Go get your tissue now, because you’ll see what I mean.

First about Chad and Lauren, you may remember this couple from their INCREDIBLE romantic engagement shoot here

(My personal favorite shoot EVER!)

or from REAL WEDDINGS MAGAZINE ,

or from their engagement shoot here..

but if you thought that was special, the work that went into this wedding was like none I had ever seen before (and I have shot 600+ weddings in my career)  wow!  Should you happen to be getting married in Penticton and need a wedding planner, friend, your nails done at her spa or an incredible woman to have coffee with, there are two words to describe this wonderful woman, MAMA MARIA!

The wedding took place at the Ponderosa Ranch Resort in Penticton. So gorgeous, right?!

the invites were sent and finally the day day they had been planning for over a year (probably longer as they have been dating for 7) was here.

Stunning doesn’t even begin to describe the worn about how Lauren looked in her Monique L’huillier gown and her sweet shoes

which all the girls signed before they placed on their own.

not only did her shoes rock, but check out the matching ones her girls wore.

so pretty!

the lovely bridesmaid dresses from Bisou Bridal

This reminds me of a Vogue shoot. So many gorgeous women!

and meet Lauren’s mom – mama Maria, her smile and laugh are infectious, you can’t help but love her!

Lauren chose to make her grand entrance by boat, across the lake to the venue.

Where her proud dad, patiently awaited his little girl’s arrival.

yay! married!!

This next post is for the boys, such a creative suggestion

and now back to the portraits

and back at the Ponderosa the party had begun, check out the C+L mama maria created from cement, they were 10 feet tall!

plenty of food and drink to be had at this Italian wedding

and i LOVE LOVE this creative idea of creating a log table instead of a guest book.

and the perfect rings for the perfect wedding thanks to David Penner at JA3D

Chad, Lauren and Mama Maria, I couldn’t think of a better way to ring in my birthday, but with your celebration.

Thanks so much for celebrating our ‘big day’ together in style! xo

vendor thanks also to:

Brides Dress – Monique Lhuiller (Marcella’s Bridal Boutique Seattle)
Bridesmaids dresses – Bisou Bridal

Flowers – Art Knapps Penticton
Food – Joy Road Catering Penticton
Music(Guitar) Kirsti Hack
Makeup – Melissa Craven
Hair – Joeanne and Danielle of Gina’s Hair Salon
Rings: David Penner  JA3D

How sweet they remembered me and my birthday.  Our special day in 2011, celebrated together, that will never be forgotten.

I am really blessed to have the best life!

more to come from this beautiful Penticton wedding very soon!

LOVE! xo

Is that a love story or what????  Insert tears here!

Today I feel so blessed to have been chosen photographer, to document the celebration! It was a beautiful day for a Vancouver wedding celebration and also a big shout out to my second shooter, the ever fantastic B Calhoun for sharing the day with me.

Now, onto our beautiful Vancouver love story….

Meet Chris

and Sarah

Our story begins on 01.11.11 at Chris Church Catherdal and the amazing flowers were  Greenstems and Hollis

Our groom sported a Kenneth Cole, while our bride rocked some Michael Kors shoes and Monique Lhuillier Bliss dress

Nothing short of SPECTACULAR at this event.

feathers, flower and veil by http://www.carolinecalvert.com/

the dazzling rings: hers Gail Jewelrs in Palm Springs  and his: Lugaro

Ink Fancy invites

and the reception, was absolutely divine!

Thanks to Corey and his team at diva at the Met.  Everything was phenomenal. Corey is a great guy as well as an old friend of 17 years.

If you are planning your wedding, I would HIGHLY recommend this venue.

there was nothing short of a party when Famous Players arrived for the dancing and entertainment

a fairytale ending, to this Cinderella story.

much love to Liisa a past bride who you may remember here from her 2009 wedding to Steve

who suggested Sarah use nothing but the BEST PHOTOGRAPHER EVER and she LOVED HER PHOTOGRAPHER and whew…. and I’m so glad that was me

xoxooxoxoxo  I love being a Vancouver wedding photographer. really, i do!

(and I really love this photo too, not only because it’s with people I love, but all the background action!  thanks Barry for taking it!)

Many of you may recognize my ‘poster kids’ Krista and Colin.  Their wedding pics are posted here from their GORGEOUS wedding back in 2006 (September 28) in Big Sur, California.

Krista has a smile that lights up a room.  The second you meet her, you can feel nothing but the love she has inside her.  We met randomly at a conference here in Vancouver. Our paths were blessed to cross and our talks of love were spoken and our words to each other were kept, I felt so blessed to have been flown out to document her big day to the love of her life and her soulmate, Colin (also a filmmaker) 5 years ago!

K+C – I wish you nothing more but a lifetime of happiness. You are such dear friends and my life became instantly better the moment we met.

I LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH!

Angela

We started out at 2pm – I was with our beautiful bride, Rachel, while my second shooter was at the groom’s.

I arrived a bit early, (as I always do) finding myself there before the bride, as was let in by her dad, Ted.  Ted is awesome!!

