So - a dozen people gathered at Le Select on a Tuesday for a small, intimate wedding. The garden ('jardin') was available, and so we had the canapes, toasts and ceremony in the back, and then they had a dinner in one of the back side rooms. It's possible to do this during the week, (weekends are often busier) and have a lovely smallish wedding. We were originally going to go over to the island, or somewhere by the water, but the weather has been pretty iffy, and in fact, this was the 34 degree day - so the shade of the canopy over the back jardin was great. Wonderful evening.
next week - off to the Arts and Letters club, Fantasy Farm, a private wedding in Cabbagetown, Casa Loma in the conservatory, over to the Rectory cafe on Ward's, and another small family wedding upstairs at the Gladstone... when TIFF is over, lets hope the TTC repairs are swift!
Wednesday
Tiff Elopement!
Friday
summer patio at Le Select
great wedding at Le Select, and great photos (as usual!!!) by A Brit and a Blonde
(remember this? last summer at the Pride parade? that's a Brit and a Blonde)
(remember this? last summer at the Pride parade? that's a Brit and a Blonde)
Thursday
Lovely morning elopement in the park
Dovercourt Park, quiet and magical at 7:30am - birds, flowers, a couple of kids and a dog or two - and an entirely lovely couple..
Great Photography by Jennifer Rowsom
Here's another great wedding that was shot by Jen
Great Photography by Jennifer Rowsom
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Dovercourt Park elopement |
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Black Creek Pioneer Village Wedding |
Umbrellas in the rain - St James Gazebo
Wednesday
Unusual wedding guest - and a summer getaway location
Guess the location! (oh well, it's pretty easy - we were on the Toronto island for a lovely wedding and this character is part of the children's theatre programme this summer. He was just heading over the bridge on Centre Island and stopped for a snapshot)
I think it adds a bit of scale - and a 'royal wedding' effect, don't you? It was one of those HOT days, so both guys in suits were pretty wilted by this time! but grins all round...
I think it adds a bit of scale - and a 'royal wedding' effect, don't you? It was one of those HOT days, so both guys in suits were pretty wilted by this time! but grins all round...
Thursday
Rainy ideas .... the Loire restaurant on Harbord


Friday
Wychwood Barns wedding - and catering by The Stop!
Wonderful summer wedding at Wychwood Barns, and the reception was catered by the Stop.
It was a bright sunny day (the rain stopped!) and everyone was in a very happy mood. These great pictures are by
Ryan Edwardson
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Wychwood barns - waiting to begin |
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Wychwood barns - from the front |
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Wychwood barns - vows |
Wednesday
Lovely private elopement at University of Toronto
In the midst of 'bigger' weddings, here is a lovely couple from New Zealand, and we had a super little wedding on a spring day, just on Philosopher's walk... it's the funny time between end of school and summer classes, and the weather was lovely, and the few passersby just smiled at us. Note: always take photos of small elopements, it's additional 'proof' of a non - traditional wedding. We took pix of us signing the Marriage License sitting on the little stone amphitheatre behind the Faculty of Music.
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.....and then the next week....---->
We used the little amphitheatre again - for another little private wedding, just the couple and their families. Music camp was out, so there were no kids rolling down the hill on their break (tho I think Sports Camp was running strong at Trinity!). Passersby were very kindly, and it was pretty cheery all around. I don't think the people sitting on the benches up the path even knew what was happening, tho' a few cyclists stopped to grin and wave. The squirrels were also interested, I think....
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.....and then the next week....---->
We used the little amphitheatre again - for another little private wedding, just the couple and their families. Music camp was out, so there were no kids rolling down the hill on their break (tho I think Sports Camp was running strong at Trinity!). Passersby were very kindly, and it was pretty cheery all around. I don't think the people sitting on the benches up the path even knew what was happening, tho' a few cyclists stopped to grin and wave. The squirrels were also interested, I think....
Thursday
Bar wedding locations: 7 Numbers, Danforth
Saturday
A nice winter morning wedding at the CN Tower, 12/12/12/ at 12noon!
So - on a wintery December morning, in the middle of the week, it's possible to have a short little wedding with just witnesses at the CN Tower which is *almost* quiet and personal. You can see Pearson behind us. This lovely couple then left for their honeymoon in Cuba, after a wedding lunch at the 360 restaurant. What a nice morning it was!
[This works best when the CN Tower is not busy. And on a foggy cloudy day, tho - not much to see... be sure to have other plans available].
[This works best when the CN Tower is not busy. And on a foggy cloudy day, tho - not much to see... be sure to have other plans available].
Monday
Hart House Chapel - lovely Fall wedding
Hart House Chapel! Two wonderful people, both engineers - and they had their post-wedding pix taken under the Soldiers Tower with an experimental car prototype - and the crew!
Hart House chapel is dark, and Very Small, only 30 people, so it's great for a wonderful intimate family-sized wedding.
Pix by Simon Tanenbaum Harvard Photo
Sunday
Brickworks Wedding - Wonderful setting, wonderful time
Beautiful! More pix soon of this wonderful wedding at the Brickworks - note the groomsman in the middle holding the stuffed moose - which held the couple's rings...
Pix by Karol Orzechowski, Decipher Film + Photo
Pix by Karol Orzechowski, Decipher Film + Photo
Tuesday
Unusual and delightful private weddings - Graffiti Alley
Lots of fun weddings this weekend - from the Brickworks to Hart House to a 'secret' wedding inside a library (significant for 2 librarians :-)
...but here is a most delightful wedding at "Graffiti Alley", a Toronto landmark. The couple actually met on a photoshoot here, so it was significant for them. We even had a few people laying down some artwork on another wall while we were there.... and the occasional tourist, too - quite polite and congratulatory...
...but here is a most delightful wedding at "Graffiti Alley", a Toronto landmark. The couple actually met on a photoshoot here, so it was significant for them. We even had a few people laying down some artwork on another wall while we were there.... and the occasional tourist, too - quite polite and congratulatory...
Saturday
Berkeley Field House - Super September wedding
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Groom's party waiting in the Berkeley Tree House Stunning Photos by Julius and James |
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Berkeley Field House Fall wedding Stunning Photos by Julius and James |
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Lovely photo under the Tree House, Berkeley Field House Stunning Photos by Julius and James |
Thursday
Lovely Wedding at St Lawrence Hall
A wonderful light-filled wedding at St. Lawrence Hall on King Street, with lots of participation by friends and relatives, including music, readings, and a wonderful chorus at the end of the "Libiamo" (champagne aria) from La Traviata. You don't need much decoration or enhancement for St Lawrence Hall, as the environment of the ballroom is so spectacular and delightful.
And besides - it's on the streetcar!
Here's the view from the back
Monday
Nice weather, nice weddings....backyards, Trinity Bellwoods, St James, Wards Island...
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