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Hey everyone! My name is Courtney.....I like Betsey Johnson dresses, Anthropologie, sun tanning, hitting the gym, the odd yoga class here and there, The Beatles, traveling (especially Italy, Greece, France and anywhere else with hot climates, culture, and good food), and of course photography. Even when I am not shooting for my business, I am shooting for pleasure. I am doing a project 365 (take a photo everyday for a year), I am part of a photo club that meets every Thursday, and I am always happy to mentor new photographers or hobby-ists that want to get out and shoot! I shoot anything from events, to family portraits, to landscapes, to travel, to newborns, but my true passion lies in documenting that special connection between two people. There is something about the chemistry between two people that intrigues me. I am a Nikon D700 girl. I like to shoot wide open with prime lenses, I like to use available light. Jose Villa, Jasmine Star, and Kristen Weaver are some of my role models.

Michelle & John’s Liberty Grand Wedding 01-14-12

February 3rd, 2012

Michelle and John were such an easy going couple….. from trying to plan their engagement photos in High Park during Cherry blossoms (which just so happen to fall during the week that I was away shooting their friend’s destination wedding in Roatan), to the entire wedding planning process, they were super relaxed and care free.

Melissa Samborski from One Fine Day event planning and design did all of the wedding planning aspects of the day, and made sure that all of the details were gorgeous, and the day ran perfectly smooth.

I suppose my only complaint the entire day was that mother nature decided to play an evil trick on us. This entire winter so far was been unseasonably warm. I’m talking like above zero almost every day! So I was shocked when I left my house the morning of the wedding…it was sooooo cold you could hardly breath. I don’t even know how I survived pumping my gas.

I don’t know how cold it ended up being….. it certainly felt like -35 degrees… so we’re just going to go with that. So the entire wedding party were troopers for going outside for even a few minutes in their dresses. And there are no words to describe Michelle’s bravery and determination to get “the shot”….. she was outside the longest of anyone……!!! My feet were like blocks of ice when I got back to the car, so I can’t even imagine how she felt!!!

And surprise surprise, it was like +10 again the day after the wedding. Soo not fair! :)

Venue: Liberty Grand
DJ: Del Vinyl Entertainment
Event Planning: One Fine Day event planning and design
Dress: The Brides’ Project
Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Make-up: Courtney Nevins
Hair: Lisa Herbert from Dolce Divas
Flowers: Rainflower Company
Cake: Irresistible Cakes










I am not sure if you recognize Sarah from previous weddings I’ve shot (Aysha & Paul or Caroline & Matt), but this was my THIRD wedding where Sarah was a bridesmaid!!! So we have a running joke about her being a professional bridesmaid. So if anyone is looking for not only a photographer, but a pro bridesmaid? Sarah is your girl. Not only can she throw a KILLER bachelorette party (with a pink karaoke bus!) but she can also bring the sass to any of your bridal party photos! :P













Then over to the guys to see what kind of trouble they were getting into!











The ceremony was held at John’s local church, the Transfiguration of Our Lord Roman Catholic Perish in Etobicoke. The church was adorned in beautiful stained glass windows, shedding patches of coloured light all over.






















And 1…..2…….3… don’t look cold!!
















We headed back to Liberty Grand to finish the pictures, as it was just too unbearably cold to do any more outside. I was totally ok with that….Liberty Grand is a gorgeous venue with a ton of places to shoot! :)











The hall was lit by the beautiful sunset glow when we first arrived. What a romantic setting for an incredible wedding celebration!
























New York City!

January 31st, 2012

A mere few weeks ago, I got a wedding inquiry. Nothing out of the ordinary, except that it was 1) In New York, and 2) In 2 weeks!!! I had done some family pictures for a friend of mine, and she had referred me to her friend in NEW YORK. So I shoot a quick e-mail to my brother and second shooter Gray. “Do you want to go to New York to shoot a wedding at the end of this month??” His answer was as expected. “HELL YA!”. So the rest is history!

