Here are a few shots taken of me and part of my booth by my best friend and fabulous photographer Emma Rose – so  a big thank you to her for providing these to me.  Also a special thank you to Sasha Andrews, makeup artist extraordinaire who helped me man my booth that day who I will be working with on some weddings this summer – she’s booking up fast so contact her soon…

More in the slideshow of highlights here – congratulations to Helen & Chris!

I obviously want my clients, their friends, their family, my friends and my family to enjoy and love the photographs I take.  And I’m not egotistical enough to think that every photograph is beautiful to everyone.   Every moment in a wedding is important to me because the day is so fleeting and goes by far too fast.  The bottom line is that every wedding I shoot I always want to get better and better at telling their story as I see it happening in front of me.

And with that a final thank you to all of my clients of 2011 for letting me tell their story one photograph at a time.  All the best for 2012 – stay in love with life everyday!

There is nothing more important to me on someone’s wedding day than to capture the moments as they happen – the reality of the Wedding Day.  Not the posed or directed shots (which can certainly be gorgeous and dramatic & must have for the collection) but the moments in between when people’s true personalities are right in front of you & you can almost feel like you were there when you look at the photograph.

I thought it would be fun to show you the SHOTS UNSEEN – those not previously posted in blog postings or on my website.  Here are just a few random selections of my fav candids – more to be posted in the near future!

Again a sincere thank you to all for making my 2011 a phenomenal year I will never forget. Without sounding too corny, you all hold a special place in my heart and I wish you & your families nothing but the best for 2012!

As the years move on, I realize more and more that although family will always hold the #1 spot in my heart, that friends are simply irreplaceable. When Jason and Gillian made their thank you speeches to their family & friends, Jason made the most poetic statement I’ve ever heard in my entire life about how his friends would always be there to support him.  Suffice it to say it certainly moved me and many others in the room to tears when his best men all helped lift him to stand to kiss his new bride.

Gillian and Jason are both very lucky to have one another – they joked and laughed all day long surrounded by the best of friends of family.  It was absolutely my pleasure and honour to photograph their wedding day - I wish them all the best that life can bring!
If you’d like to watch their slideshow of highlights from their day – click here.

Thank you to Stephanie McHugh for shooting Jason and his fine groomsmen and a special thank you to Gillian’s mom for letting me move all her furniture around for the getting ready shots!

Limo was V.I.P. Limosine and Taxi Services.
Flowers were supplied Rosebowl Flowers & Gifts in Elmsdale.
Decor was done by bride and Jas’ family members – big thank you!
Tuxes were through Tip Top Tailor at MicMac Mall.
Cake was by Taylor Made Cakes (Leesa Taylor).
Bridesmaids dresses and wedding dress were purchased at Annabelle’s Fashions (they recently moved to ad joined with Alyssa’s Formals in Sackville)
Abby’s Dress (flowergirl) was from Bib and Tucker.
Caterer was Hans LeJeune.
Rings were supplied through Crescent Jewelry. Other Jewelry (bridesmaids) were from Charm Diamond Centre.

One word to describe the day: Perfect
Favourite moment: Seeing Jon at the end of the aisle
What went too fast aside from the whole day: The Ceremony

As per Crystal…”I got really nervous the 45 minutes prior to the Ceremony but when I got to peek outside and see all my family & friends & Jon waiting for me – it just felt right & I was no longer nervous. We chose The Saraguay House because it reminded us of home/of the country even though it’s within the city and the waterfront also reminded me of the lakefront where I spent every summer of my childhood in NB.”

Crystal and Jon wrote their own vows for the ring exchange and their fun-loving personalities came out even more – I couldn’t help but laugh when Crystal said “I give you this ring to keep the Dalhousie girls away…” and Jon saying “I give you this ring because I know you love sparkly things…”

Check out their Slideshow of Highlights to see more from October 15, 2011!

Thank you to Emma Poliquin for 2nd shooting with me and for taking the great shot below of the groomsmen!

But Stephanie & Mike looked like they’d never been apart a day in 8 years on their wedding day.

I would certainly be remiss to not mention that Kobi looked ever so dashing in his tuxedo as their proud 5 3/4 yr old West Highland Terrier walking down the aisle… he only started to run away from my Canon as he spotted a squirrel at the Irving Centre when we were starting the family portraits – I really can’t compete with animals it’s unfair.

Their reception at the  Ken-Wo Golf Club was nothing short of fabulous with gorgeous fall theme inspired decor by a family friend, Pat Casey.   I LOVE LOVE fall weddings as its my favourite time of year next to summer (OK that would technically make it my 2nd favourite time o’ year…) but let’s face it the fall colours are simply stunning and Stephanie rocked her dress like no other.  For a few smashing black and whites, look below & then check out their Collection of Highlights in colour & bw from October 8th!

PHOTOJOURNALISTIC BEAUTY – Stephanie’s mom sewed a part of her wedding dress at the base of Stephanie’s wedding dress – that’s beautiful…