Welcome

Welcome to our website! Let's start by introducing ourselves... We are Dave & Charlotte. We're photographers. Our passion is photographing the relationships between people just like you. We call this lifestyle photography. Often people arrive on our blog looking for wedding photography in Toronto or surrounding area, but we also take on destination weddings around the world. Over the past couple of years we have photographed weddings in places as remote as Australia, India, Mexico, England, Barbados, Jamaica, Puerto Rico to events closer to home, like Montreal, New York and The Muskokas.

If you're newly engaged and in search of two fun loving, easy going wedding photographers, we're sure you'll love viewing our engagement & wedding photography portfolios. If you like what you see and want to find out more, please drop us a line and we'll be happy to answer any questions you have.

We hope to meet you soon!

Beachy Bohemian Chic Bridal Session

What an amazing, incredible, unbelievable few months we have had. We’ve been very busy photographing heaps of weddings and engagement shoots in Toronto and globetrotting to exotic destinations shooting some pretty unreal weddings (coming soon!) But that’s not all… We have also been photographing some fabulous styled shoots and our work has been published on such blogs as WedLuxe, Style Me Pretty and now Australia’s go to wedding blog for Aussie brides, Polka Dot Bride. Since we split our time between our Toronto, Canada and Perth, Australia studios we have the awesome opportunity to share our international work with our readers from both sides.

We loved working with Wedding Planner extraordinaire Crystal Adair-Benning from Distinct Occasions on this shoot. She is an amazing talent that dreamed up the concept for the photo shoot. Like us, Crystal divides her time between Toronto, Canada and Perth, Australia catering to the wedding seasons in both countries.

I have to say that this bridal session was a lot of hard work but equally as fun. The shoot was so inspirational! When we saw the concept come together it was some serious eye candy for us photographers.

The rugged Australian terrain was so beautiful to photograph. I love the way the trees twist and curl in the background. Perth’s landscapes are just phenomenal! We feel so blessed to get to live in such a beautiful place.

Crystal flew over to Bali and found these amazing little pieces in Ubud for the shoot. The Balinese umbrellas are so detailed and gorgeous and the little baskets and bowls were an amazing find. It makes me want to do a little shopping trip of my own :)

Acscents Floral’s did the wedding flowers for this bridal session. They are absolutely amazing and this is why Dave and I chose them to do our flowers for our wedding last February at Cottesloe Civic Centre!! Val, the florist, has such a creative eye. She creates interesting designs, more like floral works of art. I love the design she created for this shoot. Gorgeous floral’s trailing out of this unique nautilus shell.

Isn’t the light in Perth, W.A. out of control! I love breezy, glowing images like this.

I love this Kuste VW Kombi we had the pleasure to photograph during the bridal session. Why not get creative with you wedding and drive your crew around in style in this sweet ride.

For it’s age, it was amazing that this vintage Kombi was so immaculate. It was like new and an amazing detail for our shoot. Sooo beachy chick. Doesn’t it just make you want to load it up with friends and have a bbq on the beach.

Thanks to all of our Perth wedding vendors that took part in this day full of fun, you guys are the best. A special thanks to Rosin from Alpha Models for our stunning model Anique.


January 13, 2012 - 1:57 pm joey - This is the most insane location I have ever witnessed. Nice stuff! :)

December 23, 2011 - 1:42 pm Jeff Marchant - Awesome post guys! i'm sure you've been busy with all your travel, but you need to update soon.. we're craving some new material :)

December 13, 2011 - 11:07 am Santorini Wedding Photographers - Top photos and top model!!

November 29, 2011 - 11:24 pm Toronto Photo Booth - OMG! that looks like the most amazing wedding ever! simply amazing wedding photos!!

November 13, 2011 - 4:41 pm Julianna Rennard - Such gorgeous light, concept and subject. Great job!

November 4, 2011 - 8:34 pm vasia - wow, just stunning!

October 24, 2011 - 4:08 pm Sheldon C. Penny - Wow, I love this photo shoot. The art of you bending the light to your will to help with this shoot is amazing.

October 23, 2011 - 8:11 am Marc - Super original and beautiful! Never seen such a thing. The Volkswagen is the cherry on the cake!

October 19, 2011 - 2:41 am Lloyed Valenzuela Photography - Beautiful!!! I love the concept!!!

October 7, 2011 - 10:36 pm Sharon (Posh Veils) - Ooooo I love this! I am in awe. Marvelous. Absoulutely marvelous.

October 5, 2011 - 3:20 pm les wollam - Awesome! whose idea was this? who did the sytling? this is just awesome after seeing so many traditional shots.

