The setting for this wedding is my natural habitat, but definitely not for a bride. On this February Sunday, vehicles left plumes of exhaust and most people tried to avoid the -20° temperatures.

Anna and Darrell decided to not be most people.

Let’s start at the beginning of the ceremony, when everyone was warm.

The ceremony was beautiful. Though they both got ready in different parts of the same condo building, the first look was when Anna came down the aisle.

Her father walked her down, and the photo speaks for itself.

It’s beautiful watching two people so obviously in love get married.

I definitely teared up during the vows.

Married, and loving it!

In the limo, a surprising coincidence was waiting – Did the limo company know?

I had recently added a unique lens to my bag, and decided to have some fun with the flare! The low winter sun really helped out with this one.

 

During the ride, I thought it was a great time to take photos of Anna’s unique ring!

Our first stop was overlooking downtown Calgary from Crescent heights. We borrowed the ‘Just Married’ sign from the limo. This was about the only time you could tell how truly frigid it was.

Next up was Fish Creek Park. Many of you will be familiar with the Bow Valley Ranche – A fantastic location for wedding photos.

Gas lamps light the road past the ranche, but in winter, the warm glow makes winter particularly cozy.

One more look of hopeless love on the way to the reception.

The reception itself was held in McKenzie Towne Hall. Anna and Darrell made quite the entrance!

The reception was very well decorated…

…And very well stocked!

Dinner ended up being candlelit, and very romantic!

Also, there were bubbles.

I mention to most clients that I think the first dance is one of the two most romantic moments during the day.

Of course, the father-daughter/mother-son dance is super touching.

The cake cutting can be totally cute…

…or it can get out of control!

Speaking of out of control, this wedding put the party in wedding party!

I love it when everyone gets into the bouquet and garter tosses.

What can I say about this wedding? It was a huge, long party. I left at 1, and I don’t think it ended for quite some time. Everyone was happy, can you blame them?