Our plan was to leave Friday night around 9:30pm, land in New York by 11pm. Have all of Saturday to see the city. Shoot the wedding on Sunday, and fly out Monday morning at 6:45am, in time for me to be at work in Toronto by 10am. Sounds like a perfect plan right? Except there was a light snow fall Friday morning and our flight was cancelled. Our hotel wouldn’t give us our money back for missing the Friday night, but they would let us transfer it to another day. So although I don’t have a lot of holiday time left, I decided to just suck it up and take Monday off…. at least it would give us an extra day to explore. So we were able to switch everything to allow us to come home on the Tuesday morning flight instead.

Day 1: So our flight left at 7am from the Toronto Island airport. It was our first time flying Porter, so a few things were noteworthy. 1) the Ferry to take you across to the Island was hilarious. It is the shortest Ferry ride I think in the history of the world. As Gray would say, you might as well lay down a few planks and we could walk across. 2) The free snacks in the Porter lounge are AMAZING! It was like 6am, so no booze unfortunately, but I certainly had my fair share of cappuccinos and almonds!

The flight was uneventful. We landed in Newark around 8:15am…… at the exact same time as a GIANT flight from India. So the 15 or so Canadians had to wait in a gianourmous line up at Boarder Control…. while we watched countless people get finger printed, mug shots taken, or escorted into “back rooms”. Nervous and terrified for our turn, the guy didn’t even blink at us. Canadians? Have a good day! It was 10:30am by the time we got out of that mess.

Having no hotel until 3pm, we decided to try our luck and head for the city. We figured that being Torontonians, we could handle some city driving (and parking). About $20 later in New Jersey tolls, we found a sign to the Liberty State park. We decided to check it out and get our first view of the New York City skyline.









Trusting the GPS was probably our first mistake. We had read about an amazing pizza place under the Brooklyn Bridge. So we decided to head over that way and see where the day would take us. Well, the GPS would have none of that. She lead us to the Brooklyn Bridge, and then over it. Being stuck on the other side, we drove around until we found some parking and decided we’d just leave the car and walk in. MUCH easier (and cheaper) to just ditch the car as soon as possible. Tolls are everywhere (some upwards of $12 just to use a tunnel) so instead of crossing back into Manhattan we thought it would be cheaper to walk.

We found a place down a long street near the river…. so at least it would be easy to find again. It was a tad bit shady if you know what I mean, but some of the side streets were quite inviting. Jer-blah-blah-blah (we couldn’t pronounce it) had the cutest little brownstones with a cobble stone street. We dropped our bags for our first photoshoot. Lying in the street! Americans sure are nice…..a passerby stopped when she saw Gray lying on the road to make sure that he was ok (and clearly wondering why I was taking pictures).



This was the view on the road along the river. I kind of wished I lived here, as it’s an excellent photoshoot back drop! Clearly others felt the same, since there was a rapper getting his photos done by a clear “professional” :P


A view from the Brooklyn Bridge towards our favourite area, Jer-blah-blah-blah. I love how the roads are tired. Like a cake! :)

We didn’t find THE pizza joint we were looking for (apparently it was on the Brooklyn side of the bridge, but Gray INSISTED we cross first) but we found something else! The place was cute, the pizza was fresh and tasty, and the area was really trendy. The waiter also gave us some good tips on things to do and places to go for dinner in mid-town!

Light speaks to me, and when I see nice light we drop everything and break out into a photo shoot! This is “precious photography takes Manhattan by storm”!

I wish that I had pre-planned things better, and worn some make-up and not had 4am bags under my eyes and horrific airplane hair. Oh well.



I think we walked to Wall street from where we were. So Gray thought I should at least see the sights incase we didn’t make it back.


Our plan was to try and make it up either the Rockefeller Centre or the Empire State building for sunset. My vote was for the Rock. Not just because of Liz Lemon (ok maaybe), but a friend had said it was better and you actually could get the Empire State in the photos. Done and done.

