Jenn & John | Family Orchard Near Evolve Cellars | Summerland BC | Wedding Photographer

Posted: November 6, 2017 | Category: Blog, Wedding

I have been looking forward to this wedding since I had the pleasure of capturing Jenn and John in front of the blooming wisteria wall at God’s Mountain Estate. Jenn & John have consistently managed to give me happy chills with the experiences we have gone through together. We have had some crazy coincidences along this journey and I can’t help but think that sometimes the universe has big plans. When Jenn was a little girl she always dreamed of getting married in front of their family’s wisteria, not knowing this before I choose to shoot their engagement session at God’s Mountain Estate in Pentiction, Jenn was excited when she saw these purple blooms at the location. She also jumped for joy when she saw her all time favorite dream car just parked in the driveway, a vintage sunshine yellow Volkswagen Beetle! What are the odds? I found myself saying that last line again when I was in a local antique shop here in Kelowna. I stumbled across a blue vintage necklace, the missing set to the ring that Jenn’s grandmother had gifted her before she passed. It was an exact match to my brides “something blue”… yup again what are the odds.

I am involved with many touching moments throughout all of the weddings I get to photograph here in the Okanagan, but this was the first time I have ever gotten goosebumps from hearing something so touching.

Jenn gathered all of her girls together in order to thank them for being a part of her special day. Heirloom, custom made gold necklaces, were gifted to the bridesmaids; the same necklace that the bride’s mother received from her maid of honour when she got married. I’m tearing up just thinking about all of the generous love for friends this family has.

The bride had the top of her two piece wedding dress custom made and it suited her to a tee! It was modern with a touch of classic vintage – wedding dress perfection! I almost died from envy when I saw the vintage designer contour earrings my bride had found while antiquing in Vancouver the year before.

One of the beautiful details that Jenn included was vintage hangers for all of her bridesmaids dresses. Handmade floral crowns and unique blush & cream dresses for each bridesmaid really brought the vintage BOHO wedding look to a new level.

Jen & John said their “I do’s” on a cliff side overlooking the lake in Summerland, just around the corner from Evolve Cellars. They were literally steps away from a beautiful family owned apple orchard and it made for the perfect backdrop for their wedding photos.

I want to thank Jen and John for letting me photograph their wedding and for giving me such beautiful details, memories and emotion to capture.