Al and Steph's wedding was on Saturday July 30th. The ceremony was to start at 4pm and was held outside at the back of the groom's parents' property. An absolutely gorgeous place for a wedding and some awesome pictures! It was a small wedding of about 20 people, we made the cut because we're awesome like that. So awesome that Aleksy was the best man and we sat right at the top of the table next to them (confirmation of our awesomeness...).
Here's everyone waiting before the ceremony started. It was really hot so you can see Steph's sister and Al's sister standing in the shade to keep cool. I definitely spend some good time in the shade before the wedding too so that my face didn't melt away. It was a 30 degree day that definitely felt more like 40! Another issue that we nubbed in the bum is the bugs... there were a few swarming around our heads, so where as some weddings you may spray perfume, this wedding OFF bug spray was the perfume of choice!
Aleksy aka "the best" and Emily the honorable maid, making their way down the stone lined walkway :) Dark grey was the colour scheme: very classy looking!
After a wonderfully efficient (not long!) ceremony, Here's Steph signing her life away on her marriage license... And under Aleksy is witnessing... It's official! Steph and Al are married!!!
Steph's excitement after the vows is clearly documented in this shot (and in her dance back down the aisle!). Telling everyone that drinks and snacks are served on the patio (while the wedding party takes some photos).
I quite enjoyed the fact that I found this bottle on the ground when the guys put the chairs into the van to take back to the house. Someone (Al's sisters boyfriend) brought a beer to the ceremony!! Haha!! From this moment on, every moment on un-classiness was documented!
Finally after watching everyone come to the ceremony in linked arms with their significant others (and me alone because Aleksy was in the wedding party) and take lots of pictures before the ceremony, I snatched my man for some pictures afterward!!
Being at a wedding always makes you want to be a little extra romantic. This is our romantic shot (my fav!).
The beautifully set table. On each setting there was a card with our names on it and a chocolate heart (which I just ate and it was delicious). The cards were in lieu of the bombonieres and Steph and Al donated to make a wish foundation :) Such a GREAT idea!!
Another one of our "un-classy") photos. Steph's friend and maid of honour, Emily is a chef pastry and made the cake for the wedding. A DELICIOUS cake that was vanilla with chocolate layers with raspberries and strawberries in the chocolate. Emily suggested that she make 2 tiers and have one of the tiers cardboard. Steph informed Emily that although there were only 20 people, they would need all 3 tiers because of the people who are attending who LOVE cake (including moi). Sure enough... less than half a tier was left after the wedding! As you can see by the picture, the pieces were not your average size!
Steph and me :)
I like this picture because it goes so well with the theme of the wedding... throughout the ceremony country music was being played and the wedding took place out in the country. So naturally, they had to take a picture with their big truck!
After a while convincing Al and Steph to have a first song, someone (perhaps Steph's Mom) won them over and they had their first dance after supper. I liked it because they chose something that was meaningful to them, the country song 'ticks', which isn't your typical wedding song, but its "their" song, which was determined years ago. The song is not the slow melody of a slow dance, but it made it more fun, unique and theirs! I like that idea!
A perfect day for an outside wedding: it rained the day before, was completely clear for the day of, and rained a bit after the ceremony and supper (at around 9pm). The weather was very accomodating for them!
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