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Bettina and Luke’s Wedding Day, Heintzman House, Thornhill, ON

Talking about days specifically, this particular Fall Season was more humid than usual and a bit unnerving, with perfect, sunny, warm days during the week and drab, rainy weekends. Our collective prayers for fair weather on this particular Saturday however, were answered, at least for the most important parts. We wanted good weather because today we’re back with Bettina and Luke for their wedding. We knew after their engagement story of proposing above the clouds in the Himalayas, the wedding will undoubtedly have all the heartfelt touches of this special couple and perhaps a hair of a fairytale feeling. From traditional to the whimsy, from the austere to letting it out on the dance floor this day had it all.

It’s not the first time we shoot at The Heintzman House and this venue provides just about the perfect setting for everything wedding, including photography. Today it was no exception so, if you doubt this fairytale feeling was present, please check out the stair shot at the end of this posting. Does it remind you of anything ?

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Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 at 1:01 pm

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Melissa and Ben's Big Day, Heintzman House, Thornhill, Ontario.

You might remember Melissa and Ben from their engagement earlier this year. Now we’re back with them for their wedding day. We knew this will be one heck of a day the minute we stepped inside Ben’s parent’s house, where he was getting ready : the Coronas were free flowing and the boys could not wait to get started. The situation was no different at the Heintzman House, where Melissa and the girls were set into the house’s gorgeous corner parlor. Hair and makeup were on the go along with the last minute wedding dress preparations, lots of activity but somehow a relaxed, cheerful atmosphere. This atmosphere continued pretty much throughout the entire day, all the way to the last beats of the party. And what a party it was ! Kept us, the wedding photographers busy and with big smiles on our faces.

A few words about Heintzmann House. The venue itself is unusual in it’s setting and set up. It’s a designated historic property protected under the Ontario Heritage Act, a beautiful 13 room mansion, built sparing no expense in 1817, with a nicely sized ballroom, a lounge, a kitchen and several big rooms (parlors) one can hire for any kind of events. With carefully groomed grounds and original walnut paneling this is just about the perfect setting for a wedding day. Cue in a cloudless sunny but not overly warm weather for a great recipe for nice photography. The guests also absolutely loved the fact they could roam around and explore this estate.

Without further ado, here is a snippet of this day.

Enjoy!