Tomophotography shares the elegant romantic wedding story of Jessica and Rory’s Historic Berkeley Church Wedding.
“I focus on you interacting with each other to create natural and emotional filled images. “ Tomophotography
What are some of the ways you achieve this so effectively for your couples?
I like to get to know my couples ahead of time, whether that be through hanging out and photographing their engagement session, or having a video chat before the wedding to get to know my clients as a couple. Understanding who my couples are ahead of time and how they interact with one another really helps me when documenting their wedding photos.
The urban portraits you took of Jessica and Rory in the downtown core have such a gorgeous architectural dynamic beauty to them. What is the story of capturing them?
Funny story actually, we were frantically trying to find locations for their couple portraits weeks leading up to their wedding and unfortunately had no luck. Most places we wanted to use were going to be too crowded or were currently under construction. I ended up getting to Toronto an hour early the morning of their wedding and taking a stroll down a few streets close to their hotel and came up with a few locations for us to hit up. The locations were a success and the photos turned out great!
What were some of the qualities of the venue that contributed to your couple choosing the Berkeley church for their ceremony?
My clients said, as soon as they walked into the Berkeley Church they knew it was going to be their wedding venue. They loved that there were unique spaces where they could have their ceremony, cocktail hour and reception all under one roof.
They liked that the venue had its own natural charm so they didn’t need a lot of decor except candles which added to the romantic feel of the space. Their favourite part of the venue was the ceremony space located on the Mezzanine floor.
The dark hardwood floor, white walls and large stained glass windows added the “traditional church” wedding feel to their ceremony that they were looking for. For their ceremony decor, they kept it simple with only two floral arrangements because they wanted the gorgeous stained glass windows and charm of the venue to be the main focal point. Everything turned out beautifully.
What is something you wish couples knew about the process of having a wedding from your perspective and experience?
I’ve photographed a lot of weddings and every wedding is unique in their own way. Couples need to be in the moment and enjoy the company of all their loved ones. The best photos are the ones when you’re enjoying yourself and forget the photographer is even there. Jessica and Rory don’t take themselves too seriously and know how to have fun and that is what it’s all about.
Looking back at this album what makes you smile ?
There are so many great moments throughout their day that make me smile but looking back, one moment that stands out the most was during their elevator photos. You wouldn’t know it looking at the photos but these photos were super chaotic! Trying to get the perfect shot of the two of them in the elevator before the elevator door closed on them was so difficult but also so hilarious, these are some of my favourite photos of the day by far as they aren’t posed and it’s just the two of them having fun and being in the moment!
Officiant : Married By Marilyn
DJ- Delvinyl
Hair: KaraMay Shannon
Makeup: Lavish Flair
Event Planner : Karliwood Events
