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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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Have you ever had a moment in your life, where you look back and know exactly why you were meant to be in someones life? I have. The Best Connections in The Most Unexpected Locations When I first met Chloe years ago at one of our favourite local restaurants where she worked, we immediately bonded […]

An Ottawa Engagement Session – Chloe and Adam

September 11, 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

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

Believe it or not, the beautiful photos for your save the dates, home decor and granny’s mantle aren’t the only reasons to plan for engagement photos. In fact, that is just one teeny-tiny piece of the pie that is “why you should absolutely never consider skipping out on an engagement session!”  Scheduling an engagement session […]

Why You Should Definitely, For Sure, Absolutely Plan An Engagement Session

January 27, 2020

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