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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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I can’t believe I’m actually going to say this out loud…but did you know that the last time my husband and I intentionally had our picture taken together was nine years ago.  Nine years!  At our wedding, actually.  And other than a random photo here or there while traveling…we don’t have any of photos of […]

LIV & DEREK: PORTRAITS

ottawa wedding photography, ottawa wedding photographer, portraits, natural light, nepean sailing club, ottawa, ottawa river, summer

September 8, 2014

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Two weeks after I first started my job at the Gallery, I celebrated my birthday.  I remember it being a Thursday!  That afternoon I had been called down to HR to sign some papers and after waiting about ten minutes for my meeting to start, I was told that they would have to reschedule due […]

JENNA & CHRIS: WEDDING

ottawa wedding photography, ottawa wedding photographer, portraits, natural light, ottawa river, summer, wedding

July 17, 2014

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I’ve spoken a lot over the years about how photography has opened up my world.  About the people that I’ve met…the places I’ve been able to go…the experiences I’ve had.  Photography has broadened my horizons in a way that I never could have imagined possible…through the mere act of meeting new people and having a […]

NADIA: PORTRAITS

ottawa wedding photography, ottawa wedding photographer, portraits, maternity, natural light, orleans, ottawa, ottawa river, petrie island, summer

July 13, 2014

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Do you remember how many people were at your wedding?  How many people traveled to be there with you?  Gave time and energy to share in your day? I remember being overwhelmed by the generosity offered to us, not only for our wedding…but throughout our relationship.  I remember wanting to hold on so tightly to […]

KASSANDRA & FRANCIS: ENGAGEMENT

ottawa wedding photography, ottawa wedding photographer, portraits, engagement, natural light, ottawa, ottawa river, summer, university of ottawa

June 8, 2014

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For as long as I can remember…I’ve loved love.  I would read books as a child and get completely swept away in that one moment when the cute boy from school finally asks the girl he likes to dance.  Or I would watch movies just so I could see the grand gesture that inevitably happened […]

CATHERINE & DARCY: ENGAGEMENT

ottawa wedding photography, ottawa wedding photographer, portraits, engagement, natural light, ottawa, ottawa river, rockcliffe park, rustic, winter

March 14, 2014

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The first time that I actually sat down to write was on a cold evening in late Fall of 2002.  It was a Tuesday.  I don’t know why I remember that…I just do.  I remember the darkness rolling over our city so early in the day by that time of year.  And I remember rain.  […]

BRITTNEY & STUART: ENGAGEMENT

ottawa wedding photography, ottawa wedding photographer, portraits, engagement, natural light, ottawa, ottawa river, rockcliffe park, winter

December 19, 2013