I had the most beautiful session in Constance Bay this past November.
This lovely family, from Hamilton, rented a cottage on the beach while Eric was on a work contract in the area for a few months.
Marianne told me they were leaving at the end of the month and wanted to capture some of their memories they have created during their stay.
And of course we can not forget Wally their incredibly friendly 9 year old great dane.
As always an absolute honour capturing these fleeting moments.
Ridiculously amazing day with Gillian and Geoff where they spent the day with their family and a few close friends and said "I do" at sunset! Thats right, sunset!
I said this before but I am immensely enjoying these small intimate weddings! I can't stop looking through their sneak peeks and I hope you enjoy their wedding story as much as I do.
Family session with 16 month old twins and a 4 year old, plus two very cool, laid back parents... THE best time!
Someone was always up to or into something and I absolutely loved it. Please check out some of the fun we had together exploring the campus of Carleton University, where Kathryn and Pete first met
I photograph the Bolan's every 2-3 years and I'm always in awe at how much these boys change and grow! It's mind boggling and an amazing reminder how fleeting our childhoods are. I feel so privileged to be able to capture these special memories for this family.
And seriously boys, SLOW down on the growing. It hurts my mama heart.
I was invited to the cottage to capture this incredibly fun and beautiful session with these 3 in August. This is my 4th session with these 3 beauties. Every year I capture memories on or a few days after Lucas' birthday. It is an honour to watch this little man grow and an honour to capture these special, fleeting moments for this family. Thank you so much for trusting in me.
Also, more cottage sessions PLEASE!
My first in home newborn session in what feels like forrrrreeeever. Ohhh how I have missed these sessions so much. Completely genuine and so real, they are my absolute favourite.
Max arrived earth side July 28, 2020 and the entire family is completely in love.
I feel so ridiculously honoured to have been able to domument these fleeting moments in the Mohers' lives so that they can keep them fresh in their minds forever. Congratulations to the entire family. He is absolutely gorgeous!
I had the most laid back, chill newborn session yesterday morning with this amazing family. Baby Jade slept the entire time except for maybe about 10 minutes when we purposely woke her up, going through a growth spurt, no doubt. Mom and dad were very well rested considering and seemed like they had been parenting for years. And sweet, sweet Bentley, their Rottie Mix, was the most well behaved pup ever and helped add a little character and humour into the mix.
Thank you so much Renee and Scott for inviting me into your home and trusting me to capture these incredibly special yet fleeting moments.
Over the holidays I was honoured to be invited into the Juteau home. Typically when I photograph Extended Family Sessions ( grandparents, uncles, cousins etc), we focus mostly on portraits while getting some moments in between as that is what I used to think people wanted . Although, I can take a great portrait, portraits do not set my soul on fire. What gets me so incredibly excited to shoot is real, genuine feelings and moments, the in-betweens. Those images are the ones that will bring in a flood of emotion and feelings when you look through your photos years from now. Those moments fade over time, but having the ability to capture it on camera, freeze it in time forever is so incredible special. A simple kiss on the forehead, playing hide and go seek, pillow sights, sharing special treats with your family, snow man building competitions, THESE are the images that fuel my passion for photography. I will be using this incredible session that I had with The Juteau’s as a new model for future sessions to come. THIS is what I love and this is what I want to provide to all of you.
*please note that two members have requested I not share images on them on social media which I absolutely respect. I have taken the images of them out of these sneak peeks (mostly group photos).
We were supposed to go sledding but Mother Nature had other plans and boyyyy am I sure glad!
Such a fun session chasing this little beauty around with her amazing parents at the Landsdown Christmas Market! We even got to visit Santa!!
This past Sunday, my family and I were invited into the forest to celebrate a very special little girl’s 5th Birthday. Ardis is one of my daughter, Piper’s friends. They met at forest school when they were only 2 and half years old. Their friendship is now the length of half their beautiful lives and Ardi’s mom gave me the honour of documenting this incredibly special birthday party hosted by their loving forest school teachers’ from Wild Roots Nature and Forest School. There was a scavenger hunt, followed by a cozy camp fire with hotdogs and marshmallows and then we headed into the cabin to warm up, drink hot chocolate, eat cupcakes and open gifts. It was truly a wonderful morning and all the children and parents had an incredible time. Here are just a few sneak peeks.
This session was so perfect I am now craving more sunny winter sessions. Had so much fun with this beautiful family this past weekend at Hog’s Back Park. Amy and Victor along with the whole fam were so laid back and relaxed infront of the camera, just being completely themselves. Also the sun an hour before sunset was so incredibly magical my heart was blowing up every time I snapped a shot. And look at how adorable Quinn is… the friggin’ cutest along with his canine buddy, Riley. I can’t stop looking through this set.
