Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

What a fantastic way to finish off the wedding season, with a Lethbridge Norland Estate autumn wedding! We got to spend the day at our favorite venue with Raiven and Jonathan, who are some of the nicest people I have met. They planned a beautiful outdoor ceremony amongst the freshly changed fall colours. I asked the rain very nicely to wait until we were done photos and it totally listened to me ;)

Raiven and Jonathan had such a laid back wedding. Raiven finished getting ready with plenty of time to have a first look with Jonathan then visit with their parents in the social room before the ceremony, and later on their reception felt more like a dinner party with family than a super formal event. With everything taking place at one location, they were able to take little breaks to spend time with loved ones in between photos.

I loved how Raiven constantly burst into laughter throughout the day and how Jonathan fought back tears at all of his first looks at her (her coming down the aisle was even more powerful than their first look!). They are so sweet together and their families are already so close, you couldn’t even tell which half of the couple they belonged to.

Congratulations, Raiven and Jonathan!

Wedding venue: The Norland Historic Estate
Marriage commissioner: Norma Gibbon
Catering: LA Chefs
Cake: Crazy Cakes
Bouquet: Funky Petals
Hair and makeup: Three Six Zero Salon

Jonathan’s grandmother was checking out Raiven’s bling :)

They are the wedding *party*! ;)

I loved how they made their wedding such a family event by each having a sister make up the wedding party.

Jonathan kept his father close to his heart that day with this pocket watch.

We needed to do a bit of cleaning after throwing so many leaves!

Here is their slideshow:

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