Having talked to Joanne the day before, I could tell by her voice how excited she was to have some photos taken of her and Sye and of their family.  I’m  always so happy and honoured to be chosen to capture such special, intimate moments between a couple.

I hope you enjoy these memories!!

Oh my, I couldn’t get enough of their girls

Now for some mommy and daddy time

I love everything about this photo…

Definitely my favourite wall in Guelph!

These two are such lovely people!

Here’s to many years of happiness for you two and your family!

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Now onto Clair & Kiran – I had the great opportunity to spend my birthday with these two fabulous people.  I love when I meet such AMAZING couples.  Like I always say : that’s why I LOVE my job!!

Here’s a sneak peak from their wedding last weekend… (as you can see I had a hard time just choosing a few

ENJOY!……. more to come after Australia/Jamaica!

But…. finally here’s Carmelita & Jose’s wedding photos.  When I first met this couple and heard their story, I knew it was going to be a unique and special day!  It was my first traditional filipino wedding and it was beautiful.

All day long, Jose’s friends kept on saying “Jo is sooo happy!”  To make a long story short… 4 years ago Jo’s wife passed away and ever since “has been going through a really dark time” until he met Carmelita.  As you can see from these photos – the “dark” times are over

new love. new happiness. new family.

my competition…

I think Jose thought the priest told him to shake Carmelita’s hand!!  These two are so cute!!

Halfway down the aisle, someone yelled out “Jo kiss your bride!”

Carmelita looking as classy as it gets

This is the very happy Jose

He made sure I got PLENTY of photos of his car.  He was so proud of it!!  It was quite a fine ride!

probably my favourite shot…

You’re definitely as young as you feel.  They sure partied like they were young

a special traditional Philipino dance by Jo’s cousin visiting from the U.S.

first dance

love this photo

Oh and how can I forget… you should know that Natalie’s one of the “weather-girls” (at least that’s what I’ve always called them! lol) for the weather network and Philip works for the Guelph Storm!  So you can imagine all the weather-like comments and jokes that were being said all day long… haha.

classy. honourable. relaxed.

proud mom

STUNNING!

I love this… Natalie’s Julia Roberts smile

…sisterly love…

Philip

Rob & Natalja gambling with the cards on the table!!! Natalja Robertsdottir did all the ladies’ makeup that day!  (I’ve never met anyone as passionate about makeup)!  But… unfortunately for us, Natalja’s a little busy these days doing makeup for MS2 Productions.

I know there’s lots of love and happiness coming your way… happy marriage

As soon as I met her, I approved — not that Jordan needed MY approval but…. it’s always nice to know you’re friend is marrying a wonderful person!!

I was so honoured when they asked me to photograph their wedding.  I knew I could help them get some GREAT shots.  And that’s exactly what happened…… we got some good ones!!

silly. beautiful. memorable.

and here are the ladies… looking fierce!

this is janelle (jordan’s sister) “awwing” about her first personalized pen (she’s a writer)

something very important to the two of them…

JORDAN!!

almost as soon as we left the ceremony… we re-entered and had a short reception.

this is JJ (jordan’s brother) sharing his speech and making EVERYONE laugh

this is nicole… TOTALLY NOT prepared for a speech – and then there’s a typical look from Jordan encouraging her on!

the next few are some of my favourites… on our way to their “planned” location, we stumbled on this industrial looking underpass

LOVE this one!

the silliest group of people I’ve ever worked with…. I took this shot at least 15 times and barely came out with a decent one!!! (at least we had fun haha!)

HOT

I was loving the lighting at this point

Jord and Rhonda… love you guys!!

Jenn & Nathan’s wedding in St. Catharines was – special.  Aside from the girl’s dresses & the flowers (that I personally loved)… and the food that was phenomenal (what’s a wedding without GOOD FOOD). hehe.  There were some really special moments — Jenn’s grandma couldn’t make it to the wedding because she was sick in the hospital, so Jenn’s dad (who happens to be St. Catharines mayor btw) took us by her hospital room and I was able to snap a few shots from that visit.  Nana was SO happy that they would take the time to see her… that is most definitely an “awww” moment.  Very special.

relaxed. rainy. special.

HOW MANY GIRLS DOES IT TAKE TO DRESS A BRIDE???

Jenn getting final hair and makeup touchups done (at the same time)…

A little wind never hurt anyone

Jenn’s dad happens to be the mayor of St. Catharines – so he wanted to have a photo in front of city hall!

I’m so glad we made time for this stop… Nana was soooooo happy & grateful we stopped by!!

What a shy little cutie Gladly we managed to get a smile!!

I’m confident these two are going to have a very long and happy life!!!  Congrats

Back in June, I met up in the Belleville area to shoot Andrea & Jeff’s wedding… and when I arrived to the house (Montrose Inn), I was very happy to see that the entire wedding was happening there – beautiful, old, victorian (loved the character).  It completely worked with the style of the wedding.

ADVICE: When planning your wedding -ALWAYS- personalize as much of the details as you can.  I love when couples make everything work according to their style & personality.  It’s very HONEST.

simple. traditional. elegant.

Congratulations again Andrea & Jeff!!