WHO: maren + max
WHAT: wedding
WHERE: lake muskoka, ontario
WHEN: august 3, 2025
WHY: cause they love each other <3
PLANNER: madeline hockley weddings
VENUE: family cottage
VIDEO: richard la films
FLORALS: tanya list design
MUA/HAIR: alluring artistry
MUSIC: tobin spring music
CATERING: on point food service
BAR: sips and socials muskoka
A joy-first celebration on Lake Muskoka where cocktail hour turned into cannonballs. Guests swam off the dock, slid down a waterslide, and gathered lakeside for dinner as the sun dipped behind the trees and the dance under the stars began. Equal parts elevated and effortless, this non-traditional wedding proved that luxury and pure fun can exist in the same breath.
THEY GOT READY IN THE COTTAGE
HAD THEIR 1ST LOOK IN THE GARDEN
TOOK THE BOAT FOR A JOY RIDE AROUND THE LAKE
I TRAVELED FROM ALBERTA TO ONTARIO TO DOCUMENT THEIR WEDDING DAY AND THE WILD FIRE SMOKE FOLLOWED ME THERE
THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE ON THE DOCK
THEY DANCED UP AND DOWN THE AISLE
THE DAY WAS SHOT ON A MIX OF 120 + 35MM FILM AND DIGITAL
OYSTERS, CHARCUTERIE, AND COCKTAILS WERE HAD ON THE LAWN
THEY LAUGHED AND CRIED AS LOVED ONES RECOUNTED THEIR LOVE STORY AND SHOWERED THEM WITH KINDNESS
THE GUESTS SWAPPED THEIR WEDDING ATTIRE FOR SWIM WEAR
AND GATHERED ON THE DOCK TO COOL OFF FROM THE HOT SUN
MAREN JUMPED STRAIGHT IN, WEDDING GOWN AND ALL
THEN WAS TOSSED BACK IN BY HER NOW FATHER IN LAW
THE NEWLYWEDS PARTOOK IN ALL THE WATER GAMES AND FESTIVITIES, LEAVING TRADITION BEHIND
I HAD MY UNDERWATER FILM CAMERA WITH ME TO CAPTURE THE LAKE FESTIVITIES AND VERY MUCH WELCOMED A MID WEDDING SWIM!
AS THE SUN COOLED OFF, THE DOCK PARTY BEGAN
THE MOTHER OF THE GROOM AND HER BAND PLAYED THE PARTY AND BROUGHT THE ENERGY
PIZZA AND TACOS WERE MADE ON THE ROCK WHILE GUESTS ATE AND WATCHED THE SUNSET ON THE DOCK
THE REST OF THE NIGHT WAS FILLED WITH MERRIMENT AND DANCING UNDER THE OPEN SKY
