In September on our way to Zürich for Joëlle & Damian’s wedding we took a little stop over in Reykjavik. We were only there for 23 hours but we made the most of it and still managed to see miles of gorgeous countryside. We took the red-eye from Toronto to Reykjavik and landed at about 6 am. We hopped in our rental car and away we went to explore The Golden Circle – Þingvellir, Geysir, and Gullfoss. We discovered later that our map had an explicit warning about not using it for navigational purposes. Despite our less than detailed map and few scenic detours, I think we put about 500 Km on our little Yaris!
Gullfoss is a magical waterfall. We were lucky enough to arrive when nobody was there and had some time just us and the waterfall.
After a full day of driving we went to the Blue Lagoon. I highly recommend this! We sat and relaxed and enjoyed a beer while soaking in this incredibly gorgeous hot spring.
Sunrise at the Reykjavik airport.
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Back in July I drove up to Coboconk in the Kawarthas to meet up with this beautiful family at the cottage. The pictures were for Grandma’s birthday. She wanted to get the grandchildren together and what better place to do it than the cottage. You may remember a few of these happy faces from two years ago at the Brickworks. It was so much fun to see them again!
This next picture was the one the kids requested. I thinks it’s pretty fun. Mom and dad paddled me out in the canoe to get this shot if you were wondering. 
Can’t wait to do it again next year!
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December 20, 2011 - 10:14 pm
Thanks for posting Jennifer!!! You really captured our cottage fun with the whole family!!
January 20, 2012 - 4:38 pm
Love Love LOVE the last two shots!
In September, I traveled with Mike and our friend Heiko to Zürich for Joëlle & Damian’s wedding. Heiko is Damian’s brother. When Heiko told us that his brother got engaged I told him to tell his brother and fiancée what I do for a living. I meant it half as a joke, never expecting that nine months later I would be on a plane to shoot a wedding in Switzerland!
Joëlle & Damian’s wedding was a total dream. The ceremony took place in a church on a tiny island (Insel Ufenau) in the middle of Lake Zürich. St. Peter & Paul church was built in 1141/42 and sits beside a small vineyard from which we drank the wine. The day started by boarding the ferry you see below.
A view back at Rapperswil where we boarded the boat.
Our first peek at the church.
Their ceremony was one of the most beautiful and emotionally charged that I have had the pleasure of witnessing. The entire ceremony, except for a few songs beautifully performed by Reto von Wartburg, was in Swiss German and I didn’t understand more than a few words. That being said, the love they have for each other was palpable and no words were required to understand this.
What can I say, I love ungulates!
In Swiss weddings, it is tradition for the maid of honour and the best man to plan a number of games and surprises for the happy couple. Lea and Daniel went all out and organized Dani from Luftbild Drohne to come and take some amazing aerial shots.
Here is one of the aerial shots from Luftbild Drohne.
The next thing in their bag of tricks was for Joëlle & Damian to cut out a giant heart using tiny nail scissors. Once done they both had to hop through the heart to the other side.
Lea and Daniel weren’t the only ones with surprises in store for the happy couple. Joëlle’s dad surprised them with a vintage car to ride in to the reception. Here is their reaction as they first catch a glimpse of it as we are pulling into port.
Joëlle & Damian, thank you from the bottom of my heart for having me be a part of your amazing wedding day. Thank you for sharing your love and your beautiful city with me. Much love, Jennifer
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December 10, 2011 - 6:58 am
Jen, I could look through the pictures over and over again, you did such a fantastic job! The pictures are wonderful and we just love them! Thank you so much for everything! Love, Joëlle
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