Jack and Ruby Photography by Kara Wieler and Becky Radtke

The air was crisp and filled with the smells of fall.  The girls were up early, busy with preparations for the day to come.  There was a buzz of excitement in the room that was infectious, or maybe it was the smile on Ranae’s face.

The bride and groom had planned a First Look to see each other before the ceremony.  The hay bales set the mood for a perfect fall day.  Ranae tapped Elliot on the shoulder and the day officially began.

We spent the day with Elliot and Ranae and their friends and family.  We watched as they shared special moments, laughed and cried, embraced and radiated with pride, love, and happiness.  There were hiccups throughout the day, as there always are, but they didn’t keep Elliot and Ranae from saying their I do’s and returning down the aisle as man and wife.  A happy ending, and an even happier beginning.

Friends and family of Elliot and Ranae, their gallery is now up in the Jack and Ruby Shop!  Follow the link from the card that was on your table at the wedding and use the password from the card to view all the pictures!

For more images from this beautiful wedding check out the slideshow HERE.

Other vendors who helped make this wedding special and beautiful include Bloom and Paper Airplanes!

In case you missed it, for the slideshow click HERE!! 

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An aisle lined with trees cut down by the groom himself, thousands of twinkle lights strung from above, a fresh dusting of snow on the city and enough love to melt it all!! These were just some of the things that made our last wedding of the season so special and magical! We have so much to share from this wedding and it’s coming soon in one big gigantic blog post, but for now here are just a few pieces of magic! Stay tuned!

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Today’s post is a little different for Jack and Ruby and SUPER special.  We normally only photograph couples, but one gorgeous day in September we made a special trip out to Grand Beach to photograph a very, very, special family.  My (Kara) sister Kim and her husband James were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary over the long weekend and I decided a surprise was definitely necessary.  With the help of my sister Kendra, the fabulous Becky, not too much complaining from my husband Dwayne, and some assistance from some other special friends, James and I managed to surprise Kim with a family photo shoot.  

James and Kim are an example of a strong, healthy, Christian marriage.  Married 10 years and ready for another 50, they stand by each other always putting each other second, and God first.  They lead lives of example, and I couldn’t be more proud and more humbled by them.  Sure, they are human like the rest of us, making mistakes along the way, but they show me on a daily basis what it means to put God and family first.  2 years ago James and Kim made a huge move to Winnipeg where James now works as Director of Programming at Inner City Youth Alive.  It still saddens me to not have them living a few blocks away, but I am so excited for them and the difference they are making in Winnipeg and the north end community.  

What a fun day we had playing in the sand dunes with James and Kim and the kids.  We were so blessed to have a warm day, perfect for the fun beach shoot we had planned.  Thanks so very much to Becky for coming along and helping me shoot, to Kendra for styling and helping to bring it all together, and to everyone else involved.  Thanks to Nancy Zacharias for hair and make up (more to come about her in the future!) and to Leane Funk of Helena Brecht for jewelry.  

Here’s my lil’ sis and her beautiful family.  Love you all!

For a few more images, check out the slideshow HERE!

For a few more images, check out the slideshow HERE!  

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