Union Photography Blog » Wedding, Portrait, Maternity and Lifestyle Photography by Jon Thorpe

The weather outside may have been fierce, but high winds and rain could not extinguish the fiery passion of Mary and Ed  - and definitely didn’t dampen the excitement they carried throughout their big day.

I was extremely privileged to have Mary & Ed as my first couple of the 2010 wedding year. Their positive energy, passion and commitment turned a dreary March day into a vibrant and exciting event for everyone who was lucky enough to be with them, either in person, or through a web connection on other side of the country!

The day started off at Mary’s family’s home, which was awash in beautiful natural light and was followed by a simple but beautiful ceremony at Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic Church in Etobicoke (Toronto).

The magnificent Liberty Grand set the stage for their reception, with live music, great food and plenty of details – even a surprise performance by Ed’s band! Another hi-light of the evening were the scratch and win cards that Ed & Mary had custom designed as a centerpiece giveaway game. How unique and fun!

A big thanks also goes out to my second photographer, Ryan, who helped me out throughout the wedding.

Thank you so much for inviting me to capture the moments of your day Mary & Ed!

Well, it’s the New Year and one of my resolutions was to keep on top of the blog. So far – utter fail!

But I do have the excuse of being super busy here. The photo booth has been a HUGE hit and has been occupying a lot of time, bookings are through the roof (only a few spots are left for this year) and I have been working on many little (and big) side projects, to fill in the gaps.

I do have a number of past shoots to post about though, so I will try getting to those over the next while. Stay tuned!

One wedding that I will post, is that of Mira & Kyle. I was actually second shooting this one with my good friend Catherine at Documentographer. She’s always fun to shoot with, as we collaborate and challenge each other throughout the day and it always leads to some spectacular captured moments. Our styles are slightly different, she is more organic and candid, while I really love posing people – it’s always great having different eyes.

I started off the day with Kyle at the Hyatt in Toronto, where we grabbed a few shots before heading over to the stunning house at which Mira was getting ready. The ceremony, reception and other festivities all took place at the beautiful Beth Tzedec Shul, located in Toronto.

This past March I had the wonderful opportunity to shoot with my good friend and fellow wedding photographer Tim Forbes, up in Gananoque (coolest town name ever!), Ontario for the beautiful wedding of Danielle and Scott. I was second shooting for Tim at this event and that meant it was my responsibility to get a bunch of great shots of our handsome groom and best man as they prepped for the ceremony and to also assist in capturing the moments as the day progressed.

The above two shots are my favorites of the day. I always love playing with light and reflections – the mirrors in the ceiling made for an interesting collage of details and subject matter.

Thanks for having me out at such a beautiful wedding!