wedding (vancouver, bc): daniel and mari

he felt a tap on the shoulder, and then heard this sweet little voice. he turned around and saw the most beautiful women he had ever seen. this was how daniel began the story of how he and mari more than five years ago in japan while waiting around for a U2 concert to begin... later when i asked mari what her first impression was of daniel - this boisterous, sarcastic canadian that had swept her off her feet, she replied wow, what a great sense of humour. she has never stopped laughing (at him? or with him? :)

this past november (2010) daniel and mari were officially married in japan and a few weeks ago they celebrated with family and friends in vancouver, bc - daniel's hometown. i lept at the chance to come home to photograph daniel and mari's wedding celebration! especially since daniel is my cousin and i wouldn't miss celebrating with our family! and i would get a chance to visit with family and friends while in town!!

the reception was help at stanley park's fish house, a lovely locale for a celebration such as this! the weather was beautiful, and the food was divine. my aunt - who planned and hosted the event, loves that there is cultural diversity in her family (she is irish, her husband was ukrainian, and two of her son's have married women with strong ties to their own cultural heritage) therefore she sought to include a few small details that would highlight some of this diversity.

after the reception, daniel, mari and i drove around stanley park for a bit and found a lovely spot to take a few pictures. here is a sampling.

love & sunshine,
shannon-may

 

to see more from daniel and mari's wedding reception you'll have to watch the slideshow! click here.