Caitlin & Michael - A Weekend at Stony Lake, Ontario - July 14, 2007 (Part I)


I should start by saying that this wedding was particularly close to my heart because I met Caitlin's whole family a year ago when Jonas and I went to Canada together for the first time so I could meet his family and childhood friends. Jonas and Caitlin's sister Jess have been close friends ever since they were young and Jess invited Jonas and I to stay at her family's cottage for a few days while we were in town. We had an amazing time there and I just felt so immediately connected to the whole wonderful Wege clan -- like I had known them all my life too!

While we were there, Caitlin's mom, Kathy, mentioned to me that she had a daughter who was getting married and needed a photographer. A month or so later, Caitlin and Michael saw my work too, decided to book me and the rest is history!

I ended up meeting Caitlin and Michael for the first time at their engagement shoot in Chicago and I we had a blast shooting around my new neighborhood in Bucktown. They are both so friendly and so warm, I just knew their wedding weekend was going to be a fantastic!







Day One - Spa Day, Rehearsal Dinner and Welcome Bash

The festivities started Saturday morning with a trip to the spa and brunch for Caitlin and her bridesmaids...

















Later that afternoon, everyone met up for the rehearsal. The rain made wonderfully romantic backdrop as they practiced walking down the aisle.



The rehearsal dinner was on a tour boat that has the Wege's cottage as one of the highlights of their tour! The Wege clan has, for years watched the tour boat go by their cottage, but this was their first time taking the tour.







Michael's best man Dean...



Caitlin's matron of honor, her sister, Jess...



Michael's grandmother...



A last minute surprise passenger -- Caitlin's grandfather!







I also loved getting to know Michael's family. I love this shot of his father and sister (who is studying photography so it was really cool to talk shop with her!)...



Everybody wore their favorite baseball gear since the party later was going to be a baseball theme Welcome Bash...



Caitlin's dad, Doc, wearing the only hat that would ever cover up his beloved Detroit Tigers... A Wege/Weiner Wedding hat!



Caitlin, ever the shoe gal, was sporting converse low-tops...



And the kids all had their hats...



After the dinner, Michael's mom told some hilarious stories about Michael...





And Caitlin's mom, Kathy, made sure that Caitlin didn't feel left out...







Michael and Caitlin are baseball fanatics so a baseball themed Welcome Bash for all their guest was just the right way to go.

And while the Red Sox are sacrosanct in their world...



...there a few other folks ready to talk some trash to support their team!



The details of this party were just beautiful. The whole green theme of the wedding was carried through every little detail...













Of course what ball game is complete without popcorn, cotton candy, beer and hot dogs?











I love this shot of Caitlin's sister Jennifer and her boyfriend...







There were several baseball games set up, my favorite of which was a bull pen where people could clock their pitching speed...







As the evening set in, the night lights came on, giving the whole party the look of a baseball night game.















Check back tomorrow for Part II -- the Wedding!


Posted: Sat - July 14, 2007 at 10:52 AM          

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