Elegant UBC Boathouse Wedding: Sonny+Christina *Just Married*

Sonny and Christina had a jam-packed schedule on their big day. It was indeed a celebration on many levels. It was a celebration of life and of love. It is even more meaningful when that love is celebrated many times over in different cultural traditions, religious backgrounds and amidst family and friends. And that's exactly how this day was. Our senses were on overdrive from the color, the expressions, the taste and the emotion that we hope we were able to capture.

Here are a few of our favorites throughout the day!

Christina's serious accessories for the Sikh ceremony.

Sonny chilling with his best man and the rest of the groomsmen before the Sikh ceremony.

Last minute touches on our gorgeous bride before she walks in!

Sonny waiting for his bride.

Reading of the Lavan hymn. Christina, holding the scarf, walks behind Sonny and make their way around the holy book four times.

We were kept indoors as it was a very, very wet morning but the white walls of the Akali Singh Sikh Temple make for a very clean background which makes the red stand out!

I love the vibrant colors Christina chose for the wedding, deep purple, burgundy and chartreuse! Garlands Florist did an awesome job with these flowers.

Simple, yet beautiful Jim Hjelm dress.

Check out the heels on these Pura Lopez shoes!

After hours and hours of non-stop downpour, the sun eventually came out for a bit during the prep before the Catholic Ceremony which provided us with this cool rainbow background for the ring shots... No, our camera is not that dirty, it's the window at the hotel...

Sonny puttin' on his Ermenegildo Zegna suit!

The girl's dresses were by Charsa from Frocks Modern Bridesmaids!

We headed over to Sonny's dad's house for a quick ceremony with Sonny's aunts. These were shot at their backyard which we managed to shoot for a few minutes before we totally lost any light.

I LOVE what Debut Event Design, Inc. did to transform the John MS Lecky UBC Boathouse into an elegant space.

We've been shooting weddings after weddings with cakes from Original Cupcakes. And you can see why.

The rain clouds made for a great dramatic sky that night! These photos were taken around 10pm that night.

Congratulations, Sonny and Christina! This has been a great event for us to photograph! We can't wait for you to see the rest of the images!

Details:
Venues - Akali Singh Sikh Temple, St. Andrew's Parish, John MS Lecky UBC Boathouse
Dress - by Jim Hjelm from Isabelle's Bridal
Shoes - Pura Lopez from Holt Renfrew
Suit - Ermenegildo Zegna from Holt Renfrew
Rings - Lucinda Jewellers
Hair and Make-up - Pamper Me Pretty
Flowers - Garlands Florists
Decor - Debut Event Design, Inc.
Cake - Original Cupcakes
Bridesmaid dresses - by Charsa from Frocks Modern Bridesmaids
Videography - Marliss Productions
Event Planner - Erin Carmichael from Fuego Events

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