Every year I reach out to another photographer whom I admire and ask for a family session swap. Where I photograph their family and they photograph mine. We get a chance to watch how each other work, pick up a new trick or two and we have a chance to ask each other any questions that may have been lurking at the back of our minds regarding camera gear, business etc. I ALWAYS learn something new. This year I asked Matt from Green Tea Photography. He and his wife, Ann, are a crazy talented wedding photography team! Like legit, so incredibly amazing! I was soooo damn nervous to shoot this session, so much so that I sat and meditated in the park while I waited for them to arrive.… TWO photographers who I admire so very much bahhh. But I am sooooo happy I asked and it actually happened!! I’m an introvert and asking and following through was mentally tough. I have grown as a person and a photographer from this session alone. No kidding.
Here are their sneak peeks among 100’s I still haven’t had a chance to look through yet!
Sneak peeks for the wedding day of Jessica and Jorge are ready!! I always provide sneak peeks to my wedding clients within a few days of their big day. I try my best to pull out images that help tell the story of how the day unfolded. Now there are still 100s, possibly 1000s, that I haven’t even looked at yet, but I feel these images right here definitely allow you to feel their day. All the fun, all of the beauty, all of the huge amounts of love that was shared on this incredibly special day.
I have been sitting for the past hour staring at these images of this amazing, emotionally overwhelming birth story. I have been putting off sharing them because I feel I just don’t have the right words to express how I feel about it all. I have never photographed a birth before. I have been wanting to, but I felt that each time I was asked, it just wasn’t the right time in my life. But ever since I had my girls, my only regret was that I didn’t document their births. So I have been really wanting to do this for someone, but just waiting for the right time.
Tina, who is one of my best friends, asked me months ago whether I would be interested in photographing her son’s birth. Yes, yes my heart said yes. I was ready.
Fast forward to October 14th, 2019 at 4:34am, I received a text from Guillaume telling me they have a room at the birthing centre. “I know it’s early…only if you want to” he writes. I sprung out of bed, brushed my teeth and was on the road within 9 minutes.
I’m going to let my images tell the rest of their story but before you start to scroll down and see this incredibly strong woman go through over 24 hours of labour, I need to say that I am beyond honour… I’m not sure there is a word in the dictionary to express it. It’s such a vulnerable and private experience, the birth of a child and to have been asked to be part of it fills me with so much overwhelming emotion, I am brought to tears each time I think about it. I feel so connected to this beautiful family of three and I am so looking forward to watching Tina and Guillaume grow as parents and to watch Ovie grow into a beautiful little person. My heart is incredibly full.
This wedding from this past Saturday was perfection. Brienne and Adam got married in this cute little church called St Peters on the Rock which is on an Island on Stony Lake! Guests arrived on pontoons! For real, my photographer heart explodes from happiness every time I think about it. After the ceremony while guests headed to the reception at Burleigh Falls Inn, Brienne, Adam and I got in a boat and headed to Adam’s family cottage on another private island 10 minutes away. We took portraits and explored the 3 acres of property where Adam and his siblings played and made incredible memories since their were small children.
And then back on the boat, we headed to the Inn where Craig Cardiff performed through out dinner and for their first dance.
Amazing couple, outstanding surroundings and incredible friends and family made for THE perfect day!
Here are their sneak peeks!!
Allison & Mike got married August 19 and it was so ridiculously incredible. It was an outdoor ceremony at the Ottawa Rowing Club, it rained and it didn't even matter because they had clear umbrellas hanging off the backs of each guest chair(💥💥👏). The whole day was a photographers' dream, ending with fireworks over the Ottawa River.
A beautiful November wedding surrounded by an incredibly loving family. The speeches got me bad at this one, I laughed, I cried and felt all the love. It’s strange when I really start to think about what I do, spending an entire day documenting all the special moments of such an incredibly special day and how connected I feel with all the people I spent that day with by the end of the night. I wish Jane and Ben all the love and I’m excited to spend another beautiful day with this family in August of this year when Jane’s brother gets married.
Jess and Alan were married on September 21, 2018 which was the same day a tornado hit down in the Ottawa area. There were talks of moving the ceremony indoors but Jess wouldn’t have it and because of this I was able to capture the epic wind that day. Power was lost later in the evening, generators kicked in and the celebration continued.
This was a very special newborn session with an amazing family I hold close to my heart.
Bea was an incredible last gift her father, Shane, left his family before he past away two months ago.
Bea... "she who brings Happiness"
