Yesterday my 2013 wedding season started with a fantastic couple: the ever-so-lovely Jane & Ivan! It was an honour to be a part of their beautiful wedding celebration. Here is a sneak peek from the fun that was had yesterday. Congratulations you two lovebirds!!
* * More photos to come soon – check my facebook page first for all the latest updates! * *
Around Christmas I had the chance of meeting up with one of my summer 2013 wedding clients for a lovely winter engagement session in Winnipeg. Although the majority of my engagement sessions usually happen in the summer or the fall, I always get a little extra excited about a winter engagement session. Winter in Winnipeg is beautiful, and they chose to do the session at the Forks which is where they had their first date! We started with some coffee at Espresso Junction and a few indoor shots, and then we headed outside for some beautiful (yet frosty!) photos. The sun was golden and these two are sooooo adorable together, so the cold hardly had any affect on the shoot! I had a lot of fun with these two – they are such naturals with their love and it translated super well on camera. No fake shots here, their love is authentic in its expression and it got me all the more excited for their August wedding!! They are an absolute delight to photograph… and the best is yet to come! Can’t wait!
Here are some shots from the engagement session, and if you’d like to take a peek at their engagement guestbook, click here to check it out!
Just before Christmas I had a lovely session with the B family! Everyone was home for Christmas, and with a new addition to the clan (and a very cute one at that!) the occasion definitely called for a photo shoot. And they didn’t settle for just any old indoor photo location… they decided to put careful thought into it and picked a place that held a lot of significance to the family. I was very excited about using this location – the beautiful St. John’s College Chapel at the University of Manitoba. It made for such a great backdrop for such a great family! I had a lot of fun with these guys – no shortage of jokes and laughter, and of course lots of hugs and love all around. Here are a few shots from our photo shoot…. enjoy!
Just before Christmas I had the great pleasure of meeting this little darling who was turning 1 year old! She is just about the cutest little girl ever, and I had so much fun getting her to pose for the camera. She definitely is a natural and loved being in front of the camera. My kinda girl! Gemma’s parents love her immensely and it was absolutely beautiful to see them as a new family, growing together in admiration and wonder. It seems like not so long ago Chad and I were beginning on that same journey, and when I get to photograph the same for others, it makes my heart so full!
Congratulations Laurie & Tyler – Gemma is such a little treasure!!
As we near Christmastime, the amount of multi-family photo sessions that I book skyrockets. It makes sense though – ’tis the season for families coming together! September and October tends to be a lot of the photo sessions with small young families playing in the leaves, and around November and December is when the large family groups come together for a big photo shoot. I especially love these types of sessions – more people equals more smiles and more opportunities for different combinations of photos! I love the variety and especially love seeing 3 generations all having fun together. Being in Winnipeg though, it’s cold, so we usually make use of large indoor spaces for large photo shoots like these. Level 3 Studios is a great place to rent for large groups and I especially love it for all its gorgeous natural light.
Another perk to this session was seeing Kara’s beautiful family again and taking pictures of her cute kids! Back in September we photographed her side of the family, and this time it was her husband’s family’s turn for a photo session. I’ve gotten to know Kara more in the last few months since meeting for our first shoot, and it’s been great connecting with her and getting a peek inside her creative world too. You probably have seen her bunting a lot in several of my baby photo shoots as of late…
Here’s a sampling from this last photo session with the Cooke Family – enjoy! 🙂
When I met up with this family last year for their family portraits, I took one look at all those smiles, cute faces and colours and I just knew it was going to be a fun session! It certainly was, but it was the little baby girl that really captured my heart! She is just TOO cute!! Needless to say, there was no shortage of fun and laughter, and it was especially sweet seeing the kids interacting together. They have a beautiful family and it was an absolute pleasure being able to capture these dear moments in time.
Merci à vous, c’était un grand plaisir!
