A Pink Blush Hazelton Manor Wedding | Wing Yan & Dario
Photographer: EC3 Moments Photography
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Hazelton Manor
Dress: Stella York, Superior Bridal
Hair & Makeup Artist: Jade He
Florist (for Wedding Party Florals): Simple One Love
Videographer: BeMy Wedding Film
Cake / Sweets: Just Temptations
Bridesmaids Dresses: David’s Bridal
Groom Attire: Harold by Harry Rosen
Groomsmen Attire: Moore’s
Sheila & Jeff | Graydon Hall Manor Wedding
Sheila and Jeff’s love sprouted in the midst of COVID lockdown. When outdoor dining reopened for the first time, they went on a first date at a restaurant. Much to her family’s surprise, Sheila returned home rather early that night. Was it because the date went poorly, you may wonder? Quite the contrary! Sheila and Jeff were both devotees to their Christian faith, and when Jeff learnt that Sheila usually had her weekly church small group on Saturday nights, he sent her home so she wouldn’t miss it! This considerate act spoke volumes to the nature of their relationship: God-centered and endlessly supportive to each other’s spiritual journey. One day when Sheila went over to Jeff’s condo to help with packing, she was surprised by her favorite Rilakkuma stuffed animal outside the door, roses, and a trail of sweet notes leading her into the condo. There Jeff popped the question and Sheila said yes! She was deeply moved by the thoughtfulness and cried tears of joy.
On a blessed Saturday morning in October, their solemn and sacred wedding ceremony took place at Sheila’s home church, Cornerstone Chinese Alliance Church. Families, friends, members of their church family gathered together to celebrate and witness the union of Sheila and Jeff. They joined the merry couple in prayer and worship. Having vowed their devotion to one another, the couple exchanged rings and were joined as husband and wife! All our hearts were filled with great joy for this blessed pair and the journey they shall therefrom walk together. But the round of celebrations and blessings did not end only there. We transferred to the historic Graydon Hall Manor for an elegant reception. Aside from warm congratulations from friends and loved ones, the married couple also received blessings from their most intimate family members in the form of a traditional tea ceremony.
We are so happy for you, Sheila and Jeff, and thank you for having us document your big day! Heartfelt congratulations!
Photographer: EC3 Moments
Reception Venue: Graydon Hall Manor
Ceremony Venue: Cornerstone Chinese Alliance Church
Dress: The One Bridal
Bridal Jewelry: Betty at Bridal Secretary
Florist: Mandy at CM Creations
Groom attire: Indochino
SC & Jonathan | KWCAC University of Waterloo Wedding
After witnessing the love of SzeChing and Jonathan at their beautiful engagement shoot at Richmond Green Park, we can’t believe it’s already their wedding day! Their blessed day began with lots of fun and giggles. After the bride and groom got ready in their respective lodgings, the groom and his trusted groomsmen travelled to meet the beautiful bride, but not without a series of challenging door games! The bridal party had a blast whilst Jonathan and his men conquered all the games one by one, and finally got to see the bride in a dazzlingly crimson Chinese traditional wedding dress. After receiving blessings from family at the tea ceremony, SzeChing changed into a graceful white wedding dress and joined the bridal party to take a series of beautiful pictures at the University of Waterloo. Waterloo was where SzeChing and Jonathan met, went to church and school together, and they have decided to hold their ceremony there to commemorate their loving memories! It was a bright and sunny day, and the couple were glowing with joy and grace when being photographed by the water ponds and willow trees. The bridal party overall had so much fun doing this shoot, and it was delightful to watch! After that, we all arrived at the school church of Waterloo, a sacred and meaningful place for SzeChing and Jonathan, for their heart-warming and solemn ceremony. The best man and maid of honor gave heartfelt speeches, during which happy tears were shed. It was a moving scene. So much love, joy, blessings were felt. The bride and groom also gave sincere and sweet speeches. To thank their guests, the newlyweds prepared Hong Kong style snacks in cute little baggies for the guests to take home!
It meant so much to us to be able to walk with SzeChing and Jonathan on their special day. We were blown away by the sincerity of the emotions seen that day and the deep love this couple has for each other. Congratulations, SzeChing and Jonathan!
