Vancouver Catholic Wedding Photographer | November Wedding at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Port Coquitlam | Hidden Lives Photography

I have unexpectedly fallen in love with photographing weddings — specifically, Catholic weddings. To tell the story of someone’s wedding day from within my own faith tradition and its beautiful liturgy has become a true joy for me to document.

Weddings, of course, are intimidating and a creative challenge as far as photography is concerned. Tasked with capturing the heart of someone’s wedding day, telling the couple’s story through images they’ll later share with their grandchildren, is an amazing privilege and challenge. Catholic weddings in particular brings its own specific challenges to the mix — as a photographer, one needs to be aware of the ins and outs of how the liturgy unfolds and adept enough to work within the lighting and structure of the church itself. And an understanding of and appreciation for the sacramental nature of the wedding taking place can be a true gift for the couple and in how one tells their story through images. I love being able to share this perspective of the wedding day with my Catholic couples.

I wanted to share a little bit of a wedding I did last fall at Our Lady of the Assumption in Port Coquitlam. Elizabeth and Nic’s wedding day was simple and incredibly personal in every detail. The groom and groomsmen even decorated the reception hall themselves and did a fantastic job! The way they planned and lived their wedding day was a poignant testament to the fact that a wedding day is for the couple and for the community they come from and belong to. It was an honor to document their beautiful day.