The Big Day: Over the Hills and Through the Park
August 9th, 2008 @ 5:33 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
In order to get from downtown Vancouver to our rain forest ceremony site, we had to drive through Stanley Park. We were especially excited that our guests would have to drive through Stanley Park, since it really is one of Vancouver’s highlights. Given that our two talented, creative photographers were in the chase car behind us, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take advantage of the cool vintage car + Stanley Park + two brides. Here is an album page that Carlton put together from the impromptu photo shoot we did on the way to the wedding.
I’ll go ahead and show you some of my favourites in full size after the jump.
First off, how hot is Walter? I found him on Craigslist for $50/hour. He’s not in pristine condition, but that’s really part of his charm.
Ahem, okay, then. It was time to get to the ceremony site. Fortunately for us, Capilano Suspension Bridge is also a tourist attraction, which means they have food. We sent our friends off to get us something, anything to eat. In the meantime, we snapped a few random shots.
Here is a classic behind the scenes shot. Our friends brought us back french fries and fed us 
So now that we were photographed and fed, we were ready to retreat so that we could get ready for the main event.
Coming up: The ceremony! Get ready for cute kids, forgetful brides, and a ring that tries to escape.
All photos by Carlton Chan.
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24 Responses to “The Big Day: Over the Hills and Through the Park”
I am absolutely itching to see the rest of your photos! You two look amazing!
Y’all are just too cute for words! And I agree with marianneinvan those pictures with Walter are lurvely!
love the pic of your legs hanging out the car with your significant other glancing over her shoulder. Stunning
you two are freakin’ hot, and these pictures are *amazing*!!! Who looks this good playing checkers and eating fries? I am so excited to see the ceremony.
Oh, I love how she’s looking at you in that last shot…
I’m loving the third photo of you two & Walter - talk about totally hot!
SUPER-CUTE!!!!! Love the third picture–a modern, sexy take on the classic “getaway car” shot! All of the car shots are great, as is the checkers scene–I’m imagining that it’s easy to transcend the fact that you’re all gussied up in a fancy dress and suit and just do the things you normally do for these kinds of shots.
We’re using our venue for these shots, and in fact, I spent part of the day dragging my mom around the property, photographing the interesting shots that could be fun. I can’t wait to see the rest of yours–they are very inspirational!
hi there,
my fiance and i will be getting married in vancouver in a couple weeks. can you forward me walter’s info? we would love to rent the car - we’ve been looking for a vintage car in our price range. please let us know. thanks!
fabulouss! i love the one of the two of you playing checkers. adorable.
your pictures are beautiful!!! i LOVE the sexiness of the 2nd picture. hot hot hot hot!
These are gorgeous! And, Walter is adorable! My favorite is the closeup of you two through the window — the fourth photo down. Just stunning!
Great photos! Can’t wait to read more
gah. you girls are gorgeous. keep the pictures coming!
Thanks all! I’m glad you like the photos. We had fun taking them
@jenny: You can reach Walter’s owner, Rob, at r_robson at shaw dot ca. I hope he’s still available for you. We had a great time with Walter
You two Ginberbread were HAWT out of the oven that day ! Look at those legs ! All the pics are great ! you ladies look so happy =)
Love the pictures. Husband and I had a “Walter” for our wedding, too. There was something really romantic about it. Smiles!
the kiss from over the back seat is one of the hotest pictures I’ve seen… you 2 are stunning!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the shot of you sitting w/ you legs out of the car and GB2.0 in the back window!
My God! These pics are gorgeous! I hope to get something half as nice from my photographer. I’m totally sending them a link to this!
Mrs. Gingerbread, Vancouver
Age and Occupation: 32, Psychologist
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Software Engineer
Engagement Date: Sometime in the fall of 2004
Wedding Date: July, 2008
Blogging Since: March 24, 2008
Venue: Rainforest wedding, beachfront restaurant reception
About Me: I recently moved to Canada from Southern California. Trying to plan a wedding in a new city, not to mention a new country, is tough, but the fact that we can get legally married here more than makes up for it! The wedding will be an opportunity for most of our family and friends to see our new city for the first time so it will be both a wedding and a reunion. Besides my future wife, I am also madly in love with a good bargain, Swedish pastries, Tivo, and my two dogs and calico cat (in no particular order).
Oh my gosh, Mrs Gingerbread, the pictures with Walter are unbelievable! Totally classic and just a little sexy. Love it!