Tiff & Geoff | A Doctor's House & Sassafraz Wedding
Stephanie & Jason | Whimsical Guild Inn Estate Wedding
It was a long time planning for our sweet Stephanie' and Jason’s special day. Like many couples for the last 18 months planning their dream wedding, there were a lot of uncertainties due to COVID. BUT they did it and everything was so perfect and beautiful! Our stunning bride was talented herself that she calligraphed all the stationaries and coat hangers. Stephanie has a big heart for people, especially her loved ones. She has taken the time out of her busy schedule of work, starting a business and wedding planning to hand make her bridesmaids gifts as well. Her work is so cute, elegant, romantic, fun and everything in between. If you don’t know already, you gotta check out her shop at Fish Designs Co.
The modern dating app really pulled these two together as they grew up from different cities. In fact, Stephanie moved from Vancouver to United States to Waterloo to Australia to Hong Kong and finally settling in Toronto (for now?). When we first met them, we thought they’ve known each other since childhood as there were so much things in common that they’ve shared and really enjoyed doing together: Pokemon Go and food adventures. For their engagement session, they even brought bubble tea as prop! Ummm, did i mentioned they even got an egg waffle station from Eggette Hut for their reception for their guests to enjoy?!!! They not only are foodies and knows how to have fun but really cares for those around them and are always providing for them. They are what I like to call a “Power Couple”!
Thank you Stephanie and Jason for having us be a part of your engagement journey and documenting your special day with loved ones. We wish you two a lifetime-full of adventures and blessings!
Photography: EC3 Moments
Venue: Guild Inn Estate
Coordinator & Wedding Arch: Two Event Decoration
Makeup/Hair: Miss J Makeup
Florist: Philia Flora
Wedding Gown: Stella York
Videography: JGallagher Productions
Cake: Oishiiisweets
Late Night Station: Eggette Hut
Invitations/Stationary: FishDesignsCo
Photobooth: EC3 Moments
Jenny & Tim | Joyful Shangri-La Banquet Wedding
Jenny and Tim’s love story was a very special one - to me, it almost seemed like God orchestrated it all brought the two together at the perfect timing just before their wedding day! They both attended the same high school and church for quite some time before they officially met at the end of 2018. It was at their church event where Tim was a part of a group entered into contest to fundraise for a food bank. He asked for Jenny’s vote towards his group submission and from there the two started chatting online. A few months into 2019, they became official girlfriend and boyfriend! They just got married in September 2021 - doesn’t seem like they dated that long but when you talk to them it sounded like they’ve known each other since they were kids! Love stories like these gives me all the butterflies to see two coming together as one in the most perfect way.
With such a unique story of how these two could have met so much sooner at both their high school and church before 2018, for their wedding portraits we walked down the memory lane with them. Yes, we went to their high school - can you spot it on here? ;)
The day was all smiles for our sweet Jenny. It’s no wonder that Joy from Inside Out reminded Tim of Jenny. He even gifted her Joy the plush toy and card for their wedding gift! It was so funny to see Jenny laugh inside the gift bag before any one of us knew what she was giggling about. Their chemistry is such a playful, sweet and supportive one! They even bring so much joy to those around them. During the reception, they did a little something different for your traditional first dance - the bride dipped the groom instead! Tim is about a head and half taller than Jenny and for her to dip him at the end of their first dance got the crowds cheering!
Oh, what a happy day! It was so much fun to capture the festivities that took place on this blessed day! Thank you Jenny & Tim for having us be a part of your big day and congratulations once again!
Photography: EC3 Moments
Church: Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church
Reception: Shangri-La Banquet
Hair & Makeup Artist: Miss J Makeup Studio
Florist: Floral Bay
Videography: Clarine Chan
Bridal Dress: Tina Li
Bridal Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Bridal Jewelry: Olive + Piper
Cake: Yue’s Cake
Invitations: Edward Phung
Samantha & Kelvin | Richmond Hill Observatory Wedding
Samantha and Kelvin first met at their church’s youth fellowship back in 2009. They knew little of each other at that time and it wasn’t until 2014 when they got a chance to work on an event together for their fellowship that they started conversing more. Their dialogues continued via text messages while Kelvin was away for school in Waterloo and Samantha stayed in Toronto. And a beginning of this beautiful relationship started…
Love is in the air for them on Valentine’s Day where 2015 Kelvin gifted Samantha a handmade Eiffel Tower that she longed to visit one day! And on the same day in 2020, Kelvin got down on one knee and asked the most important question of his life to his now wife! The rest was just history!
