This past Friday, the 13th of August, I was asked by my friend Mike of Tinholt Photography if I could come out to shoot with him and his wife, Zarah.  I love second shooting.  It is relaxing, enlightening and humbling all at the same time.  

I had just gotten my iPhone4 two weeks before that (yes, I'm a loser and I stood in line for 4.5 hours to get it), so I asked Mike if I could use the iPhone for some of the shots.  No, I didn't JUST shoot with the iPhone, but once in a while I pulled it out for effect.  I used the same app for all the shots and I love how they turned out.  The app is called Hipstamatic and though the shots are not always in focus, I like the old world feel it gives the images.

Here they are for your perusal:

The wedding was at the Hotel Fort Garry.  They have the best lights:

The groom, Daniel, through the glass:

The boys.  Again, not really in focus - low light, but definitely cool!

 I love this one!

This is the kind of day we had:

Do you think I have a chandelier/sconce obsession?  You have NO IDEA!

A Very blurry Mike on the job:

Details of Rache's stunning dress:

The infamous cube:

What are you trying to do, Mike?  Hitch a ride?

Details of the church decorations:

The Kiss:

A Rainbow came out.  How serendipitous:

There are more images to come, folks, from my real camera... 

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Here's Phuong and Jin's Video Fusion: 

Phuong and Jin - Winnipeg Wedding Photography from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

Phuong and Jin are the kind of couple that you want to wrap up and bring home to put under the Christmas tree.  Serious!  So cute, cuddly and fun at the same time... I love photographing couples that trust me completely! It's a fun, no brainer type of shoot.  See it for yourself:

 A Classic shot at the Leg:

Isn't this veil just delicious? 

 I love the way he looks at her...

I wish you all could feel the crazy heat that day! 

 We call this one Jin and Juice.

 The boys knew how much Phuong loves cars... so they arranged a sweet little ride for him...

The Koren princess... Her majesty Jin. 

 I love these...

Thanks so much Jin and Phuong.  You two are amazing! 

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Here's Katie & Anthony's Video Fusion:

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Thanks to Natalie for the fabulous job on the video snippets!

What a day!  I woke up to thunderstorms, lightning, drizzle, sunshine - just a good old Summer Weather mix-bag...  The thing is, I didn't worry one bit... Katie is possibly the most organized person - and had the Conservatory booked ahead of time, because she knows that you just can't trust the weather in Manitoba.  I love that! 

Katie and Anthony are absolutely beautiful inside and out.  I met Katie first and fell in love with her instantly. And you will too.  

Here's her beautiful bouquet:

And here she is... Seriously...

 I love their expressions here:

 The guys really wanted to do this, as you can see:

 This was one very excitable bunch:

 Apparently Jenn likes making funny faces!

Look at these eyes:

Katie's make-up by Two Chicks and a Bag of Make-Up 

Anthony likes jungles...

Katie and Anthony really enjoyed the Thunderstorm that raged above us during the shoot while inside The Conservatory, we were nice and dry.

Then the sky cleared out just long enough for us to get some more fabulous-ity (I just made up a new word). 

Isn't this just the cutest thing?

Then the rain came again:

Well, wouldn't you know that Katie has the same chandelier obsession that I have?

And Paul Haverstock from The Hotel Fort Garry let us in the Atrium for a few quick minutes... and that's all I needed:

Sam (the ring bearer) loves playing guitar.  Can you tell?

Some more details of the Reception Venue:

And Katie, this one is for you and also for me:

Dan, Anthony's brother, was dying to have this shot... He kept asking me all day... There you go, Dan!  I should let you all know that Dan is a photographer in Calgary (www.crimsontreephoto.com) and possibly the politest professional photographer I've ever had in a wedding party.  He kept his camera tucked away all day long - knowing it's just not cool to shoot alongside the hired professional.  Dan, you're definitely one of a kind and I thank you profusely!

Katie and Anthony, you're so in love and it shows... I'm just lucky I got to be there capturing it all for posterity.

Many many blessings and immense joy forever!

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Here's Leanora and Jared's Video Fusion.  Thank you so much to my fabulous friend, Jeremy Dueck, for taking a perfectly good Saturday and making it even more perfect!  Jeremy took the day off to spend it shooting Leanora & Jared's wedding with me.  He did all of the video snippets and some candid portraits as well.  Thank you thank you thank you, my friend!

 

Onto the video!

Leanora & Jared from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

 

 

 

Leanora is one of those women that could have walked out of a movie set any day of the week.  She has this walk, this look, this talk... Now imagine that on a wedding day! Yep, here she is!

 

 

The whole day had this feeling about it... Romantic...

 

 

 

 

And when Jared saw her for the first time, I'm thinking he felt the same way:

 

 

 

Breezy Bend was the venue  and they did a fabulous job decorating the place where the ceremony would take place, outside.  So fabulous in fact, we couldn't resist doing some relaxed portraits there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The greatest thing about seeing each other before the ceremony, is that the couple gets a whole hour on their wedding day, all by themselves... I think that's absolutely priceless!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And in case you were wondering, this is what I look like on a good day!

 

 

 

 

To get this shot:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Girls are girls...  These ones were a LOT of fun!

 

 

 

The boys were also having just a little bit of fun...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love this following shot:

 

 

 

 

And this is me, being very very helpful on the wedding day...

