Place D'Armes Hotel Wedding | Montreal, Quebec

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PLACE D'ARMES HOTEL

MONTREAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA

Hi! I'm Natasha! Your intimate wedding and elopement photographer, dog petter and donut eater. While photography is my first love, connecting with people is my love language. You'll find me lovin' on the big moments, the quiet moments, the silly moments – but especially the in between moments. The moments that are unadulterated and unfiltered. The ones where you are the real you. Here on the blog you'll find all of my favorite tips, tricks and resources for planning a wedding that's all about those moments.

NATASHA CARDINAL

INTIMATE WEDDING +

ELOPEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER

Where do I even begin with Liv and Will? Liv and I met many almost half a decade ago at the wedding of a dear friend, where we spent the final hours of the night chatting on a couch together, throwing back some drinks, and dreaming about the unknown. Little did I know at the time that I would be spending one of the most important days of her life with her. Their Place D'Armes Hotel wedding holds a special place in my heart as the very first international wedding I've had the honor of photographing.

As a Seattle wedding photographer, I'm not stranger to mountains, lakes, large trees and misty waterfalls, but the idea of photographing a downtown Old Montreal wedding couldn't have been more exciting. A city hundreds of years old, filled with hilly cobble streets, exquisitely unique french culture, intricate European architecture, it's a photographers dream. Not to mention the abundance of poutine cause we are in Canada after all. Nonetheless, Liv and Will put their trust in us to traverse the U.S. border to join them in their home city for an absolutely stunning intimate wedding.

The Hotel Place D'Armes, a nearly 150 year looming piece of architecture, originally built by the Great Scottish Life Insurance Company as it's headquarters, turned into a modern luxury hotel couldn't have been a more spectacular place for such an intimate wedding. With a sprawling rooftop view of Montreal, it was the perfect location for a sunny summery ceremony filled with so much laughter and just the right amount of happy tears.

bride and groom share their first look in front of place d'armes in old montreal

fine art photo of bride and groom walking

out of focus photo of bride and groom sharing a kiss in front of the basilica in old montreal

bride and groom embrace in front of the basilica in old montreal

wedding dress blowing in the wind as a couple embraces in old montreal

couple stands in front of dramatic pillars in old montreal

black and white photo of bride and groom exchanging a loving touch

bride sits casually on modern couch at place d'armes

analog film photo of couple sitting in a midcentury chair in place d'armes

rooftop wedding ceremony in old montreal

couple laughs holding hands during a thank you speech at their wedding

grooms does the limbo at wedding reception

black and white photo of bride and groom with old montreal in the background

Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to shoot our very first wedding abroad. And for being just all around rad people, Liv + Will. Come visit us in Washington!

Venue: Hotel Place D'Armes, Montreal, Quebec

Planning: Eventful MTL

Balloons: Haute Balloon

Hair + Makeup: Hana Rhoul

Rentals: La Nouvelle Tablee

DJ: DJ Eddie Lewis