Like many other couples getting married during a pandemic, plans have changed, and it wasn’t easy for them as Kelvin’s parents were abroad and was unable to attend. By careful considerations and lots of prayers, the two decided to postpone their reception celebration until a safer time (hopefully next year). With them being the sweetest couple, a lot of people attended the ceremony on live and in-person (limited capacity, of course) to show support for their union! They even prepared sweets and favours for their guests to take away at the end of the ceremony.
We still had a very eventful day even without the reception and it was a lot of fun! Kelvin and the boys came over for some Door Games and challenges that the bridesmaids came up with was so creative and fun! Samantha in her hide-out room couldn’t resist but laugh out loud while watching the groom and groomsmen being challenged!
When we photographed their engagement session, it was cold, windy, and even snowed early in the day - in May! Their love can really withstand the toughest weather no matter rain or shine! During portraits session, the rain came down after 15 minutes of arrival time. Fortunately, we still got some good portraits of the bridal party and bride and groom! And they were not soaked or wet thanks to the little cover that the observatory has as a hide-out spot! It was still fun as we would wait out for the rain and head back into our hiding spot when it rained more. Love can really conquer all things, even the toughest weather!
Thank you Samantha and Kelvin for having us be a part of and documenting your special day! Congratulations once again!
Manley & Lorie | A Magical Fairytale Wedding at Paradise Banquet Hall
At our first meeting with Manley & Lorie, we’ve quickly learned that Manley loved all things magical, whimsical and fairytale-like. For their proposal, they went to Disneyworld Florida for a friend’s 30th birthday. In front of the Magic Castle, Lorie got down on one knee and surprised Manley with the most important question of her life! At first she thought he was joking - “I thought he was joking so I pushed his shoulder telling him to stop. I started walking away but my friends yelled at me to go back. Still confused, I went back and let him hold my hand again. People had started cheering and I couldn't hear Lorie anymore.”
For their wedding, it was to no surprise that it was an inspired whimsical and romantic theme with pink, blush, creams and soft white as their colours. For their wedding details, the colours were really in the bride and bridesmaid’s bouquets. A pair of Jimmy Choo’s is every girl’s dream wedding shoes and Manley’s were the pink sparkly ones! You can definitely see more of romantic and fairytale blend in the reception decorations and hall. The centrepieces were tall gold vase with floral arrangement on top surrounded with tall candles and a gold vintage mirror table number - that reminds me of the Beauty and the Beast table setting but much more prettier! Paradise Banquet Hall is perfect venue to match Manley and Lorie’s wedding theme with the regal room and big chandelier! It was so dreamy to see their first dance underneath the beautiful oversized chandelier on the top and dry ice rising from the ground creating a cloud like effect and everything was just so romantic!
Most Disney Princesses stories take place at a tower or on top of a hill, for Manley & Lorie’s portraits we headed up a hill as well. We were “close” to the sky and saw many trees below us. Manley wore a beautiful off-shoulder a-line gown with sheer embroidered lace bodice that gave her a modern princess vibe when we photograph them over the hills!
Although Manley and Lorie’s wedding was postponed, due to COVID restrictions, and smaller than what they’ve imagined it to be but their wedding day was beautiful nonetheless! They were surrounded with so much joy and love from families and friends! Thank you Manley and Lorie for having us to be a part of your special day and capturing all the beautiful moments you’ve shared with loved ones! Congratulations to the newly wed!
Photography: EC3 Moments
Venue: Paradise Banquet Hall
Bridal Gown: Rebecca Ingram from Blu Ivory
Floral & Decor: OMG Events
DJ/Entertainment: Good Vibrations
Hair & Makeup: Mary Wu Make Up Hair
Bridesmaids Dresses: Azazie
Groom & Groomsmen Attire: RW & Co
Cake: Paradise Banquet Hall
Invitations: Cousin Bridget
