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Here's Jen and Joel's Highlights Video:

Jen & Joel - The Wedding from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

I'm convinced that I'm the luckiest photographer on the planet.  I'm one wedding away from being finished shooting for this season and as I look back I have had an amazing year!  My clients are absolutely fabulous, beautiful and so good to me!  And the weather has been incredible!  

Yesterday was no exception on any of these accounts.  Jennifer is possibly the sweetest person you've ever met and Joel is sooo in love!  They've been together for 7 years and have known each other for even longer...  And to punctuate that, we couldn't have had a better day.

Here's proof:

I love shoes!

And here's me putting on her false lashes!  On a side note: When I arrive at a bride's house and she is doing her own make-up, I freak out!  Makeup for photography is very different than everyday makeup!  But along with Denine, her sister, they did a fabulous job!  Still, don't try this at home.

Hey, that's me again, finishing up her dress!

Gorgeous!

Gorgeous flowergirl!

Boys and a shed: always a good idea.

The first glance:

So cute!

Seriously, the light in the fall is amazing:

Ladies!!!

Getting tired at the ceremony... I love this!

Here's the handsome man:

Thank you Jen and Joel, we had so much fun and I can't wait for the trash the dress!

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Here's Sharyn & Cary Highlights Slideshow:

Sharyn & Cary from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

Sharyn is the kind of classic beauty you never get tired of admiring.  The flawless skin, blue eyes, red hair... And Cary, is simply a very lucky guy!  And very cute too...  I had a total crush on these two as the day progressed and they became more and more relaxed and not afraid to show their love to each other in front of the camera.

 At one point my assistant, Natalie, turned to me and said that I had a huge grin on my face - behind the camera of course, and at that moment I realized again, just how much I love what I do.

 And I did love, Sharyn and Cary, being there with you, witnessing the start of your forever.

Here's some of my favorites:

 I really REALLY love this shot.  Cary is a tough guy who is very smart and hard working, but while we were waiting for Sharyn to come out for the "first glance", he put his head down and listened to her voice.  She was giggling and he said: "Oh good, she sounds happy."  At that moment I teared up a little...  You're a good man, Cary!

Awww.

This was taken in their beautiful backyard.

Merlin.

The boys in Al's car.  See, Al's cars have been featured in two other weddings and I'm waiting to get that call from him saying that it's his turn.  I'll be waiting, Al!

Love Cary's shades ;-)

Woot!

See, when you make funny faces, it might not stick but you will surely end up on the Internet.

I love this.  Yes, I know it's out of focus, but there's something magical about it.

This is when I was giggling behind the camera.  Their looks at each other are completely natural and genuine.  Wouldn't you giggle too?

Thank you Sharyn and Cary for trusting me with these precious moments.  I hope you get as much joy as I do when looking through these.

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I consider it such a privilege to photograph people who know exactly what they want.  It's a privilege and it's also stressful: I better deliver!  

In the case of Moni and Mike, we've been planning this day for a couple of years now...  and I'm thrilled at the way that everything turned out.  The day was absolutely beautiful and their ideas for the pictures were a ton of fun!

Here's a little highlights slideshow for you to enjoy: 

Monika & Mike from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

The thing about Moni and Mike is that they're more environmentally conscious than most of us and wanted to have a wedding that had little impact on the environment, just like their lifestyles.  And they wanted the pictures to reflect that as well.

They bike everywhere they can:

Don't you just love these?

We went to some of their favorite spots in the city: 

Gotta love a sunny day - and beautiful subjects:

Oh, they love yoga and Mike is getting certified as a yoga teacher - he's already a Massage Therapist.  Isn't that so cool?

We snuck into the English Gardens... So glad we did.

 LOVE!

Then we all needed to cool off... And when popsicles aren't enough...

Then we went to visit Moni's Oma's garden - Moni planted a lot of the vegetables served at the wedding... and this garden kept some of her goodies:

She also planted and tended much of her mom's garden - and that was the venue for the wedding ceremony.  She also made all of these lanterns that were all over the yard.  Don't you just love it?  

 Haven't you always dreamed of doing your first dance like this?  Thanks to the best man for helping me with the lighting...

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Here's Phuong and Jin's Video Fusion: 

Phuong and Jin - Winnipeg Wedding Photography from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

Phuong and Jin are the kind of couple that you want to wrap up and bring home to put under the Christmas tree.  Serious!  So cute, cuddly and fun at the same time... I love photographing couples that trust me completely! It's a fun, no brainer type of shoot.  See it for yourself:

 A Classic shot at the Leg:

Isn't this veil just delicious? 

