Chuck and Marlie booked me WAAAAYYYYY back in 2008; they were supposed to get married last year, but postponed the wedding to 2010. It seemed to work out perfectly anyway! The couple married in her parents’ backyard, which backs right onto the beach and Cold Lake itself. Absolutely gorgeous! Marlie was so beautiful in her ivory gown, and Chuck was handsome and beach-wedding-ready in his white shirt and khakis.

A few quick shots just before the ceremony started …

The beautiful bride and her dad!

The guys watching the bride come up the aisle …

The amazing wedding location

Smooch!! I think the kiss is my favorite part of every wedding!

The receiving line …

Is there anything cooler than a hammock by the lake?

Then we headed out to the M.D. Park for some more photos …

And then back to Marlie’s parents’ place for drinks and some more photos!

I was TERRIFIED for Marlie’s dress! But the seadoo shots worked out great!

Congratulations Chuck and Marlie, and thank you so much for choosing me as your wedding photographer!

Jack & Andrea were married July 31, 2010 at the AMAZING St. Nortbert’s Church, south of Provost. The church has been designated as a historic site, and began undergoing restoration back in 1976. The Rosenheim Historical Society has done a great job restoring the building!

Jack’s kids, Mike and Leanne, served as his groomsmen.

The adorable Jacob!

Is Andrea gorgeous, or what?

The lucky man, seeing his bride coming down the aisle to him!

Giving the bride away …

Mike and his son – handsome guys!

Andrea grew these gorgeous Calla lillies in her greenhouse!

Sitting down during the scripture lesson

Exchanging vows

Ring exchange

Jack’s ring was a tight fit, so Andrea licked his finger. In church. This is the moment right after the infamous church lick!

Kissing the bride!

Crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s …

Unity sand ceremony

They kissed again after the sand ceremony! I love the moments just before and just after a kiss, when you can almost see the love in the air between them ….

It’s all official – meet Mr & Mrs Kleinsasser!

Carrie & Mike

Mother of the bride, Leanne and Jacob!

More smooching! They were the smoochiest couple!

That amazing church again!

After the church, we headed back to Jack & Andrea’s acreage for some more photos

The wedding party ….

I love love love Andrea’s dress!

Are they cute or what?

The reception was at Cadogan hall. They spent all day Thursday decorating it and the place looked amazing!

Grand entrance into the hall …

Gotta smooch the grandbaby!

Thank you speeches …

Big group shot outside!

Then it was time for dancing and partying!

We snuck out just before sunset for some more photos …

Fun cake topper!

They started off the cake cutting by behaving themselves ….

And then Jack started it.

Leanne was on the dance floor all night!

Smoke machine + DJ lights = photographic fun!

Crazy, fun bunch of ladies!

And that was it for us for the night!

Tarelle’s sister, Tiana did her hair. It’s good to have a sister who is a hairdresser!

Tarelle had a gorgeous dress! One of her bridesmaids did the honors of lacing her up …

Pinning on mom’s corsage

The boys! Shot by my assistant, Patricia Burak. Thanks Rocky and Joanne for all your hard work for the wedding, and for letting my assistants take over your house and yard for some shots with the boys!

Tarelle is so beautiful!

Stunning. Just … stunning! As an aside – I first met Tarelle years ago. My husband and I are friends with Tarelle’s cousins, Jamie and Aaron. One evening we all loaded up in one of Sharkey buses (there *may* have been alcohol involved), drove to Laurier Lake, and watched a fireworks show, sitting on the beach (one of the people who owns a cabin there also owns a pyrotechnics company and at the end of the season, all the leftovers from the company get used up in a semi-private fireworks show for everyone at the lake. Super cool!). Tarelle – and I think maybe Tiana, too – were there, along with the usual cast of characters from Heinsburg. I remember just being in awe of Tarelle. She has this amazing presence – and it’s not just her height and her beauty. It was only a few hours one evening, and I’m not sure I even talked directly to Tarelle, but I remember being inspired by her. She’s one of those people who makes you a better person, just for having met her. For years, whenever we’d refer to her, we’d call her “Jamie’s tall, beautiful cousin.” She’s awesome! And I was so pleased when Tarelle became engaged to Phil and they chose me to photograph their wedding. It was a true honor!