There was a HILARIOUS sign at the front entrance to the “Top of the Rock”. It said $68 in big letters. Then in small letters it said “for 4 New York attractions”. Sooo many people were turning away because they thought it was $68 to get to the top. We almost did ourselves….. until we read the fine print. I can pay $25 for a nice view….. but certainly not $68! Unfortunately it didn’t deter enough people……….apparently we weren’t the only ones with the same sunset idea. If there is one thing I hate, it’s fighting for a spot to take a good picture. People bump you, they stand right in your way, and they hog all of the good spots. Oh well….. it is what it is. We had no tripod, so these shots were all hand-held. So they aren’t the amazing f22 HDR shots that I had imagined. But whatever.


I seriously loved my Canada mittens. LOL.





So another site that anyone new to New York has to experience is Times Square. I can totally see why the locals want nothing to do with it! While it is a spectacle, it is SWARMING with tourists….. and tourists aren’t our cup of tea.



Our waiter from lunch time had suggested we eat somewhere on 8th or 9th. So we walked down Broadway I think it was? Past a whole bunch of broadway shows….. until we found a whole bunch of restaurants. We ended up at a cute little Thai place……. really good and really cheap! Since Thai restaurants aren’t really known for their succulent deserts, we doubled back through Times Square and back in the direction of 30 Rock for the world famous bakery….Magnolia. I am not sure if it’s famous for real, or if Lonley Island just made it famous in their Lazy Sunday rap. Either way the cupcakes were fantastic! :)


We got back to our hotel room probably around midnight? After finding the subway, finding our car, and finding our hotel. We also made a quick pit-stop at Liberty State Park with the hopes to photograph some NYC skyline shots in the dark. Instead we were met with a giant CLOSED sign. BOO!

Day 2: Today was the day of Maria and Peter’s wedding. I’ll save this story for it’s own blog post.

However, we left the wedding around 10pm. It being “early” we decided to try our luck again at the Liberty State Park. There is something about photographing a wedding that makes me feel invincible. Adrenaline or something. Anyways, what’s a stupid sign going to do anyways? Do not enter is like waving candy in front of a child. Clearly I want to enter even more now!! So perhaps it wasn’t the smartest idea to carry thousands of dollars of camera equipment into a dark and sketchy area alone in the dark in New York….. but we had our flimsy plastic tripods to protect us from evil wrong-dooers right?

So sadly it was windy, and again my plans for a beautiful f22 long exposure didn’t work. Flimsy tripod + wind = epic fail. Oh well….. the excitement of the chase is sometimes more exciting then the prize? And we lived to tell about it! (shhhh don’t tell my dad!)

So we probably made it back to the hotel room past midnight again. And silly me can’t sleep until all my memory cards have been backed up. So that puts me at a 2am bedtime.

Day 3: Wedding hangovers are the worst. Not hangover from booze….. no no! Hangovers from weddings. Every part of my body hurts…. my legs from running around, my back from heavy lifting, my hand stuck in a claw formation from gripping the camera so tight, my brain from the amount of stress I go through. Generally I don’t leave my bed the day after a wedding if I can help it. That’s right…. I post my sneak peeks from the comfort of my bed. Gotta love laptops! :)

Anyways, we drag overselves out of bed. We are in NEW YORK for gods sake, we can’t just lay around in bed all day! So we slowly bring ourselves to make it out of the house, and head back to Jer-blah-blah-blah for parking. Might as well go where we know we can park and find our way around!

I’m not gonna lie. I wasn’t pleasant. I was just generally uncomfortable. Tired, hungry, cold, had to pee, hurt everywhere. And Gray somehow seemed peppy and eager. Damn you Gray for being 26!!

Anyways, after whining for a good period of time, we finally got to have lunch. I am always more pleasant after eating.











Central Park was nice….. but because I was tired I couldn’t get warm. Gray kept insisting that I take off my ridiculous hat/hood combo and pose for some nice pictures…..but it was seriously FREEZING (I know I know like +10 or something….but I was just cold).





Madison Ave puppies. Apparently everyone’s got one.

