There were other events along side mine being photographed by Jeremy Hiebert, Rebecca Whitney & Trevor Brucki.  Mark from Epic Videography did an amazing job capturing the entire show!  Thanks so much to Emma & her team and all the other amazing wedding vendors that were a big part of this… Winnipeg and it’s wedding industry rocks because of you:)  Enjoy!

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Behind The Scenes High Style 2010 from Mark Hiebert on Vimeo.

So why an industry night??  Well let’s start with the most important thing… very happy clients!!!  I certainly love that:):):)  By knowing and having a good relationship with great people in your industry, you can help them when they need help… they can help you when you need help… we can all help each other even if we don’t need help:):)  The better we are as a team, the better we can serve out clients.  From the 5 to 8 inquiries I get every week, 90% of them are dates that I am already booked for:(:(  I’m so glad to know a great network of awesome photographers that I can send them to… and they return the favor so that’s cool!  I always get asked from my clients about a florist, a DJ, a venue, a wedding planner, ect.  I had a pretty good idea before, and after last night that network only grew:):)

The Gates on Roblin is one of my favorite venues in the city… great service and of course food:):)  The decor was awesome thanks to Soiree Event Planning, Divine Weddings, The Little Flower Shop, Krystal Dreams Ice Sculptures, Planned Perfectly, Platinum Productions, Bel-Ayre Rentals, Design Manitoba, and Ayoko Design.  Oh, and the Vodka Martini’s by by Siku… yum!  And then the desert… double yum!!  Chocolate Zen and The High Tea Bakery never fail:)  After some good eats, The Danny Cramer Event Band rocked into the night and we all had fun in the Rockbooth!  Thanks to everyone for coming and I can’t wait until next year:):)  I’ll see you all throughout the summer I’m sure:)  Thanks!

The Awesome Jeremy Dueck & Rebecca Croft

Man this makes me thirsty just looking at it!

This guy is amazing!  Danny Kramer Event Band!

The Queens of the Rockbooth!

The Little Flower Shop, Divine Weddings & Soiree

A Honey Stetson Sandwitch:):)  Awesome person and awesome name!

Mike & Zhara from Tinholt Photography + their new little cutie!!!

Bond and his wonderful wife from BLF studios… expecting very very soon!

The awesome Emma from Events by Emma and her team!

me:)  Thanks Ray from Aldo’s for the cool suit!

No a party without Lucky Girl in the house!

The coolest wedding dresses in the country… Atelier!

Two Chicks!

The two Rebecca’s… they’re actually enemies, LOL!

Awww… cuteness!  Rebecca Rocks!

This is totally Chris:):)

Double cuteness… one of these is Sean from A Moving Pictures :)

Luck Guy:):)

Danny Kramer and his Band!

Pink Elephant in the house, yah!

And the Gates crew, thanks guys and gals!!!!

We are so lucky here in Winnipeg to have some of the best and hardest working event planners… Andrea from Soiree is one of them!  We worked together last year in Marina & Wade’s wedding and have a few things together this year.  I can’t wait!  Flowers were by McDiarmid Flowers, Cakes were by High Tea Bakery, Linens were by Planned Perfectly and the dress… oh the dress!!!  The dress was made by Vera Wang and provided by the new Atelier Couture down in the exchange district!  If you’re a bride looking for an amazing dress… wow!!!  Check this place out!  Thanks so much to all the awesome vendors here in Winnipeg and Lauren for being a great model as usual!!  Enjoy!

So this wedding was a perfect example of how plans can change and how important it is to adapt and be prepared for anything!  We had such a great crew for this wedding… The awesome Rebecca came along to shoot with me… Sean from A Moving Pictures Studio was here for video and he brought along Bond from BLF Studios to assist.  On top of all that we had Andrea from Soiree Event Planning running the show… check out the reception decor… amazing!!!  It was so cool and exciting to work with everyone all day!

They had a later ceremony scheduled at 4pm that led right into the reception and only 15 to 20 minutes of photo time after the ceremony… yikes!!  This wedding was a perfect candidate for a “first look” and photos before the ceremony.  That was the plan until the morning of, but in the end Marina & Wade really wanted a traditional wedding and not to see each other until the church.  “No Problem, let’s have some fun today” I said.  So instead of a couples session we had a fun bridal session with Marina at Level 3 Studios and some good times with the boys at King’s Head Pub.  What a beautiful winter ceremony at St. Andrews United Church… Andrea from Soiree did such an amazing job of that too.  Right before the reception we had only 15 minutes to capture some photos of the two love birds together… so we hit the streets for some beautiful winter photos:)  The reception at the Radisson was a blast… great food, great decor, Russian dancers and the Rockbooth… Great times!  Thanks so much everyone and especially Marina & Wade… Congrats!!!!

Check out their album pre-design… I can’t wait to show you the actual album… amazing!!!  (coming soon)

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Ceremony/Reception – ST. Andrews United Church/Radisson Hotel
Dress – Stellas Bridal Salon
Men’s Wear – TBA
Hair/Make-up – TBA/Glam on the Go
Flowers/Transportation - McDiarmid Flowers/Hollywood Limos
Wedding Planning – Soiree Event Planning

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Radisson Hotel, Winnipeg Manitoba

288 Portage Ave

Winnipeg, Manitoba

(204) 956-0410

Andrea from Soiree Event Planning

Marina & Wade – Married from Curtis Moore on Vimeo.

The theme for this time of year for details seems to be dark… how do you photograph that???  With some high ISO and no fear!  Capture the light that is important to the theme of the event and the photos will tell a great story.  A flash would have muted the rich blue and red colors so the plan was to go natural.  Here is another dark event from a few weeks ago with Soiree Events.  I’ll share with you another cool detail trick on my next wedding post:):)  Thanks and Enjoy!

Fairmont Hotel Winnipeg

2 Lombard Place

Winnipeg, Manitoba

(204) 957-1350

Emma and her awesome team!

Oh, and I forgot about the Gates on Roblin, such a great wedding venue!  Not only is the location great for photographs, the staff is unbelievable!!  Check a couple of my weddings from 2009 at the gates… Melody & Randy and Christie & Matt.

Thanks again to Andrea from Soiree for inviting me to capture some of the fun and to the Gates on Roblin for being great hosts!  Enjoy!

The Gates on Roblin

6945 Roblin BLVD
Headingley, MB R4H 1A2
(204) 224-2837

Andrea from Soiree Event planning gave me a delicious treat last week… cookies!!  Bethany is all about treats right now so was waiting patiently for the go ahead. (yah right!)  Thanks so much for the cookies Andrea, myself (and Bethany) loved them!!