Vancouver Wedding Film Photos

Molly and Owen – a day shot almost entirely on 35mm and 120mm film

I still think about this day, about the permission I had to give free rein to my creative desires.

Molly and Owen came to me because they were looking for a photographer who could shoot their wedding on film. They wanted that 90s nostalgia, true moment kind of photos, photos that were organically timeless.

They got married at a little white church in Surrey B.C., all of their favourite people crowding into the little benches to witness their ceremony. We stopped at a local garden spot for some portraits, and then headed to their cocktail styled reception at the new iItalian restaurant Noble. Their reception was decked in vegetable floral arrangements, butter towers, blue ribbons, and aperol spritzes. Speeches were held on the patio under the paper lanterns while classic Italian dishes were passed around.

When they asked for an abundance of film in their wedding photos, I was excited. Time and time again I find myself drawn to the film photos of wedding days, so this was a lovely challenge. If you know my work, you know I love the messy photos, the perfectly imperfect photos. The ones that may not be technically perfect, but they are ones you can feel. The kind of photos you’ll actually print for yourselves.

Molly and Owen, thank you for letting me take risks, for not only being open to the messy photos but for requesting them. I loved creating a collection that combined the elegance of medium format portrait photos, with the messy documentary feel of 35mm film. I had the best time with you, thank you for trusting me.

As time goes on, the more film I seem to add to my galleries. I love film for what it provides, and digital for it’s own attributes, I love combining both. The collections I deliver are not an endless scroll of repeated photos, but a more intimate smaller collection full of the powerful ones, both big and small.