Happy Holidays and I hope to see you next year! :)

I thought things were supposed to slow down during this time of the year, as they always do, but I've never been so busy. Lots of family photo shoots - so thanks everybody for sharing your pictures and talking about me. :)

If you're here often, you'll remember these two from a Distillery District E-Session. Rachelle and Levente got married last August at a stunning farm in Marsville.

The forecast was for rain, but it was pretty sunny all day long. We had some really heavy clouds throughout the whole day, so one minute everything was gray and windy and then all of sudden we had the brightest sun on our faces! I'm not kidding - I never changed my ISO and shutter speed so much in a matter of minutes. Tough day to be shooting outside, but I made it and I'm extremely proud of the outcome. We've got some amazing images to share - my favorite one is definitely the last one, where Levente's little nephew is pointing to the stars in the sky as the night falls.

Congrats, Rachelle and Levente! :)

This past summer I shot baby Alice's first birthday - Mari and Leo liked my work so much that they decided to book another photo shoot. They didn't want pictures on a park or in the city, but in their bedroom! I loved the idea - different from everything else I've done and it truly feels cozy and intimate.

This first part I'm focusing on the couple and giving you some sneak peeks of the family shoot. Stay tuned for part II, where I'll focus on their lovely girls - Helena and Alice.

And well, do I even need to say they are already planning another photo shoot? ;)

Lots of babies being born this Autumn. :)
Julia was born this weekend, so I decided to share with you their maternity pictures, which I absolutely love! Patricia and Thiago are also big Disney fans, just like me, so you must imagine that I had to spend some extra minutes taking their pictures to make up for the time that I spent talking about WDW.

Congrats, Patricia and Thiago! Can't wait to take pictures of Julia!

It was cute watching them. Since our e-session, I felt like I was shooting a high school couple. You know when you're in high school and you have the biggest crush on someone and your eyes just sparkle when you look at that person? That's how they look at each other! I think it's pretty noticeable from the pictures.

They got married in a gorgeous church 5 minutes away from my house (that's a first!) and then we went for the portraits. At first, they were thinking of doing portraits before the ceremony, but Brandon really wanted to first see Aileen in her white dress walking down the aisle. We still had time for some amazing portraits at the Trafalgar Castle School and around the Lake House, however I really wished we had time to go to the beach. :( If you're reading this, Brandon & Aileen, how about a Trash the Dress photo shoot in the future?? :))

Congrats, Brandon and Aileen!

#1 You must love the photographer's work (or at least like a whole lot): if you can't go through the photographer's blog posts (it doesn't matter if it's wedding related or not), this means he/she is not the right photographer for you;
#2 You must get along with your photographer: that's why we should ALWAYS meet up before signing any agreements. I've been trying really hard to schedule meetings with ample time to chat about all your big day's details, but sometimes that's just not possible, especially if you want to meet during weekends. So the best thing is to schedule a meeting during the weekdays - otherwise you might get the impression I'm in a rush to end the meeting (on weekends, I usually squeeze meetings between photo shoots).
#3 Rates that fit your budget: you can check out my starting rates on the top menu - if I was the bride, I wouldn't really like photographers that do not post their rates on their website. I just think it saves time for both of us.

Noor considered all these 3 things above when booking me. She was having a South Asian wedding and was not concerned at all that I wasn't a photographer that just shot Indian/Pakistani weddings; she said she liked all my blog posts because I was able to capture amazing moments, so thank you Noor, for trusting my work. We got along so well that by the end of our meeting we were talking cosmetics and girly stuff. :)

Noor and Omar's henna party/wedding this past August was filled with color, singing, dancing and emotion. What more can I ask for? Let me share a few images with you.

Congrats, Noor and Omar! It was a pleasure shooting your big day. :)

I just learned that Claudia and Robinson's baby girl has arrived. This is their maternity photo shoot from a couple of months ago - we started it at their place and we even got some pictures with their lovely maine coon cat, Gia. Then we went walking to the Toronto Music Garden for some outdoor shots. Just loved the way Claudia looked, so calm and peaceful.

Claudia and Robinson, congrats on the arrival of your baby girl! Hope she brings lots of happiness to your home. :)

I usually don't post lots of non-wedding events, so I decided not to leave this post as draft so people can find me if they search for Bar Mitzvahs. When I have the time, I will also make a post about some birthday parties and other special events I shot this year. So yeah, Yuki Noda Photography also shoots Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, birthday parties, baptisms, etc. :)

And although I wanted to post some of the weddings from the images I've been posting on my Facebook Fan Page, I REALLY can't seem to find the time (posting weddings in here is a ton of work!). :(

The last image is from today's shoot. He has become the cutest baby boy!! Yeap, I felt like Elmyra Duff this morning.

Since I really have to get back to my editing, I will keep this short. Just a interesting fact: this photo session happened on their wedding anniversary! It was a complete coincidence since we had to reschedule this shoot lots of times because of the weather. I'm glad we did - look at the STUNNING pictures we got at the park. They are so magical, I wish I had maternity pictures like that. As they say, the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot. I don't have ONE good picture of me pregnant - maybe because I didn't look as good as Tiffany. Next time I'll make sure to stay away from junk food! =P

p.s.: I must say that currently I'm a bit like JJ Abrams on Star Trek - I'm crazy about lens flare. At least mine are real. :)