You would think that someone who talks as much as I do would be blogging all the time!! My poor blog.....I neglect it so!
I am excited to finally write about Lindsay and Brandon's wedding. What a great couple. I spent many hours sitting at their kitchen table talking about their wedding of course and life. My favorite part of spending time with the two of them was Brandon's absolute devotion to Lindsay. It was SO obvious!!! I enjoyed watching the video of Brandon proposing and then after the wedding he showed me the video teaser of their wedding day. He was so proud. And I'm not going to lie.....I had a hard time holding back the tears when watching both of their videos!!
Their wedding day was freezing cold!! Freezing. But it was sunny and beautiful. Lindsay is gorgeous and one of those brides who doesn't believe me when I tell her she is!! I had so much fun with her. She was slightly shy in front of the camera at first until I pulled out her inner model and then she gave me her best! It was awesome!!
Here are a couple of my favs from their day!!
ps.....did I mention how I LOVE a fun wedding party!!! ;)
So with the Fall season officially upon us (now that school is back in) I am reminded of Tyna and Haithams wedding last summer. It was at the end of August and I remember preparing for back to school as I was also preparing for their wedding. I never did blog is as I wasn't as savvy a blogger as I am now....haha.....of course I say that with a chuckle because I know how bad I am at keeping up with this blog!
Anyway......they had booked years in advance!! I was the first service they booked and I was totally honored about that. They were going to do something uniquely different......something that at first I thought was completely crazy.....they were doing their photo's THE DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING!! What!!! I asked her why she wanted to "get ready" twice. She assured me that this is the way she wanted to do things.
Well as we got closer to the "shooting date" I started to get more excited about the idea of doing their photo's the day before. So many times when shooting a wedding I am watching my clock and worried about having my couple back to their reception on time.....I didn't have to worry about that at all....not only that....she didn't have to worry about being to the Church on time! She texted me that morning and told me she was running 30 minutes late....ok, no problem we have no where else to be. How ideal is that! She took her time to get ready and then we were off and running.
So her groom was going to have his "first look" the day before the wedding. Some people are so into tradition that this would have been out of the question however it was still perfect. Here are some of the pictures from our time together. We took our time, got all the shots we needed (the most I've ever shot!!) and then by the time we were done and sweaty we went our separate ways to enjoy the rest of the day. It really was perfect!!
Oh my poor blog!! Where have I been!! It's been a CRAZY summer of weddings and families!! It's been a beautiful summer to shoot. No insanely hot days! :) I find it hard to blog at the best of times but getting on my computer in the summer is usually reserved for editing only or I swear I'd be here forever.
I love summer vacation with my kids. I so enjoy sleeping in and day trips with them. We have countless numbers of movie nights and lazy days. I am soaking up every last moment with them until they go back to school next week. I will miss them terribly but they are both excited to go back and I am excited to get some work done.
I'm heading back to the bridal show this Fall. I used to love doing the show year after year but business was SO busy (really....not a bad thing!) that I just had no time with my little babies (even when they are 20 I will call them my babies) so I had to pull back just a bit....despite the fact that it doesn't feel that way at all. Come and see me again this year at the Beau Monde Bridal Show at Parkway Suites in St. Catharines. I have lots of work to do to prepare for that but sooo looking forward to it. I love meeting next years brides. The show is a great way to get vendor info and to get a sense of the vendors personality too. Much easier than via email. It makes things more time effective and helps you narrow down your selection for the many consultations that you will have during your decision making process.
Well back to the editing. It's a rainy day (we've had so few this summer) that I think I will work a little and then enjoy some time with my kids as we count the days back to reality.
Enjoy the rest of the summer....pictures of this years awesomeness are coming soon :)
I had a great time shooting Tyler's first birthday. Tyler's parents, Derek and Aara are good friends of mine. Aara worked with me for years until Tyler became more than a dream :) Derek just happens to be my best friends brother. How nice that two awesome people hooked up and got married! I understand what children do to a person. I know how I've changed since having Gillyan and Alexander and Derek and Aara are the same. They are two totally new people with more appreciation for life than ever before.
Thanks for letting me hang out guys! It was a great day!! xo
Here are some photos of the up and coming new trend in birthdays....the cake smash :)
(as you will see Tyler is not so much a smasher....very neat and tidy just like both of his parents!)