 I love the way he looks at her...

I wish you all could feel the crazy heat that day! 

 We call this one Jin and Juice.

 The boys knew how much Phuong loves cars... so they arranged a sweet little ride for him...

The Koren princess... Her majesty Jin. 

 I love these...

Thanks so much Jin and Phuong.  You two are amazing! 

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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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Here's Leanora and Jared's Video Fusion.  Thank you so much to my fabulous friend, Jeremy Dueck, for taking a perfectly good Saturday and making it even more perfect!  Jeremy took the day off to spend it shooting Leanora & Jared's wedding with me.  He did all of the video snippets and some candid portraits as well.  Thank you thank you thank you, my friend!

 

Onto the video!

Leanora & Jared from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

 

 

 

Leanora is one of those women that could have walked out of a movie set any day of the week.  She has this walk, this look, this talk... Now imagine that on a wedding day! Yep, here she is!

 

 

The whole day had this feeling about it... Romantic...

 

 

 

 

And when Jared saw her for the first time, I'm thinking he felt the same way:

 

 

 

Breezy Bend was the venue  and they did a fabulous job decorating the place where the ceremony would take place, outside.  So fabulous in fact, we couldn't resist doing some relaxed portraits there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The greatest thing about seeing each other before the ceremony, is that the couple gets a whole hour on their wedding day, all by themselves... I think that's absolutely priceless!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And in case you were wondering, this is what I look like on a good day!

 

 

 

 

To get this shot:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Girls are girls...  These ones were a LOT of fun!

 

 

 

The boys were also having just a little bit of fun...

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love this following shot:

 

 

 

 

And this is me, being very very helpful on the wedding day...

 

 

 

Then, we went off to the canola fields but the rain had just started and someone thought this was a very bad idea, right Matt?

 

 

 

Jeremy caught this sweet moment:

 

 

The staff at Breezy Bend, again, amazing.

 

 

 

 

I love this part.  I always say that the speeches is where it's at.  This is where all the good, the bad and the ugly comes out and the true emotion shows.  My couples rarely even notice that I'm firing away, capturing every emotion.

 

 

 

 

 

Matt's Best Man speech was one of the best Best Man speeches that I've ever heard.   And most agreed, as you can see...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The dance was so beautiful...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then Christian tore up the dance floor, almost literally... 

 

 

 

I just love this next shot of Leanora...

 

 

 

 

 

What a marvelous day this was, Leanora and Jared.  Thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of it.

 

I feel like I made friends that day, that will forever be a part of my life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If you could see the weekend we had Mid May last year, you wouldn't believe the kind of day we had for Vanessa & Colin's wedding.  We were almost too hot, but no one dared complain!  

Vanessa is a photographer in Winnipeg as well, and to have her pick me to photograph her wedding is a great honour!  Colin and her are absolutely beautiful, so in love and now will be together forever!

Watch their highlights slideshow right here:

Vanessa & Colin from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

 Beautiful flowers...

I found this in her old room at her parents' house and whether it was Dave's (her dad) or hers before she got her Canon, I don't know, but my oh my, was I ever happy to see a relic like that!

Went a little overboard...

Vanessa and Colin saw each other first at Kildonan Park.

There were some seriously cute shoes going on here.  Did I mention that she's my kind of girl???

We headed out to Fort Whyte Alive, the location of the ceremony and reception.

What an absolutely amazing spot!

My assistant Sparky grabbed this shot:

My angle:

Uh, how did this get here?  Another shoe shot?  How could it be?

And then this cutie came along...

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These are my faves!

Thanks so much, guys for picking me!

Have a blast together forever and ever!

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I met with Jennifer and David about a year ago - that's when they hired me.  It was definitely one of those days when all stars align and we know that a good match was made.  One of the things that people don't realize is that I'm interviewing them as much as they're interviewing me!  Why?  Because I love what I do, and I want to continue loving what I do!

I loved Jennifer right from the start, and it wasn't just for the obvious reasons: how marvelously beautiful she is, but also because she is incredibly classy, organized and kind, and we had a good match, that's for sure.  

Then I met Dave.  Wow!  What a great couple!  They've been together for eight years (their anniversary of dating fell on their wedding day - or vice-versa!), and they really REALLY know each other.

Enough talking here, let's enjoy the precious memories of this very intimate affair.  

A little note, to see all of their images, click on the arrows, and make sure to watch their video slideshow below.  If you're on Facebook, click on this link here and check out some more of their images.

Jennifer & Dave from Patty Boge on Vimeo.

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