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Who doesn’t like surprises?!…. me.  Yes, it’s true.  Last year, my family surprised me (for the first time in 26 years) by flying my sister Amy in from Perth, Australia!  I had no idea.  I was shocked.  Once the shock settled, I was actually slightly annoyed at the fact that I was the only person who didn’t know she was coming!!  That day I realized that I dislike surprises because I would rather be the one scheming

When Laura emailed me about surprising her friend Heather for her birthday, I was VERY excited to be part of the festivities.  Justin & I met them at the photo booth in the Stone Road Mall because Laura and Sarah told Heather that they’d never done that together before!  Needless to say, when she turned around and saw me snapping photos of her, she was SURPRISED!

Enjoy this short film.

From the mall, we headed to the Boathouse for some ice cream in the park.  This shoot was SO fun and hilarious… you can definitely tell by the following photos how crazy these ladies are together!

I’ve been craving Laura’s ice cream ALL DAY while I’ve been editing… yummy!

Heather – the birthday girl!

the lovely Sarah

My dear friend Laura.  You are missing out on life if she is not your friend!!

and now for a dress change

It’s always great to incorporate something you enjoy doing together… it really makes your shoot unique to you!

So Laura brought her guitar and they serenaded us in the park!

ALWAYS laughing!

Happy Birthday Heather!  I hope you enjoyed your birthday present.  I’m glad we could be part of it!

Natasha & Pierre’s wedding was complete with colour, culture, and style.  There were a couple of really unique elements to this beautiful French wedding that I must share:

1. The ceremony was spoken only in French!  I laughed at the thought of Justin being with me for this wedding (he couldn’t make the trip this time) because he only understands a few words in French.

2. All of Pierre’s family wore a small sunflower pin to remember his brother.

3. Natasha’s brother Joel was a ‘bridesmaid’ and wore a pink tie, while Pierre’s sister Anik was a ‘groomsmen’ and wore a green dress!

4. The pink and green theme was tied in so nicely with the girls’ dresses, Natasha’s shoes, the groomsmens’ ties, the decor and even the priests’ biretta!!

5. Val Gagne is so small (only-five-streets-in-the-town-kind-of-small) that we could’ve walked from her house to the church and then to her neighbours yard in a few short minutes.  But don’t worry they still rode in limousine style!

6. I think my favourite part was when Natasha & Pierre walked out to Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida”.  Definitely still one of my favourite songs!

Here are a “few” of my favourites

A beautiful bride with beautiful style… and we can’t forget Pierre!!  He’s got some GREAT taste considering he bought the AMAZING necklace she’s wearing!

Check out these kids!!!! They’re so cute and hilarious!

HOT PINK BIRETTA! Definitely the coolest priest I’ve ever worked with!

love it!

Félicitations vous deux!!

If you follow me on facebook or twitter, you know that I’m up in Timmins.  There’s so much to say about this place considering this is where I grew up.  So when Natasha & Pierre contacted me about coming up to photograph their wedding, it wasn’t really a hard choice to make!! Yes, it’s a pretty far drive… but when you only have one chance a year to come up – you take it!

So thanks you two for getting me up here  I had a blast with you today!  All the best in Cali and we’ll chat when you get back.

Enjoy these two photos for now!

**Un gros MERCI pour m’avoir choisi pour photographier votre journée.  C’était vraiment mon plaisir!!  Je vous souhaite une bonne vacance