I knew I wanted to do their wedding since the first time I met them a couple of years ago on a business trip.

I knew I wanted to see what Courtney would look like on their wedding day.

I knew I wanted to photograph their crazy reception, because I knew it would be crazy!  You just know these things.  Crazy in love + crazy family means crazy reception. 

Please stay tuned for the video that will come soon, but I couldn't hold on to these any longer... I just had to share them with you.

 Courtney had these shoes!  And her gorgeous rings matched them perfectly!

This was a candid shot I caught of her as she was finishing getting ready:

Nothing beats the first glance!  Jon, you're a good man!

Wowzers!

Beautiful!

Stunning blue eyes!  Jon couldn't get enough of her either... Basically the theme of the day was this: He looks at her and she smiles.

What a handsome groom!

How do you get the groom to be a little shorter?  You get your assistant to help!

I love LOVE this one!

The Jon as the Don:

You have to agree with me that Jon has the best hair out of all the guys:

I love this candid shot of Courtney, again!

 Gorgeous girls!

The rabbi asked Jon to say a word of gratitude to Courtney's grandparents:  I love this shot.

I love this shot at the Ceremony as her father "gives her away":

Hmmmm, sun flare!  I love it when we get to sneak out for a few moments just before sunset...

Now, brace yourself.  You always know that a Jewish wedding will have crazy dancing, but you never really know what you're gonna get.  Well, I GOT!!!  People have told me that this reception looks like a movie, and I sincerely agree!  Jon and Courtney, what a crazy awesome night!

The Hora!

And then it's all nuts!

I love the look of fear in the faces of those up on the chairs!

 I love Patty's look!

But this is BY FAR my favorite shot!

And during the AWESOME speeches (I swear everyone speaking was a professional writer!!!) - you can tell when a toast has turned into a ROAST (albeit quite tasteful)

Thank you thank you thank you!  I am so blessed that I got to spend the day with you all!  I wish you many years of crazy happiness!

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Here's Katie & Anthony's Video Fusion:

Katie & Anthony from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

Thanks to Natalie for the fabulous job on the video snippets!

What a day!  I woke up to thunderstorms, lightning, drizzle, sunshine - just a good old Summer Weather mix-bag...  The thing is, I didn't worry one bit... Katie is possibly the most organized person - and had the Conservatory booked ahead of time, because she knows that you just can't trust the weather in Manitoba.  I love that! 

Katie and Anthony are absolutely beautiful inside and out.  I met Katie first and fell in love with her instantly. And you will too.  

Here's her beautiful bouquet:

And here she is... Seriously...

 I love their expressions here:

 The guys really wanted to do this, as you can see:

 This was one very excitable bunch:

 Apparently Jenn likes making funny faces!

Look at these eyes:

Katie's make-up by Two Chicks and a Bag of Make-Up 

Anthony likes jungles...

Katie and Anthony really enjoyed the Thunderstorm that raged above us during the shoot while inside The Conservatory, we were nice and dry.

Then the sky cleared out just long enough for us to get some more fabulous-ity (I just made up a new word). 

Isn't this just the cutest thing?

Then the rain came again:

Well, wouldn't you know that Katie has the same chandelier obsession that I have?

And Paul Haverstock from The Hotel Fort Garry let us in the Atrium for a few quick minutes... and that's all I needed:

Sam (the ring bearer) loves playing guitar.  Can you tell?

Some more details of the Reception Venue:

And Katie, this one is for you and also for me:

Dan, Anthony's brother, was dying to have this shot... He kept asking me all day... There you go, Dan!  I should let you all know that Dan is a photographer in Calgary (www.crimsontreephoto.com) and possibly the politest professional photographer I've ever had in a wedding party.  He kept his camera tucked away all day long - knowing it's just not cool to shoot alongside the hired professional.  Dan, you're definitely one of a kind and I thank you profusely!

Katie and Anthony, you're so in love and it shows... I'm just lucky I got to be there capturing it all for posterity.

Many many blessings and immense joy forever!

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