Wedding

Chloe & Trevor

Le Riverbend, Kazabazua Quebec

Anita Peeples Film Wedding Photography Le Riverbend Cottage Quebec (63)

A Cottage Wedding at Le Riverbend

Anita Peeples Film Wedding Photography Le Riverbend Cottage Quebec (113)

There is something really special about a wedding that feels less like an event and more like a gathering of the people who matter most. Chloe and Trevor’s cottage weekend at Le Riverbend, just north of Ottawa in Kazabazua, was exactly that. They rented the property for the weekend so their family and friends could all stay together, slow down, and really be present. It was intimate, relaxed, and full of heart.

Because their guest list was small and intentional, they were able to pour their energy into the things they cared about most. Incredible food from Whalesbone, beautiful drinks (including Chloe sabering the champagne), stunning outfits, and the most gorgeous florals. Chloe even designed her own veil and created some of the centrepieces herself, inspired by her love of ikebana and flower arranging, which made everything feel that much more personal.

After a riverside ceremony with their closest people, everyone gathered on the deck for cocktails, then shared dinner under the stars with the loveliest, most heartfelt speeches. It was cozy, meaningful, and quietly magical in that understated cottage-weekend way.

Anita Peeples Photography

Le Riverbend

Angelica Floral

Photo

Venue
Florals

Whalesbone

Choux Atelier

Line of Sun

Catering

Cake

Rings

Film Photos

Chloe and Trevor were very intentional about prioritizing film, and I loved that they built extra space into their timeline for the slower, more thoughtful pace that shooting on film asks for. They also came in with such a clear vision for what they hoped to see captured on film, which made it easy for me to focus those frames on the moments and details that mattered most to them. I usually mix my film and digital images together in blog posts, but we had so many beautiful film frames from this day that I really wanted to give them their own space. These images feel timeless, tactile, and full of feeling, exactly what film does best.

Digital Photos

And here is the rest of the story in digital. Whenever I can, I photograph a digital frame alongside my film shots, and it is always so interesting to see how each medium interprets the same moment. Film has its softness and depth, digital has its clarity and flexibility, and together they tell a really complete version of the day.