Katrina & Neil | wedding

I was contacted by a regular client who had passed along my name to her cousin. I was more than happy to photograph Katrina and Neil's day (well, evening!). They married on a Tuesday evening and during their touching speech at the end of the night, they explained why they chose that day. They were originally to be wed September 29 of 2007. But just a few months before they were to wed, Katrina's step dad became ill and passed away. They cancelled the wedding and became busy with just living. They decided to keep the same date as a rememberance to her stepdad. Their day carried a few bumps, but nothing brought them down. They were just so excited to be getting married. Their outdoor ceremony got moved inside where even though there was not much room, their guests fit into every nook they could to witness their love. Having only known them a few hours, I knew these two were head over heels for each other. As cliche as it sounds, you could feel their love. I wish you two all the best (and with your adorable little girl!).

De Angelis Family | family portraits

It's been a while since I've posted, but don't think I've been anything short of busy! I have always edited for Amanda and she has kindly passed my name along to another photographer. So I've been busy edited work for both of them plus my own AND spending time with my family.

A recent shoot I had was with the De Angelis family. You may remember images of Laura and Sarah--this is the whole family. It was so much fun to be out shooting with them as I have known them nearly my whole life. The skies and weatherman had forecasted rain (actually slated to start at 1pm--the start time for our shoot!), but we were blessed with cool, overcast weather until the moment I started driving home when the skies opened up.

All in all, I am in love with the images we got and I've already received compliments from that family that have truly warmed my heart. I think I have the best job in the world! :)








I LOVE this image! The light was coming through the top of the trees and ever so slightly lit the log right where they are sitting. Their natural affection for each other (even after nearly 25 years of marriage!) made it easy to snag this candid moment.








Sisterly love

Laura & Sarah | portraits

I've known Laura and Sarah their whole lives and while on a day out shopping, we decided to bring along my camera and let them work it. Total naturals in front of the camera! We're going out again soon and I can not wait! So here are some samples of their shoot from yesterday. I also have some "outtakes" shots that I will post as well :)

Lisa & Ron | couple/engagement portraits

Lisa contacted me after hearing about me through a mutual friend (side note: just a HUGE thank you to all the people and clients who have supported me by passing on my name when happy with my work! Word of mouth is big in this industry and it's a warming feeling knowing that people love my work enough to recommend me to family and friends!). So after a few tries, we finally got a date that would work. And, of course, forecasting thunder storms! We decided to chance it and not rebook unless we had to. We met at the gardens and sure enough, the moment we arrived, the Heavens opened up! We stuck to under trees for shelter and worked our way over to this gorgeous little wood hut. With the heat and the rain, this hut was perfect as it looked very "tropical". One option they were looking at for a wedding was a destination wedding! So it seemed to fit :) While we didn't get a lot (well, as many was *I* would like), I was so incredibly happy with the way they turned out. We decided that since they were going to get wet on the way back to the car, they spent the last 5 minutes in the rain together. I think those were my favourite shots :) My job becomes soooo easy when they couples are so in love and these two definitely made my job fun and easy that day :) I loved the little stolen glances and the look on each of their faces when they look at each other. Hope you two had fun as well!

Blessings,
Samantha