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Afternoon Engagement Photos – Challenge Accepted.

Today I went out and photographed during many photographers’ nightmare: Mid-Day Sun. (Eek!) Afternoon engagement photos can be quite challenging – If you’ve ever booked a session with a photographer chances are they’ve tried to schedule the session during sunset, sunrise, or some time other than noon or 1pm. There’s good reason for this – With the sun high up in the sky during mid afternoon it’s usually super bright, causing subjects to squint and creating harsh ‘hot spots’/bright spots to appear on faces and clothes, and generally the light can be quite strong and unforgiving. So, many photographers understandably avoid shooting during this time altogether. But, as much as other times may be… Keep Reading

Ward’s Island Engagement Session

We decided Ike and Susan should have a Ward’s Island engagement session because it is close to their home and, well, let’s just be honest, it’s amazing. The Toronto Island is one of my favourite places to hang out, so I’m always excited to shoot there – any excuse to spend time there and I’m in! Even in the Winter… It’s just magical. It was neat that we could actually see Ike and Susan’s building from the island – as the sun set it was pretty incredible to see the warm glow of the sun radiating not just over the skyline, but also through all the condo/office windows! Like our… Keep Reading

*Featured* on The Wedding Co.!

I love this engagement session so much. These high school sweethearts are just that… sweethearts. Kelsey & Nico are *featured* on The Wedding Co.today – These two make me swoon big time. <3

Sam & Joe’s Toronto Winter Engagement Photos

We braved the cold and explored the woods on this windy Winter day – the hot chocolate and big hugs helped, I’m sure! I adore the ridiculously cute mugs Sam and Joe brought with them. I kinda like you guys a lot too! Update: These two are now married! Check out their Toronto restaurant wedding at Boehmer here!

A Nice Surprise – 2015 Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Awards Winner – Neat!

Well this was a nice surprise to discover this evening! Logged into my WeddingWire account and learned that I’ve been selected as a 2015 Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Awards Winner! What does this mean? Here’s a bit about the award, as described by WeddingWire: “ABOUT THE COUPLES’ CHOICE AWARDS The WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® recognizes the top 5 percent of local Wedding Professionals from the WeddingWire Network throughout the United States, Canada and abroad that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® are awarded solely based on the reviews from over 200,000 newlyweds. Awards… Keep Reading

Toronto Beach Engagement Session

These high school sweethearts are so beautiful inside and out. I joked that they look like J. Crew models, and funnily enough someone else told me the same thing the next day! We got a few shots in the city then took a ferry across from Toronto’s bustling downtown to the calming, totally beautiful island, and had fun enjoying the nature and our time together. (That’s grape juice, not real wine, in those beach photos – kept it legal!) And here’s their love story, written by groom-to-be Nico:  “It sounds like the plot of a cheesy teen flick from the 90’s, but our story kicks off with the two of us –… Keep Reading

Humber Bay Park Engagement Session

Humber Bay Park Engagement Session It was a super windy, cool day, but my goodness did I feel the warm love! Every time I think about this engagement session I picture Denise’s bright, life-filled smile and her sheer joy being in the presence of her doting fiance Mark. It‘s as though there were magnets pulling these two close to each other – they were embracing or holding hands the entire time. It was just the sweetest. These two have been in a long distance relationship for – get this – 9 years! She’s been here in Toronto and him in Georgia. (The picture with the little maps with hearts on… Keep Reading

Niveen and Rob’s Nature and Sunbeam-Filled Engagement

I had a blast photographing these two for their engagement session! We got to frolic about amongst the gorgeous nature *just* before the leaves started falling off the trees. (Sidenote: It’s amazing how quickly that happens, isn’t it??) These two are just so much fun and easy to get along with – we chatted, joked, and it even went for lunch while we waited for the ferry back. It felt like we were just hanging out – and we just happened to be snapping photos of their adorable looooove. And, another awesome bonus to our time together was the unexpected visit of an adorable cat, who calmly strolled right into… Keep Reading

Liberty Village Engagement Photos

Liberty Village Engagement Photos Well aren’t these two just cute as a button?? Isabella and Lukas mentioned they’re not usually comfortable in front of the camera, but I wouldn’t have known that if they hadn’t mentioned it – Isabella even thought she didn’t look good in photos… I beg to differ, miss! Though they may not usually be comfortable around the camera it sure didn’t seem that way – maybe they’re just so comfortable being around each other, bringing the best out of one another. I’ve gotta say, these photos ooze comfort and coziness – Isabella and Lukas danced around, kept each other warm from the cold, gave the sweetest glances… Keep Reading