Way back in May of 2008, three months before we even shot our first wedding, we donated our services to Wish Upon a Wedding, a contest being organized by a wedding planner in Niagara. Couples wrote in telling their stories about how they met and explained why they thought they should win their dream wedding day. Madeleine and Mark were newly engaged at the time and hadn't even chosen their wedding date yet. I first met them in the spring of 2009 and instantly felt connected. Mark loves to joke around and had Maddi and I laughing constantly. Mark is an RN (our 3rd groom now in that profession) and his warm "give me a hug" personality really does fit that role for sure. Maddi is a bit on the shy side but her excitement to have us capture her big day was evident when she came bounding out the door yesterday to greet us. Maddi was raised in Germany and it was so great that many of her relatives were able to come from Germany to celebrate with them and they Skyped the entire ceremony to Germany live from the church for all of those who could not attend. Upstairs in their hallway is a huge world map with all sorts of coloured pegs - places they have been - soon they can add Alaska to the map as that is their honeymoon destination. Here is a short trailer we've put together and just a few photos to tell their wedding story. Enjoy!
