Alex + Jake | Living Water Resort

Alex + Jake’s Living Water Resort Wedding Review

A year and a half ago right when we had gotten engaged, I remember Vaughn was the very first photographer recommended to us from a previous client of his who could not say enough about him and after looking at his work we knew exactly why- his work speaks for itself!

After a few initial emails and a meeting over coffee it was the perfect fit and we were so excited to have Vaughn be such an important part of our big day!

During our engagement session we got to know Vaughn a bit better, and any “nerves” we had went away instantly. It truly was just like hanging out with an old friend, except you get stunning photos to go with it! Vaughn didn’t even question it when we asked to include our pet pig, Archie, in the photos haha!

The entire year leading up to the wedding day Vaughn was always just a short email or phone call away and was always very quick to answer any questions we had, even the silly ones! He was such a helpful role in helping us plan out the entire timeline of the day!

Come wedding day, we couldn’t have asked for more from Vaughn. He was so on top of everything, organized, kept everything moving without letting us know or worry if we were behind schedule or not and was just a blast to spend the day with! We had (literal) hurricane like winds and rain on our day and Vaughn kept us worry free, laughing and smiling the whole way through!

We never once worried that due to the weather we wouldn’t get “certain shots”. In fact, despite the insane weather Vaughn kept us venturing and adventuring through it all day, worry free, which ended up resulting in some of the best memories and stories- and I’m sure photographs too! Having a groom who is not very comfortable being the center of attention or being on camera, Vaughn made him feel very relaxed.

Not only that, but in such a short amount of time Vaughn truly goes out of his way to get to genuinely get know you as people and not just clients. He was able to maintain a high level of professionalism with his work while at the same time letting his true personality and creativity shine through, which makes him very easy to work with and makes for a truly fun experience - exactly what you’d hope for on your wedding day.

From start to finish he made sure that everything was on time and going as planned which allowed us to enjoy all the little aspects of our big day without all the stress of time management. Not to mention our family and friends loved him and could not stop raving about how awesome he was to spend the day with.

Hiring Vaughn was one of, if not the best decision we made when planning our wedding and we would highly recommend having him as arguably the most important addition to your team for your special day! We couldn’t imagine having absolutely anyone else to hangout with and capture our best day ever.

If only we could get married again, simply to have Vaughn take more stunning photos for us!!! Guess we’ll have to come up with another excuse :) We are so grateful and excited to be able to reflect on Vaughn’s talent for the rest of our lives!

- Alex + Jake | Living Water Resort, Bear Estate in Collingwood, Ontario