The girls!

Tarelle with her mom and dad

Phil with his nephew Ethan.  Shot by my assistant, Melissa Styba.

Tiana’s dog, Muffin.

Tarelle’s grandpa, Babe, played throughout the day, but here he’s playing at the ceremony. Shot by my other assistant, Melissa Styba.

Tiana, maid of honor, coming up the aisle.

Here comes the bride!

Phil seeing his bride …

Ceremony

Tarelle and Phil have the best meet-cute story I’ve ever heard. They attended school together very briefly in Fort Mac as teenagers, before Phil moved away. In their class photo from that year, they’re standing next to each other! Fast forward years later, Phil discovered Facebook. While looking up another friend from Fort Mac, he stumbled across Tarelle’s Facebook profile. He hummed and hawed and wasn’t sure about friend requesting her, but he did, and they started messaging, then e-mailing, then talking on the phone. Finally, they met again in person and fell in love! Facebook FTW!

Shot by my other assistant, Melissa Styba.

Ring exchange

Shot by my assistant, Patricia Burak.

Phil’s sons, Rylan and Nolan, also received rings and said vows to their parents at the ceremony. It was a beautiful moment! The boys were a big part of the whole day, and at 14 and 16 years old, they are two of the nicest teenage boys you’ll ever meet.

Kissing the bride!

First hug as man and wife! Shot by my other assistant, Melissa Styba.

Is she gorgeous, or what? Tarelle is always beautiful, but I thought she looked like a Queen on her wedding day.

Tarelle and Phil

The ladies! It was a crazy windy day, so everybody’s hair was everywhere.

Phil and the ladies. Shot by my assistant, Patricia Burak.

The boys, sans groom. We had way too much fun with the bridge that day!

On the catwalk under the bridge. Very cool until a vehicle drives over – then it gets scary!

Introductions at the reception

Cake was by Lynne Seidel (www.lynnescakes.com)

These tasted as good as they looked! Shot by my assistant, Patricia Burak.

Babe singing at the reception

Laughing during the roast of the bridal party – it was hilarious!

Toast! Shot by my assistant, Patricia Burak.

Getting emotional when Nolan and Rylan got up to give a speech to Tarelle. Not a dry eye in the house! I’m all dark and twisty inside and I bawled like a baby. I teared up again just editing the images of the speech! It was such a sweet moment. Those boys adore Tarelle, and she loves them right back.

I love sneaking outside for a few minutes at sunset, whenever we can get the bride and groom away from the party for a bit. Gorgeous light, gorgeous colors, and it also gives the bride and groom a few minutes away from the crush of people.

First dance! Babe played for this song, too.

Daddy-daughter dance. I love these!

Cutting the cake!

Tarelle and Phil, thank you SO MUCH for choosing me – and my team – to photograph your wedding! It was so much fun, such an honor, and is truly a day I will never forget! I look forward to seeing you again soon – pie anytime!

Here’s the sneak preview from Chris and Mallory’s wedding ….

Mallory getting laced into her dress by her mom

Nervous giggles!

Walking to the wedding tent with dad and Ethan

Giving away the bride …

This one was captured by my assistant, Amanda Marcoux.

Ethan with the rings. He did a great job!

Another one by Amanda ….

Ring exchange

Blessing by Father Sam

Kissing of the bride

Decor was by I Do Wedding & Special Event Planning

Father Sam is from Ireland; I am now convinced every wedding needs an Irish priest. He was fantastic!

Mallory making it official and legal

Cody with grandpapa and grandmama – I could tell that Mallory’s folks just adore their grandsons!

Mr. and Mrs. Chris and Mallory Dykstra!

