The blend of modern and vintage is often difficult to achieve, especially in terms of weddings, but Maddy & Adam’s wedding at Hotel X provided what seemed like an endless supply of inspiration and some iconic moments that were among some of the best I’ve ever photographed. Everything oozed intrigue, from the wedding venue of Hotel X, to the rare blue exterior- red leather interior Porsche, to Maddy’s incredible one-of-a-kind look, it’s tough to pinpoint a single moment as THE standout since every moment was worthy of discussing at absolute length.

Hotel X walks the fine line of modern meets vintage in terms of aesthetic, and it does so beautifully thanks to a state-of-the-art modern building that somehow blends beautifully with the historic architecture that surrounds exhibition place in downtown Toronto. That little pocket of Toronto is incredibly unique and offers a hard to believe peaceful energy despite being in one of the busiest places in the entire city. That sort of atmosphere just felt right and extremely compatible with the details surrounding this wedding day. The bride’s room overlooked the iconic Toronto city skyline and her custom designed wedding dress stood alone as piece of art within the four walls of the hotel. Maddy wanted something low-stress and what better way of doing that than by having your four legged fury baby in attendance to watch the events unfold.

On the flip side Adam kept things equally low-key getting ready back in their beautifully decorated home, sharing a rare bottle of scotch with his dad. Speaking of rare, Adam’s dad let him borrow his incredible Porsche, that sported a rare blue colour and red leather interior. It was quite literally a car James Bond would whip around on his own wedding day, the machine is a beautiful work of art and made for the perfect eye-popping accessory. That being said, the car wasn’t just purely for style and a few cool photos of the groom, he actually drove up to the bride for their first look in the car and even brought them around Toronto for a few pit stops before circling back for their ceremony. The bride in her beautifully crafted dress alongside the blue car gave me all the mod vibes I could ever ask for as devout enthusiast of all things vintage and 60’s / 70’s.

Beyond the incredibly stylish bride and groom, this wedding had its fair share of sincere moments and interactions including the ceremony that was done on the Hotel X grounds overlooking historic buildings and a stunning green-space. It felt as if the group of friends and family were displaced into their own world all the while being in the heart of Toronto. Although the venue and location is incredible in and of itself, the day and decor that brought everything together was captained by the duo of Rana and Theresa at Attia Events, a wedding planner we’re looking forward to collaborating with more in the future.

Before things got rowdy on the dance floor the bride and groom took a moment to escape and enjoy a few quiet moments at sunset together, in the heart of Exhibition Place right next to Hotel X and they were treated with some of the best golden hour light to enhance the nostalgia of the present moment. In that moment I really witnessed as they let go and appreciated the small details before venturing back to finish off their meal and speeches.

Maybe it’s the build up from COVID or maybe this is just a special group but the electric energy during the party portion of the evening was extremely exciting and sort of just sucked everybody in, Maddy & Adam included. It was the perfect send off to what already was an unforgettable wedding day experience.

It doesn’t take much to inspire me as a wedding photographer, just vintage Porsches and custom made dresses that are something out of Vogue magazine, oh and great people of course, always. Honestly I could say something cliche like those things didn’t matter because the bride and groom as people are enough, and although true, those elements are what really brought out their personalities, who they really are, and ultimately that’s why those elements, and all the others were memorable and truly iconic. I’ll be look back on my career as a wedding photographer and remember this one fondly, for a long long time.