Vintage and Rustic Heritage Park Wedding for Jason and Anthea

Weddings and Engagements

5/08/2015

A wedding full of laughter and tender glances, Jason and Anthea were married in March on a day that started rainy and cloudy and ended with nothing but sunshine. The rain persisted in the morning, but the clouds parted just as these two stood before their family and friends and promised to love each other above all others.

Jason and Anthea were married in the beautiful and historic First Baptist Church of Calgary and then had their reception at the Wainwright Hotel in Heritage Park. Choosing these two locations allowed them the flexibility for indoor photography locations in addition to giving their wedding a wonderfully vintage and historic feel. After all, a Canadian wedding reception really isn’t complete without a moose head.

Anthea is an elementary school teacher and several of her students came to the ceremony and one even presented her with a special drawing that is currently proudly displayed on their refrigerator. Her niece and three sisters she nannied for were her adorable flower girls.

The flower girls were so excited to be a part of the wedding and quietly observed what was going on around them. I loved photographing their reactions. I laughed when one of the girls was clearly delighted to discover a candy on the floor during the receiving line.

There were many moments during the day that stand out to me. The sweet gesture of an older sister running her fingers gently through her little sister’s hair. The way Anthea’s mom was continually struck with emotion at watching her first daughter getting married. The way Jason was greeted by Anthea’s grandmother following the ceremony and also by how Anthea was tightly embraced by his family. The excitement of Jason being able to finally call Anthea his wife. The heartfelt gratitude that they both expressed to their parents for raising them with love and affection.

These two are some of the kindest and most gracious individuals you could hope to meet and I was so happy to be able to document their day and the beginning of the lives together. Congratulations Jason and Thea, I wish you many more happy days of the clouds parting and the sun shining on you both as man and wife.

Bride getting ready at her house Bridal portrait close up of her wedding dress with sleeves 003 Detail shot of red shoes and lace dress 004 Bride and her friends at her home on the morning of her wedding005 Thea and her friends getting ready 006 Getting dressed and girls getting ready 007 Maid of Honour doing typing a perfect box 008 Bride getting her dress on with the help of her friends 009 Mom gets first look at bride 010 Bride portrait of Anthea 011 Flowergirls at the church 012 Flower girls greeting the bride 013 Bride and her little flowergirls 014 Three sisters as flowergirls015 Adorable flower girls for Jason and Theas wedding 016 Bride and her neice 017 Behind the scenes at a wedding with four flowergirls 018 Photojournalist wedding photographer in Calgary 019 Bride and her grandma before the ceremony 020 Wedding in First Baptist Church Calgary 021 Flower girls in First Baptist Church Calgary 022 Flower girls and ring bearer coming down the aisle 023 Bridesmaids during wedding ceremony 024 Maid of honour Tiffany coming down the aisle at First Baptist Church Calgary 025 Groom Jason waits for Anthea with tears in his eyes 026 Bride coming down the aisle with her father 027 Bride waiting to be given away by her father 028 Flowergirls make funny faces during ceremony 029 Jason and Anthea got married in First Baptist Church in Calgary 030 A rustic wooden historic church in Calgary is First Baptist Church 031 Wooden pews in historic church in Calgary 032 Jason and Anthea getting hitched with large wedding party looking on 033 Wedding Ceremony in First Baptist Church in Calgary 034 Wedding vows for Jason and Thea in front of their parents 035 Exchanging rings 036 First kiss for married couple 037 Friend singing and playing guitar during wedding ceremony 038 Couple has first communion during wedding ceremony 039 Signing the registry with their pastor 040 First announcement as husband and wife 041 Couple leaving the church 042 Receiving line at First Baptist Church with stained glass windows 043 Jason greets Theas grandmother during receiving line 044 Guests mingle during receiving line 045 Flowergirls look on while bride greets friends and family 046 Three sisters as flowergirls 047 Flowergirls and their baskets finding candy on the floor 048 Group photo outside First Baptist Church Calgary 049 Wedding Photos inside First Baptist Church with stained glass windows 050 Newly married couple inside First Baptist Church with beautiful stained glass windows 051 Bride and groom with stained glass windows inside histroic church 052 Groom and groomsmen with suspenders and bow ties 053 Heritage Park Wedding Party Photo Ideas and Locations 054 Groomsmen at Heritage Park Snooker building on main street 055 Bridal party at Heritage Park 056 Bridesmaids at Heritage Park Photo Idea 057 Heritage Park Wedding Party Photos 059 Details of flowers 058 Thea and her friends and sisters at Heritage Park 060 Jason and Anthea at Heritage Park for their Wedding Photos 061 Bride and Groom with Train 062 A Bride and Groom with Train at Heritage Park 063 Heritage Park photography locations 064 Wedding locations in Calgary for indoor and outdoor photography 065 Bride and groom and a boxcar 066 Bride and groom with birch branches for rustice wedding 067 Newly married couple at Heritage Park 068 Jason Bergmann and his new wife Anthea 069 Family Photo locations in Hertiage Park 070 SIbling family photos at a wedding 071 Family wedding photos 072 Wainwright Hotel Heritage Park Wedding Reception 073 Wainwright Hotel Heritage Park Rustic Wedding Reception in Calgary Alberta 074 Moose head at Wainwright Hotel Heritage Park Wedding 075 Decorations at rustic wedding at Heritage Park 076 White cake with cranberries and red flowers 077 Couple enters Wainwright Hotel for Wedding Reception at Heritage Park Calgary 078 Interior of Wainwright Hotel 079 Reception Speeches 080 Kiss at the reception for Jason and Thea 081 the Shoe Game is always so popular and entertaining 082 Every guest loves the show game 083 Bridesmaids look on during the reception games 084 Cutting the cake in the Wainwright Hotel 085 First cake gets mashed into each others faces 086 Couple laughing after first bite of the cake 087 Reception fun and games089 The couple listen to the speeches 088 Fun reception full of laughter 090 Parents of the groom are emotional during the reception 091 Jason and Anthea listen to touching speeches 092 Giving hugs to the grooms parents after their speech 093 Parents of the bride give a touching and funny speech 094 The bride listens to her mom give her speech 096 The parents of the couple listen to the speeches during the wedding reception at the historic hotel 097 Jason and Anthea thank their parents for raising them098 Tossing of the bouquet during the wedding reception 099 Reaction to getting the flowers during the bouquet toss 0991 Little girls excited to have gotten the flowers given to them

Can’t get enough of the rustic wedding style? Check out Ryan and Alli’s wedding in Pincher Creek for some great rustic DIY details and beautiful locations.

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