I have known Danielle for years, and had the pleasure of photographing her with her niece years ago and then I also photographed her sister as well, so I was more than thrilled when she contacted me and asked me to photograph her wedding in June.

Besides being beautiful inside and out, Danielle is a cute and sweet and funny girl and her and David are so adorable together and we had so much fun during their e-session. We had to postpone it a couple of times due to wether and then when we finally met, it wasn’t the best weather as it was wet snow that kept falling, but eventually it stopped and the sun even came out at the end.

We drove around downtown Toronto and stopped at a few spots and we had so much fun. At the end we went to a new skating rink with the skyline as the background and it was beautiful, even though the ice rink wasn’t skatable it was still pretty and we made the best of it and Danielle even wore heels on the ice.

These two are so wonderful and I can’t wait for their big day in June, I know it will be an amazing wedding.

Thanks again Danielle and David, we had such a wonderful time with you and are so looking forward to your wedding day, but for now we hope you enjoy the sneak peek from your e-session.

p.s.  I may have to add some more images soon as there were just so many that I loved…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have so many reasons to celebrate and this is my post to do it in and I just want to share our good news with everyone, and we are just so blessed and feel so grateful and so happy and I just feel like bursting,lol.

Where do I start, first I was going to write this post eventually but then I read a fellow photographer’s Jasmine Star’s blog (like I usually do) and was inspired even more.  She posted a pic of her and JD at his prom, and then it reminded me that my highschool sweetheart and I not only went to the prom together like Jasmine and JD did, but then we got married (about a gazillion years later) like Jasmine and JD did as well,lol. So I thought, posting  a picture of dh and I at prom when we were still wet behind the ears would be a great way to start this post, especially because we just celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary this past Sunday, September 18.

 

We met at the tender age of 12 at Flemmingdon park Pentecostal church and although we didn’t really start officially dating til we were 17, he was the first one I held hands with and went to a party with and snuck around with (don’t tell my mom). My mom didn’t want me dating til I was 30 (another thing I have in common with Jasmine) and she wasn’t thrilled when dh and I started dating and she forbid me to see him at one point and tried to bribe me not to see him, or threaten me, she did everything she could as I was only 17. It took her about 10 years for her to accept and actually like him and then when we finally told her we were getting married, she was one of the happiest woman on this earth, and she helped me plan every last detail of our wedding.  Here is a picture of us at our wedding.

Then we had our precious boys, George born in 2003 and Nik born in 2006 and our lives were complete. I turned 40 on September the 9th  and a few days before that we found out the wonderful news that we are pregnant with our 3rd, so as you can see we have so many reasons to celebrate and be grateful for. We are due on  May 2nd, and our 2nd was born on May 3rd, so he gets a baby brother or sister for his birthday present,lol. We had the boys do a little scavenger hunt to find out that their is a baby on the way, and boy were they excited when they found out the news. Nik wants a girl, and George wants a boy (because dh’s brother and sil have 3 girls, so if we have 3 boys it would be a perfect balance,lol) and I’m happy with whichever God wants to bless us with, as long as this little one is healthy, that’s all I care about.

What does this mean for my business, well, I can’t let myself be as crazy busy as I have been, this past summer was packed solid with sessions, and I’m still pretty much fully booked until November and I know when baby gets here, I may just have to take a little time off and may have to limit my sessions as well. So……..  if you want to book a session with me next year, book it now as I will only be scheduling a few sessions next summer, and will not be able to fit everyone in, so book now, to avoid any disappointment.  I know its early, but I can’t tell you how many people have called this summer and have been disappointed that there was nothing available to them to book, so don’t wait. Book now!!!!!

 

 

 

I love working with Rina and her boys, this is our 3rd session together and the boys are becoming pros at this. Besides being so cute and adorable and tons of fun, they have the most amazing colour hair, red headed boys and I never stop smiling when I photograph these little guys.

Rina wanted to go to graffiti alley in Toronto and it was a perfect day and I suggested to bring some water guns and she did and they couldn’t wait to play with them. After what must have seemed like forever to them,lol, it was time to play with the water guns and out they came and tons of laughter and screaming ensued.

These 3 boys remind me of our boys,  they love each other and fight with each other and play together just like all brothers do. It was cute to watch them and I’m honoured to have photographed them for the past few years, watching them grow has been a pleasure.

Thanks Rina, its always wonderful to see you and the boys again and I got so many shots that I love and it was hard to choose my faves, so here are more than a few for your sneak peek.

 

 

 

 

 

I have never had to postpone so many sessions before but April 2011 has probably been the worse month for rain in a decade. Fortunately we did manage to find one day that wasn’t too cold or too wet and I finally got to meet this sweet and adorable family last Friday.

We met at high park, and I have to say it was a nice day, sun was out just a bit, it wasn’t as cold and all of a sudden everyone was outside enjoying the weather, including high park. I know high park can get pretty packed, but thankfully there wasn’t too many people there during our session this time.

It’s a huge park with so much to see, from gazebo to ponds to beautiful cherry trees (when they bloom) there’s lots to take in. We really enjoyed our walk around and found so many beautiful spots to take photos of this beautiful family, it definitely was a great day and we really enjoyed ourselves with all of them.

Both kiddos were pleasant and sweet and so cute, and indeed the whole family is very photogenic, as you can see for yourself.

Thanks Jo-Anne, it was finally nice to meet you and your family and I hope you enjoyed your time with us and I also hope you enjoy your sneak peek from our session.

 

 

 

Just when I thought winter was finally over, we got hit with tons of snow and it almost made me postpone Sunday’s session but thankfully I didn’t as it turned out to be a fun day with an adorable family.

Shana gave me the biggest hug when we first met and I’m such a hugger, and the bigger the hug the better, right then I knew we would have such a fun session and we did. The kids were so sweet and oh so cute and so friendly and right away started laughing for me, the smiles were contagious since Chris and I couldn’t stop smiling during the whole session. Even though there was alot of snow on the ground which prevented us from exploring too much, we still managed to enjoy the winter wonderland and I think this family will remember this time together for years to come.

Thanks so much for hiring me Shana, we really enjoyed ourselves with your family, and hope you had a wonderful time as well. Enjoy your sneak peeks.