Can I say everything that I want to say to Anne and Matt into the proper words? I doubt it… Anne gave me a double duty to do on her wedding day. I was Matron of Honour as well as photographer. I have to admit that there were a few times leading up to her wedding that I thought I was going to go crazy because I thought I had taken on more than I could handle. We had it worked out so the day was as stress free as possible and I can not imagine not being both Anne’s Matron of Honour as well as her photographer. It made the day even more special for me.

Anne and Matt planned an elegant, family style backyard BBQ wedding where people could just hang out and see people they haven’t seen in a long time and they did a fabulous job at it. The day started out a little bit busy, but by the time the ceremony started, everyone was calm and relaxed. The ceremony was beautiful. It was a packed Church with a wonderful feel. After the ceremony, we took some time to take more pictures of Anne and Matt around Fall River. We found an awesome barn to use, since it was quite sunny out and we needed to find some shade. When we went to the reception, we had an awesome welcome from the guests, ate so much amazing food and had lots of time to talk to family and catch up. Anne and Matt looked so perfect together and I LOVE that they cut their cake (that I made!) with a sword!

The ladies of Aveda Life Salon in Dartmouth Crossing did an amazing job with our makeup

My cousin, Jessie did our hair (she also did my bridal parties hair back when Justin and I got married).

The photograph, below left is by Adam Graham.

I love this photograph by Adam. It pretty much sums up the day. Me shooting, Emily (the grooms sister) staying close by to Anne.

The whole time that we were getting ready, Anne kept saying “I just want to marry Matthew right now! Why do I have to wait?” Photograph of the flowers below by Adam.

I do love a first look!!

I had a camera at the front of the church with me so that I would be able to capture some unique angles throughout the ceremony. I love this angle of my dad giving Anne away.

Both photographs below by Adam Graham

Anne, you are stunning!

I love this image so much! I think it might be my favorite from the day

The beautiful flowers were by Petals Flowers at the Bedford Mall. They always impress me with their work every time I see it.

Anne made all these buntings to hang around the reception this summer while recovering from surgery. They made the backyard look amazing!

In order to get the bride and groom to kiss, a guest had to first kiss the fish. This made for some quite amused guests.

Anne wanted lemon blueberry cake so I baked for an entire day before the wedding to get enough layers and filled them with bowls of Swiss meringue butter cream and fresh Nova Scotia blueberries. The cake was served with Anne’s favorite lemon sherbet from Maine. My cousin Crystal, the chef who catered my own wedding placed the fresh flowers on the cake.

I need to thank Adam Graham for second shooting for me throughout the day… this would not have been possible without him!

It has come to my attention that my e-mail is not functioning correctly. I have not been receiving emails sent to info@emmapoliquin.com since September 18th or so. If you have sent me an e-mail since then, please resend the e-mail to slipp.emma@gmail.com.

I do apologize for not responding to your email if you sent me one! I hope to have this problem corrected asap.

So, I realize that I was supposed to announce the winner on Tuesday and it is now Thursday… oops. Maybe everyone will have forgotten just like me? Anyway, I used a random number generator to decide the winner for me. It is…

Emily Hunter! Emily, send me an e-mail and I will get the card off to you right away!

Jaklynn and Jean were married this past weekend at Uniacke Museum Estate Park! It was simply a gorgeous day and I can’t wait to show you all the images later on this week.

I hope you two are having a wonderful time in Arizona!

Sarah and Brian’s big day took place on one of those days that make you realize that it is fall in Nova Scotia- a day in which you want to eat apple crisp, drink spicy Chai tea and take a meandering walk through a local park to look at all the red, yellow and orange leaves. We did all that and more on this Saturday.

Sarah and Brian are a wonderful, comfy, cozy couple. Both are occupational therapists committed to helping others through their jobs and other organizations they donate their time to. Brian moved across the country for Sarah, a girl who missed Nova Scotia too much and took on a massive house renovation soon after their arrival in order to give Sarah her dream home.

Such pretty details

As soon as I saw the dress, I said to myself, “this dress is so Sarah!”

I love all the hands in this image

The excitement inside The Kings College Chapel was palpable. You really could feel the guests love for the couple.

The rings are amazing! Thanks Christine for this image

Love, love, love!

I waked into the reception, amazed at how perfect the decor was. Carved pumpkins, gold and orange linens, cranberries, orange lantern flowers, a menu card with fall leaves enveloping the text. It was perfection. Decor was done by Simple Touch Decorating and Floral, I always love their work.

Amazing food, emotional speeches, beautiful first dance, and a delicious cake. A fabulous day for a perfect couple.

I’m serious, this cake was amazing. I was starting to get so sick of wedding cake (and cake in general) this year but they had a red velvet cake with a delicious butter cream frosting. I have never had a cake so amazing. I have to highly recommend Shauna at City Girl Cakes for providing the cake!

Venue: St. Mary’s Boat Club

Cake: City Girl Cakes

Catering: Certainly Cinnamon

Decor: Simple Touch Decorating and Floral

Dress: Tatum’s Bridal, Windsor Nova Scotia

Spa: Life Salon Dartmouth

Jewelery: Lady Luck Boutique

Stationary: I do Creative

Brian’s Ring: Grund Jewelery, Halifax Nova Scotia