I shot this engagement session a couple of months ago – Frances and Kieran were so much fun! Loved them, really cute couple and definitely made to each other!

I won’t get tired of saying this… I just love shooting 5 minutes away from home! Please enjoy some of my favorites from this shoot.

I also have something to confess: right before the E-Session, I take a look at the wedding agreement to get the groom’s-to-be name. Most of the time I don’t remember just because they usually never talk during our meeting – I can say 80% of grooms just say “Whatever she’s happy with”. And although I knew Ashley’s fiancé was called Chris because she mentioned his name several times on our e-mails exchange, I had to pause several times when talking to them because everytime I looked at him I wanted to call him Ryan [Gosling]. Ashley could be easily called Katy [Perry] if I didn’t know her name. :)

These two are extremely photogenic and it was really hard to edit out images. I basically just removed some images from the end of our shoot because they looked tired – that’s the disadvantage of shooting on a work day: they already start our shoot kind of tired. =/

A while ago I shot one of my favorites E-Sessions on a place I absolutely loved and, apparently, more people did. Every time some client asked me where that was I just took them and then, in my eyes, that dreamy cliff didn’t seem so dreamy anymore… I don’t know why. This time I pinky promise I won’t be telling everybody where this hidden gem is so they’re the only ones with these images. :)

Lo and Chris were such a fun and easy couple to photograph! They decided to bring their dog to the shoot and although I did work with some dogs walking down the aisle, this was actually my first e-session with a pet. :)

Congrats on your engagement, Lo and Chris! Can’t wait for your wedding next year! ♥

I’ve been really busy this month, but I hate to leave the blog with no new posts. And when I say busy, I mean it. I just came back from work and, this week, I’m shooting every single day till next Sunday. This means I’m taking pictures 9 days in a row! Still I can’t really complain – I got to do what I love and there will be plenty of time to rest during the winter. I’m actually writing this post while I export some wedding images on Lightroom. :)

This is Shannon and Graham’s E-Session – we started at the UofT and finished our day at the Humber Bridge – two favorites of mine! Although we spent more time than planned sitting in traffic and got to the Lake Shore way after we were supposed to, we still got lots of great shots over there. Do I need to say how much I loved Shannon’s dress? Gorgeous bride-to-be and I’m extremely excited to be shooting their wedding this Fall at the King Edward Hotel!

Colin was really good making Michelle smile and I must say I’m really lucky to get nice grooms-to-be most of the time. In the end, I can tell couples what to do during their e-shoot, but it’s up to the couple to make the “magic” happens. It’s funny that during my meetings EVERYBODY stops on the same picture from my wedding album sample saying how they love that particular photo (one couple’s first dance) and, the thing is, YOU gotta give me that moment. And that was exactly what Colin and Michelle did: I told them all the poses they were supposed to do, and it works so well because they look so in love. I call that chemistry. :)

Oh… and this was my first engagement shoot here in Whitby! Although I have many couples getting married that live around (thanks to Aileen and Brandon!), all of them choose to have their engagement pictures done in Toronto. It was great working 5 min away from home! :)

Really excited about their wedding this August!

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. :)

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

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? ;)

This is Rachel and Mike – what a cute couple! I’ve been really lucky this year – getting all these good-looking couples! We decided to shoot this e-session at many different locations around downtown – must say that it was pretty hot that day. Good thing most locations we picked had air conditioning!

Our shoot started at the Union Station and from there we went to all interesting places we could find. We all have to agree that Rachel looks STUNNING in that pink dress – can’t wait to see her in white! I’m sure she’ll look amazing.

Our shoot ended at the Habourfront Centre for some more casual shots. It was crazy parking and walking around – could that place be any more crowded? Now I remembered why I usually tell couples Habourfront is a no-no unless we go during sunrising. Of course, I totally forgot with all these weddings happening this past month, but we were able to get some really cute shots. Please enjoy!