todd + andrea {i do}

This Wedding captured on November 13, 2011

i first met todd & andrea at ravine winery for a photo session the day before their wedding. they flew in from LA to celebrate their wedding here in niagara at Vineland Estate Winery and if you remember-they planned the wedding in just 3 short weeks. it was a beautiful day- a casual ceremony surrounded by the vineyards with 12 guests...their family.
todd and andrea met at work-not wanting to rush into anything they were friends for a while... she laughed as she said 'he wasn't even my type-blond hair...blue eyes'.
it didn't take long for him to win her heart... and together they have a gorgeous little girl, ava.

a few of my favourite moments...
-a little pre wedding jump on the bed with the girls
-todd-learns how to tie ; )
-the walk down the aisle-bride and beautiful baby
-simple ceremony on scattered rose petals
-the vows-beautifully written and so personal
-the way andrea's face lit up when she saw the carriage house
-sister steph... seriously talented. she sang for the couple... and their mom
-ava and grandma wheelin' to dinner
-the dancing...

enough about that...check out the images from their winery wedding:

the inspiration for this wedding... andrea's mom was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer and the couple wanted her to be able to celebrate with them... so they brought the wedding a little closer to home.
























it's common the wedding couple to get wrapped up in the busy-ness of the wedding day... i usually will remind the couple to take it all in - andrea didn't need the reminder-she was soaking it all in-all the special moments, the beauty of the day...her husband...



the carriage house was stunning! andrea had wanted to have something magical for her mom... jennifer from mimosa went above and beyond-she created a beautiful atmosphere for family to enjoy-it was the perfect evening.










a little song, a little dance...and some great memories!


congrats to you, todd and andrea!

other vendors that helped make this such a memorable day:
venue: vineland estates winery
flowers: mimosa
hair and make up: allure
transportation: niagara classic transport
accommodations: inn on the twenty
bridal gown: adele weschler

don't be a stranger... todd and andrea also had us film their wedding story and we'll be posting their feature film in just a short while!