Sara Manning Photography

I met Julie and Caleb last year when they contacted me about doing an e-session for them. I just automatically assumed they were from around here, but when we tried to arrange a date and a time to meet up, I learned otherwise. A mutual friend had referred them to me and since they are from Calgary, they were looking for someone to shoot their summer 2010 wedding in Burnaby. I was honoured to: 1) Be referred and, 2) Be asked I met the two of them and their lil’ guy, Kyan. We hit it off right away and I instantly saw how in love they were.

The year flew by and we once again met up for me to shoot their wedding. What a fantastic day it was! As you all know, summer arrived a little bit late and since their ceremony was outside I was crossing my fingers and toes daily that the weather wouldn’t turn on us. I contacted Julie several times about a possible “plan b“, but she was as cool as a cucumber and was certain the weather would cooperate. Positive thoughts = positive results. That’s Julie for you: positive, calm, cool, relaxed, fun and smiley. Those were my first impressions of her when I met her last summer and she was no different on her wedding day!

I met her and the girls a bit early and then I headed to Burnaby Mountain to meet Caleb and the guys. When I saw Caleb, I asked him how he was doing. Besides the fact  that he and his groomsmen were already cooking from the heat, he replied “I’m good, yeah I’m good.” He had a look of excitement and anticipation on his face that I cannot really describe.  Again, when I met them last year I witnessed how head over heels in love he is with Julie. Multiply that by a thousand and that is how elated he looked on his wedding day. Ok, now take that and multiply that by a million as that is how he looked when he saw Julie walk down the aisle

The ceremony was beautiful. The sun was shining and the sky couldn’t have been any more blue. What made the ceremony extra special for the two of them was the fact that it was led by Caleb’s father.

After that we did some family shots and I was able to snap some of them with their little cutie pie, Kyan. Next, we headed to a different location to take some of the wedding party.

Now, you might be asking why I am quoting a Sarah Mclachlan song as the title of this entry. Well, when I first met Julie and Caleb they told me how much they loved ice-cream and said to me “On our wedding day we definitely want to get some pictures of us eating ice-cream.” What a great idea I thought!!! Well, right before we were about to leave Burnaby Mountain I saw an ice-cream truck in the parking lot. How fitting The funny thing was I politely asked the driver to step off the truck so I could take some pictures of the two of them and he said “Ok, ok no problem.” However, he never moved and kept smiling at the camera as I was snapping away.

I chose this title because not only do the two of them love ice-cream, but in literal terms their love for each is so beautiful and obvious.  The whole day they were together they were snuggling in close to each other, holding hands, and stealing kisses when the camera wasn’t even on them. It was so awesome to see and I am so thankful that they asked me to capture those memories for them.

Not only are the two of them madly in love, but the love that their family and friends have for them was very evident. As I looked around during the ceremony, everyone had the biggest smiles painted on their faces. During the reception, everyone who did a speech shed a tear and got choked up. Even ME! I was trying so hard to be professional, but I couldn’t help tearing up. Every single speech was witty, touching, and extremely heartfelt!!!!!!

Julie and Caleb, I want to thank you two for an amazing day. Everything was perfect and I was thrilled to take part in your special day. The two of you are so great and you’re such a beautiful couple. It was so hard to choose what pictures to add to your “sneak peek”, so I apologize in advance for the abundance of images *in case your computer takes a while to upload them all*.

Enjoy!