George Mavitzis George Mavitzis

Montreal Candid & Genuine Wedding Photographer | Gare Viger Gentile Wedding Venues

This lovely couple celebrated their union at the majestic Mary Queen of the World Cathedral in the heart of Montreal, where they exchanged their heartfelt vows surrounded by family and friends. Following the ceremony, they hosted an exquisite reception at the chic Loft Styled venue located at Gare Viger in the picturesque Old Montreal. To capture their love story, we took advantage of the enchanting old cobblestone streets, which provided a beautiful backdrop for a charming couple shoot just a mere few minutes away from their elegant reception venue.

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George Mavitzis George Mavitzis

Film Wedding Photography | Montreal Editorial Styled Weddings

Photographing on film has never been a trend for me. I began my career in fashion photography loading film backs and film cameras with those nasty cumbersome medium format rolls. You would only be able to capture maybe 10-14 images per loading. Your vision and your execution of that had to be perfectly timed. That’s in the fashion world., try that in the wedding world! That was the intriguing challenge that I gravitated to early in my wedding career. How could I capture spontaneous but truthful images on film in the fast moving day of a wedding. It was a wonderful period., where I broke away from the boring world of staged wedding photography and created my own niche at the time. Then digital hit the scene and slowly the magic of film disappeared. It’s had a come back in the form of point and shoot cheap cameras. Which is okay., but being lucky enough to have held onto my professional gear, I can once again capture  genuine and discerning images for my couples.

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