So instead of choosing to shop (what’s the point, I’m wedding poor and it just makes me sad to see nice stuff that I can’t have) we opted to take the free Ferry to Staten Island to get yet another skyline shot.


Again, these are all hand held and ON A BOAT, so movement was kind of an issue for long exposures!





I guess I should mention the dinner. We went out in Soho to a place called Balthazar. It was sort of a French Bistro with lots of fresh fish, lobster, and Oysters. We shared a fresh pumpkin ravioli with a hint of orange zest and OHMIGOD it was freaking AMAZING! Even Gordon Ramsey would be impressed I think! For dinner I had a lobster risotto and Gray had a pot belly pig. One half litre of wine turned into 2, and 3 hours and a mango cheesecake later…….. it was now like 11pm! Where did the time go!? We decided to get dinner around 7:30ish and now it’s LATE? We have to get up at 4AM!





So finally after getting the car from the Jer-blah-blah-blah area, we found a nice (and safe looking) vantage point of the city! Might as well… since we’re here.



Of course, we got back to the hotel room around 1:30am. Skyline shots, traffic…… anyways we had to be up at 4am to leave to the airport and of course had not even started to pack. Needless to say it was a whirlwind trip full of adventure, but sadly not full of sleep! Thanks for being my awesome travel pal Gray, as usual. :)

Lindsay & Alex’s Winter wonderland wedding

December 14th, 2011

I’ve actually known Lindsay a long time……I guess you could say we grew up together, considering we figure skated competitively throughout most of our childhood, and spent hours and hours and hours at the rink. So if she knows one thing about me at all, it’s that I am hard-core when it comes to my craft. Although times have changed and I no longer skate, I have put all of my time and energy into my photography. So when she asked to meet with me and my brother Gray to discuss their upcoming wedding, I was super excited to be a part of her big day.

And of course, she did not disappoint!! She looked absolutely STUNNING in her Maggie Sottero gown. A lot of the details of the day were organized by Lindsay’s fabulous mother Jessica, including the baking of their 3-tier cake!!! Another big shout-out goes to Kristy from KT Floral Design for all of the flowers and Shawn from Rhythm Entertainment who was a fantastic vendor to work with!































The ceremony took place at Trafalgar Castle in Whitby.











Formals were taken in and around the Castle. It was pretty dark by the time the ceremony ended, so we used what little light we had left.











The reception was held at Deer Creek Golf and Country Club in Ajax.














































Kristen + Chris’s Wedding

August 25th, 2011

Ceremony site: Oshawa Golf and Curling Club
Reception: Oshawa Golf and Curling Club
Florist: Pat Fidler
DJ: Delisle from Team Money Entertainment
Cake: Marie Fuentes’s of Tiny tot cake
Bridal gown: Elizabeth Stuart
Hair stylist/Make-up: Belle of the Ball by Nicole

























































































Lindsey & Alex’s Engagement

August 24th, 2011

Location: In and around distillery district, downtown Toronto.












His Proposal- By Courtney McIntosh

August 4th, 2011

I figured since everyone already got his side of the story, I should probably tell mine.

It was a typical Wednesday at work. I was counting down the days until our trip to Denver, and making countless lists of all the things left to do before our Friday morning departure. *ping*! I get a message on gchat from Porya…..”Do you want to go golfing after work?” Of course I don’t. “Who else is going?” Hoping he is just asking me to be nice. “Just us!” Oh dear..I guess I can’t just say no and make him go alone. “Fine, but as long as you order me a chicken greek salad to eat in the car” Might as well get a free meal out of it since we have no food in the house. “Sure!” So it’s settled. I have a million things to do, and golfing is now one of them. For him.

And then shit hits the fan. Things at work are running late, and I fear that he will be super disappointed when I tell him I won’t be home till 7. Surprisingly he says it’s fine, and I should just text him when I am leaving so he can order our food.

So I text him when I’m in the car at 6:38. Traffic is smooth sailing, so I am home by 6:45. I decide that since I have time, I might as well leave the car in the 5 min parking to go up and change.

