Andrea and Paul

Cat lover, photographer, scrapbooker and... frog enthusiast?

No, it's not me I'm describing. It's Andrea, the bride from my next project, who married her long-time love, Paul, on September 21, 2012.

I met Andrea through a friend, and she and Paul drove my sorry butt home from work through the entire six weeks of the 2012 Halifax transit strike (best. carpool. ever.). She also talked me through a plethora of potential solutions for cat health problems, so when she asked me to shoot her tiny courthouse wedding, I dropped what I was doing and responded with an emphatic YES.

The day started out at Spirit Spa in downtown Halifax. Those ladies were at work early on a rainy Saturday, did a fantastic job, and deserve a little shameless advertisement: 

 They even provided Andrea with a room where she could put on her dress and accessories so she wouldn't have to go out in the rain before heading to the courthouse.

Once there, Paul realized he had forgotten something in the car. Hm....

 ... rings anyone? Haha, best man to the rescue.

Alright, let's make it happen!

Just like that, Mister and Missus!

 I loved the flowers that Andrea chose.

 After the fact, I realized they kind of made me think of lilies on lily pads, which was quite appropriate considering the apparent theme of the gifts.

The whole ceremony was over by eleven-thirty a.m. so in lieu of a reception, our gracious hosts treated their guests to Chicken Burger in Bedford. The staff were incredibly patient considering we were a party of a dozen or so and other customers were lining up for their own taste of the 50's-style diner. I couldn't blame them; the food was yummy and the atmosphere was perfect.

Who wouldn't be game for some 50's-themed photo styling in a place like this? Much love to all the random customers who moved out of the way for this one.

Then, shortly after noon, it was all said and done except for one last pit stop in the parking lot for this little number before the bride and groom whisked themselves off to their cabin for a bit of end-of-summer honeymoon time!