lakeside elopement

Have you ever heard the word 'kismet'? Look it up. That's what meeting Christine was. 
We clicked on every. single. level. 

Her and Stephan had planned a super intimate elopement at their tiny home in Ottawa. They wanted only the closest to them to be present, eating and sipping lakeside as the sunset. If that doesn't sound like not only my own personal dream wedding day, nothing does. They not only arranged their own STUNNING florals but they picked them as well. The tablescape was a mix of vintage glassware and plates, candles galore and even individual cakes!

The ceremony itself was also such a special moment. A circle of their loved ones with a smudging ceremony under the hot July sun in front of the cedar trees. I often genuinely wonder how I get so lucky to meet people like this! Afterwards we took a sunset stroll along the lake and took some time to cool off in the water. The night ended with laughs around candlelight and bottles of bug spray - and it couldn't have gone any better!

Carp, Ontario
July 2023