Family Portrait Session in Orillia #2!

Another family portrait session in Orillia! This one is a bit different - Julie & Jeff are related to my best friend, and I've been promising them a family portrait session for oh, I don't know, 2 years? A couple weeks ago, we were finally able to do one! Although the day started out cold, gray and rainy, the sun came out in time for our family portrait session at Tudhope Park (AKA Moose Beach for you Orillia locals!).

Julie & Jeff have a gorgeous family - these two boys were so full of character, you can really see their personalities shine through in the pictures!

Family Portrait Sessions make a great gift! I'm quite often in the Orillia area, and would love to spend some time photographing your family!

Trash The Dress in Parry Sound

Samantha and Jeremy had their wedding last Winter in Parry Sound - in the middle of a snow storm! Due to the extreme Winter weather, their wedding photographs were all inside. Samantha was ecstatic to get dressed up again for a Trash The Dress session a couple of weeks ago, and the weather definitely agreed with us! I headed into Parry Sound for some awesome post-wedding Trash The Dress photos, and we had a blast! We started at Tower Hill, and then headed out to Depot Harbour. Parry Sound is such a gorgeous spot in the summer - great for wedding photography, or Trash The Dress pics!










Remember - Trash The Dress sessions make great gifts, for friends or yourself!

Trash The Dress in Barrie

Becky & Graham are an amazing couple! Becky entered the contest on the Sensational Weddings blog for a Trash The Dress session, and we just loved her enthusiasm and attitude! Eve and I were quite excited to head to Barrie to photograph such a great pair.

Trash The Dress sessions are so much fun! They're a great way to get in your dress again, and get the shots you didn't have time for, or were too afraid of getting on your wedding day! As you can see, Trash The Dress sessions don't really trash the dress (unless you want to!)- we just get it a bit wet sometimes, and maybe a bit dirty, but nothing a dry cleaning won't fix!

The four of us spent a few hours touring around Barrie, maximizing our locations - a park to start off, downtown Barrie (where they were setting up a fair!), the old Barrie Train station, and of course, a beach.

Interested in a Trash The Dress session? Contact me! They also make great gifts!

Intimate wedding at The Doctor's House, Kleinburg

Cathy & Tom contacted me just over a month ago, looking for someone to photograph their intimate wedding at The Doctor's House in Kleinburg. I was beyond ecstatic! I love The Doctor's House, and Cathy & Tom were such a great couple - how could I have said no?

Although it rained almost all morning, we still managed to dodge raindrops for a handful of pictures outside. The Doctor's House is located in the village of Kleinburg, and has a small (but amazingly gorgeous) chapel on site, surrounded by a large English style garden. Inside finds a handful of small to medium banquet rooms (with lovely high post and beam ceilings, fireplaces, hardwood floors .. sooooo pretty!) and a restaurant open to the public - with a brunch to die for!

Thank you so much, Cathy & Tom! Although it was a cloudy and rainy day, it was still a beautiful one - congratulations!

Nick & Ashley's Wedding

I've been looking forward to Ashley & Nick's wedding all Spring! Their wedding day started off sunny and hot, but just as the ceremony ended and we headed for pictures, the skies opened up and the hurricane-like weather drove us inside. Ashley & Nick have a Rock The Dress session coming up soon, so we'll definitely be taking advantage of nicer weather then!

Congratulations, Nick & Ashley! I can't wait to spend another afternoon with you soon!

Claudia & Mark - Northridge Inn, March 14 2009

A lot of people think being a wedding photographer is just one main season of work, but let me tell you - winter weddings can be just as beautiful as summer weddings! Maybe not as warm, but definitely just as beautiful - if not more so.

Claudia & Mark were married on a crisp sunny day at the Northridge Inn in Sundridge, On - a small town between Huntsville & North Bay, in one of my favourite areas of Ontario (I think I'll always be a small town girl at heart, I miss being able to see the stars at night!).






Braving the extremely chilly wind, the gorgeous couple were married on a dock over the frozen Bernard Lake, and their ceremony included translation for Cluadia's German heritage. After the ceremony, we ducked in and out of the warm lodge to take some pictures, and it was definitely worth the cold cheeks!




Claudia & Mark, thank you for including me in such an incredible day of celebration - both of love, and of family!