I met up with K&J at Fanshawe Conservation Area in London, Ontario for their engagement session. The sun was shining on this beautiful fall morning, and I absolutely love the playful candids we captured—from a leaf fight to a piggy back ride, this session was tons of fun, and a great way to get to know each other leading up to their gorgeous Nature’s Oasis wedding.
For Kate and Russell’s Spring engagement session, we met downtown London at Ivey Park. The trees were in full bloom and the sun was shining, providing the dreamiest backdrop for their photos. We took a little walk down to the river as well and enjoyed the beautiful views along the way. Here are some favourites!
It was such a joy to work with Elisa and Scott. Their engagement session fell on the sunniest of Spring evenings, and the blossoms were really showing off! Here are some favourites.
Ali and Adam were so much fun to work with. Here are some favourites from their sunny Winter engagement session!
After rescheduling their previous session due to rain and inching closer to Winter with each passing day, Karli and Aaron decided to go for it when their next engagement session date turned out to be a wet, gloomy and freezing cold day. Always up for an adventure, I joined them in Goderich and we braved the crashing waves and wind gusts together. These two are so much fun to work with, and despite the freezing temperature, they were all smiles, laughter and love. Here are some favourites!
I absolutely loved working with Jennifer and Ryder. Their engagement session fell on a gorgeous late Summer day. We started with a wooded trail walk and enjoyed the sun shining through the trees, and eventually headed to the beach for some sunset snuggles. If you’ve never enjoyed a wine bottle for two on a beach log at sunset, these two sure made it look like the perfect romantic date idea! What better way to end the night than with a sunset beach silhouette shot. Here are a few favourites from their Grand Bend engagement session!
I so enjoyed working with this beautiful couple (inside and out!). Their Grand Bend engagement session was split between the woods and the beach - essentially my two favourite outdoor places to shoot - on a gorgeous sun-soaked evening. They brought their dog along for a few photos, which I always love, and we had a great time getting to know each other and capturing some beautiful candid moments. Here are some favourites from their session!
At several points during Emily and Nathan’s engagement session, I threw my arms up in the air and exclaimed “We’ll look back on this and laugh!”.
What a shoot this was! First of all, let’s get it out of the way - these two are adorable and I absolutely love the photos we captured during their woodsy engagement session. Now, onto the part that I like to refer to as “a series of unfortunate events”. 😂
I took Nate and Emily to one of my favourite photo locations. Kind of a hidden gem that I was so excited to shoot in with them. It had rained all day and finally stopped, which made for a good news/bad news situation. The good news? We didn’t need to reschedule! And those vibrant post-rainfall colours were popping. The bad news? The trail to get to the clearing was unbelievably muddy. It was super hot and humid out. And the mosquitos were out to party. But Emily and Nathan were up for an adventure, so we went for it. We slipped and slid all the way down the trail, and I realized about 10 minutes into the shoot that Emily is super sensitive/allergic to mosquito bites. I offered to leave and go to another location, but being the trooper that she is, she wanted to stay and go for it anyways (we had already worked hard enough just to get to our location!). So there we were, standing in a field on an intensely hot day, dripping in sweat, mud all over our ankles, getting eaten alive by mosquitos (hives and all), in a beautiful location that was just a little more overgrown than I had remembered it (thanks to a crazy rain + heat wave combo over the previous few weeks). But Emily and Nathan were all smiles, laughed it off, and completely rocked their session.
After a bit, we decided to head to a nearby park to finish up the shoot with a different look and feel. Feeling accomplished that we made it through those challenging shooting conditions and excited about the amazing images on my camera, we started heading back down the muddy trail. “Hang on, let’s do one more on the bridge!” - famous last words of a photographer who proceeded to slip on the mud, fall onto a rock and break a camera lens. Honestly, I am laughing while writing this because it was just the perfect storm of obstacles. Emily and Nathan were so sweet and truly concerned for my well being, but I quickly dusted myself off and exclaimed something to the effect of “It’s ok! It’s part of the job! It’s not the first time (sad but true)! I have insurance (phew)! Let’s keep going!”.
I am pleased to say that the remaining part of the shoot was uneventful, and we continued to make some great images at our second location before wrapping up. A little bit of photoshop magic took care of the allergic mosquito-bite reactions, and Emily and Nathan’s positivity and sense of adventure took care of the rest! It was such a roller coaster ride of a session, but I don’t think I would change any of it,partly because it makes for a really hilarious story, but mostly because I absolutely love the images we captured. Here are some favourites!
From the golden hour sunshine, to the cornfields and sunflowers, to the woodpile by the barn - this country farm engagement session was so delightful to shoot. Here are some favourites!
I absolutely loved Emily and Tommy’s downtown Stratford engagement session. From the buildings full of character, to Shakespeare Gardens, to the Avon River at sunset, this shoot was exploding with beautiful settings for E & T to be cute in. There were endless fun candid moments to capture, because these two are next level adorable together. Here are some favourites!
