For Carolle Crooks and Rohan Fernando getting married wasn’t just about their union, but the merger of their families, too. Rohan, a filmmaker, proposed to Carolle, Mocean Dance’s artistic director, in Belize in 2009 and just over a year later their loved ones gathered in Carolle’s parents’ backyard garden in Prospect Bay for a sunny […]
Wedding Album
Pretty in punk
A graveyard may not be the typical backdrop for wedding photos, but for Chelle Wootten and Adam Bowes it was picture-perfect. The pair started as best friends, who later became partners in both life and business, running Chelle Wootten Photography (yes, Chelle even helped to shoot her own wedding). Busy capturing other people’s weddings, Chelle […]
A very important date with a Mad Hatter-themed wedding
Ashley Molenaar and Shawn Lush wanted a wedding fit for the Mad Hatter. The Hants East Rural High sweethearts dated for seven years before Shawn popped the question one freezing November day on the Halifax waterfront, and the couple wasted no time on the DIY wedding theme. Ashley collected teacups from thrift shops over the […]
Modern meets traditional with a small intimate wedding
Priya Mal and Todd Howell first met in grade nine. Priya was waiting to pick up her brother, and Todd made a beeline for her from across the street, full of charm. “He’s always been a man to go directly for what he wants, even when he was a boy,” she says. Wanting a blend […]
A dream wedding on a DIY budget
Ashley Delaney and Ben Aitken aren’t huge fans of attention. The high school sweethearts met 10 years ago, and needed to tie the knot in a low-key way. “Being together for so long, we didn’t feel like we needed a big to-do,” says Ashley, now a graphic designer. (Ben transformed from high school student to […]
Elegant cocktail party at St. Mary’s Boat Club
In May of last year, Brett Vair found herself sitting by the ocean with her then-boyfriend Andrew Bergen, enjoying their solo evening at her parents’ cottage on the south shore. “Suddenly he proposed. It was perfect,” remembers Brett. “Relaxed and personal, totally our style.” That style transferred over to the couple’s wedding day, where the […]
Fairytale wedding with sweets and sweethearts
Maria Garcia and Josh Walt first met at university in 2004. They quickly became friends, and started dating in early 2005. Maria and Josh’s wedding was not just a celebration of love for each other, but also for their families and their traditions. Both families stood under the wedding huppah (the marriage canopy), including their […]
In the Moment
Wedding photographers work tirelessly for that perfect shot —a secret glance, a shared smile, an impromptu piggyback ride through a hay field. Uncover some of those moments with these photographers’ photos of couples on their happiest of days.

