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Jessica & Jonny's Beautiful Engagement Session @ Grand Beach
08/14/2022
Timing the perfect sunset is hard but trying to time it perfectly for a beach session is even harder! But we had some luck for Jessica & Jonny’s engagement session this past summer. If I recall correctly, I think we planned this probably within 1-2 days when Jessica messaged me and had this crazy idea to scrap their original idea and go with this beach session instead. And boy was I glad she did because even during the session, I could see all the crazy colours the sky was giving off and this is basically a photographers dream to have that orange / purple sky to shoot in. They even brought out their paddle board to get out into the water to end off the session and these were so much fun to capture. All in all, the night was perfect. I think this has convinced me to get out here more often next summer to shoot! Sessions like this reminds me why I started taking photos in the first place.
Location: Grand Beach, Manitoba
Camera: Sony a7 iii
Lens: Sony 85mm f1.8 / Sony 35mm f1.8
Daniel & Janessa - Dreamy Fall Afternoon @ Assiniboine Park
Getting to know my couples on a personal level is so important and helps the couple feel more relaxed and fun overall!
I’ve known Janessa & Daniel since our high school days over at St. Maurice School from over ten years ago. It’s crazy to think how much time has gone by, but never the less, I knew that having this prior relationship with these two would help with the photoshoot in getting more relaxed and fun photos! I find it so important to have some sort of connection with my families or couples on a more personal level. The leaves at Assiniboine Park hadn’t completely turned yellow or orange yet but there is just something about these greens and bright pinks and yellows that are so dreamy. Thanks Janessa & Daniel for having me do these photos for you guys!
Venue: Assiniboine Park
Camera: Sony a7 iii
Lens: Samyang 85mm f1.4
Lights: Godox AD200 Pro
The Pinterest Worthy Wedding Shower feat. Sarah
Summer 2020 seemed like a lifetime ago at this point, but one of the highlights was getting to photograph Sarah’s wedding shower.
To say that this wedding shower was Pinterest / Instagram worthy was an understatement. Sarah, Daniel, their families and friends cut no corners throwing this gorgeous outdoor party at their residence. From the decor, to the vast variety of food, the furniture and even the little details made this party a major hit! I’m so thankful of course that I continue to get to work with awesome couples like Sarah & Daniel. They’ve had to delay their wedding to 2021, but I expect nothing less than an extraordinary and beautiful wedding if this has any indication of what is to come.
Camera: Sony a7 iii
Lens: Sony 70-200mm f2.8
Lights: Godox AD200 Pro
Daniel & Sarah: Engagement Photoshoot in Gimli, Manitoba
I’ve known Sarah and Daniel for a while through their days playing dodge ball so I was super happy to know that they hired me to shoot their wedding! Sarah had suggested a spot right outside of Gimli, Manitoba by the beach and I’m so glad she picked this spot to do their engagement photos. This spot is just GORGEOUS! But it didn’t all go smoothly though. The wind was something else that day and the sky and haze that filled the air wasn’t ideal but we made the best of a mediocre situation and got some amazing photos. Sarah and Dan also wanted to have a little bit of fun at the end of their photo shoot as well. They told me they wanted to recreate some scenes from the 2016 movie, Mastermind and boy did they nail this! Overall, just a great afternoon with a great couple!
Thanks Sarah and Dan for the fun afternoon, I can’t wait for your wedding this upcoming November!
Christian & Christina: Engagement Photoshoot
FINALLY! It’s starting to feel like life is starting to get back to normal after the initial pandemic lock down. With engagements and wedding season in full swing, I got to start off last weekend with a shoot with Christian and Christina at the St. Norbert Monastery Trappist Heritage Park. After looking at our calendars and initially having a hard time getting a date locked down where it wasn’t going to be raining (because lets be honest, it always rains when you have to go to an outdoor photo shoot). We were finally lucky to get the sun coming down right when we were there and that made for some GORGEOUS sunset photos.
When couples ask for recommendations for locations to do their engagement shoot, for some reason the monastery always slips my mind, so I’ll definitely be returning here more often this year. Otherwise, enjoy the some shots from Christian and Christina’s’ engagement shoot.
Spring Engagement at Trappist Monastery Park
Devan & Sidney wanted something unique for their early spring engagement session. They right away told me that they wanted to somehow incorporate their Jeep into their engagement photo shoot as it had meant a lot to them during their time together. Such a fun afternoon with these two!
These Jeep photos are some of my favourite photos ever taken to this day!
Styled Engagement Shoot at La Barriere Park
This was early on in my “build my portfolio” stage in my photography career. So I asked my good friends Chloe and Remy if they would get dressed up and venture to La Barriere Park on a nice fall afternoon. We got so lucky with the beautiful weather, the leaves and just the overall ambiance of the park itself was just perfect. Definitely a favourite spot of mine to do family or engagement sessions.
