I think most of us would agree that it’s generally easier just to do what’s “normal” or expected.  It’s easier to take the route that’s already cleared out and the path already taken. Everything above and beyond that is often uncharted territory. Sometimes it feels to hard to do something different.  Sometimes our bodies and […]

If I’ve learned anything significant throughout my adult life…it’s that the experience really does mean more than the end result.  Of course, this isn’t anything that every Hallmark card or motivational poster ever made hasn’t already told us…but still…they’re not wrong! And nothing has taught me this more than photography! The sessions I remember most […]

Leaving “conventional” work to become self-employed can be a really big adjustment.  On one hand, there was an immensity of benefits that came with being my own boss and choosing my own clients.  I love the creativity…the flexibility…the empowerment that comes with making something out of nothing. Like anything else though, there is a flip […]

By mid-September of each year, I begin to eat, sleep and breathe weddings.  I dream about them at night…I photograph them on weekends…I edit them all day.  My life becomes a flurry of pretty dresses…coordinated colour schemes…and perfectly planned days. And sometimes, in the midst of it all, I just need to step out of […]

I don’t imagine that it’s easy to plan a wedding in another country.  I can’t fathom the number of unknowns that come into play when you’re trying to put something together blindly. We planned our wedding from the same city and even then, there were times when it all felt a bit too overwhelming.  Too […]

Have you ever noticed sometimes how – when it rains…it pours?!?!  I’m almost certain that during every major life decision we make…four other inevitably follow and everything gets flipped upside down! When my husband and I were on our honeymoon, we received two job offers and we had to choose one before we got home.  […]