A wedding at the Jude-Pomme orchard in Oka

It's been almost a year since Rémi and Émilie's wedding took place at the Jude-Pomme orchard in Oka. I've wanted to blog their wedding for a long time (time flies)! A wedding that was able to adapt in the middle of a pandemic since they changed their plans several times. In May 2021, we were in full restrictions with an evening curfew! Receptions were not allowed, it was a beautiful, simple and loving wedding.

I remember the curfew because at the end of my day, I had to hurry to get back home to Montreal! Until the last minute, the couple kept me on the edge of my seat. It was with joy that I learned barely two weeks before the big day that everything would take place on the day I wanted. So it was at the bride's parents' house that I met Émilie during her preparation in order to immortalize the moment a little. I was strangely very zen for my first wedding of the year!  

The lovers were celebrating their tenth anniversary that day. So the date was very important to them! Those I affectionately nicknamed Rémilie wanted to take a few photos separately at the Jude-Pomme orchard. So I joined Rémi a little before he left to prepare the ceremony. I was able to take a few portraits of him with his family and his groomsmen. Before the arrival of his sweetheart, his procession and his parents.

The outdoor ceremony in the Jude-Pomme orchard

We crossed our fingers that it wouldn't rain during the day, since everything was happening outdoors in the afternoon. The ceremony took place among the blossoming trees of the orchard. Standing close to the apple trees, I could hear the bees buzzing. But thank goodness, they didn't bother me! Too busy foraging!

Celebrated by the bride's brother-in-law, the ceremony was touching, funny and moving. It was like a dream, a little unrealistic, after everything we had just experienced for months. It was surrounded by their loved ones that Rémilie said yes, at the end of the orchard's flowering! How lucky we were when the trees lost their flowers a few days after the wedding!

Since the wedding reception couldn't take place, we opted to take the couple's photos in the early evening. Right at the right time, when the sun is lower and creates a beautiful light! It was perfect, since no one was waiting for us.

The bride's dress with Van Gogh prints was custom made by Suitable, established in Old Montreal!

While a lot of weddings in the province were postponed that day, I want to thank the couple. I thank them for their trust, for knowing how to adapt and not worry on the big day! And for keeping their wedding date, in May. Having had a virtual meeting a few months before, it was the first time I saw them in person that day. They were receptive, generous and super nice!

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