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What do you get when you combine a gorgeous spring day, a perfect view, fancy donuts, and the most chill couple ever? An incredibly beautiful spring wedding at Canoe Restaurant in downtown Toronto. The Day After weeks upon weeks of prolonged winter, Clare and Nathan got hitched on that most perfect first day of real […]

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So you’ve got the camera, you know how to use it, you even know how to use it well! That’s all you need to shoot a wedding right? Not so fast. There are so many skills you need to have to be a successful wedding photographer, and some of them have nothing to do with […]

Beautiful boho lace dress by Grace Loves Lace

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Should I do a first look? It’s one of the most frequent questions I get asked as a wedding photographer. There’s no right or wrong answer. Like so many decisions when it comes to your wedding, the answer is, “it depends”. There are lots of factors going into making this decision, so I’ll break it […]

Black and white photo of a couple sharing a first look on the balcony on the Kortright Centre

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Not sure there’s anything more lovely than fall light, autumn colours, a candle lit chapel, and two people in love. Alex and Lindsay’s boho wedding at the Doctor’s House was simply perfect. The Celebration Keeping it very intimate, the couple celebrated with just a few dozen of their closest family and friends. It created such […]

Boho Wedding at the Doctor's House

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I’ve had a complex around spending money my whole life. I’ve felt guilty doing it, like I didn’t deserve it, or like I was being waaaaay too extra. It’s only in recent years that I’ve realized spending money on myself is an act of reaffirming that I deserve nice things and experiences just as much […]

Black and white photo of bride and groom and their wedding party with sparklers at malaparte in Toronto

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Whenever we wedding photographers see a sign like the one above, we do a little happy dance. There’s nothing worse than an well-meaning but oblivious guest jumping in the middle of the aisle to get their shot, while completely ruining ours. That being said, we live in a digital age, where people not only expect […]

No photo sign at a a lively lake wedding ceremony in Muskoka

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What happens when you get a drop dead gorgeous couple, a lovely later summer day, a stunning bridal party, loving families, and lots of champagne? Beauty happens. This crazy, stunning Credit Valley wedding has all the sun-kissed moments every couple wants at their wedding. Before the wedding I met this could for the first time […]

Beautiful summer wedding at credit valley golf course

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When I am already booked on a wedding date, I turn to my trusted, talented, and wonderful associate photographer Ally to capture love stories. Perhaps this summer wedding at Canoe Restaurant is my favourite. The Couple By simply looking at them, you can tell that this couple laughs their way through life together. Ally told […]

Couple celebrates after their wedding ceremony at Canoe restaurant

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When you take two great people and one super cute dog out onto Ossington, the coolest street in Toronto, for their engagement session, magic happens. The stores, the fashion, the trends, the coffee! Who could ask for anything more? These two live just around the corner, so shooting here had a personal touch. Ossington, you […]

Trendy couple and their cute dog out on Toronto's Ossington Ave to take engagement photos

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Love knows no boundaries, no distances, and no age. This is a backyard wedding at its finest. 

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