Many think that winters in Toronto are long and unbearable, and there are just nothing to be exited about it. Ella and Ricky  proved them wrong. We started the day in Ella’s condominium by the lake near Etobicoke. Having the urban view of downtown Toronto as the backdrop through the huge windows, the girls arrived early to dress up and prepare the so-called “door games” for Ricky to complete. The east facing apartment facilitated us with much natural sunlight for our pictures and videos. The guys rushed in later, and was ordered to put on the props and dance for the chance to see his beautiful wife-to-be.

We headed to the Old Mill Inn after the traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony. The wedding chapel in the Old Mill Inn has been an all time favorite for couples in the GTA. The photo session that followed went great, thanks to the fun loving bridesmaids and groomsmen. Given the temperature, we were only outdoor in the garden for a couple of minutes and most pictures were taken indoor. We actually borrowed a half set up banquet hall for some of the pictures and they turned out to be real nice.

The reception was held in Crown Prince Fine Dining and Banquet near Victoria Park and McNicoll in North York. The decorators twisted the golden theme in this Chinese restaurant with some purple, which was in our opinions one of the best combinations of colors.

We managed to capture this gorgeous footage and at the same time edited into a lovely featured short film by 8pm the same evening. From their North York condominium, to Thornhill parents’ home, down to the frosh week campus in University of Toronto, and back to the Toscana banquet hall in Hilton, Vaughan, everything ran just smoothly and we enjoyed this entire working process ourselves too.

The so-called “door-games” are an essential part of the traditional Chinese wedding, during which the groom typically needs to complete a series of fun tasks before he can finally meet the bride. It was just fun to see Vivian watch her husband-to-be over the high tech webcam, thanks to Microsoft for the amazing Kinect setup. The smiles on her face were nothing but sweet.

The banquet hall at Toscana Banquet and Conference Centre is perfectly designed (maybe not intentionally) that the sunlight comes right in when the doors were opened for their grand entrance, created that dream effect that usually requires high intensity lighting in movie productions.

Enjoy the video, and congratulations to the lovely couple.

We met Pat and Natalie earlier this year, and they had not many ideas of what to do for their wedding. But the day ended up really smoothly and we managed to capture many beautiful and happy moments in both still and motion pictures.

During the post production process, we frequently talked about Natalie’s anime-like signature smile, which she had all day on her face, as well as Patrick’s new ride, in which he was still getting used to the clutch and stick driving mode.

While in traditional Chinese weddings, the groom is not allowed to see the bride until he passes various tests and complete some fun tasks given by the bridesmaids, Natalie was able to see Patrick as he was having fun with the door games, thanks to modern technology — Face Time.

The ceremony was held in Oakview Terrace in Richmond Hill. The little roofed outdoor wooden chapel, the balcony and patio area, and the peaceful lake that the entire garden is built by all make it the perfect setting for wedding celebrations. Enjoy the pictures and the video highlights.