Wedding Day Celebration: Liz + Kelvin
Yesterday Liz married Kelvin & Kelvin married Liz. It was a beautiful day. Everyone was in the moment and laughter was filling the air on more than one occasion. And yes, there were some happy tears sneaking out of sparkling eyes. I met the happy newlyweds a year ago. Earlier this year we had a [...]
Thalia + Trevor: a beautiful, hot & colourful Wedding Celebration
Click here if you can’t see the above slideshow. Exactly 17 hours ago I finished photographing Thalia and Trevor’s Wedding Day. It seems like 17 minutes ago. It was one of those days when it’s hard to pack up the camera gear and leave because the people are just so lovely. I was touched by [...]
Daphina + Charles: What a Beautiful Wedding Day!
Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing Daphina and Charles’ Wedding ceremony and celebration. The day commenced with a traditional Chinese tea ceremony and ended with late night dancing. There were many highlights, so many in fact, that I almost don’t know where to begin. I’ll start with the newlyweds. We first met in November [...]
Melinda + Alex: Wedding Celebration
Congratulations to Melinda and Alex! The beautiful newlyweds tied the knot this past weekend during an intimate service followed by a lovely family dinner in Unionville. And did it ever rain! Almost non-stop. The sky did clear just after dinner, and though we only had a few minutes, we enjoyed a portrait session on Unionville’s [...]
A Stormy Engagement Lifestyle Session with Daphina and Charles
Daphina and Charles are such a perfect fit. I’ve only ever seen them together, and can’t imagine them not being joined at the hip. Of course they have separate careers etc., but they’re such a fun match and it was such an enjoyable Engagement Lifestyle Session. They were open to all my ideas and came [...]
A lovely moment between mother and son
One of the things I love about photographing wedding celebrations is capturing the spontaneous, and often quiet moments, between people. This recent image is one of my favourites: Mother and son enjoying a moment while they dance at his wedding reception.
Canada Day Lifestyle Engagement Photo Session: Melinda + Alex
Melinda and Alex asked if I’d be open to photographing their Lifestyle Engagement Session on Canada Day. I thought to myself: What a great way for a couple to celebrate Canada’s birthday, so I happily agreed. We did an urban shoot throughout some of Toronto’s downtown core, and finished off at one of the hippest [...]
Wedding Celebration: Natasha + Marcelo
What a day: Beautiful, sunny, and very hot! Full of lovely people with happy smiles and lots of laughter. Yesterday was Natasha’s and Marcelo’s Wedding Celebration, and it was awesome. Thank you for making me feel so welcome. It was a pleasure photographing you and your family / friends. Here are just a few highlights. [...]
Engagement Photo Session: Liz and Kelvin
This morning Liz, Kelvin and myself headed out to the University of Toronto for their Engagement Photo Session. With its striking architecture, we had a lot to work with visually. Liz and Kelvin: you were really wonderful today. It was a pleasure photographing you, and I’m looking forward to photographing your Wedding Day this summer. [...]
Wedding-Story Celebration: Sokha + Steve
Yesterday was Sokha and Steve’s Wedding Day! And what a day it was; full of laughter, family, friends, and rushing around. I had quite a fun time with the bride and the girls as they prepared themselves for the day’s festivities. Sokha’s Mom, Hieng, made me laugh on more than one occasion! The entire day [...]
Vera Wang
In terms of capturing sentiment, few things are as enduring as wedding photographs, so the choice of photographer will have lasting consequences. ~ Vera Wang
Thalia's Wedding Gown Fitting
Thalia’s dress fitting at Becker’s Bridal was a surprise affair. What was meant to be a quiet fitting with bride, mom and photographer turned out to be a family event due to a mix-up in scheduling. So the entire family was there for the event! During a private moment, I captured this image of Thalia [...]
A Lovely Hindu Wedding Celebration
This past weekend I photographed a Hindu Wedding Celebration. The day was full of ceremony, dancing, laughter, food, family and friends. As part of our D.A.M. Photography Collective, I along with Matt, worked together to document this lovely affair. The Ceremony and Reception took place at Le Jardin Conference & Event Centre in Woodbridge, Ontario. Here [...]
Louis de Bernières
Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is [...]
Weddings: How guests and their cameras can affect the commissioned photographer
Who do you know that doesn’t own some type of camera? Probably very few. Almost everyone has one. But owning a camera does not a professional photographer make. There were a few wedding celebrations I photographed last year, where 100+ guests had their own camera, and wanted to take photographs of their own. Dozens and [...]
New Wedding Collections!
I’m very pleased to announce our new Wedding Collections are now in effect. We’ve listened to what our clients this past year have told us. We know you refer us to your friends and family. We’re very appreciative and we thank you. Our new Collections are based on your feedback. As great as our previous collections [...]
Going Old School: The CNE & Polaroids
Toronto is lucky to have not one, but two Amusement Parks. The oldest of course, is the Canadian National Exhibition. Marking the end of summer, the CNE (also known as “The Ex”) runs for about two weeks from the last week in August to the 2nd week in September, just in time for kids to [...]
The AGWPJA has invited me to be a member
The AGWPJA – Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association extended an invitation to me to become a member of their Association. I truly appreciate the invitation because its members are selected not only for their photo journalism skills, but also for their post-production image enhancement and interpretation of a captured moment. In their own [...]
Hanging Out with Thalia and Trevor
A great lifestyle engagement shoot with Thalia and Trevor yesterday. Late afternoon on the Toronto Islands. The sunset was lovely. Trevor, while you may have kicked Thalia’s butt with the stone throwing, I have to say it looked like she edged past you in the sprint on the beach! Thanks for a fun afternoon. I’m [...]
Tania and Oscar: Wedding Story
Every time I photograph a wedding, the story unfolding before me, is different. Even though it’s always an affair to celebrate a couple’s love for one another with family and friends, the dynamics are always different. Yesterday, Tania and Oscar’s wedding was full of extraordinary details. I photographed with fellow photographer Alex Cejka. From the [...]
Mini Movies
I made and sold television series before becoming a pro photographer, so I know a lot about putting them together. Sometimes I like to make Mini Movies for my clients. Here’s a sample. The Bridal Party and I had so much fun during the day (and they had a great cake topper!), that I wanted [...]
