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Karen & Chad//Married at the Northridge Inn

Karen and Chad…K and C…Ch’aren! I mentioned this on my Facebook page following their wedding day but I’m happy to say it again: simply being with these two makes you feel better, about all kinds of things, Yourself, marriage, love, friendship. And let me clarify, you don’t have to feel bad to appreciate this kind of ‘better’. It just is, they just bring more good. They are kind, happy, relaxed, genuine people whose families are filled with love and support. You’ll soon see that Karen radiates pure joy and confidence and Chad, a quiet, easy confidence. It was truly my honour to photograph their northern Muskoka Wedding day. Karen and I actually met years ago, she now lives out west but is originally from this beautiful little town I call home, Sundridge. Although I could have predicted it, this was yet another rainy September Saturday in Ontario. On this day it poured. And it didn’t matter one single bit…until we had to run a long distance out of a field in the pouring rain.

I had a blast this day. It’s rare that I get to shoot weddings in my own sweet community. There were plenty of familiar faces, lots of reminiscing, some of my favourites – groomsmen in underwear, and of course a little dancing too.

Ch’aren, I can’t wait to see you again soon. We’ll eat, drink and be marry…hopefully in Calgary next month.

Please note all of these images are under full copyright to me, Kate Hood. Please do not remove them from this page and/or the blog. If you’d like access to the image file please get in contact with myself or my clients. With kind thanks and appreciation. (katehood@me.com)

Ceremony: Private home on Lake Bernard, Sundridge, Ontario, Canada

Reception: Northridge Inn & Resort, Sundridge, Ontario, Canada

Dress: The Brides’ Project, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Flowers: Incarnations Design, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

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Midland-Georgian Bay Beach Wedding//Midland Photographers

By katehood

I have waited WAY too long to blog this awesome beach wedding party!

Meet the sweet and soulful couple, Kristin and Jon. They found me by accident, we met when they were oh-so-sick, and it was love at second sight (I think because they may not have remembered our first sicky meeting?). As it turned out we knew a number of mutual Midland peeps and once they found out I was shooting for Jon…”Jonny Main”, they were thrilled. Everyone loves Jon. Not only do Jon and I have a collection of Midland friends in common but his Gram is from Sunny Sundridge, where I live. Finding K and J was meant to be. I just knew it!

This wedding day was nuts, amazing nuts.

Kristin was the most smiley-smiling bride I had ever seen. Ever. And brides are happy people as a rule. No one, however, has been more obviously-expressively-deliriously happy than Ms. Kristin. It was a perfect start (at the Charters Inn) to a Georgian Bay Wedding day.

It was a wedding at the beach, the family cottage in fact, overlooking the bay with a collection of curious kayaking onlookers. Jon’s dad married them, Jon’s mom toasted them and we all celebrated their union. From the beach, to the bridge, onto the tandem bike and a swinging rope, then deep into the sparking forest we ventured. It was my dream wedding afternoon, not gonna lie. I poked around in bare feet all day. MY DREAM WEDDING!

And then we danced. We danced all night at the brand new Midland Cultural Centre. Everyone danced. Jon and Kristin lead the pack through song after song. I couldn’t believe it, no breaks. Then Kristin drank tequila, her friends drank tequila, and then they all danced some more.

Big fat cheers to Kristin, Jon and their delightful families for celebrating love in the most memorable way I can think of.

Thanks to my invaluable and talented second shooter, Mr. Dave Sloan. Last year, 2012 would not have been the same without you.

A Canadian Photographer

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