Wedding / Villa Eyrie

Here is a small truth about weddings: we pretend they are about the mountains, the sea, or whether the sky at Villa Eyrie decides to behave itself for an afternoon. But they aren’t. Not really.

Weddings are about people. They are about the way a bride’s heart beats a little too fast before she walks down the aisle, and the way a groom forgets how to stand up straight the moment he sees her.

Up on the cliff, surrounded by pines that stood like patient old relatives, something quiet and remarkable happened before any vows were spoken. The couple passed their wedding bands to every single guest. A ring-warming ceremony. Two small metal circles moving from palm to palm—held by old friends, siblings, and grandmothers. Every person held them for a moment, warmed them, and passed along a silent wish. By the time those rings made it back to the front, they were heavy with the warmth of an entire room.

That is what stays with you.

Under the soft, golden afternoon light, nobody needed grand, sweeping words. There were just quiet laughs, real tears, and two people standing at the edge of the world, exchanging rings that dozens of caring hands had already blessed.

That is what a photograph is supposed to do. It doesn't just show where you were—it reminds you how much you were loved while you were standing there.

Victoria, BC

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5.28.2025