Brian & Karen's Wedding

On a rainy Saturday, August 18/07, Karen McAlpine and Brian Foster wed at the Grace United Church in downtown Dartmouth. As people began arriving, the skies opened for a torrential rainfall that mostly soaked Bill, dad of the groom, who with his trusty umbrella was Sir Gallahad - helping people from their cars into the church. Inside the sanctuary all was calm as Brian and Karen were joined in marriage. The bride and groom were radiant when pronounced man and wife by the two officiating ministers - Rev. Stephen Fram of Grace United and Brian's long time minister, and Rev. Susan McAlpine-Gillis of Cole Harbour United and cousin of Karen.

The rain eventually let up and allowed all to get to the Royal Artillary Park in Halifax for the reception. It was an informal gathering with wonderful food, good wine and a chance for all the guests to intermingle. Old friends caught up on their news and new friends were made. Along with Karen and Brian, their parents - Jim and Barb McAlpine and Bill and Sandy Foster- felt very blessed in all the love and support for the couple as they begin this new phase of their life.



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The MacAlpine Beauty Parlor has just opened



The end results are evident



Weddings are fun



Yes they are !!



These 'boots' are made for walking - to Weddings that is !



Ready to set off for the Wedding



Moments before the start of the Ceremony



The Wedding Ceremony

Exchanging the Rings



Lighting the Candles



Brian signing the Registry



Karen signing the Registry



The newly weds - Brian and Karen Foster



Brian's proud Parents



Karen's equally proud Parents



The Receiving Line

The Wedding Party



Where the Reception was held



The Head Table



Cutting the Cake



The first bites



Brian's side of the Family



Karen's side of the Family

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A FEW EXTRAS

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Proof that these photos were taken with a conventional film camera

I could not refrain from including this !

Some extra pictures for a very special Couple. The last image is a 'high' res file (3 MB) that is intended for downloading and printing on a 5x7 format.

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More Photos (144) available at:

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Photographic Equipment used for this shoot:

Nikon D200
Nikon 18-200 VR F3.5/5.6 Lense
Nikon SB-800 Flash
Alien Bee B1600 Flash Units equipped with Softboxes
Alien Bee CRK42 Reflector Kit