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Darien - In Home Newborn Lifestyle

I had the absolute honour of capturing part of Julia and Kevin's newborn story. I was able to photograph in their home (while I wore a mask)and capture these incredibly special and fleeting moments of Darien's brand new life.

Little did I know that it was one of my last in home sessions of 2020 as with Ford's announcement that came shortly after bringing us back to stage 2, we are now no longer able to work inside when all parties can't wear a mask.

So I hold on to these incredibly beautiful images so close to my heart and feel so grateful. Thank you Julia & Kevin, for inviting me into your home and trusting in me. It means the world to me.

The Sauls - Extended Family Lifestyle Session

The largest Extended Family Session to date and I must admit, definitely one of my favourites! We had booked the session a month prior, thinking we'd all be in winter jackets and mittens in the month of November and here we were under the warm sun in t-shirts and sandals. Thank you Mother Nature for this incredible day and thank you to the Sauls for trusting in me to capture all this amazing love you all have for each other.

Renee & Scott - In home Newborn Session

I had the most laid back, chill newborn session yesterday morning with this amazing family. Baby Jade slept the entire time except for maybe about 10 minutes when we purposely woke her up, going through a growth spurt, no doubt. Mom and dad were very well rested considering and seemed like they had been parenting for years. And sweet, sweet Bentley, their Rottie Mix, was the most well behaved pup ever and helped add a little character and humour into the mix.

Thank you so much Renee and Scott for inviting me into your home and trusting me to capture these incredibly special yet fleeting moments.

The Juteau's IN-Home Extended Family Session

Over the holidays I was honoured to be invited into the Juteau home. Typically when I photograph Extended Family Sessions ( grandparents, uncles, cousins etc), we focus mostly on portraits while getting some moments in between as that is what I used to think people wanted . Although, I can take a great portrait, portraits do not set my soul on fire. What gets me so incredibly excited to shoot is real, genuine feelings and moments, the in-betweens. Those images are the ones that will bring in a flood of emotion and feelings when you look through your photos years from now. Those moments fade over time, but having the ability to capture it on camera, freeze it in time forever is so incredible special. A simple kiss on the forehead, playing hide and go seek, pillow sights, sharing special treats with your family, snow man building competitions, THESE are the images that fuel my passion for photography. I will be using this incredible session that I had with The Juteau’s as a new model for future sessions to come. THIS is what I love and this is what I want to provide to all of you.

*please note that two members have requested I not share images on them on social media which I absolutely respect. I have taken the images of them out of these sneak peeks (mostly group photos).

Suzie & Aaron - Family Session - Ottawa Christmas Market

We were supposed to go sledding but Mother Nature had other plans and boyyyy am I sure glad!

Such a fun session chasing this little beauty around with her amazing parents at the Landsdown Christmas Market! We even got to visit Santa!!

Ardis' 5th Birthday Party - MacSkimming Outdoor Education Centre - Forest Edge

This past Sunday, my family and I were invited into the forest to celebrate a very special little girl’s 5th Birthday. Ardis is one of my daughter, Piper’s friends. They met at forest school when they were only 2 and half years old. Their friendship is now the length of half their beautiful lives and Ardi’s mom gave me the honour of documenting this incredibly special birthday party hosted by their loving forest school teachers’ from Wild Roots Nature and Forest School. There was a scavenger hunt, followed by a cozy camp fire with hotdogs and marshmallows and then we headed into the cabin to warm up, drink hot chocolate, eat cupcakes and open gifts. It was truly a wonderful morning and all the children and parents had an incredible time. Here are just a few sneak peeks.

Amy and Victor - Family Session - Hog's Back Park

This session was so perfect I am now craving more sunny winter sessions. Had so much fun with this beautiful family this past weekend at Hog’s Back Park. Amy and Victor along with the whole fam were so laid back and relaxed infront of the camera, just being completely themselves. Also the sun an hour before sunset was so incredibly magical my heart was blowing up every time I snapped a shot. And look at how adorable Quinn is… the friggin’ cutest along with his canine buddy, Riley. I can’t stop looking through this set.

