forward to September 2009 when we met at Colio Estate Winery for their Engagement session, which was the absolute perfect setting! Jackie and John are avid wine drinkers, and I love shooting at wineries! And then it was announced that the Red Bull Air Races were going to be on the exact weekend of Jackie & John’s wedding. With both their ceremony and reception taking place downtown, Jackie was a little nervous about how the Red Bull Air Races were going to affect their wedding. Luckily we didn’t let Red Bull overtake their beautiful day, and in the end I’d say their guests had the best seat in the house on the terrace at the St. Clair Center for the Arts.

Jackie & John decided to have their ‘first look’ before their ceremony which was so great! It made them feel at ease going into the ceremony, knowing that they didn’t have to race off for their creative session, instead they were able to mingle and interact with their guests. I definitely recommend that more couples consider that option, as it really does create some beautiful ‘reveal’ images, and makes you feel so relaxed.

In the afternoon, against the backdrop of the Detroit skyline, Jackie & John were married before their closest friends and family, and the rain completely held off the entire day!! That was until late into the night when Windsor had one of the most torrential downpours and unfortunately saw a lot of flooding. Fortunately Jackie & John along with their guests, were warm and dry inside their beautiful Reception at the St. Clair Center for the Arts. The food was amazing! Jackie’s intricate attention to detail made for such a beautifully elegant setting! And her parents put together the most beautiful presentation of old video footage of Jackie growing up, it was so sweet!

Jackie & John thank you for inviting me into your lives and sharing such a wonderful and meaningful day with me! You are now rewarded with I believe to be my largest blogpost to date! Here are the favourites!

Jackie’s dress was GORGEOUS!

John is known for having a way with words, and his message to Jackie was so heartfelt.

Such a gorgeous Bride.

The guys definitely enjoyed the view from the Terrace of the Red Bull Air Races!

The next sequence is adorable. John thought it would be a good idea to bring his video camera along, and incorporate that into the reveal photographs. Not only do they now have cute photos of them seeing each other for the first time, but John also got it all on his very own video camera!

Adorable.

Another adorable one!

Love this one.

Love this one too.

This one still makes me almost well up.

Jackie is incredibly detail oriented, much like myself…LOL. All of her hard work and planning really paid off, her reception looked so gorgeous and elegant!!

The cupcakes on the right were made by Jackie’s friend and Bridesmaid Sarah and were totally VEGAN (a bonus for me..LOL) and absolutely delicious!! Be sure to check out her website here!