London Ontario Wedding Photographer | Erin & Steve's Oakville Gold Club Wedding

I had so much fun photographing Erin and Steve's beautiful wedding at the Oakville Golf Club last Fall. Their portrait time coincided with what we photographers refer to as golden hour... That magical 2-hour window before sunset where the light is warm and soft and flattering... as long as it isn't covered up by clouds.  When we saw the rainy, overcast skies the day of the wedding, we assumed that golden sunlight we were looking forward to would be very unlikely.  However, the sun peeked through at exactly the right moment, and we were able to get some  beautiful sun soaked photos after all. Here are my favourite images from Erin and Steve's wonderful wedding day!

As always a huge thank you to my amazing and talented assistant and second shooter Orsolya Gyorgy.

London Ontario Wedding Photography | Chris & Stephanie's Golden Hour Engagement

I met Chris and Stephanie 2 days before their October wedding. This is also when I photographed their engagement session, as they both live in Alberta and would not be coming to Ontario before the actual wedding. With very little time to reschedule in case of rain, we got lucky and enjoyed the most beautiful Fall evening, with that gorgeous golden pre-sunset light in all its glory. I had so much fun with these two. Stephanie and Chris are totally laid back, up for anything (like Chris carrying Stephanie on his back and jumping stones to get to a perfect spot in the middle of a stream) and always laughing. Here are my favourites from their session!

London Ontario Family Photography - The Bogar Family

I was thrilled to see Liana and Adam again last Fall after photographing their beautiful wedding back in 2014. Liana'a whole family joined in for a family session, and both Liana and her sister Leslie brought their adorable dogs. It was so special to reconnect with such a beautiful family, inside and out! Here are some of my favourites from the session.

London Ontario Wedding Photographer | Luke & Sara's Backyard Wedding

One of the best parts of being a photographer is building connections with people over time. The Bogdon Family invited me to their Cambridge, Ontario home to document their family shortly before Luke and Sara got engaged, and I was thrilled to find myself back on their beautiful property the following year for their engagement photos, and again the year after that for their gorgeous backyard wedding. Luke and Sara are just the sweetest, and everything about their day was perfection. Here are my favourites!

Many thanks to my amazing second shooter and assistant, Lea Legg!

London Ontario Lifestyle Photographer | 2015 Favourites

2015 was such a special year for me, because we welcomed our second daughter, Naia Rose, into our lives. While I certainly didn't take the year off, I did take a few months of rest and a reduced workload for the rest of the year, which means I really got to savour every wedding and every session in a way that I don't often get to when I'm booking double or triple the amount of work. It's crazy to me that 2015 is already over, and it's been so fun to look back through the archives. Every year it is both delightful and agonizing to put this massive favourites post together. Delightful because I revisit my favourite work from the previous year and reminisce. Agonizing because I actually have to choose. I love all of my clients and walk away from each session and wedding with something positive, so this is by no means a list of favourite clients. Rather, it's a collection of images that, when I took them and when I looked back on them, made my heart skip a beat. Maybe it's perfect, delicious golden light. Or a sweet, candid mother-daughter moment. Maybe it's that moment a child is laughing so hard his eyes are squinting or a couple sharing an intimate look after saying "I do". Sometimes it's something more technical, like the composition of an image or the contrast between shadow and light that I'm really proud of.  Regardless of the exact reason behind each image, these are the images that make me the most proud and excited when I look back on my 2015 portfolio. I hope you enjoy scrolling through them! <3

London Ontario Family Photographer | Darcy, Jessie & Max

I've been photographing Darcy, Jessie and Max for a few years now, and their family session is always one of the highlights of my Fall season. I cannot overstate what an honour and privilege it is to watch families grow and document their love year after year. This family is truly one-of-a-kind, with a love of life and of each other that is beautiful and contagious. Not to mention Max is one of the cutest kids around. These three like to play and capture real, candid moments together, which is my favourite thing to do. I'm always excited to see what fun things they have planned for their session. This time it was bubbles, light sabers and lots and lots of running and laughing. : ) Here are some photos from our most recent session at Gibbons Park.

London Ontario Wedding Photographer | Ashley & Derek's Ukraina Country Club Wedding

Ashley and Derek said "I do" at the Ukraina Country Club last Summer, and it was such a beautiful, love-filled day. These two are just the sweetest.  Ashley and I first connected over Instagram, and from the pre-wedding countdown to the post-wedding reminiscing, witnessing her excitement about the wedding and overflowing love for Derek has made documenting their engagement and wedding even more special for me. Here are some images from their day.

A huge thank you to my fabulous second shooter and assistant, Priya McHardie!

London Ontario Wedding Photographer | Emily & John's Western University Campus Engagement

I so enjoyed photographing Emily and John's campus engagement. These grounds hold a lot of history for these two, and it was such fun exploring all of the amazing little spots UWO has to offer with them. I loved everything about this session - the gorgeous backdrop, Emily's amazing dress, their adorable pup, and most of all how they make each other laugh. Their chemistry was so special, and I am so excited to be photographing their 2016 wedding! Here are some favourites from the engagement session!