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“We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”
~ Jandy Nelson // I’ll Give You The Sun

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Nearly a decade ago, I met my friend, Julie! We met each other through work and quickly became fast friends.  Friends that drank lots of coffee together and friends that got up super early in the morning to see Blue Rodeo together and friends that would – over time – experience many of life’s changes […]

JULIE & VAS: ENGAGEMENT

October 24, 2016

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I want to say that I noticed for the first time around eight and half years in.  I was looking for a specific photo of our family when I noticed that we didn’t have any of just the two of us anymore.  At first I thought it was just an oversight on my part…but the […]

SHANNA & JEFF: PORTRAITS

August 28, 2016

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Every now and then, I’ll be walking through downtown and I’ll suddenly catch something out of the corner of my eye.  Sometimes it will be the way the sun is pouring across the buildings or the way wind blows across the river.  Sometimes it will be a new restaurant that has opened or a store […]

MARWA & MOHAMED: ENGAGEMENT

August 25, 2016

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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 […]

REHANA & DIOGO: ENGAGEMENT

October 28, 2015

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I get asked all the time if I ever get bored of weddings.  And considering that I’m just shy of shooting my 100th wedding, it would stand to reason that the novelty has worn off by now.  But the truth is, weddings just aren’t the same as they used to be. Weddings nowadays tend to […]

SARAH & ALEX: WEDDING

October 20, 2015

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Few things bring me as much joy as the very first snow fall of the season! I love the way the air smells different…the way everything seems quieter…the way the world just seems a little bit softer.  Something about that first snowfall makes me want to run out and buy a new ornament for our […]

GILLIAN & PHIL: ENGAGEMENT

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December 4, 2013