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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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In the ocean-meets-desert city of Cabo San Lucas, there is a pristine beach wedding venue that immediately takes your breath away upon arrival. At Riu Palace Los Cabos, the amenities are endless and the resort offers a perfect backdrop to any destination wedding ideas you could dream of. The property overlooks The Arch or El […]

RIU Palace, Cabo San Lucas Destination Wedding

April 2, 2020

The Venue Stonefields Estate, located in Beckwith, Ontario is a beautiful wedding venue that takes your breath away as soon as you step foot on the grounds. From their sweeping fields to the old stone farmhouse, rustic barns and country gardens, Stonefields offers everything you need for your special day. Events are held the Stonefields […]

Lavish Floral Stonefields Estate Editorial

March 19, 2020

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March 15, 2020

While attending The Hybrid Collective conference in San Diego, California I had the opportunity granted to me by Richard Photo Lab to experiment with the Contax 645 film camera. Since I started learning film a year ago through Julie Paisley’s Shooting Film Without Fear course, I’ve been dreaming of the day I’d have the chance […]

Our San Diego Family Adventures on Film

March 13, 2020

Every year when the lavender fields are in full bloom, people flock to the fields to soak in the calming fragrance. There are lavender farms conveniently scattered throughout the Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto areas allowing us to serve clients located in different areas. These sessions offer a soft romantic ambiance for your engagement session. We […]

Summer Lavender Field Engagement Session

March 12, 2020

At Stephanie Mason Photography & Co., we are driven by a desire to tell the most complete story possible about each and every wedding day we capture. In fact, when we are photographing a wedding, we approach it the way a director would shoot a TV show or film. We want to make sure that […]

10 Essential Wedding Day Scene-Setting Shots

March 8, 2020

When Catherine first laid eyes on Tommy, she had no idea that a beautiful adventure was about to begin. The game of basketball brought these two love birds together. They both spent their childhood, youth and early adult years competing in basketball tournaments and championships. Both played for rival universities before Tommy transferred to Catherine’s […]

Summer Garden Inspired Ottawa Golf Club Wedding

March 5, 2020

Every artist needs something to draw from for inspiration, and for each one of us, the sources of that inspiration are specific to the artist. Some photographers draw from music or emotion or dance to create their best art.  For me, there are five places I find the most inspiration for the work I do, […]

Inspiration Is Everywhere…And This Is Where I Find Mine

March 1, 2020

In the picturesque town of Wakefield, Quebec, there is a modern wedding venue perched on the top of a cliff overlooking rolling hills. The intimate setting allows couples getting married to fully enjoy an upscale celebration in a peaceful setting, just outside the Ottawa area. Here, on a sun filled winter day Rachel and Nathan […]

Cliffside Winter Wedding At Le Belvedere

February 28, 2020

When I was 19, I wasn’t looking for my forever relationship. I was happily enjoying adventures with friends, focusing on my studies and soaking in family time.  But then, my future husband walked into my life.  Life has such a funny way of surprising you! He was so sweet, incredibly shy and had a heart […]

My Real Life 2008 Wedding Day And The One I’d Plan in 2020

February 23, 2020

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