Featured Canada Wedding Elopement Photographers
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Page Last Updated September 18th, 2023
In Kingston, Ontario, the bride signs the marriage license on top of the grand piano. Captured with an artistic twist, this reflection shot adds a touch of creativity to the moment.
They met on a Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. for their sweet and intimate wedding ceremony. Val had originally planned to attend a film class at Queen's University that morning, but it was canceled. This unexpected change meant they had the entire day to themselves for their secret elopement.
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The ceremony took place in the intimate parlor at the historic Rosemount Inn in Kingston. The small space created a private and romantic atmosphere for the ceremony, which was witnessed by a handful of guests — some of whom actually watched from outside on the lawn.
After enduring the many ebbs and flows of the pandemic, Danielle and Zach were thrilled to finally elope at the elegant Rosemount Inn in downtown Kingston, Ontario...
With the rugged terrain of Mount Babel surrounding her, the bride poses for a whimsical yet powerful portrait as the light from the heavens shines down upon her.
Mila and Peter came to the Canadian Rocky Mountains for an elopement from Saskatchewan. They wanted a change from the prairie’s scenery, which they see on the daily basis.
The emerald lakes, juicy green pine trees, and slowly flowing glaciers appeared to them as the perfect landscape for their desired elopement.
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The couple signs their papers, sitting on a faux-fur blanket laid in a crevice in the snow, just at the edge of the ice rink.
This was a winter elopement unlike any I've seen or photographed before. The couple was not interested in a big wedding, and it just so happened that we weren't allowed to have one anyway.
Pam and Stephen have been together nineteen years. Because they'd both "been there done that" with the big wedding, their vision for this was very simple and clear:...
Jon and Lindsay get lost in each other during their first dance, as their guests watch and smile on.
Lindsay and Jon's elopement was not the originally intended plan, but it ended up way better than they could have imagined.
The morning started at the Homewood Suites by Hilton Hotel in Ottawa, where Lindsay got ready with her mother, sister, and best friend. Her fiance's...
The ceremony takes place under a giant maple tree in the middle of two meadows.
This epic Viking-themed elopement was held in the middle of meadows of flowers. The venue is called The Hidden Meadows because it's hidden off the road. If you're driving by, you cannot imagine there are 50 acres of flowers growing nearby. And yet, there they are.
The wedding day started with Laurel (the bride) putting on her...
The bride and groom laugh with their guests during the groom's vows.
Ashleigh and Faisal were married in a small outdoor ceremony on the mountaintop in Mount Royal Park during the 2020 pandemic. They planned the ceremony to be outdoors and socially distanced, as guests sat on blankets and watched the wedding under the park trees. Their friends helped carry everything in and out of the wedding location on the day-of (to leave no trace on the environment). Faisal is an Environmental...
The bride and groom take their vows underneath the shade of a sprawling tree, as their guests look on during the ceremony.
Kelly and Ben not only became husband and wife on their wedding day, but they also created a blended family. They hosted an intimate outdoor ceremony at Hidden Meadows in Tamworth, Ontario in order to celebrate this next chapter of their lives with their closest family members and friends.
The couple begin their wedding ceremony on their private dock, while the event was streaming live to one of Mimi's children in South Africa.
David and Mimi decided they didn't want to wait until the pandemic was over to commit themselves to one another for eternity. Just prior to quarantine, they had moved into a beautiful home on a private lake in Madoc, Ontario. As five of their children had been quarantining with them, they felt that the best place to have their wedding was at home...
Slow dance in the backyard, while social distancing (with their family).
Kathleen and JP wanted to get married downtown, in a big venue, with lots of guests. But this year threw a wrench in those plans.
Instead, they hosted only close family members at their family home, on the waterfront. The ceremony and small gathering ended up being the most magical elopement: better than Kathleen could have imagined.
Without the stress of coordinating a large guest list, they were free...
The couple hold hands while the officiant has a few words to say as well.
Kasia and Amr wanted a quick, rapid-fire wedding - both of them were flying into Toronto the same day. Madly in love, the couple decided to tie the knot at the iconic Sassafraz Restaurant wedding venue located in the high profile Yorkville area of old downtown Toronto. Opened almost 20 years back, Sassafraz has earned a name to be a celeb hangout -...
The ceremony took place inside the garden courtyard at the Guelph City Hall, surrounded by glass windows of the tall building. Although the courtyard was surrounded by walls, the wind would blow through the courtyard rustling skirts and creating windswept hairstyles.
Although this was the couple's first marriage they wanted an intimate ceremony, surrounded by just close family members. It was important...
A speech was done by the bride's aunt. It was supposed to be the speech of the bride's mother, but as the mother has cancer, she couldn't talk for a long time. So the aunt was giving the speech written by the bride's mother.
It all started when in November 2018, Mark and Kirtana came to meet us. They had this huge destination wedding planned in August 2020. We had it all set up and I was surprised how early they finished up booking all the vendors...!! One night I received a phone...
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