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Welcome to our blog where we share everything from recent weddings and engagements, to our amazing adventures as a family of four. When we aren’t photographing weddings, our family is traveling the world, decorating our new home in Ottawa, Ontario or snuggled up watching movies with our basset hound, Georgia. We love working with joyous couples and absolutely cannot wait to tell your story!

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Can we talk about how gorgeous Melinda and Jessy are in their Dominion Arboretum engagement photos?! This couple is full of fun, spontaneity and style. I love that their friendship and love is so obvious the second you meet them and they’re just oozing with affection for one another. We had so much fun together […]

Ottawa’s Dominion Arboretum Engagement – Melinda and Jessy

September 2, 2020

We recently travelled to Alberta, Canada and had the wonderful opportunity to photograph Christina and Rob at Moraine Lake. The majestic blue water surrounded by the massive snow-covered mountains, has everything a photographer could want to capture beautiful images. Christina and Rob were a joy to photograph, all playful smiles and laughter, intimate hugs, and […]

Moraine Lake Engagement – Christina and Rob

August 31, 2020

Constance Bay Beach is one of my very favourite spots for engagement sessions during summer & fall in Ottawa! The tall grass, mix of trees and white sand, it has everything a photographer could want to capture beautiful images. Emma and Iain were a joy to photograph, all playful smiles and laughter, intimate hugs, and […]

Ottawa Riverside Engagement – Emma and Iain

August 6, 2020

The Ottawa weather can sometimes throw us a curve ball. In one forecast we are shown sunny skies and the other a small chance of rain. As I drove to Madeline and Sean’s engagement session location, the rain started to pour down! I was regretful in that moment that I hadn’t postponed our session together […]

Ottawa Beachside Engagement – Madeline and Sean

August 4, 2020

I had the pleasure of capturing the talented fashion blogger Amy with her laid back fiancé Justin last week. They chose to do their engagement session downtown Ottawa! The downtown location provides the perfect contrast to their cliffside Le Belvedere wedding planned next year. We spent their session strolling around the Byward Market, taking in […]

Fairmont Chateau Laurier Engagement – Amy and Justin

July 31, 2020

Lavender sessions are one of my favourite backdrops each summer. Tetiana expressed how she was searching for a laid back, floral inspired engagement session. I knew the lavender fields in Prince Edward County would be a perfect fit, especially paired with her beautiful summery, yellow dress! The morning of the session was calling for rain. […]

Tetiana and Vlad’s Lavender Engagement Session

July 23, 2020

I had a blast getting to know Jessica and Stewart at their engagement session this summer. Jessica and Stewart chose to postpone their wedding due to the corona virus and thought it would be fun to do another engagement session for their new save-the-dates. It’s all about perspective right? Postponing will allow these two to […]

Jessica and Stewart’s Sandbanks Provincial Park Engagement

July 19, 2020

We’ve all marveled at the most glorious photos wedding photographers have to offer. They paper their homepages, coat their experience pages and fill their Instagram feeds. They are the most beautiful examples of the work these talented photographers can do, and they are the images we look at when deciding whether or not to book […]

How To Create A Cohesive Wedding Day Look

June 4, 2020

Katie and Mitch’s countryside Stonefield Estate wedding this summer was absolutely breathtaking! Their day blended relaxed vintage farm house aesthetic with the whitewashed ceremony house. The views were endless overlooking the sprawling countryside on the outskirts of Ottawa, Ontario. Their big day was full of sophisticated details, with soft and lush florals, blending in a […]

Katie and Mitch’s Stonefield’s Estate Summer Wedding

May 24, 2020

Adventures in the Desert You will typically find our family adventures are surrounded by an ocean or a large body of water. Our family’s happy place is playing and exploring what the ocean has to offer. This time however, we decided to jump out of our go-to locations and explore somewhere new – Joshua Tree […]

Personal Travel: Celebrations and Surprises in Joshua Tree National Park

April 21, 2020

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