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Chloe and Marco at St. Clare of Assisi

Chloe and Marco holding hands beneath a branching tree near St. Clare of Assisi
After the ceremony, we took a little time for portraits of just the two of them.
Chloe beneath her veil at the church entrance, framed by the arch and foreground leaves
For this classic moment, I chose a wider view, balancing the surroundings with the action to document what was happening.
Chloe and Marco smiling together among guests, framed by softly blurred foreground figures
Chloe and Marco returning for their second march-in.

I had already photographed Chloe and Marco’s engagement session at Stanley Park, so their wedding at St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Coquitlam was our second time working together. They knew how I worked, and we had already built a sense of trust. We weren’t starting from introductions on the wedding day.

A framed photograph of Chloe and Marco on their wedding welcome table
Wedding cards printed with Chloe and Marco’s names
The framed engagement photograph and wedding cards on the welcome table
Close view of a person holding a camera inside the church
People looking at the photographs and keepsakes on the welcome table
A wall statue above the wedding welcome table
A statue above the church arch, with Chloe beneath her veil below
Chloe and Marco’s wedding program and thank-you card beside stones

For couples wondering what an engagement session adds beyond another set of photographs, this is a practical part of it. You get to work with your photographer before the wedding. Chloe and Marco could arrive knowing who would be behind the camera, and I could pick up from our earlier session rather than start from scratch.

Guests gathered with Chloe inside the church entrance
Chloe and Marco greeting a guest inside St. Clare of Assisi
Guests speaking with Chloe and Marco near the church doorway
Chloe and Marco speaking with a man near the church entrance
People gathered beneath the cross near the church entrance
Church ceiling and guests beneath the wooden beams
Chloe smiling toward a guest, with an out-of-focus face in the foreground
Chloe and a man holding the edge of her veil beside the church doorway
Chloe embracing a man beside the church doorway
Close view of Chloe smiling as a man kisses her cheek through the veil
Chloe smiling through her veil as she embraces a woman
A man lowering Chloe’s veil at the church entrance

At a wedding, the veil is one of the moments I always watch for. The first man to love Chloe lowered it over her, and later Marco, another man who loves her deeply, lifted it at the altar. These two gestures belong together in the story: one man covering her with the veil, another uncovering her face. For me, this will always be one of the most important moments to photograph.

A man kissing Chloe’s cheek through her veil

The church itself gave the photographs their setting. Inside, the stone altar and wooden ceiling framed the couple; outside, we used the nearby garden for a few portraits. Keeping the locations close meant the photographs stayed connected to their ceremony at St. Clare of Assisi.

Wide church interior with Chloe and Marco near the stone altar
Marco waiting in front of the stone altar, with guests in the foreground
Close view of Marco’s hands resting together
Guests holding cameras and phones beside the church aisle
People gathered near the church aisle beneath the balcony
Chloe approaching Marco in the church aisle beneath the wooden ceiling
Chloe entering the church aisle with a man as guests look on
Chloe in the church aisle between rows of standing guests
A guest’s phone photographing the people in the church aisle
Chloe in the aisle between two men, with a phone in the foreground
A man kissing Chloe’s cheek beside Marco in the church aisle
Chloe, Marco and a man speaking together in the church aisle
Close view of Chloe’s bouquet and Marco’s suit
Chloe’s pink and white bouquet seen through her veil
Chloe’s face and veil in soft church light, with Marco beside her
The priest below the crucifix in a tall view of the stone altar
Marco holding Chloe’s veil as she leans forward beside him
Chloe’s face beneath her veil with Marco beside her
Chloe looking forward through her veil inside the church
Chloe and Marco standing together with her bouquet beneath the veil
Chloe and Marco holding hands in front of her dress
A woman reading at the church lectern
A man reading at the lectern beneath the church beams
Wide view of the pews, guests and wooden church ceiling
Marco lifting Chloe’s veil as the priest smiles behind them
Chloe and Marco before the priest and crucifix at the stone altar
The priest beneath the cross at the stone altar
Close view of the priest’s hands and embroidered vestment
Marco speaking into a microphone with Chloe and the priest in view
Close view of Marco speaking into the microphone at the altar
Chloe smiling toward Marco as she holds the microphone
Chloe speaking into the microphone with Marco in the foreground
Marco reaching toward Chloe’s veil in front of the priest
Marco speaking into the microphone with Chloe in the foreground
Chloe holding Marco’s hand beside the priest at the altar
Close view of Chloe and Marco’s hands resting together
The church crucifix above Chloe and Marco, seen softly in the foreground
The priest with his hands together above the seated couple
The priest extending his arms with Chloe and Marco in the foreground
The priest placing his hands on Chloe and Marco’s heads
Chloe looking down as she signs a document beside Marco
People gathered with Chloe and Marco at the altar table
A guest’s phone in the foreground of a wide altar photograph
Chloe and Marco smiling and waving in front of the stone altar
Chloe and Marco moving together beside the altar, with her dress in view
Chloe and Marco walking together inside the church
Wide view across the church pews and seated guests
Chloe and Marco softly in the foreground below the church crucifix
Chloe and Marco close together beside the stone altar
Chloe and Marco smiling toward the camera inside the church
Wide group portrait beneath the curved church ceiling
Group portrait beneath the wooden ceiling and stone altar at St. Clare of Assisi
Group portrait across the church altar beneath the wooden ceiling
Chloe and Marco beneath green and red garden trees in a wide portrait
Chloe and Marco facing each other in the garden beside a statue
Chloe and Marco close together beneath garden branches
Small figures of Chloe and Marco framed by tall garden trees
Chloe with her long veil beneath a red-leaved tree
Close view of Chloe holding her bouquet beside Marco
Close view of Marco holding Chloe around the waist beside her dress
Chloe and Marco smiling together beneath sunlit garden branches
Chloe smiling toward Marco during a close garden portrait
Marco looking toward Chloe as they embrace in the garden
Chloe and Marco leaning together in the garden, with a statue beyond
Chloe and Marco standing together beneath a red-leaved tree
Close view of Chloe lifting her dress as they move together
Chloe smiling beside Marco as he raises a hand near the church doorway
Chloe and Marco leaning close beneath garden branches
Chloe and Marco kissing in a tall garden portrait
Chloe and Marco framed by softly blurred leaves in the garden
Full-length portrait of Chloe and Marco with her long veil in the garden
Chloe and Marco holding hands and smiling beneath the trees
Chloe and Marco posing for a selfie with a woman beneath garden branches

Our photography coverage was two hours: the church ceremony, a few group photographs inside, and some portraits just outside. That was the scope of this particular booking, rather than a full day of coverage. Knowing each other beforehand helped us make the most of that short time.

Church: St. Clare of Assisi Parish, 2888 Delahaye Drive, Coquitlam, BC.
Makeup & hair: SIUGO Makeup | Hairstyle — @siugomuah.

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