Dollard Morin & Reeshan More
May 4th, 2022
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Dollard is one of my best friends, and has been for many years.
So it came as no surprise when he told me that he planned
to ask the love of his life to marry him.
What shocked me, though, is when he simultaneously asked me to be a groomsman, AND if I would be willing to photograph their wedding if she said yes!
After suffering a near-heart attack and subsequently explaining to him that I would literally need to break off into two people to undertake both extremely important roles, I asked which role was more important to him that I fill, should his proposal go the way he hoped.
He asked that I be the person to document that most important day of their lives.
How on earth could I refuse such an honour?
Photographing weddings is an enormous deal. The person asking you — in this case, my forever bestie — was trusting me to take precious care in documenting one of the most important days of his - soon to be their - life. I don’t think a lot of people fully realize how high-stakes photographing a wedding can be. There can be no mistakes; no chances of equipment failure - and if there is, having at least 2 back-up plans if there is; being everywhere and capturing everything all at once - there is a LOT to it. There are hours and hours of preparation time spent just in the planning stages of executing a wedding, let alone photographing one. And by asking me, Dollard was telling me that I was the person he trusted most to make the magic happen.
Of course I said yes.
So did she.
To Mr. & Mrs. Dollard & Reeshan Morin:
Thank you for trusting me with the first day of the rest of your lives.
I wish you a lifetime of love, laughter, and happiness.
Enjoy these images <3