Oftentimes it is the people, not the place, that coalesce and create a memorable atmosphere. So it was with Julie and Curtis, whose extended family came together to celebrate their union.

A hotel’s ballroom can be seen as a fairly pedestrian location. Fill it with the humour, personality and love of a family gathered, joy and gladness are revealed.

While the venue was transformed from ceremony to reception hall, the wedding party sought the open sky and sweeping landscape of Edmonton’s river valley. Beneath the Muttart Conservatory, Alberta’s Capital City stretches out before you, seemingly at your very command.

It is this love and confidence we see reflected in the eyes of our newly weds. Their future together before them, a glimpse of what is possible from this moment on.