Wedding at the Constantin Sugar Shack in St-Eustache
Isabelle and Samuel said YES I do, at the Cabane à sucre Constantin, two days before the beginning of fall. The colors had started a little. It must be said that St-Eustache is in the Lower Laurentians haha! It's not like Montreal! After the engagement session done at the end of last winter with them, I was really looking forward to their big day! The engagement session always allows you to get to know couples better. And to learn a little more about what they like. I challenged them to always move during this session! And it worked! Plus, I find them so beautiful together and photogenic. It's like they complement each other. And one doesn't go without the other. That's love, right?
So I started my day by going to the bride and groom's house. Where Samuel, Riley (the bride and groom's son) and the groomsmen were waiting for me. I then headed five minutes away to Isabelle's prep. I like to mix up the bride and groom's prep in the books I make for them. I thought it would be nice to do the same for this post. So here it is:
A first look with the family!
I often start the day with getting the guys ready because they have to be ready before the girls. In order to welcome the guests to the ceremony. This time, we did a first look… but we said to ourselves that it’s less long and painful to be in a suit for a guy than to be in a wedding dress waiting. At first the dresses are new, never worn, less stretchy and sometimes the brides have difficulty sitting in them. It’s okay during the day at least. Otherwise they would never be able to sit at the reception haha!
The bride and groom absolutely wanted to do a "first look" as a family, with their 2 children then aged 4 1/2 and 2 1/2. When little Riley saw his mother walking towards her future, all beautiful and dressed as a bride, I managed to capture his expression! I was really well placed and it was a coincidence because I didn't think Isabelle would arrive right away! No but, isn't he pretty cute? It looks like he has stars in his eyes!
After the First Look, we headed to Moulin Légaré to take some of the couple's photos. Since the ceremony was late afternoon, we wanted to take advantage of the beautiful light, and the couple wanted some alone time together.
The wedding ceremony at the Constantin Sugar Shack
After the first look and some photos at Legare Mill In St-Eustache, we raced to arrive in time for the ceremony in one of Constantin's sugar shacks. There was a lot of traffic on the road, due to the apples that were starting to bloom! I loved this shack: rustic, beautiful, bright and still quite large! It's the shack that is in the first photo of the post, the one where the bride and groom are standing in front. The ceremony was celebrated by a friend of the couple. It was simple, beautiful and short (about 20 minutes from start to finish)!
A wedding reception at the Constantin Sugar Shack
No but isn't the beginning of autumn beautiful, huh? The colors, the light, the temperature, the sign of the changes to come, the heat wave that is over haha! I couldn't ask for better than to be with such a nice couple, open to my ideas and not complicated! What can I say about their clothes, right? Isabelle's dress (from YES I wish it) was gorgeous! Sam's outfit fit her like a glove and the flowers from Dion Garden They were superb! The evening flew by with speeches, games, and dancing. My day ended with the newlyweds' first dance. But just before, Isabelle had prepared a beautiful choreography with her father. It was very touching to see them both, with tears in their eyes.
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