Spirograph

A few years ago, I was cruising the garage sales around town when I saw a solid collection of old games and toys- I looked through, and though most were in really good shape, I was really only interested in one thing- the spirograph. I took a peek inside and everything was there- all the wheels, two circular tracks, two straight tracks, and all the pieces needed to put together a custom track. One was limited only by imagination and the number of pins one could find to hold it all down. There were even the four original ball point pens (no longer working), a cardboard pad and a bunch of designs made by some previous owner. Awesome, given that the date on the box was 1969. Better still, I later realized that the set was manufactured in Toronto, at the former toy factory that now houses my good friends Joseph+Jaime.


When I bought it, I knew it would be a while before I got the chance to pull it out and show it to the kids- even leaving motor skills aside, drool on the paper tends to weaken it and make the ink run. But this morning, our time had come! Fisher went exploring in one of the storage closets for new distractions and we rediscovered the hypotrochoid goodness that is spirography.

Tom and Tara at Stonetree Golf and Fitness Club: Owen Sound Wedding Photographer

The weather doesn't always cooperate. Sauble beach is a special place for T+T, and that being the case, they had plans for a ceremony at the water, just across from the family cottage. As the hour approached, though, the winds whipped up and the rain kept falling. The ceremony went to plan B, but with so many friends and loved ones around, how could it be anything but wonderful?

The reception was held in the Marquis event tent at Stonetree, just South of Owen Sound- a great venue with lots of space for dancing and mingling. And just as things were getting underway, the clouds broke and I was able to pull T+T outside again, for what turned out to be my favourite photos of the day. The sun setting behind the cedar patio backlit our couple, who were quite obviously enamored of each other.




























Thanks for letting me document you day, T+T.