Hugs from her bridesmaid, who is also her aunt. I love hugs. Hugs are great!

Hug from grandma

Some love for the groom!

After the receiving line, we photographed the family formals. This is Mallory and her mom – aren’t they gorgeous?!

Daddies and their little girls!

Chris with Cody and Ethan

The lovely ladies of the bridal party

This cutter made the perfect backdrop for the family formals, and then a few with the bride and groom, of course!

There were some pretty cool clouds, so we did some off-camera flash techniques!

A nice gust of wind!

The flowers were by The Jungle in St. Paul, Alberta.

Mallory and Chris, thank you so much for choosing Jennifer Jacula Photography! I had a great time photographing your wedding and meeting your family and friends. I wish you the best of everything and we’ll talk to you soon!

Country weddings are my favorite, and they don’t come much more country than a wedding on the family farm! The bride and bridesmaids got ready at her parents’ place, an amazing family farm with black angus cattle and various crops. Melissa’s parents, Larry and Cheryl, are super awesome – Cheryl fed us lasagna and garlic bread as soon as we walked in the door. Thanks Cheryl!

This was actually my third Macnab wedding – I shot Melissa’s brother, Brad’s wedding in Lloydminster April ‘08 and her sister Carmen’s wedding, also on the farm, in June ‘08. I’m a little bit sad that there’s no more Macnab siblings getting married for me to photograph! They are an awesome bunch of people! Both Brad & Wendy and Carmen & Brody have babies now and they are sooooooooooooooo cute!

There are some definite advantages to working with people who know you – Brad knew I’d want the rings for a shot so he made sure to bring them to me before the ceremony. Thanks Brad!

We had some time to do some photos of the girls before the guests started arriving.

Gorgeous flowers!

Even more gorgeous bride!

Now on to the ceremony! This is a shot of the very handsome groom, Brennen, watching Melissa come down the aisle. Love those dimples!

Larry is such a sweet guy and a doting dad. I can only imagine how emotional it is to walk your little girl down the aisle!

During the vows

During prayers

I LOVED these purple dresses!

They had a great first kiss, photographically speaking!

Coming down the aisle as husband and wife.

The receiving line right after the ceremony is always crazy and chaotic and wonderful. Here, Melissa is hugging Brennen’s sister Lyndsey.

We did the family photos and then onto the bridal party and couples photos.

The beautiful ladies!

Gangsta boys. With Pilsner.

14 people in the party makes it a PAR-TAY!

They are so darn adorable!

Melissa and Brennen bought a farm quite recently and this gorgeous coulee borders one side of their land. I’m so jealous!

Had to get a photo with Melissa’s horse, Sage. Sage was grumpy at first, but my equine expertise soon brought those ears up!

Their farm also came with this awesome swing … Brennen gave her an underduck, too!

Melissa is so beautiful, inside and out!

Brennen is pretty darn beautiful, too!

This lovely abandoned house was on our way back to Mervin. An old school-style processing seemed to work for me for this photo.

And this totally pimping car left in the bush was PERFECT for some photos!

Getting steamy!

Veiled smooch

I love love love this bridge!

Coming into the hall for their grand entrance …

Gorgeous cake!

They didn’t get TOO messy …

I loved this shot during the slideshow – Melissa and Brennen both have great families that they’re really involved with. This shot of them sharing their day, surrounded by a few of their nieces & nephews, speaks to me about the kind of people they are! Two of the kindest people you’ll ever meet!

And that’s it for now! Melissa and Brennen, thank you much for choosing me to capture your wedding. It has been such a pleasure to work with you! Have a great time in Jamaica!

It was a super fun wedding – a beautiful ceremony at St. Dominic’s Church, photos overlooking Cold Lake, some more photos on the Marina, then we headed over to the Hamilton House Bed & Breakfast just outside of Cherry Grove for another photo location. The reception was held at the Cherry Grove Community Centre, with a truly awesome meal by caterers Elaine Lillico and Joanne Smith!

