style portraits + family

Fiorella loves the beach. She adores taking her kids there to play in the sand and she thinks it is just the best spot for photos! I think it’s pretty great too! This is our second annual family session and I was super-stoked when she called me to make arrangements. Her 2 boys are adorable and she is totally gorgeous too! I convinced her to take some time in this session to grab some shots of  herself as well. I think it is super important as women and men to document our lives concurrently with the lives of our kids. They will love to see gorgeous photos of their parents as they grow and you will love to look back on them too.
Here are some of my favorites from the session:

…so stunning….

….and the two gorgeous boys!

such a beautiful family!!

baby photography milton – baby m

Jennifer and Steve are the sweetest couple on the planet…seriously. A few months ago we did a maternity session for them as they were expecting their first little one (see post here). Well, here she is internet!! A gorgeous baby girl, M. She is absolutely as sweet as they are. Her gorgeous eyes smiled back at me through the camera and she was so quiet and lovely the entire session. Welcome to the world sweetie!

baby #3 – new life

Welcome baby J! A and K are lucky parents to a third beautiful baby boy! Their first two boys are twins and in comparison, they say that baby J is a piece of cake! He is such a chill little guy, he hardly made a peep the entire day! A and K, it was a pleasure to take the first official photos of your newest addition. May he grow in peace and love!

dray + rich

Dray had a list. She made it by including all of the characteristic traits that she wanted in her future husband. She decided that she would accept nothing less than her perfect mate. Along came Rich, A.K.A. the perfect mate! I suppose that we can say the rest is history, but in fact after their wedding day, this is just the beginning of their beautiful future together. Together with their close group of friends and their families, Dray and Rich were united in love!
These two are truly troupers! They decided on a first look to start off their wedding day before the ceremony. I always get really excited about this, as it is a fabulous opportunity to add another private and intimate moment into the hustle and bustle of your wedding day. Just before Dray and Rich were about to see each other for the first time, it hailed!!! YES, HAIL…in the middle of this blazing summer day! Luckily it subsided and we were able to resume our ‘first look’.

Congratulations Dray and Rich and may you have many years of happiness and laughter!

First look – the most romantic part of the wedding day!

Believe it or not, as we took these 2 shots below it was absolutely pouring rain outside and we hid under the awning of a barn to keep dry, while my husband and fabulous assistant held up two umbrellas to shelter Dray and Rich!

The rain breaks….again!!

Dray has some of the most stunning blue eyes, I have seen…wow!

Rich loves to laugh, and it comes very easily for him! Made for some great candid shots throughout the day!

WHERE DID THEY GET IT?

Event design/coordination as well as Hair, Makeup and Floral: The Wedding Guy: Karim Shivji 416.305.5059, karim@theweddingguy.ca

Lanna - Photos are amazing B! Of course you had some excellent models to work with so that always helps!August 24, 2010 – 2:08 pm

to the ladies – pre ceremony details

So you work hard for 6 months, 11 months, 20 months or more planning your wedding and making sure every detail is just right. Much of that time is spent making sure that you look absolutely radiant on your big day. You first search magazines and the internet for the perfect hair style, makeup, dress, jewelry, flowers, accessories and shoes and then you shop till you drop (150 times!!) until you find exactly what it is that you were dreaming of. Once you do, you put it all together and you have your very own perfect ‘look’. If you are going to put so much effort into something than you need to capture it. All of this stuff you spend 15 months looking for is the stuff that completes your style and shows your best features off on your wedding day.

On the wedding below in particular, I had about 2 hours with the bride before we left for the ceremony and it shows! I was able to take my time propping each of her details in the proper light outdoors. I found amazing stone steps to showcase her flowers, the perfect spot to light her dress, the perfect accessories around the house to place her jewelry on and some really rustic garden chairs and buckets to place her shoes against…allowing the beauty of each of her hand chosen accessories to shine through.

*So remember brides when planning your schedule for your wedding day, allow some time for your photographer to really show off these signature items that best represent your style and personality. 1.5 to 2 hours is usually enough time to get all of these details perfect as well as some shots of you all freshly dressed and gorgeous and maybe some family photos too! Happy planning!

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