I think one of the very first times I had the opportunity to really get to know Chrissy was when she was a bridesmaid for her friend Kathy’s wedding that I photographed a couple of years ago.  It’s always a pretty special honor when one of the wedding party members sees your work and loves the energy of the day so much that they insist that you must photograph their wedding too!   As Chrissy and Gord are both nuts for Halloween, they wanted to celebrate their love as close to the day as possible, but being smart enough to recognize that they didn’t want to share their most favourite day of the year with their new favourite day of the year, the chose a date close to, but not quite all hallows eve.  We were incredibly fortunate that the weather cooperated with us and gave us some jaw-dropping light throughout the day, from the point they started getting ready, right through the beautiful ceremony at the grand St. Mary’s Cathedral and afterwards as we ran around the back streets of downtown Calgary creating some stunning, jaw-dropping wedding photos for them to remember the day by.  One of my favourite parts was running around downtown and finding some really cool locations that have been used before but creating some incredible images by playing with shadow and light!  Huge shoutout to Ribbons Gifts & Events for keeping the ship pointed due North the entire day!

Hosting their wedding reception at historical Fort Calgary was a perfect venue – if you haven’t been there lately, I highly recommend taking a look (and the food was fantastic to boot!).  It had the combination of the old-timey fort that you’d expect, but with an updated, yet understated elegance.

Thank you so much Chrissy and Gord!!  You and your hairdresser friends from Hed Kandi Salon were Off. The. Hook!  I want more pumpkin pie.