This past August 9th, 2014 I had the pleasure of photographing Dianne, Frank, family and friends at their elegant Wildfire Golf Club wedding. Both ceremony and reception took place at Wildfire, which is a private golf course north east of Peterborough, very close to Stoney Lake.
My day started out at their beautiful home on Clear Lake, just a short drive from Wildfire Golf Club. At Dianne and Frank’s home I started off by capturing the fellows as they prepared for the day. For a brief moment Frank’s son Jake, who’s a professional musician, played a small piece on their grand piano. Even though it was brief, it sounded great. I’ve shot weddings in the past where Jake provided the live music and he always does a great job. Here is a link to his website. There are samples of his work on his website.
When the guys were done getting ready, the ladies showed up and were just about ready to go to the ceremony as they did their hair, makeup and clothing elsewhere. With a little juggling of logistics in their home, Frank was able to slip out with not seeing Dianne nor her him. When the ladies did a couple final touch-ups at home (such as flowers in Dianne’s hair, a beautiful flower crown for the flower girl and a surprise gift of a locket necklace for the flower girl), the ladies were ready for some outdoor photos in the beautiful gardens around the home and a few group shots at the lake.
When the time had approached I ran off to Wildfire Golf Club and captured some of the stunningly elegant decorating that Frank and Dianne had orchestrated. The clubhouse was beautiful not just in the architecture but in the lengths Dianne and Frank went to for the flowers (expertly done by Rhod and Marg Millers) and many other little details (as you’ll see in a couple of the images below). There was even awesome His and Her wedding cakes (by Marilyn Shaw)!
Their ceremony took place with approx 160 guests in attendance behind the clubhouse at the 18th green overlooking the pond and waterfall. With the perfect weather, it was a beautiful scene. When the fellows walked into the ceremony, Frank was so excited for things to finally be happening he danced the whole way in! (see below image). Their soloist (Lloyd Knight) that sung to the group before the ceremony and during the signing of the marriage documents was excellent. He also sang a few songs for them during the reception which was quite beautiful and unique. The ladies were all shuttled into the ceremony on golf carts via a long drive up the 18th fairway. The drivers of the ladies golf carts where the three young ushers who’s group pic I included below. With the music playing in the background and how they timed everything, it was quite a beautiful scene.
After the ceremony we created keepsake images of the wedding party as well as Frank and Dianne (including the super moon that was out that night) then we were back at the reception for dinner, speeches, dancing and a photo booth that I setup for some fun late night pictures.
