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Meaghan and Will met up with me at Birds Hill Park for their engagement. Right off the bat these two were a lot of fun. We had good laughs, crazy beautiful sunlight, and a great time. Looking back at this shoot and going through these photo’s sure makes me miss that warm summer sunshine! Can’t wait for their wedding next year!
Lorraine and Karlos planned their wedding really quickly, but it was fantastic and beautiful. They had me along for just a couple hours to capture some photo’s of them, and of their ceremony. I don’t always have all the time in the world to get to know our couples, and don’t always get to spend a full day with them, but being able to connect with people and have them comfortable in front of the camera seems to be something that comes very easy for me, and I think that shows in these photo’s. I really enjoyed the bit of time I spent with these two, and hopefully will get out for more photo’s with them again some time soon.
Im not sure if you know this or not, but we LOVE Clear Lake, in Riding Mountain National Park. Its one of our fav places to go anytime in the year. So when Kirstin and Blaise contacted us to say they were getting married there we got all kinds of excited! They are from Saskatchewan, and the wedding almost never ended up happening in Clear Lake because of travel restrictions, lucky for them and for us travel was allowed between the provinces and the wedding could go on! They had a beautiful ceremony at the Wishing Well, and followed it up with an evening cruise with family and friends aboard the Martese.
We ended up spending a few days camping out there with the kids after the wedding too! Always nice when we can make a trip out of it.
Enjoy!
How to describe Marintha and Basil… Sweet, Cute, and Quiet, but also good for some giggles!
Birds Hill Park is where they picked to do their engagement, we had a gorgeous evening running in long grass, they enjoyed some cuddles together and had some laughs too. Looking at their photo’s really makes me miss summer time.
Feeling some real Notebook vibes with these two. The photo’s inside the barn were an absolute dream!
We got to explore around Zach’s parents property and I got to learn all kinds of things about the farm. Shayla and Zach are so adorable together, and we had all kinds of fun. I even got to try out some fresh berries picked right off the plants, and then got invited inside for some fresh haskap ice cream! It was amazing just incase you were wondering. It was a pleasure getting to know them more during this shoot and I can’t wait to share their wedding on here soon too!
Looking for some idea’s on where to elope in Manitoba? We’ve put together a list of some of the top places and locations we could think of!
Times are a bit different these days for Weddings, gone are the days of having big gatherings full of friends and family. Don’t get me wrong we HOPE that those days are back soon, but for the time being weddings look like they are going to be smaller and more intimate events. You still want those moments captured, and we are going to be along for the ride with you documenting it all. Eloping in Manitoba, or Canada for that matter is a great option. We’re here to help you plan it, and make it as amazing as possible. So check out some of the idea’s below, we will try and update this with more ideas too!
If a local elopement is something you are interested in don’t hesitate to reach out to us, we’d love to hear from you!
Corey & Amanda :)
Take note, these are in no particular order.
1. Lake House - Clear Lake, Riding Mountain National Park
Lake House is a Boutique Hotel located in Clear Lake. It has a wonderful restaurant with amazing food, a warm fireplace to cuddle up beside, and some great cocktails and coffee! Whether you have your wedding inside or outside you can be sure it will be beautiful. Clear Lake is one of Manitoba’s most beautiful places no matter what time of year you visit. In the summer its full of all kinds of fun activities and you can’t go wrong jumping into the crystal clear water to cool off. In the winter its a magical place that isn’t too busy, but still offers all kinds of great things to do. There is skating trails, horseback riding, trails to explore and the list goes on.
We’ve stayed at Lake House many times over the years and enjoyed it each and every time!
Follow the link for more info: Lake House
2. Whiteshell Provincial Park
Manitoba is full of beautiful landscapes, and the Whiteshell doesn’t disappoint. There’s many great lakes, hiking trails and resorts and cabins to have your elopement. Why not find a super cute lakeside cabin on AirBNB and elope there! Imagine a fire on the lake, just the two of you, or your close family and friends surrounding you. Maybe a home cooked meal afterwards, or have it catered. A couple drinks on the dock, and a romantic sunset. What more could you really ask for?
3. Downtown Winnipeg
Who says you need to leave the city to elope? With so many great spots around the exchange district, or one of the many beautiful parks within the city its easy to capture lots of beautiful photo’s and be close to home. After the ceremony and photo’s are done, why not head to your fav restaurant for an intimate dinner and then spend a night at one of Winnipegs many great hotels.
4. Birds Hill Park
Just a quick drive out of the city and you can find a location in the park without anyone around, beautiful open fields, many trails, beautiful magical forest area’s, etc. You could even head over to the always amazing Pineridge Hollow for dinner and drinks!
5. Grand Beach, Lester Beach, Victoria Beach
Anyone of these beaches offer a beautiful romantic place to elope. Book an AirBNB, have an intimate ceremony on the beach at Sunset, take a few moments to soak it all in, maybe even jump in the lake after! Sounds like a great time to us!
6. Bella’s Castle in Morden, MB
Why not get married in a castle… in Manitoba!
Bella’s castle is a gorgeous little venue located in Morden, Manitoba. They are even offering elopement packages! They’ve got your accommodations, food, venue, etc covered! You can stay in town for photo’s or take a short drive to the Pembina Valley for some beautiful views for your photo’s.
Follow the link for more info: Bella’s Castle
6. Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, MB
Assiniboine Park offers so many great spots for photo’s and intimate ceremony locations. Beautiful walking trails, gardens full of flowers and plants, the Leo Mol sculpture garden. The Assiniboine Forest is near by for more photo locations. Or a quick walk over the bridge and the two of you can go grab an ice cream from Sargeant Sundae!
These are just a few of the many great places we can suggest and help you plan for your local elopement!
If you have any questions or want to chat more with us about planning yours just let us know, click that contact button!
The original plans for Megan and Aren’s wedding had to get tossed out the window this year. It turned out to be a perfect wedding anyways, small and intimate, a grilled cheese food truck in the back yard and a beautiful ceremony at Assiniboine Park. These two were just the absolute cutest too! So in love, and so happy to be getting married. They even got their engagement photo’s printed on some Jenna Rae Cakes Macarons! How rad is that!
So happy to have been a part of their day, and capturing all of it for them!
Im not sure if you recall, but the mosquitos were TERRIBLE this year! We ventured into some trails at Beaudry Park and were practically eaten alive, we had to get the heck outta there and fast! Lexie and Taras still made it look like there was nothing bothering any of us. Once we got out into the open field we didn’t have to worry about them any more and these two and myself got to feel a bit more relaxed and at ease. I had a fun time with Lexie and Taras during their engagement shoot, and can’t wait to get out again with them… hopefully without the mosquitos though!
Aren’t warm summer evenings when the sun never seems to set just the best! This was one of those evenings, and I got to capture some photo’s for Anna Lisa and Helder at The Forks. We wandered around and had ALL of the beautiful sunlight that evening.
Brooke and Justin were supposed to have a big wedding surrounded by so many family and friends this summer, however with all the restrictions they postponed the big party to 2021, but they still had their family out to make their marriage official. They had a very sweet and intimate ceremony at Cielo’s Garden on a beautiful June evening. I stuck around after to capture a few sunset photo’s of them too!