The wedding party was so much fun to hang out with, and the day flew by! Thanks so much Brock and Amanda, for choosing Jennifer Jacula Photography for your wedding, and thanks to groomsmen and bridesmaids Barkley, Dave, Justin, Kristie, Michelle and Vicki for simply being awesome!

Here are the sneak preview images from Brock & Amanda’s day …

The three flowers girls were so cute! They are Brock’s nieces.

Brock’s ring is so badass!

Pinning on the flowers ….

Amanda, Kristie and Michelle coming up to the church

The boys watching the girls come down the aisle …

Michelle ….

Emma and – I think – Aidan. I didn’t get all the flower girls’ names sorted out.

Amanda and Frank, her dad. She got the dimples from him!

Brock watching Amanda come towards him

The official hand-off

Saying vows

Ring exchange

Ring exchange part 2

Making it official ….

Often at weddings, there’s a few nice little moments between the bride and groom while the witnesses sign the marriage certificate. This is one of them, captured by my assistant, Patty Burak.

First kiss! It was a really fast one – but they made up for it with lots of smooching later.

Coming down the aisle as husband and wife! I love Amanda’s expression here!

Happy happy happy!

This is my favorite image from the wedding so far. These bushes down by the marina made a great background!

Handsome guys!

More handsome guys! I love shooting the boys at a wedding – totally different dynamic than the girls, and hey, the boys look good too – they deserve their fair share of photo time!

They are a ridiculously good looking bunch.

Then we did just a few bride and groom portraits on the marina before heading to Hamilton House.

Hamilton House!

Shot by my assistant, Patty Burak

Decor at the hall was by Happily Ever After – they always do an AMAZING job!

The cake is by another one of my favorite vendors, Lloydminster Co-op Bakery. The ladies there make amazing cakes!

Grand entrance into the hall

Laughing during speeches

More photos to come – I only sneak previewed up to the speeches, so dance photos are still to come!

This is how you keep random campers out of your wedding area … ha!

The Group C campsite was where it all happened.

Darcy’s boutonniere. The holder is from Michael’s – way easier to put on than the standard boutonniere pins!

The site was accessible by this little footbridge over a bubbling creek. So pretty!

Darcy, seeing Diana come down the aisle in her beautiful dress …

Everybody brought their own chairs!

Diana reading her vows to Darcy

They didn’t let go of each other at all during the ceremony!

Darcy putting Diana’s ring on her hand …

The moment before the first kiss!

Waiting for the candles to be re-lit … one of the hazards of an outdoor ceremony, it’s hard to keep the family candles lit!

Coming back down the aisle as Mr. and Mrs. Lambert

India was such a cute flower girl!

Beautiful ladies!

Whole wedding party. The maid of honor is Wendy (sister of the bride), bridesmaids are Rebecca (sister) and Vicki (cousin). The best man is Ryan (future brother-in-law) and the  groomsmen are Darryl (brother of the groom) and Chris/Stu (friend).

I always have a blast working with the groom and groomsmen.

We headed to Wallace Park in Wainwright for a second photo location. And there *might* have been a stop at the liquor store. I’m just sayin’ ….

Sunshine is great for a wedding, but not so desirable for photos … so I had Chris, the groomsmen, create some shade for me. Thanks Chris!

I like to work with a longer lens for some of the couple shots – it gives the bride and groom a chance to talk and laugh and love. I have excellent hearing, though – here, Diana was telling Darcy how good he looked!

The cupcakes! I love the cupcake trend – I’m seeing it at a lot of weddings this year. Although, I love a good wedding cake, too!

Ring shot! When there’s time at the reception, I like to borrow the couples’ rings and the bride’s bouquet and do some macro work.

Darcy’s parents, during Diana’s speech.

Feeding each other cupcakes

My traditional last-shot-of-the-night:

Congratulations Diana and Darcy! It has been my pleasure to work with you. Thank you for choosing Jennifer Jacula Photography!

Enjoy!