London Ontario Photographer | Sunrise Twirling (Personal Post)
What inevitably ends up happening when you are a photographer is that your personal photos get pushed down the never ending editing queue. I don't usually blog the personal photos I take of my family, but I knew when I took these sunrise photos of my daughter last Summer that I wanted to share them. These images were taken during our annual cottage holiday last Summer, and I told myself I had until the following year's holiday to edit and post them. According to that rule, I am officially out of time. So I took a few minutes to edit some favourites to share here today. Looking forward to another week at this magical spot!
London Ontario Photographer | Port Stanley Beach Minis
I have been excited to blog these for so long! Booking for this year's beach minis goes out to the advance notice list tomorrow morning, so today felt like the perfect day to reminisce about these glorious, sun-soaked beach sessions. I absolutely love photographing families and couples on the beach. There's nothing like the setting sun glistening on the water to create the most magical background, and of course the waves just beg to be played and splashed in, so it's the perfect spot to photograph some fun, candid interactions. Here are some favourites from last year's beach minis!
London Ontario Wedding Photographer | Elissa & Evan's Port Stanley Beach Engagement
Elissa and Evan's gorgeous sunset engagement session in Port Stanley last Summer was one of my favourites ever. There were storm warnings and it rained on and off all day, but the sky cleared just as we started shooting and golden hour came through in all its glory. We walked around Port Stanley a bit and stopped to take sun-soaked photos in some of my favourite spots before heading to the water for some pretty epic beach engagement photos, if I may say so myself. Elissa and Evan were totally game to get in the water, and we had so much fun shooting in the waves with the most beautiful sunset behind them. These two are simply adorable, and I'm so thrilled to finally be sharing the images from this memorable session on the blog today.
London Ontario Wedding Photographer | Beth & Shane's St-Thomas Engagement Session
I met up with Beth and Shane at Pinafore Park in St-Thomas, where we started their engagement session in the woods with their little guy Carter before heading off just the two of them. Our next stop was Hawk Cliff Woods - breathtakingly beautiful and the perfect setting with that golden hour sunlight glistening over Lake Erie. We finished our shoot in a picturesque hay field, where Beth and Shane cozied up in the back of their pickup truck as the sun continued to set. One final spontaneous stop on the side of the road produced one of my favourite shots of their session, with Beth and Shane literally walking into the sunset. An all around beautiful session that I'm so happy to be sharing favourites from today!
London Ontario Wedding Photographer | Kate & Matt's Elm Hurst Wedding
Kate and Matt's beautiful Elm Hurst Wedding was such a joy to document. From their intimate first look to their dreamy outdoor ceremony tucked away in the woods behind Elm Hurst to their bonus sunset portrait time, their entire day was perfectly planned and beautifully executed. The Elm Hurst is one of my favourite venues - everything is in one place, and it is stunning, full of charm, and offers so many gorgeous backdrops for photos in any season. Here are some favourites from Kate and Matt's special day.
London Ontario Family Photographer | Extended Family Session in the Woods
Extended family sessions can be a lot of work - both for the family (who needs to coordinate a million outfits, plan around nap time and travel logistics and all show up clean, happy and on time with fingers crossed for good weather because if not you have to do it all over again) and for the photographer (a lot of names to remember, people to pose, kids to keep smiling and engaged, and family combinations to photograph). But guys, they are worth it. Trust me. Because at the end of what might feel like a chaotic couple of hours, you will have photos of all of you together. In focus. Not taken by cousin Jim's self timer (no offence to cousin Jim's self timer). As kids get older and teenagers go off to college and families move to different cities and provinces, these photos become even more priceless. And even though it's more work than your typical 4-person family shoot, it's something I really love capturing. What's more - an extended family session can be a great way to save money by killing two birds with one stone, as they say (what a terrible expression). Do you and your siblings all want a few fun family photos without each booking a full session? Go in on an extended family shoot together and get a photo of the whole group on top of your individual family shots. What grandparent doesn't want a framed photo of all their beautiful grandchildren? There is so much richness in documenting multiple generations all together. Here is an extended family shoot from last Summer that I just loved.
London Ontario Wedding Photographer | Allison & Shawn's Sunset Country Engagement
I photographed Allison and Shawn's beautiful sunset engagement session on a golden Summer evening last year. We met on their country property and took photos with their favourite tree and their beloved dogs before heading out to a nearby field drenched in warm sunset light. Here are some favourites from the session!
London Ontario Wedding Photographer | Mark & Melanie's Highland Country Club Wedding
I'm so happy to finally be sharing my favourite images from Mark and Melanie's beautiful Highland Country Club wedding. It was a beautiful day filled with so many love-filled moments - my favourite of which had to be when their baby girl Summer walked halfway up the aisle as the cutest little flower girl. Mark met her halfway and scooped her up, and I may or may not have teared up behind my camera. So sweet.
Second Shooter: Melissa Pushelberg
Venue: Highland Country Club
Florals: Buds and Blossoms (Laura Fehr)
Name Tags: Paper Cloud (Abigail French)
Makeup: Chatters (Jenny Reid)
Hair: Chatters (Jenny Reid)
Bride's Dress: Petrov Bridal
London Ontario Newborn Photographer | Baby Liam's In-Home Lifestyle Session
It's no secret that I love newborn lifestyle sessions. I know what it's like to be so wrapped up in the newborn stage, exhausted, elated, frustrated, completely in love, and did I mention exhausted? One diaper change rolls into another, the laundry pile gets higher by the minute and it can feel like you are feeding that baby all day long. You want to snuggle and kiss that soft baby skin non stop, and yet you'd give anything for a long, hot shower. There's nothing quite like that fresh baby stage, and I am passionate about helping families capture just a snippet of this special, fleeting phase. Baby Liam was a dream, and I just loved this session - the sweet, quiet snuggles, and all the routines in between. Here are some favourites... you'll notice I had trouble narrowing them down, haha.
London Ontario Family Photographer | Sister Love
I just love this sweet family and their three gorgeous girls, each with her own strong and beautiful personality! As a mama of two girls myself, I have a soft spot for sisters, and these three won me over instantly. Lucky me, I've had the pleasure of photographing them several times since this first session, and look forward to seeing them again soon. Here are some favourites!
