mitch & sylvia, and their downtown toronto, gladstone hotel wedding day

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one of my favourite moments happened at mitch & sylvia's wedding day this summer. i want to share it with you.the forecast was honestly not great for their september day... and it was actively raining when we arrived to the salon. i know (and have witnessed with my own two eyes) many instances of the overly patronizing attitude that seems to switch on in people when chatting with women in particular on their wedding days... as though they become a fragile thing one must tiptoe around about things such as it raining on their day. i tend to be a bit more real, ha. i mean, we live in a world where it rains. rain is a thing that happens and it's beautiful. it's maybe not everyone's first choice in ideal weather conditions, but there's no sense in pretending it doesn't exist, right?mitch & sylvia's day took place at the gladstone hotel in toronto, which is a beautiful space. we had planned for the two of them to see each other for the first time up on the little patio that is on the roof, overlooking the city that is home. it was cool, a bit windy, and the clouds a bit threatening, and it was beautiful.after some quiet documentary photographing of mitch and sylvia just taking in the moment together -- hugging, laughing that 'i can't believe it' laugh, wiping away some tears up there on the roof -- sylvia turned to us, the smile just lighting up her face, and asked if they could have a few moments just the two of them. dave and i went inside and the two of them sat and talked, held each others' hands, sylvia read something mitch had brought for her, and i thought, how perfect. it was one of my favourite moments, quietly waiting for them with dave inside the hotel. knowing they were sharing some meaningful time together, just them. i think they'll remember that forever. it'll be their little secret, hidden away in their memory banks. because some things are just meant to be experienced together in the moment.here's some more lovely moments from the day that did make it onto our cameras...

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wedding photos taken in toronto at the lovely gladstone hotel by jenn & dave stark photographers.

see more toronto weddings at some of our favourite spots here, here & here.

also, a couple who poutines together, stays together. that's my new motto.