Mark + Thomas // Sea to Sky Gondola and Shaughnessy Restaurant Wedding

Thomas and Mark have officially taken up residence in my heart after majorly bonding with them over the course of their wedding planning. In fact, at their reception, Thomas spent more time sitting with my second shooter, Laine, and I, than he did with his own guests. We simply adore these two! Mark is calm and collected and absolutely SMITTEN with Thomas, and Thomas has the most infectious smile in the entire world, and it’s extra big with Mark is around. These two are the perfectly balanced couple and far too much fun to hang out with. Their intimate wedding on top of the Sea-to-Sky Gondola (which is sadly closed temporarily due to someone vandalizing the gondola), was a bit rainy, a lot of fun, and filled with many, many happy tears.

Also, fun fact: I have a granny cart of 30+ clear umbrellas that I bring along on wedding days if there is a chance of rain. I’ve never felt more like a superhero than when it started raining in the middle of Thomas and Mark’s ceremony and I tossed clear umbrellas to people left, right, and center.

The fabulous team of vendors behind this dreamy day:

Decor: Bespoke Decor

Florals: Flower Factory

Ceremony: Sea to Sky Gondola

Reception: Shaughnessy Restaurant

Suit: Harry Rosen Menswear Vancouver

Kilt: Tartan Town Coquitlam

Drink Coasters (Favours): Sarah Rachel Finke

Stephanie + Mark // Sea to Sky Engagement Session, North Arm Farm

Stephanie and Mark are full of adventure, so we really wanted their engagement session to reflect that. These two had hoped to get married at North Arm Farm, but the distance was too far for their families, so we opted to have their engagement session there instead! We stopped along the sea-to-sky highway at locations that reflected everything they love about BC. Whytecliff Park, where the ocean meets the rugged west coast cliffs. Squamish, where rivers cut through mountains and forests. And finally, Switzerland, I mean... Pemberton, BC, where it feels like you're in the Swiss Alps. 

When I first met Stephanie for coffee, I learned that her fiancee is actually from the same town as Nova Scotia as me, which is a pretty huge coincidence! Mark and I bonded over growing up in Bedford, Nova Scotia throughout this entire road trip. We quickly stopped in at Whytecliff Park to get some seaside images of these two. 

Afterwards, we hopped back in the car and headed to Squamish, where we walked along the river and enjoyed the peace and quiet of the trails. 

After a brief stop for dinner in Whistler (at my all time favorite pizza place, Creekbread), we arrived in the Canadian version of the Swiss Alps at North Arm Farm in Pemberton, BC. This wedding venue was kind enough to arrange a time for us to come and do these engagement photos while the sun was setting, and it was beyond anything my brain could have expected. Talk about beautiful! We especially loved the swings and tire swing on this farm, I could have spent all evening swinging away and looking at that view. 

After a perfectly long and beautiful day, we drove home as the sky started to turn pink and stars started to appear.