ALISON + KEN TO R O N TO , C A N A DA AUGUST 31, 2017 P H O TOG R A P H E D B Y S a m a n t h a C l a r k e P h o t o g ra p hy
Text by Samuel Naumick
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lison and Ken’s love story began in the
met her family. The ease with which they got along
breakfast line at an offsite work meeting.
and the genuine interactions they had and continue to
Following their introduction, a strong
have told her the he was it for her.
impression was left on them both, and quickly a friendship grew between them. A few months into
For Ken, he knew Alison was the one because with her
their friendship, Alison invited Ken to come out with
“my days are f illed with laughter because she makes
some friends to celebrate her birthday. A perceptible
me laugh. The only other person that ever made me
magnetism between them radiated on the dance
feel this way was my mother. And laughter was a gift
f loor. It wouldn’t be long before another outing with
that she passed on to me which I have shared with
friends was set in motion, only this time it would end
others. Alison’s ability to make me feel this way is how
up being just the two of them. One by one Alison’s
I knew she was the one!”
friends canceled for various reasons until only her and Ken were left by themselves for a night of dancing.
Their wedding was classic, clean, and elegant. Alison
That evening would soon be followed up by their f irst
walked the aisle in a Pronovias collection gown; a tulle
off icial date to a café in mid-town Toronto for coffee.
dress with a mermaid silhouette, draping, sweetheart
The sparks f lew and from that day forward they would
neckline, and a chapel length train. The gown was
become inseparable ever after.
purchased from the same bridal boutique from which Alison’s mother purchased her own dress to marry her
Fast forward f ive years, on a Thursday evening of
father in 1974.
December 2014. Donned in a fresh outf it, complete with a jacket Alison had gifted him the previous
BEST MEMORIES: “When Alison came through the
Christmas, Ken called Alison into the living room.
doors for her walk down the aisle and the saxophonist
It was there that she found him, on bended knee,
was playing her song, “When A Man Loves A Woman,”
ring in hand, asking her to spend the rest of their
my heart skipped a beat, my ears stopped hearing and
lives together as husband and wife. Overwhelmed
I couldn’t take my eyes off her – she truly took my
with emotion, Alison immediately said yes, and then
breath away and that moment will live with me for the
proceeded to call her mother and share the wonderful
rest of my life." - Ken
news. For Alison, she knew Ken was the one when he