There was so many amazing moments during this epic wedding, but here are some of my favorites, if I were to post them all it would be a ten part series!

Enjoy

xo

The hungarian gypsy band was amazing!

The bridal dance, which is the best tradition ever, everyone pays to dance with the bride.

Wow it just seems like yesterday that I was boarding a flight to Hungary to photograph quite possibly the best wedding of all time! I flew into Budapest Thursday evening and spent an amazing night with the girls eating and drinking traditional Hungarian fair, then we danced the night away! Early Friday morning we set out for Szidonia Castle where the wedding took place on Sunday. The Szidonia castle looks back to a history that started in the mid-1700’s,  at that time - as a chateau - it originally served as a hunting lodge and  was turned into a castle in 1750 in a Romantic-Neoclassic style. Words can’t express how amazing this wedding was and how truly blessed I feel to have been apart of it all. Kriztina and Steven where amazing hosts with their families and it is evident how much they are loved and admired by their family and friends since almost half the guests flew in from, Vancouver, Portland, Mexico, Australia and Dubai From the Hungarian gypsy band, the non stop food and drink the emotional tearful speeches and the dancing till 5am this was an epic wedding!

There are too many photos to post in just one blog post so this will be part one of two!

xo

A quick cheers before heading out to see Kriztina.

Steven waiting to see Kriztina for the first time.

One of the hottest and nicest wedding parties I've ever had the pleasure of shooting

What a great day! I was referred to this amazing couple through the Morris family, who’s son’s wedding I photographed last year at the Vancouver Club. It was just yesterday that I had the pleasure of meeting Mark and Leila for the first time. They live in New York City and Mark originally being from Vancouver came back home to marry his stunning bride. The wedding took place at the always beautiful Beach House at Dundarave, and the amazing flowers were done by West Vancouver Florist. Here’s just a sneak peak of the day.

I met Kristine a few months back as a referral from the Vancouver Wedding of Kathleen and Rob that I photographed three years ago. Kristine came to the studio with her best friend Angela since Patrick lives in the States and we talked wedding detail and ideas, I was so happy when she emailed me to ask me to be their photographer. A few weeks before the wedding I received an email from Kristine saying that their Venue had a fire and that they were on the search for a new venue, it was such a calm email saying, ” Well I guess there is a glitch in every wedding we will find something.”  Wow I thought to myself this has to be the most laid back couple ever! Well good karma came back to them because their day went off without a hitch. Starting will beautiful hair and makeup from Pamper Me Pretty to a spectacular venue at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club to the fabulous cake from Sweet Thea. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day with an amazing couple and a awsome wedding party! Thanks to Fran Chelico for second shooting with me, you rock.

This is my favorite image from the day.

Amazing light at the church

A quick wardrobe change

If you've never had cake from Sweet Thea your life in not complete.