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Something about this wedding just said black and white to me so for this entry I decided to do something a little different and post only black and white candid photos.

Lesley and Andrew’s marriage was 19 years in the making. She was the new girl from Montreal and Andrew still remembers the day she walked into their grade 8 class room. Other than a first kiss that year they were good friends throughout high school and university. A casual dinner at the Keg led to regular Friday dinners.

A mutual friend’s wedding in Mexico brought them closer together and soon after that they were a couple! A couple of years later they skipped the apartment thing and bought a house together and eventually found themselves back at their old school where they had first met and became engaged when Andrew popped the question!

Ryan and I arrived at the InterContinental hotel in Toronto’s Yorkville area and started the day as usual photographing Lesley and her bridesmaids getting ready in the Conservatory room with Makeup Artist Jackie Gideon while Andrew and the groomsmen were in another room.

Once ready we did a first for me “First Look” by a large widow and grand stairwell. For you planning brides to be out there, I highly recommend the “First Look” and the formals be done before the ceremony, you will have some awesome photos and be so much more relaxed too!

After the First look we quickly ran through some formals portraits that were cut a little short because of some major RCMP/OPP security escorted traffic in and around Yorkville.

For the ceremony Lesley and Andrew put on a modern twist to the usual civil proceedings with their own music and a bit of a dance for the procession along with their own words and story for their vows. After the ceremony we entered the room to watch Lesley & Andrews first dance, had an amazing dinner and heard some oh so funny speeches, specially by Andrew’s father. From there the party began and ended the night with everyone dancing up a storm!

Lesley and Andrew you guys put on an awesome wedding and have such great family and friends, I’m glad I was your photographer for your wedding!

The “First Look”