Natalie + Shavar

The Glenerin Inn and Spa, Mississauga September 16, 2025 Weddings

Under the Trees at Glenerin

Some weddings hit you the moment you walk in. With Natalie and Shavar, it was the ceremony deck. White florals climbing a gold arch, tall maples filtering the September light, and this feeling like you had stepped into someone's private garden. Shavar was already up there with his groomsmen and his son, adjusting his bow tie, looking calm but you could tell he was counting the seconds. When Natalie came down the aisle with her dad, the whole deck went quiet. Not the polite kind of quiet. The kind where everyone just holds their breath.

After the ceremony we moved through the stone pathways of the inn for portraits, and Natalie's veil kept catching the wind in the best way. There's this one motion-blur shot where she's walking and the veil is just trailing behind her like a streak of light. That might be the frame I'm proudest of from the whole day. The reception was something else entirely. Their sweetheart table was covered in white roses, surrounded by candles, tucked under this domed ceiling that made everything glow. When Shavar's grandmother got up to speak, the whole room stopped again. Same energy as the ceremony. That family knows how to fill a room with love without saying a word.

"I keep going back to the one where I'm walking and my veil is flying everywhere. I didn't even know you took that."

About the Location

The Glenerin Inn and Spa is a historic stone estate tucked into the woods of Mississauga's Erindale neighbourhood. Its outdoor ceremony deck sits under a thick canopy of old-growth maples, giving you that rare combination of intimate seclusion and natural light filtering through the leaves. Inside, the domed reception room with its arched windows and warm sconces transforms into something out of a period film once the candles come on. It's one of the GTA's best-kept secrets for couples who want something that feels like an estate wedding without the two-hour drive.

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