Melissa and Ben's Big Day, Heintzman House, Thornhill, Ontario.
You might remember Melissa and Ben from their engagement earlier this year. Now we’re back with them for their wedding day. We knew this will be one heck of a day the minute we stepped inside Ben’s parent’s house, where he was getting ready : the Coronas were free flowing and the boys could not wait to get started. The situation was no different at the Heintzman House, where Melissa and the girls were set into the house’s gorgeous corner parlor. Hair and makeup were on the go along with the last minute wedding dress preparations, lots of activity but somehow a relaxed, cheerful atmosphere. This atmosphere continued pretty much throughout the entire day, all the way to the last beats of the party. And what a party it was ! Kept us, the wedding photographers busy and with big smiles on our faces.
A few words about Heintzmann House. The venue itself is unusual in it’s setting and set up. It’s a designated historic property protected under the Ontario Heritage Act, a beautiful 13 room mansion, built sparing no expense in 1817, with a nicely sized ballroom, a lounge, a kitchen and several big rooms (parlors) one can hire for any kind of events. With carefully groomed grounds and original walnut paneling this is just about the perfect setting for a wedding day. Cue in a cloudless sunny but not overly warm weather for a great recipe for nice photography. The guests also absolutely loved the fact they could roam around and explore this estate.
Without further ado, here is a snippet of this day.
Enjoy!
Too bad there’s no sound capture in photography… Not that Ben and Melissa needed any encouragement :-).
The guys wanted to jump, but…
… it was actually the girls who REALLY wanted to jump but only AFTER the boys made theirs.
The boys are fans of a certain sport… can’t get my finger on which one exactly 🙂
What does one do when a piece of frosting accidentally lands somewhere where it should not land? Well … one MUST improvise. 🙂
This is DJ Trevor, a pretty awesome guy to work with.
New Orleans is sinking, man, and I don’t want to swim…