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Daniel & Janessa - Dreamy Fall Afternoon @ Assiniboine Park
Getting to know my couples on a personal level is so important and helps the couple feel more relaxed and fun overall!
I’ve known Janessa & Daniel since our high school days over at St. Maurice School from over ten years ago. It’s crazy to think how much time has gone by, but never the less, I knew that having this prior relationship with these two would help with the photoshoot in getting more relaxed and fun photos! I find it so important to have some sort of connection with my families or couples on a more personal level. The leaves at Assiniboine Park hadn’t completely turned yellow or orange yet but there is just something about these greens and bright pinks and yellows that are so dreamy. Thanks Janessa & Daniel for having me do these photos for you guys!
Venue: Assiniboine Park
Camera: Sony a7 iii
Lens: Samyang 85mm f1.4
Lights: Godox AD200 Pro
The Pinterest Worthy Wedding Shower feat. Sarah
Summer 2020 seemed like a lifetime ago at this point, but one of the highlights was getting to photograph Sarah’s wedding shower.
To say that this wedding shower was Pinterest / Instagram worthy was an understatement. Sarah, Daniel, their families and friends cut no corners throwing this gorgeous outdoor party at their residence. From the decor, to the vast variety of food, the furniture and even the little details made this party a major hit! I’m so thankful of course that I continue to get to work with awesome couples like Sarah & Daniel. They’ve had to delay their wedding to 2021, but I expect nothing less than an extraordinary and beautiful wedding if this has any indication of what is to come.
Camera: Sony a7 iii
Lens: Sony 70-200mm f2.8
Lights: Godox AD200 Pro
Daniel & Sarah: Engagement Photoshoot in Gimli, Manitoba
I’ve known Sarah and Daniel for a while through their days playing dodge ball so I was super happy to know that they hired me to shoot their wedding! Sarah had suggested a spot right outside of Gimli, Manitoba by the beach and I’m so glad she picked this spot to do their engagement photos. This spot is just GORGEOUS! But it didn’t all go smoothly though. The wind was something else that day and the sky and haze that filled the air wasn’t ideal but we made the best of a mediocre situation and got some amazing photos. Sarah and Dan also wanted to have a little bit of fun at the end of their photo shoot as well. They told me they wanted to recreate some scenes from the 2016 movie, Mastermind and boy did they nail this! Overall, just a great afternoon with a great couple!
Thanks Sarah and Dan for the fun afternoon, I can’t wait for your wedding this upcoming November!
Vu & Mai’s Wedding in Winnipeg, Manitoba
2020 has been such an interesting year for couples planning their weddings during this COVID-19 pandemic. Vu and Mai were no exception to that. Leading up to their wedding day in late May, the Manitoba government at that point had shut down all non-essential services and businesses leading to a lot of couples who had 2020 wedding plans to completely change them. Luckily for us in early May, some of the restrictions were lifted so we were able to have a smaller wedding. It wasn’t exactly as they had hoped for as they wanted family from all across Canada and the United States to come and celebrate with them, but they made the best of the situation. 2020 is the year of the small intimate weddings and for some couples, it was a relief that they were even able to have a small function during the pandemic. Vu & Mai were the perfect clients to deal with, easy going and fun to work with, they made their small wedding work! Now they can look back 20 - 30 years from now and tell their kids that they were a part of history getting married during a global pandemic.
Congratulations guys!
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Christian & Christina: Engagement Photoshoot
FINALLY! It’s starting to feel like life is starting to get back to normal after the initial pandemic lock down. With engagements and wedding season in full swing, I got to start off last weekend with a shoot with Christian and Christina at the St. Norbert Monastery Trappist Heritage Park. After looking at our calendars and initially having a hard time getting a date locked down where it wasn’t going to be raining (because lets be honest, it always rains when you have to go to an outdoor photo shoot). We were finally lucky to get the sun coming down right when we were there and that made for some GORGEOUS sunset photos.
When couples ask for recommendations for locations to do their engagement shoot, for some reason the monastery always slips my mind, so I’ll definitely be returning here more often this year. Otherwise, enjoy the some shots from Christian and Christina’s’ engagement shoot.
Amy & Mike Maternity Photoshoot at Birds Hill Provincial Park
Amy & I first met back in the day and very early own she made it clear how excited she was to be pregnant and go through the entire process. I was very excited when she asked to do a maternity shoot with her husband Mike and her dog Chica in February because it had been a long time coming for her. Of course, going through school with Amy, I knew that she grew up in a little town called Oakbank, Manitoba and knew that she would lean towards some sort of outdoor location. So I suggested Birds Hill Provincial Park in the cedar forest and we were lucky that day to have the sun finally come out during the photo shoot! Both of these guys were super laid back and easy to work with, they didn’t really have anything specific they wanted. They just wanted to capture this pregnancy that Amy had been waiting for since I first met her.
Congrats Amy & Mike! You guys are going to make amazing parents!