Matt & Ann - Family Session - Stanley Park

Every year I reach out to another photographer whom I admire and ask for a family session swap. Where I photograph their family and they photograph mine. We get a chance to watch how each other work, pick up a new trick or two and we have a chance to ask each other any questions that may have been lurking at the back of our minds regarding camera gear, business etc. I ALWAYS learn something new. This year I asked Matt from Green Tea Photography. He and his wife, Ann, are a crazy talented wedding photography team! Like legit, so incredibly amazing! I was soooo damn nervous to shoot this session, so much so that I sat and meditated in the park while I waited for them to arrive.… TWO photographers who I admire so very much bahhh. But I am sooooo happy I asked and it actually happened!! I’m an introvert and asking and following through was mentally tough. I have grown as a person and a photographer from this session alone. No kidding.

Here are their sneak peeks among 100’s I still haven’t had a chance to look through yet!

Gill & Geoff - Engagement Session - Gatineau Park

Gill and Geoff both travel a lot for work and only had two days available this month to meet up for their engagement session.With all the rain we have been getting we soooo lucked out! The combination of weather, location and this friggin’ beautiful couple made for one of my all time favourite engagement sessions to date. Please scroll through to check out their sneak peeks!

See you in June beauties!

Jessica & Jorge - Picton Wedding - Crystal Palace

Sneak peeks for the wedding day of Jessica and Jorge are ready!! I always provide sneak peeks to my wedding clients within a few days of their big day. I try my best to pull out images that help tell the story of how the day unfolded. Now there are still 100s, possibly 1000s, that I haven’t even looked at yet, but I feel these images right here definitely allow you to feel their day. All the fun, all of the beauty, all of the huge amounts of love that was shared on this incredibly special day.

Jessica & Jorge - Engagement Session - Kingston

I drove to Kingston to meet this incredible couple, Jess & Jorge. I’ll be documenting their wedding in October. They took me to this incredible hidden gem by the shores, that made me feel I was somewhere tropical. The weather gave us overcast, sunshine, a rainbow, wind and rain all in the span of 2 hours which made for so much variety I was in absolutely heaven, plus these two are the perfect match which made photographing them so incredibly easy. Here are their sneak peeks with so so much more that I haven't even looked through yet!

Brienne & Adam - Burleigh Falls Wedding

This wedding from this past Saturday was perfection. Brienne and Adam got married in this cute little church called St Peters on the Rock which is on an Island on Stony Lake! Guests arrived on pontoons! For real, my photographer heart explodes from happiness every time I think about it. After the ceremony while guests headed to the reception at Burleigh Falls Inn, Brienne, Adam and I got in a boat and headed to Adam’s family cottage on another private island 10 minutes away. We took portraits and explored the 3 acres of property where Adam and his siblings played and made incredible memories since their were small children.
And then back on the boat, we headed to the Inn where Craig Cardiff performed through out dinner and for their first dance.
Amazing couple, outstanding surroundings and incredible friends and family made for THE perfect day!
Here are their sneak peeks!!

Jane & Ben - Strathmere Wedding - Ottawa Wedding Photographer

A beautiful November wedding surrounded by an incredibly loving family. The speeches got me bad at this one, I laughed, I cried and felt all the love. It’s strange when I really start to think about what I do, spending an entire day documenting all the special moments of such an incredibly special day and how connected I feel with all the people I spent that day with by the end of the night. I wish Jane and Ben all the love and I’m excited to spend another beautiful day with this family in August of this year when Jane’s brother gets married.

Jess and Alan - Strathmere Wedding - Ottawa Wedding Photographer

Jess and Alan were married on September 21, 2018 which was the same day a tornado hit down in the Ottawa area. There were talks of moving the ceremony indoors but Jess wouldn’t have it and because of this I was able to capture the epic wind that day. Power was lost later in the evening, generators kicked in and the celebration continued.