We chit chatted then decided to focus on the details until Rachel got there.  Her house was filled with so many hidden treasures, plus arriving early, I love that it gave me some time to play.

this is Rachel’s dad, Ted

and the day begins

i love this image of Rachel(below), wondering if she was pondering about her wedding day

her parents, Ted + Anne, as cute as can be.  They are so happy for their daughter to have found Mike.

Rachel’s brother was there to make sure the day ran smoothly ; ) thanks Dan

MARRIED

uhhhhhhh Mike, the BRIDE wears the veil   LOL

I love the way Rachel embraced every second of her day.

and what a gorgeous bridal party

HOLLA

and a BIG thank you to my New York City protege and 2011′s bridemaid of the year, Natalia for doing an amazing job helping Rachel yesterday!  you rock girl!

this had to be the BIGGEST cake I have ever seen!  so delish!

and a traditional Japanese dance carried the night of dancing the night away.

Mike and Rachel – much happiness to you both and thanks for being such rockstars on your big day. It was such a pleasure to share in your beautiful wedding celebration at the RVYC.

xo angela hubbard

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the rocknroll wedding of Dr. John and Erin from my destination wedding this past March has been featured on one of my fav websites rocknrollbride.com (click here to see Kat’s post)

I originally posted this wedding on my blog, but gave Kat a few more of my fav pics to post – enjoy!

“The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is not your usual destination wedding location…  Then again, we’re not your typical bride and groom,” wrote Erin & John. “First of all, we wanted to base our wedding and honeymoon around Carnival that happens every year in Trinidad.  It’s one of the world’s largest Carnival celebrations – and we wanted to be dressed in sequins, feathers, and not much else for our honeymoon celebration.  We invited our friends to come to Tobago the week before Carnival for our wedding.  We rented out all the villas at The Palms Villa Resort – and partied for a solid week leading up to our big day.  The following week, our friends followed us on our honeymoon…and danced with us in the streets of Trinidad!  How nice of Trinidad to throw us such a lovely wedding reception!”

The wedding day started with portraits on the beach, “Our photographer Angela Hubbard spent the morning following us around the small island of Tobago taking our photos on the beach, next to the colorful and whimsical architecture of Tobago, with goats, carrying chickens – you name it!  She captured such whimsical, beautiful, and silly moments… The photos are priceless.”

Erin wore an amazing Vera Wang gown and John designed his outfit himself.  ”He wanted something just as unique and special,” continued Erin. “He succeeded, with custom made boots, hat, suit, and a vintage Louis Vuitton silk shirt.  John’s best friend and best man, his chocolate lab, Loki, couldn’t be there – but his life-sized cut-out was!  As for the rest of the bridal party, we gave loose guidelines – but really, it was all about us. With a few accessories like parasols for the bridesmaids and matching hats for the groomsmen – everything came together beautifully.”

“To end our special day, we lit Chinese wishing lanterns and sent them off into the night sky.  It was so beautiful (despite our worry that our wedding might forever be known as “the night we burned down Tobago”) and magical – that thinking back on it now, it hardly seems real…”

What a beautiful location for such a cool couple! Thank you to Erin & John and their photographer Angela for sharing this wedding with us today.

Our  fabulous firefighter duo, as you may remember from their engagement session here tied the knot at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club this past Friday.

Carol, together with her kids, as well as Danny and his became a pack!

here are some gorgeous teaser photos for you as you honeymoon in Vegas.

you are so gorgeous Carol.

(you clean up pretty good too Dan )

and what a lovely family!

of course we had to go by the firehall for a few pics

whoops!  hahahahha

on Friday, the weather changed every 5 mintues, from clouds to sun, to clouds, to sun – but that didn’t worry the bride

Off to tie the knot – not a dry eye during the celebration

celebrate!!!!!

What a beautiful day!

thanks for having me share your day! ox

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I had to blog more images!!! This wedding was spectacular and all my favorite Vancouver vendors helped make this day beyond beautiful. I just LOVE this wedding, let’s see how many times I can say LOVE  in this post

I’ll start by introducing my fav, Jimmy

the lovely Jayna Marie did hair and makeup on our beautiful bride

her gorgeous cuff and jewelry by Jewliette

Isn’t she just the most BEAUTIFUL bride!!?

and over to the boys..

a special gift was sent over to our handsome groom from his lovely soon-to-be wife

love that the white rock engagement session photo’s on the card

off to get marrrrrriedddd

love this special moment between the groom and his daughter

I LOVE Preston’s expression when he saw Shelley for the first time.

and weddings are always a hoot with Rev. Marilyn Knipp – LOVE HER!~

Hilary Miles always makes the flowers extra-ordinary

whoo hoooooooo!!!!!

MARRIED!

I love this special ‘look of approval of a job well done’ between Preston and his daughter

how gorgeous is this bridal party??

Shelley takes after my own heart, as she is an avid photographer as well.  I love these images of her taking photos of Preston.

and then back to beautiful Brix for the reception

and no party is complete without a photobooth

and the party began

thank you to my FABULOUS second shooter to the stars, Denise Lin

I LOVE WEDDINGS!!!

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ohhhhhhhh so much more to come but I couldn’t wait to share a few from today’s wedding!  Congrats Shelly and Preston!!!! xoxo

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