nichola and dru | intimate minden elopement on canning lake

Nichola, a talented stone mason. and Dru, a tech guru by day and fitness guru by night, contacted me early in 2023 about their plans for an intimate wedding at Dru’s family cottage. Their inquiry was one of those ones as a wedding photographer that makes you squeal with giddiness and excitement.

Every bit of their plans had me excited: only 11 guests, a Minden cottage wedding , 2 dogs would be there, locally made food by Feast and Fusion, locally sourced florals by August Tree Floral Farm and Nichola, and so much more.

Their day comes and we couldn’t have had better weather. The whole day was relaxed, stress free, and intimate, just what Nichola and Dru wanted. From the moment I got there, the happiness and love was all around and radiating. So much so, that I felt so incredibly respected, loved and included from the moment I got there to the intimate dinner on the deck where they made a place for me right beside Dru. Also, if you’re looking for the best locally made food for your day, you MUST contact Mitch at F & F, I still dream about that dinner :)>

Nichola and Dru, THANK YOU. It truly was a day I will always remember. I feel so darn lucky that you found me and I hope you love reliving your day through this little post

xo Megan

sarra + alex | romantic outdoor wedding at Whispering Springs

jody + leith | cozy forest wedding at Tiffin Conservation Area

The craziest thing about this season (and the last year really), is that at the drop of a hat, things can change drastically. From gathering limits to venue’s closing to vaccine passports, having a wedding during the pandemic is no easy feat. Well, Jody and Leith are no different had their fair share of heartbreaking changes and the craziest change of all, I wasn’t even their original photographer. The biggest challenge through 2020-2021 weddings is with every change, your vendors need to be available and when everyone was changing, it became chaotic. Well, it worked in my favour as J + L’s original photographer wasnt available for their new date at Tiffin Conservation Center, But I was!!! It was meant to be. I connected so hard with these two and we had so much fun working together and I think the images are proof that I was meant to be there.

Jody and Leith, thank you!!! What a beautiful, chill (and a bit sweaty lol) day. Enjoy reliving your day (again) and I hope our paths cross again xoxo

lauren + kent | an ontario glamping weekend wedding at the Whispering Springs

Lauren and Kent are two of the kindest humans I have had the pleasure of working with. As we all know by now, 2020 wasn’t the best year for most but when it comes to trying to plan your wedding, it had the potential to ruin your wedding. Well, L + K didn’t let it.

Instead of postponing their wedding, Lauren and Kent decided to embrace the change and plan two weddings, both appealing to different people in their lives and their want for different things on their wedding day. When the gathering limits kept changing, Lauren and Kent decided to a more traditional church ceremony and lunch at Eagles Nest Golf Club with their parents, siblings and godparents on September 12th. Then, they planned a forest ceremony and weekend away with their best friends, their bridal party, at Whispering Springs on September 26th.

Their wedding was truly the best of both worlds and I am so happy to of been a part of both days. On the 26th, Lauren and Kent just kept saying how happy they were that they did both. Their happiness radiates through ALL the photos and I am so so happy they embraced the change and made their special days into their own.

Here is a peek at their forest + glamping wedding <3


jessy + barry | a lakehouse cottage wedding

I am so excited to finally be able to share a 2020 wedding (a few more to come too!). As most know and most have experienced, 2020 hasn’t been the best year. With a global pandemic happening, many people are going through the unthinkable and having a wedding is the last thing on some couples minds but like my boy Harry Potter said “Maybe that’s the best reason to have it. Because of everything that’s going on”. Couldn’t agree more Harry.

Cue Jessy and Barry, who were forced to change their plans multiple times. From a large wedding at an Ottawa wedding venue, to a medium sized wedding at her parents Crow Lake cottage to a small, intimate and romantic wedding at the Tichborn area cottage of only 20 people.

The day welcomed them with very unpredictable weather but one of the best things about an intimate guest list is you can change on the fly and go with the flow. When a storm rolled in over the lake, we all decided to just wait it out. No rush for the ceremony as that gave everyone extra time to get ready, feed the babies (Jessy and Barry have two beautiful twin girls as you will see) and take some extra downtime and make sure everything was ready. When it came time for the ceremony, there was a little rainbow and the clouds parted with the dreamiest light. From there, the day continued to be dreamy and I need to mention, these two have the kindest families and friends who treated me like family from the moment I got there. When I got in my car at the end of the day, my face hurt from smiling so much and I had puffy eyes from crying because their day was that perfect and you could feel the love every single second everywhere.

Jessy and Barry, THANK YOU! I am so so happy I got to be the person to document your day. It was one of my favorite days I have ever been a part of and you two are truly meant to be together (and you make beautiful babies taboot! :) )

Love you guys and thanks for checking this wedding out everyone!

-Megan

sean + patrick | provincial Os Agostos wedding in Portugal