Lethbridge Weddings & Portrait Photography by Tanya Plonka

The days leading up to the wedding were filled with rain and flooding, but for Nicholas and Robin’s Taber spring wedding that weekend, the sun came out and dried up all the rain!

Nicholas and Robin had a beautiful outdoor ceremony at Taber’s Legion Park, which also made a great spot to take their portraits. Their ceremony was so emotional that I think we had a new record for how many people cried :) Nic’s reaction to seeing Robin walk down the aisle was so powerful.

The couple and their wedding party were so fun to bring around the park for photos and totally awesome about having to deal with all the caterpillars in the trees. It just took an occasional crinoline cleaning to remove some of the bugs from Robin’s dress.

At the end of the day, they held their reception at the Taber Community Centre and did a fantastic job decorating. You could hardly recognize the place with all of their beautiful decorations and lighting.

A big thank you to Lorelei Hoffarth for helping me out with this wedding! You’ll see a few of her photos in here :)

Congratulations, Nicholas & Robin!

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So happy to go to Waterton again! Even though Sean and Alison planned a Lethbridge ceremony for their extended family and friends at their home base of Lethbridge, they made the great decision to have an intimate scenic Waterton Wedding Ceremony (our most beautiful local destination!). Their ceremony was held behind the Prince of Wales overlooking the lakes and there wasn’t even any wind to blow us away!

We had a ton of fun going around town with them for photos afterwards and they even got to try a canoe, where Sean was given a very quick lesson by the people running the rental :) This was actually my first time using Linnett Lake as a photo location, but I think from now on it needs to be a staple! (And phew, no bears!) Sean did a great job steering the thing and luckily did not capsize the thing!

It was so wonderful to see them get married after meeting them almost a year ago, and we loved how they randomly let their goofy personalities show through their calm, laid-back demeanor.

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We were off to Edmonton! Darby and Thomas chose the River Cree Resort as their wedding destination and it was a beautiful, perfect location for the day. From the teepees lining the entrance to the field of wildflowers complimenting their colorful flower-child theme, it was like the resort had prepared just for this wedding. They chose a vibrant rainbow color scheme for their wedding party with purple accents for themselves and everything looked so beautiful!

I mentioned before just how gentle and kind they are, and the warmth I felt from them on their wedding day was even stronger. They are such calming, wonderful people and such a pleasure to be around. The entire day was so emotional, from tears to body encompassing laughter. And while Thomas can be very subdued, he really let his personality out all day… I had no idea he had such killer dance moves!

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Hillary and David put together such a beautiful backyard country wedding! The two were married at their friends’ private property with gorgeous country details infused throughout the day. They were such a dream to work with and the emotion flowed steadily all day. They are just SO sweet together! I barely had to direct them to get such emotional expressions :) David was so emotional seeing Hillary walk down the aisle that I had to fight back tears myself. We had so much fun with them and their friends that the day just flew by.

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When Erika told me that her and Jack were having a garden fairy tale themed wedding, I was so excited. Being such a Disney fan, it pulled on my heartstrings! Every detail they planned turned out beautifully and they had an absolutely perfect wedding. Everyone was so much fun to work with that they made the day just fly by. Erika and Jack were so in love and so great in front of the camera :)

Thanks to the crazy heat during the day, we got to spend some time in the evening taking outdoor photos, and I’m so glad they let me take them away in the dark for a bit :)

DJ: Sounds Unlimited
Cupcakes: Crazy Cakes
Decorator: A Decent Affair
Reception/Ceremony: Coast Hotel
Officiant: Norma Gibbon

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Jacob and Bryanne were married last week at Maranatha Reformed Church and had a beautiful wedding on an absolutely beautiful day. These two are super hot and were a dream to work with, and it doesn’t hurt that they are both so sweet :)

Since they were married on the west side and we had a lot of ideas to fit in, we did all the formals on that side of Lethbridge. I always feel like the west side doesn’t have enough locations, but with some special permissions her mom dug up and a few neat little nooks, we totally rocked it! (Although the bridal party was genuinely confused at first to be taken to Taco Bell.)

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