 

 

 

Then, we went off to the canola fields but the rain had just started and someone thought this was a very bad idea, right Matt?

 

 

 

Jeremy caught this sweet moment:

 

 

The staff at Breezy Bend, again, amazing.

 

 

 

 

I love this part.  I always say that the speeches is where it's at.  This is where all the good, the bad and the ugly comes out and the true emotion shows.  My couples rarely even notice that I'm firing away, capturing every emotion.

 

 

 

 

 

Matt's Best Man speech was one of the best Best Man speeches that I've ever heard.   And most agreed, as you can see...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The dance was so beautiful...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then Christian tore up the dance floor, almost literally... 

 

 

 

I just love this next shot of Leanora...

 

 

 

 

 

What a marvelous day this was, Leanora and Jared.  Thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of it.

 

I feel like I made friends that day, that will forever be a part of my life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I can't tell you enough how it makes me feel when clients appreciate me the way these two do.  See more of the story here, in their engagement post.  They are so beautiful and easy to photograph, not to mention a lot of fun!..

Adam & Jodi, I picked the second song specially for you two, you Guns N' Roses fans!  Hopefully you'll like it!

If you can't see the video below, go to this link:

Adam & Jodi from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

 Jodi looked absolutely amazing on the wedding day.  I love the tatoos in contrast to the very elegant gown and her hair was just the icing on the cake!  Here she is with her daughter... how cute is that!

This following shot was taken at the church and I just LOVE the look on Adam's face.  He's just so in love!

Adam had the men's choir singing during the mass, it gave me shivers...

The shot on the left is their first kiss, no photoshop, just how I shot it (I know the emails will come in about this one...) and I just LOVE Jodi's face on the right. 

 I love this candid!  Oh, the shoes!

The boys:

The girls:

Oh Jodi, you're unreal! 

I love these:

The expressions at this wedding were just priceless, don't you think?  Loook how in love she is?

Brother of the groom on bouquet duty:

Now, I do have an ABSOLUTE favorite! This one should be your album cover:

Gorgeous ring!

Adam's request:

Now, the reception: Adam was so cute deciding that he wanted me to be at their reception.  There was NO WAY he was going to live without these shots:

The funny stories (mostly about Adam) kept pouring in...

Love it!

I love these candids I got of the kids on the dance floor.  I don't know if these two are brother and sister or just a boy REALLY in love with a girl... I'd love to know:

Just look at the way he looks at her:

Here's another reason Adam (& Jodi of course) wanted me to be there:

The ones on the right were surely having a good time! 

 I love these next two:

The cake:

Thank you thank you thank you, Adam & Jodi for choosing me to capture your images forever! It's been amazing to get to know you, and I look forward to many more years of friendship.

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If you could see the weekend we had Mid May last year, you wouldn't believe the kind of day we had for Vanessa & Colin's wedding.  We were almost too hot, but no one dared complain!  

Vanessa is a photographer in Winnipeg as well, and to have her pick me to photograph her wedding is a great honour!  Colin and her are absolutely beautiful, so in love and now will be together forever!

Watch their highlights slideshow right here:

Vanessa & Colin from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

 Beautiful flowers...

I found this in her old room at her parents' house and whether it was Dave's (her dad) or hers before she got her Canon, I don't know, but my oh my, was I ever happy to see a relic like that!

Went a little overboard...

Vanessa and Colin saw each other first at Kildonan Park.

There were some seriously cute shoes going on here.  Did I mention that she's my kind of girl???

We headed out to Fort Whyte Alive, the location of the ceremony and reception.

What an absolutely amazing spot!

My assistant Sparky grabbed this shot:

My angle:

Uh, how did this get here?  Another shoe shot?  How could it be?

And then this cutie came along...

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These are my faves!

Thanks so much, guys for picking me!

Have a blast together forever and ever!

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I met with Jennifer and David about a year ago - that's when they hired me.  It was definitely one of those days when all stars align and we know that a good match was made.  One of the things that people don't realize is that I'm interviewing them as much as they're interviewing me!  Why?  Because I love what I do, and I want to continue loving what I do!

I loved Jennifer right from the start, and it wasn't just for the obvious reasons: how marvelously beautiful she is, but also because she is incredibly classy, organized and kind, and we had a good match, that's for sure.  

Then I met Dave.  Wow!  What a great couple!  They've been together for eight years (their anniversary of dating fell on their wedding day - or vice-versa!), and they really REALLY know each other.

Enough talking here, let's enjoy the precious memories of this very intimate affair.  

A little note, to see all of their images, click on the arrows, and make sure to watch their video slideshow below.  If you're on Facebook, click on this link here and check out some more of their images.

Jennifer & Dave from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

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I love weddings like this one.  Relaxed evening events, with classy decorations and a gorgeous couple!  Tina was radiant and Ken couldn't take his eyes off of her.

The decorations were out of this world!  And though the venue was incredible all on its own, Emma's team took it to the next level!  Events by Emma was in charge of the decoration for the Conservatory and I was completely blown away.

Here's just a few of the many images I got that night:

During the ceremony, though very entertaining, it was also very emotional.

Now look at this beauty!

We managed to head outside for a few minutes too...

And yes, it was November.  Can you believe it?

Thank you Ken and Tina for the awesome night and I wish you many wonderful years together!

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