I always say you have to meet the photographer you're hiring to shoot your wedding to make sure you guys click, but that was not possible for Hayley and David since they don't live in Canada anymore. Even though her mom was pretty sure we would get along, I must say I was a bit worried about that. Besides liking your photographer's style, you also need to be comfortable with him/her and that's why pre-consultations are so important.

But her mom was completely right - they were such a cute couple with a lot of chemistry and I had so much fun working with them! Now I really can't wait for their big day at the Eglinton Grand this summer. :)

I've been doing plenty of baby pictures during this winter and it's funny how parents usually expect their baby to behave and cooperate during the photo session. Reality is, most of them don't! Of course if you're just looking at my portfolio and not actually having your pictures taken, you'll think that all babies featured in here look so calm and peaceful. Want to know the truth? Babies cry - sometimes A LOT. And that's normal - that's what they're supposed to do. Sometimes we have to stop the photo session and just wait for them to calm down (usually feeding works wonders).

Although that was not the case for Julia - that baby loved my camera, you can see she was pretty much looking all the time at me!, I'm writing this because every now and then I get parents saying they feel bad for me and they would never imagine their baby would be so much work. Parents, I'm used to it! Don't feel bad about it. Especially now that I have a toddler and know exactly how it is. I never rush Baby Photo Shoots - if you need to feed/change/calm down the baby, I'll wait. If we need to just have the shoot another day, that's fine! Babies are one of my favorites subjects to work with, just because there's so much love in the pictures. And this shoot is a great example of it. :)

But back to this photo shoot - I had a really great morning with these boys. Dylan and Jaden were just adorable - their parents are doing a wonderful job raising these two. After a super busy week, I was so lucky to get amazing kids to work with. Please enjoy their images. :)

And the problem with taking so long to post about a past wedding is that I don't remember much to write about. Lisa and Edward's was definitely one of my favorites to shoot. It was really intimate and beautiful. They didn't care about throwing a huge party/reception aftwards, which is rare nowadays. They just wanted to gather all the loved ones to celebrate this important day at church.

After the ceremony, we had a delicious lunch and drove to the Bluffer's park for some portraits. It was pretty windy and cold, but they came out gorgeous!! We had a bit of sunshine for about 2 min and with that tiny amount of time I got my favorite wedding image from last year. You'll see when you scroll down (it's also on my portfolio). Love that place.

Congrats, Lisa and Edward! Wishing you all the best in your life. :)

Let me introduce their newest addition to the family: baby Amanda. Believe or not, she was only two weeks old - definitely one of the cutest newborns I've ever seen! Claudia and Robinson, congrats, may Amanda fill your hearts with joy! :)

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!