So it's time to post some of the weddings that we were so lucky to be a part of this summer! I will be posting them over the course of the next couple of weeks so stay tuned!
I wanted to start with Tracy and Kristin as I have already posted their wedding video. They held both their ceremony and their reception at Eggspectations on Bank Street and they were the very first wedding held there! I have to say that Tracy and Kristin and their friends and family made the day so special for us. I have never experienced such an open and loving environment with people who were so ready to help to make sure that the brides were happy on their special day.
There are so many pictures I want to share with you I don't even know where to start! Most of the photos are done by Josh Brown with a few thrown in from Tracy's very talented cousin.
The pre-wedding photo shoot was done all around elgin street and the market including the Outlook where the brides first met (they were so on time they even got to have a drink there!).
This is my favourite wedding party picture of all time!
Team Green!
The ceremony was held in the lower level of Eggspectations in front of the glass doors, emotions ran high and beautiful words were spoken.
And then on to dinner and dancing upstairs!
Love this photo the glass as a backdrop is stunning!
And finally the party!
There is one picture that I want to bring special attention to. Kristin's mother Laurel made a very touching speech and lit a candle and I wanted to share both the picture and the speech with you all.
Four and a half years ago our Prime Minister, Paul Martin, stood only blocks away from where I stand today and spoke in support of the federal Civil Marriage Act. He stood in front of our parliament and asked his colleagues to extend the right to marry to all Canadians regardless of who they love. “This,” he said, “is an important day.”
Well today is an important day too. Today both of our families have grown and been strengthened to include a new member. Today, I have the honour of welcoming my new daughter into our family. Our daughter-IN-LAW, Tracy. And I am proud that Tracy and Kristin are able to marry with all of the legal rights and privileges that many of us take for granted. But as we welcome Tracy, we must also remember that this is not a universal right. Many people in this world are not able to legally marry the people they have chosen to share their lives with. So today I would like to light a candle in their honour. In the hopes that someday soon those laws will change and love, whatever form it takes, will be universally respected and celebrated. As I light this candle I invite all of you to join me in making this wish for equality.