Junebugs Best of the Best 2020 — Blog Page 2 -Ryanne Hollies Photography

The adventure of Lenny and Evan continues… if you didn’t get a chance to check out Part One of this epic urban elopement, then head to Brjánn’s blog post here.

If 2020 has taught us something it’s that the idea of everything and anything can be reimagined. The way we always thought things had to be is a myth, and there are in fact ways to do things differently. There truly are no rules. It’s easy to get caught up in the wedding industry, it’s also unintentionally easy to include different aspects of “tradition” into your wedding that don’t actually have any meaning to you but you did it anyway because you thought you were supposed to or that’s how weddings “are”. Be that as it may, things are starting to shift and shift in major ways. Even now, couples have begun to question the importance of certain traditions (or traditions at all) and have started to pick and choose what they want for their own wedding, creating an experience that’s completely unique to who they are and what their love has been built on. This elopement in Toronto is exhibit A through Z that weddings can truly look like ANYTHING you want, an unapologetic way to express yourself and your love.

So here are these two rock n’ roll badasses. Two people who said, “fuck the rules” and decide to embark on an urban adventure elopement. They completely trusted us to create a day for them that reflected their personalities and all the things they love about Toronto and each other. Lenny and Evan are both musicians, in fact, they actually have a band together so we knew part two of their celebration had to be fun, low-key and incorporate music and their vintage influences like the Rolling Stones and that laissez-faire attitude that was so relevant to the punk rock scene of the 60’s and 70’s. We spent time in their vintage apartment where they got the chance to unwind, change into something more comfortable and celebrate being a married couple. There were a few bottles of wine, some beer and a couple of ciggies, enjoying a few tunes and a few laughs at the dated cultural references hidden between the pages of their vintage Playboy magazine collection.

It was pretty obvious how comfortable they were in the space, they were singing, dancing, and playing guitar all evening long, living in the moment in the purest way, puppy love incarnated (and an actual puppy to mark the special occasion). As the sun set, the two punk rock lovers enjoyed a meal from their favourite local Toronto restaurant and sang to each other softly as the album Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones scratched on the record player. A genuine and authentic urban adventure elopement experience capped off with a few quiet moments to soak in the beauty of their wedding day.

It’s cool to showcase this day, to give others a little confidence that your wedding can look however you want it to. You may need to put a little extra thought into the meaning and the reasons behind everything, but when you end up putting together a day where you are the most comfortable, excited, and happiest you’ve ever been, well that’s what I’d call a successful wedding day.