I walk into a clean house. This is a shock. Our house is never clean…and it certainly wasn’t when I left for work. All of the doors are closed, and there is a giant grey box with a red bow on the table. Beside that is a bottle of wine, some cheese and crackers, and a sign that says “Open me”. Call me crazy, but my first reaction was “I wasn’t suppose to come upstairs. I wonder who this is for? Did I walk in on something I am not suppose to? There is no way that this is for me!”

So I send him a text. “Here.” and I stare at the box with a look of confusion.

“My friend is driving, park and come eat upstairs….he’s coming in 10″ is his response. OK phew…it IS for me. But why? My birthday is in August….. maybe he forgot? Maybe he was REALLY excited about buying me that chicken greek? Regardless, I tear open the giant box….with no idea what is going on. Doesn’t he know that we are already late for golfing as it is?

Inside the box, I find a note and another box. I don’t even think I fully read it, but it said something about relaxing, having some wine and snacks, and I glance at the 4 month old wine, and the stale crackers. Cute.

I text him back “Did u order the food?” clearly there is no food here so I want to try and gain some insight.

“Ya I already picked it up, come eat”.

He clearly wants me to come upstairs and open the boxes, so I tear through each box, only to find a smaller and smaller box inside. FINALLY I get to what looks like a ring box. OHMIGOD it’s a ring box. Or maybe it’s just earrings? Yes, it’s probably just earrings. There is no way it’s a ring.

So I text him again. “If your friend is going, then I’m not. I’ll just go do errands if you don’t need the car.” He still doesn’t know I found the boxes.

“Are you going to eat first?” At this point I know he is squirming. Teehee. Serves him right for promising me a chicken greek and not delivering.

So I take a deep breath and open the box. I let out a sigh of relief when I find the box is empty. At the very top of the box is a small note. “Pisanos, 8pm under Rajabi. Order yourself a bottle of wine”.

8pm? It’s only 7 by this point. My heart is racing. What just happened? I quickly throw all of the boxes back together for a photo. If this is really happening, I need a photo.

I text my best friends photos of the empty ring box……with the message “ummmmmmmmmmmmm”. I waste about 20 mins on the phone freaking out a little. I even asked if I could go hide at her house. Yes, of course this is what I’ve been asking for persistently for the past year. Yes, this is why I’ve gone to jewellery stores on countless occasions. Yes, this is why I’ve left 5×7 images of the type of ring I want taped to his orange juice container. But that’s because it wasn’t really going to happen. And now it is. “I’d laugh if it’s earrings” I tell her.

At 7:20 I realize that I probably smell bad and look like a train wreck. I have 40 mins to transform myself into someone worthy of what belongs in that empty box. Luckily I have an arsenal of dresses in my closet, and I know just the one for this occasion. If we are going to a restaurant most likely everyone will be watching, so I have to make it chic, classy but still a hint of sexy.

7:55. Good enough. Black dress, black shoes, black purse. He left walking directions on my desktop but it’s like a million degrees outside, so I opt to drive. The car is still sitting in the 5 min parking anyways. So I grab the ring box and head to the restaurant. I will need the ring box….for the pictures :P

I arrive and I’m super nervous. Do the waiters know? Are they going to slip the ring in my wine? Will there be musicians? Will people clap? I order a bottle of red……and check the glasses throughly before I take a sip. Wouldn’t want to shallow it by mistake. He texts me to ask if I’ve left yet. “I’m here drinking alone” I tell him. He was certainly making me wait. He asks “better then golfing?” to which I reply “I guess, but I really wanted that chicken greek”.

He finally shows up at about 8:30. By this time I’ve drank half the bottle of wine. We order dinner, and make chit chat. I am on edge anytime a waiter approaches, or the front door opens. I am usually an eater, but I hardly touched my meal. We pack up our feasts and he pays the bill. “Lets go home” he says. “What??” I’m thinking to myself. Was it all a big joke? I must look like an idiot. I text my friend in the car… “Worse then earrings. I got nothing”.

