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Mauro & Kristine’s winter wedding in Cambridge, ON

My relationship with Mauro and Kristine starts long before their wedding inquiry. Kristine has actually been a loyal friend to my family for years before Mauro came into the picture. I knew one day, with all her admirable qualities, Kristine would eventually lock it down with a man worth her time and emotions. Fortunately, Mauricio […]

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The Mannequin Challenge at Ryan & Vicky’s wedding at The Vue, Toronto

When Ryan and Vicky told me in our pre-wedding meeting that they wanted to do a mannequin challenge at their wedding, it brought me back to wedding season 2017 when the challenge had gotten so popular that I started seeing wedding parties frozen in their gowns and suits. None of my couples that year decided […]

Thank you for 2018 from Aperture Lane

It was a year full of lemons but we drank a lot of lemonade! Lots of tough business lessons and experiences. In spite of those experiences, the brightest highlight of the year was starting the vlog. ​A big thank you to those who joined the Aperture Lane familia in 2018. I don’t know where we’d […]

Prasan & Katie’s Hindu and Chinese wedding fusion at Royal Ambassador, Caledon

This is definitely one of the most epic Aperture Lane wedding films to date. I mean we had no choice; when the groom enters on a horse, the couple commits epic wedding vows, we have a reception full of surprises and we almost die in the heat to capture it all, I saw no other […]

Marc & Alli’s intimate wedding at The Doctor’s House, Vaughan

What do a maritimer, Southern Ontario and The Rockies have in common? This will be more obvious when you check out Marc & Alli’s film Shout-outs to this amazing couple for not only inviting us into their lives on the occasion of their wedding, but for also allowing us to tell our our story through […]

Yan & Carolyn’s wedding at Parkview Manor

“Beautiful things happen when we step out of our comfort zone”. Yan and Carolyn would not have met each other had it not been for their individual leaps of faith to get into occupational therapy. They then failed to resist love’s calling and, as a result, started along the best journey of their lives. Here’s […]

Prasan & Katie snap shot

We always love when two wedding cultures fuse in one event. Prasan & Katie’s day was definitely the most evident in any celebration we’ve shot so far. From the groom entering on a horse during the day to dancing lions dazzling the crowd at night, it was quite the experience! Oh… and no white dress! […]

Venoth & Ann’s Hindu and Catholic wedding celebration

To have a Hindu ceremony or a Catholic ceremony? Why not both? And that’s what Venoth and Ann did on the weekend of their wedding celebration. Their film not only tells their story but demonstrates how they weave together the two cultural identities that they bring to their marriage. ​ ​Other Vendors Wee Three Sparrows Markham Convention […]

ABOUT the Author

I'm Ryan. Documenting life isn't a job; it's a lifestyle. The unfiltered version lives here.

I'm Ryan, founder and lead creative at Aperture Lane. Born in Jamaica, raised in Canada, and over a decade deep shooting weddings across 40-plus cultures right here in Toronto. No film degree, no fancy origin story. Just the School of Hard Knocks, YouTube University, and a knack for catching what everyone else misses.

Real tips, behind-the-scenes stories, and the answers couples usually find out too late. Consider this your head start.

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