Almost a year to the day ago I went to photograph this beautiful newborn girl and her parents & fur sister in their beautiful newly built home. A beautifully decorated nursery and baby snuggles were the name of the game.
It was the most unlikely of introductions I’ve ever had with a client.
As business owners we do our very best to ensure that we give credit to each vendor involved when we share images on social media; but not everyone plays by that rule. A local venue who hadn’t always given credit or tags had shared a beautiful image from a photographer. Mark (the groom here) replied with “photographer?” … in which I liked it because I thought “hey, this guy also notices that they’re not tagging people and I like that he’s calling them out on it, lol”. A few hours later I got a PM on Instagram from him asking if I was the photographer as he was looking for a photographer for his wedding. Things lead from there, and I met up with this amazing duo a few weeks later for a consultation. They walked in the coffee shop doors, and besides the fact that Liz is drop dead gorgeous, I fell in love with these guys in a hot second. They were incredibly easy to talk to, and we had fun talking about their upcoming wedding plans.
We planned their session at Liz’s family home in the Collingwood area. The two love to spend a lot of time there in the summer, catching sunsets on the patio with a glass of wine. So that’s exactly what we did for their session, and I love how their story plays out in these images.
Sometimes it’s good just to keep things casual; and that is exactly what we did for this family and their session. We walked their beautiful tree lined street and captured some perfect memories for them!
My day with Darryl and Lindsey began at Sunnidale Park in Barrie for their reveal. This moment is always one of my absolute favourite parts of a wedding day, as the anticipation you can sense in the groom is always the sweetest. Darryl picked a little flower to give to his bride right before she tapped on his shoulder. The second he turned around to see his beautiful bride, their day began and it was gorgeous from beginning to end. We had fun exploring this Sunnidale Park with their children and family for their photos before heading to the MacLaren Art Centre for the rest of their wedding day to unfold. Lindsey looked so classic and absolutely stunning in her Stella York dress purchased from The Gown, and with her strawberry blonde hair catching the light, she truly was a dream bride. Their boys played were a big part of their entire wedding day, and it was so sweet to see their excitement as the couple exchanged vows.
Dress: The Gown
Florals: Bradford Greenhouses
Makeup & Hair: Persona Salon
DJ: Keep Them Dancing, Barrie
Venue: MacLaren Art Centre
Catering: Casal Catering
Cake: Cakey Bakey Boutique
Officiant: Gabor Krausz
Their engagement session at Scotsdale Farm was the first time we actually got to meet in person! Alexis and Taylor’s relationship was a long distance one, with her living in Montreal and him in Barrie, so not only was I excited to photograph their session, I was also ecstatic to finally be meeting them in person! Alexis and I really hit it off when we connected about her wedding details over Skype, and I knew immediately that I was in for an amazing time working with them.