Vanja and Kenji's Doshida by Ian Woo

I met Vanja (bride) and Ian (photographer/designer) while we all worked for Critical Mass in Calgary Alberta. They both worked as graphic designers, while I worked as an analyst. Vanja and Kenji were dating at that time. Shortly after we all started working there, Vanja and Kenji decided to move to Montreal. The lifestyle, architecture, art and fashion appealed more to them. Soon after Ian followed.

Ian attended Vanja and Kenji's wedding and took some photographs while in attendance. I think the photos speak for themselves. What a beautiful day to celebrate the marriage of Vanja and Kenji! What a beautiful venue! What beautiful photographs Ian!

You can check out some of Ian's photography @ http://www.iwoo.ca/ 

Groom and his groomsmen waiting for the bridal party.

The most charming setting. Love the brick walls. 

Guests waiting for the bridal party to enter.

The bridesmaids

Vanja and her father. Love.

I adora Vanja's gown. It has a certain heirloom feel, while still being young and modern. 

I love this one!

And Kenji's expression in this one. 

Parents of the Bride

Yummy!

Bridal Showers

Alexis' Bridal Shower

A few weekends ago we celebrated my bff's bridal shower in Penticton, British Columbia. As the MOH I felt a great sense of responsibility regarding the bridal shower, and a great deal of stress since I live out of town. I am so so so thankful for Maria's (mother of the bride) help. She was fantastic! From increasing her emailing/Facebooking to keep in touch with myself and the groom's sister (Suzanne = bridesmaid), to everything she did, organized, arranged, ordered etc.

Surprisingly, the day went without a hitch...well unless you count that my evite was for an hour later then we agreed on. Ooooops. Otherwise, the day was perfect. The bridal shower had a theme of a "Tea Party". The bride's sister (Jackie = bridesmaid) made perfect&delicious tea sandwiches. Maria's aunt from Vancouver sent traditional Italian pastries/cookies, while Maria found enough pretty tea cups and ordered a variety of tea flavours for the event.

Needless to say, I think Alexis really enjoyed herself as did her guests. The gifts she received were very thoughtful. They followed the theme of "for each hour of the day", which turned out really well. I had an awesome time; any time I get to spend with my best friend is a great time.

Here are some photos from the shower. Enjoy!