Michelle and Johan

Michelle was one of the chill-est brides I have met. Nothing was worth stressing about - it was a pleasure to photograph her wedding to Johan. They had their ceremony at her parent's house in the backyard.


Everyone looks so happy!

We did Michelle and Johan's formal photos at "Say I Do In the Garden". Its an absolutely stunning garden near Ardrossan, owned by Arlene Birmingham, who was also their marriage commissioner.

Michelle and Johan love to golf together, and Arlene has a putting green set up at the gardens, which made for some great sets.

Poor Michelle, cursed/blessed with a gorgeous set of dimples.

Johan, looking dapper.

Arlene's husband arrived while we were shooting in his super cool car, which he invited us to use as a backdrop.

A great shot of Michelle, Laura and Tina - best friends since school.

The bouquets were simple and beautiful, and I loved the ribbon they used for the ties.

A beautiful shot of Michelle and Johan in the gardens.

Congratulations you two! Thank you for inviting me to share your day with you.

Megan and Ryan get married

When I did Megan and Ryan's engagement photos, it was so good to see what a wonderful connection these two have. That continued into the wedding day, which was beautiful, serene and lots of fun.

Here is Megan looking stunning.


They had great attendants, who were up for anything.

Ryan and his boys, looking tough. Cause they're from the 'hood :).

Great laughs, beautiful flowers and beautiful girls.

One of the best parts about being a wedding photographer is seeing people drop their reserve for a minute, when they forget the camera is there, and just get real with each other - and then catching a moment like this.

Megan is going to law school in the fall. She wanted some pictures close to the Law Buildings on campus, which conveniently happen to be right next to the Fine Art Building. Awesome backdrop, Megan. Thanks for finding this!

Megan and Ryan had the best cake topper. They look all sweet and serious . . .

and then . . .

Megan and Ryan's wedding reception at the Mayfair Hotel was a blast. Ukrainian food (whoo hooo!), great speeches, the wonderful DJ, Alec, from Echo Sound, fun music, and lots of love and laughter all around.

Thank you for asking me to come and spend the day with you. I wish you all the best!

Jessica and Dustin - the wedding

This was such a special wedding for me to photograph. I've known Jessica's mom since she was about 15. I used to play with her little sister (Jessica's aunt), and we always thought Eileen was so cool. My little sister went to school with Jessica and her sister, and days before the wedding, I clued in that I knew Dustin's mom and grandparents. Then, when Jessica was introducing me to their wedding party, I realised I knew (or was related to, in a third cousin kind of way) half of them.


Then, we did the portraits on the farm where I used to play with Jessica's aunt, and we briefly stopped at the farm where I grew up. That was a little mind-bending.


I was invited to the wedding as a guest, and contracted to do the portraits after the wedding, but I couldn't resist getting a few before the wedding anyway. I love these of Jessica and her mom and dad.

Jessica was such a stunning bride. All the adjectives - radiant, glowing, beautiful - all apply.



Off to the farm . . .

Aunt Cathy did the flowers. They were gorgeous.

Dustin is so good looking, and I want to say "nice" but that word doesn't really do him justice. He is so genuine and open hearted.

Jessica and Dustin wanted photos of their wedding party in a playground. I got some really cool shots, and love this one of Jessica.

A beautiful, semi-serious shot. It was hard for Jessica to keep a straight face. She loves to laugh.

This was one of the last shots of the day, and one of my favourites. I love the metaphorical level of flare shots. It looks like Dustin is holding a rainbow in his hand, and Jessica is crowned with light. Good blessings for a wedding day.

Congratulations you two, and thank you for inviting me to be a part of your special day!

Meagan and Kelly

This was such a great wedding. Meagan and Kelly are two of the nicest people you could hope to meet.


I love how Meagan's friend's tattoos set the tone for the day in this picture. Love and Faith.



Kelly told me about this old truck they had on their farm when we first met to discuss wedding pictures. I'd been thinking about it ever since.

I couldn't ask Meagan to get up on the truck with her dress (but if you ever want to do another session guys, let me know! ). Their sister-in-law was up for it, though. This truck is special to Kelly's brother, so I was glad to get a shot of the two of them with the truck

Meagan's aunt did the flowers - they were stunning.

When we first got out to field where the truck was, I saw this. And then told my clients I was peeing myself with happiness. How cool is that they still like me after that ever-so-professional confession?

These trees were amazing, and I could have spent all day there.

Sometimes the best pictures are serendipitous. It was smoking hot on Meagan and Kelly's wedding day (32C, I think), and its the middle of summer, so there's lots of bugs. The little grass bugs seem to like white, and kept crawling up between the layers of Meagan's dress. She didn't like that so much! Here she is swirling her dress to get the bugs off - but what a great bridal portrait.

Congratulations you two! Thank you for including me in your special day and for your wonderful hospitality.

A new baby for our family

Introducing Kaylee!

Philippa and Jon had their first baby - how cute is she!?!?! Nice work guys.

Gabe was very excited to have his first cousin. The boys are so gentle with babies.

They're not so gentle with each other though. Kaylee looks like she's asking her mama "what the heck is going on?!" You'll get used to them.

I love how babies always look to their mamas. They can't see much yet, but that's where their eyes always go.

Welcome to our family baby girl!