We get into the elevator, and he asks me to close my eyes. He takes my purse so I can use both hands to cover them. Little did I know that he needed my purse to get the ring box that I wasn’t suppose to take with me. It was suppose to just be waiting for me when I opened the condo door.

He leads me down the hallway, as I can’t see a thing, and opens the door. I open my eyes, and there are candles glowing. The old wine has been replaced by a new bottle I picked up from Niagara that I’ve been saving for a special occasion. He gets down on one knee and presents the box….this time with a shiny new ring!! “OHMIGOD!” I manage to say “I guess so?” before he shoved the ring on my finger and gave me a big hug and a kiss!

My Proposal – by Porya Rajabi

July 23rd, 2011

I had been sitting on a sparkling new diamond ring for about 5 weeks, but was unable to put together an exciting plan on how to present it to my girlfriend. I obsessed excessively on the perfect way to propose, but see-sawed between grand gestures, epic surprises, and romantic settings. The internet was of little use – despite some of the most incredibly though out proposals, the ideas presented there were neither reproducible, nor unique for me after I had seen them. I tried to focus on the core idea of a proposal and think about what would make the strongest impact. What will make it an unforgettable experience for her that is special and exciting? I came up with two necessary ingredients: unexpected and suspenseful. I needed this to hit her out of left field – so no booking any get aways or setting asides dates or piggy backing on special occasions. I also needed her to become aware of what was happening so that there could be some suspense – an unknown anticipation that gets her heart pounding. I would save the adventure and romance for our honeymoon and the public displays of affection for our wedding. This was something different, it was something exciting.

The core of my plan boiled down to this very simple concept: let me pick a time where she is in her weekly routine and on mundane autopilot and present her with a message, “I am going to propose to you tonight – you have one hour to get ready”. Instant adrenaline. You know its coming because I just told you, but its so fast that it catches you off guard. You are left with nothing for the next hour except your own racing thoughts and your pumping pulse. That’s the suspense.

Over the next few hours I put together some of the details to achieve this. I picked an evening after work to schedule a golf game for us – something that is not out of the ordinary. Once she gets home, I am no where to be found, and instead she is greeted by a spotless condo, and inside, sitting on an empty table is a giant wrapped box with a bow and a sign that reads “Open Me!”.

What’s in the giant box you ask? Its a series of smaller and smaller boxes each with a quick note hinting about the contents of the boxes and encouraging her to relax and indulge in some wine and cheese sitting beside her mystery box. The final box is the engagement ring holder – and instead of the ring waiting for her inside, she only finds an address to a restaurant and a time. The plan is for her to have enough time to get ready and expect to be presented with the actual ring during the dinner awaiting her. Or so she thinks… and instead, the dinner is just that – a nice dinner at a local restaurant. The real surprise is waiting for her back at the condo. On the way home she’ll be thinking, surely there is nothing waiting for us back home, I was just there and there is nothing there. Little does she know I snuck back in right after she left the condo and replaced the boxes with some candles, flowers, and the engagement box – except this time the ring is actually inside. Surprise!

The reality turned out a little bit differently however. You see, other people are also capable of the unexpected and there are many parts of this plan that strayed off the main path or simply were just never thought out. For instance, she took the engagement box with her to the restaurant (but more on that later). My main problem was that I had no way of knowing when she would leave the condo and hence, when to sneak back in and create my new setup. One of the key concepts was that I wanted her to be alone in her thoughts, so any communication between us was out of the question. The other issue was that I needed to get into the condo as soon as she left so that the time between when she arrived at the restaurant and when I came would be minimal. In the end, I convinced our security guard to keep an eye out on the elevator camera’s with a detailed description of my beloved. At 8:05 PM I caved and texted her for fear that she was already waiting at the restaurant and I had missed her. She wasn’t – but it was even worst, she had taken the car and was en route. This took away my plan B which was to use the car to drive the 1km stretch and gain some time. I rushed to do my new setup, only to find the next disaster: the engagement box missing. With the ring now stuffed in my pocket and beads of sweat dripping down my back in the 40+ degree weather, I raced towards the restaurant without any clear plan on what I would do with the ring.

