At the end of July there was a typical hot Saturday with a not so typical Kawartha wedding. Emily and Devon are from the Bobcaygeon area and kept things local with their ceremony and reception taking place at the popular Baxter Creek Golf Club.
My day started off with a trip to Lindsay to where the girls were getting ready. Emily and her ladies were at Emily’s grandparents home which I’m sure added a fun energy to the house. After spending an hour or so capturing the fun getting ready images it was off to Devon’s parents home for us to complete all of the family formals before the ceremony. This may not be a traditional thing to do, but if the couple is comfortable with it, it does help to remove a sometimes chaotic element right after the ceremony. It allows the family to immediately socialize and entertain the guests while the wedding party takes time with me. Since we were at Devon’s parents home to do the family pictures (which included their very cute Pug) and it was going to be the first time Emily and Devon saw each other, I organized how they would first see each other so that I could capture it. Below are a few images from the brief but very personal moment they had. I think it went great!
After the family pic’s we headed straight to Baxter Creek for the ceremony. Perfect weather gave a perfect outdoor ceremony where it was followed by a picture of all the guests with Emily, Devon and their wedding party in the middle of the heart shape that they had hoped to pull off. With the great help of Baxter Creeks event coordinator Carolyn Westington, we pulled off a fun group shot as shared below. After the group shot the wedding party and I jumped into golf carts and were taken by Baxter Creek staff to a few of the great photography spots that the golf course offers. We had a great time driving to some great locations. The weather was becoming a bit overcast as the evening progressed which every photographer loves to work with as it added some drama in the sky’s as we wrapped up.
After the Emily and Devon picture time was up, we went back to the clubhouse for a fantastic meal, great tear inducing speeches, homemade cupcakes for each guest (I couldn’t last and ate mine before dinner was over) and a great overall wedding reception.
Below are a few of my favorite images from my day with Emily and Devon. Enjoy!