The restaurant, with its heavenly AC, was a nice break. I got to enjoy a pleasant meal, relaxed to think up a new plan, and mischievously smiled every time I saw my fiance to be squirm or fidget in her seat. After a wonderful meal, we packed it up, got in the car and made our way home. My new plan was put into effect where I asked her to close her eyes from the elevator ride up while I dug through her purse to find the missing box. In the mean time, my off key humming served as a distraction to cover up the sounds of the clasping box; in retrospect, I don’t think my cover was too successful. The rest as they say was history since I had no intention of further delaying the anticipation and wanted to enjoy a night of celebration. Kneeling down on my knee, I happily accepted her “I guess so” response and we held a deep embrace while I slipped on the main attraction onto her finger.


Loksum & Eric’s Wedding

July 19th, 2011

It was a beautiful Saturday in July. Loading my gear into the car first thing in the morning I could tell it was going to be a scortcher. Eric had mentioned that they had no back-up rain-location for their outdoor ceremony, so I was happy to see that there was not a cloud in sight.






























































































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Michelle + John’s Engagement

July 5th, 2011

Location: Sunnyside Park, Toronto

Michelle and John were actually a referral from Caroline + Matt, the beautiful destination wedding I shot in Roatan, Honduras in May. I am extremely excited for their winter wedding at Liberty Grand! :P

We were originally attempting to shoot this engagement session in High Park during Cherry Blossoms, but since Spring was so late this year our schedules didn’t coincide during blossom week. Probably for the best, considering the park was more packed this year then I’ve ever seen it before!!!

Michelle and John just moved from the High Park area to King West, so we finally settled on Sunnyside park at dusk. I had never actually been to the park (as it was always far and hard to get to when I lived in the city) so I am always excited (and a little nervous) to shoot somewhere unknown.

Turns out there was plenty of nice light……and dinosaurs! :)









































Jen + Alex’s wedding

July 5th, 2011

I met Jen and Alex way back in 2009. I was assisting a friend of mine on her December engagement session in the Distillery District…..because lets be honest….there isn’t much else to shoot in December. They had contacted me a few months later about wedding packages, as they were moving up North and wanted to sort out wedding things before they left. And when I say North I don’t even mean like North Bay or Sudbury….I mean Northwest Territories North! CRAAZZY!

So I really had no idea what to expect going into this wedding, as Jen and Alex had gone “dark” online after the big move. The majority of the wedding planning, from baking and decorating the cake, to sorting out the venue, caterer, and me had been through Jen’s AMAZING mother Diane. She was such a kind and caring person…..and hard working too….the entire wedding came together perfectly because of all her dedication. There is nothing more touching then seeing the love amongst a family…..and this wedding really was special. Family members brought together from near and far for this monumous occasion, and I was truly honoured to be chosen to share and capture these special memories for not only Jen and Alex, but for their entire families!

Picture Location: Uxbridge Historical Centre
Ceremony/Reception: Sandford Community Centre

Jen and Alex opted to see each other before the ceremony, to allow enough time for pictures as the ceremony was later in the day. They gave me about 3 hours to shoot, which is seriously like a dream come true!!! We were able to get so many different locations…….even despite the torrential downpour that hit just after we started! :( Everyone was totally cool about going outside in the rain……which made for some amazing images!! :P










I just love shooting first looks with my couples…..it gives them that moment to cherish forever…… :P



By this point the skies had opened up, and unleashed their fury. This wasn’t the kind of rain that you could just stand under an umbrella in and not get wet. I’m talking intense wind, lightening, full on torrential downpour…… so we took cover under the porch of an old house. Sadly none of the doors to the museum were unlocked, leaving us “high and dry”…..haha.





















Finally the workers of the Uxbridge Historical Museum took pity on us, and opened up both the school house and the church for us to shoot in….which was super nice of them since the permit was only suppose to be for the outdoor grounds. :P

































 

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