October 5, 2011 - 3:19 am Richard - very nice concept. I love it. Would be cool to have a wedding with this concept. Thanks for sharing!

September 26, 2011 - 4:06 am Jason Soon - Awesome concept and beautiful photos! Yes, I do agree that Perth has such gorgeous sun light! =)

September 22, 2011 - 10:25 pm Emma - These are fantastic shots guys. So sorry I missed you this time you were in TO. I also love the Indian photographer :)

September 22, 2011 - 8:25 pm Ian Kreidich - I love the light in the VW series. You also really nailed the depth of field in these. Awesome to see people not stuck at 1.4.

September 22, 2011 - 12:21 am Indian wedding photographer - Yes,i really like your blog.it's so nice.and i like also Indian wedding photographer.

September 15, 2011 - 6:13 pm Leigha - these are beautiful! such a cool concept

A Stunning Muskoka Bay Wedding

Charlotte and I are loving our Summer in Canada. We’re now officially living and endless Summer, hopping back and forwards between our homes in Perth, Australia and Toronto.

This year has seen so many absolutely amazing weddings, and we can’t wait to share them all with you… As a teaser we’d like to show you the recent wedding of Adam and Meghan at Muskoka Bay Club. You may remember these guys did a vintage engagement shoot at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.. It got picked up by a couple of cool wedding blogs too (Toronto wedding Society & The Wedding Co)

What I love about Meghan & Adam’s wedding is not only are they a sweet, relaxed, easy going couple who are so obviously in love, but their also had some pretty cute vintage details and a lot of hand made elements to their day.

The slide show you’re about to watch is a Same Day Slideshow, which we put together and present during the reception.

For those of you that enjoy perusing details of the day, check out the cluster below.

Meghan had the most amazing wedding gown. Isn’t the vintage lace detailing incredible.

I absolutely love this shot of one of the flower girls in awe of Meghan looking like a princess :)

Adam didn’t look too shabby himself. Nothing beats a custom fitted suit.

As Meghan walked into the room, Adam’s face lit up. His expression says so much!

The ceremony room at Muskoka Bay Club has the most beautiful reflected light pouring into it. Love how soft it looks.

Meghan tells me that this next shot is her favourite from the day – I’d have to say I agree. It’s these little stolen moments together than you really remember from your wedding day.

Magic light. Awesome.

More amazing hand made details of their wedding… loving how tactile everything is… note the chalk board table placements and wild flower centre pieces.

What way to finish off the perfect day than a first dance by sparkler light. Congrats on an amazing wedding guys.


December 10, 2011 - 8:23 am David - Denver wedding photography - Stunning photography work, and the post production is very stylish. Nice.

December 1, 2011 - 6:08 pm Mark - Plymouth Wedding Photography - Simply fantastic, really like your style of photography and this wedding has been very well captured. I'm always looking for inspiration from photographers in different parts of the world so I will pop back and see what you are all up to next year!

November 4, 2011 - 8:05 pm Bridey - What a beautiful wedding! I love the bride's dress - do you know who the designer is? Regards, Haijin

November 4, 2011 - 1:32 am Chris Chong - Love the detail shots in this set. Great work!

October 4, 2011 - 8:07 am Luke Stanton - WOW! some of the best and most refreshing wedding photography I've seen in a while. good to see someone doing something different. Good work Guys!

September 13, 2011 - 5:10 pm Susan - Lovely images! Absolutely gorgeous details. The black and whites are some of my favourite.

September 13, 2011 - 6:24 am Truly Photography - Really lovely collection. The first dance photo is beautiful.

September 8, 2011 - 1:38 pm Natasha - Yah new pictures!Beautiful!

August 29, 2011 - 5:30 am Barry Dawson Yorkshire Photographer - Beautifully done again :o) Once again! Hope to keep seeing these results coming in years to come.

August 26, 2011 - 9:47 pm Tania Shirgwin - Some awesome photos there guys. Great work. I love your blog so glad you back on track with it. Cheers Tania

A Proposal to Remember

Today we had some of our photos featured on WedLuxe and we thought you’d all enjoy seeing it. You can check it out here.

This proposal was planned by Crystal or Distinct Occasions (who also planned our wedding!) and she’s recently launched The Engagement Planner… A custom proposal planning service. Very cool idea eh!

Also want to send out kudos to Rachel A Clingen for the decor as well as Helix Candles Luminaries.


September 15, 2011 - 6:15 pm Leigha - wow! love the colors!

August 31, 2011 - 11:16 am Photo Magentaplus - Photos are wonderfull, like the engagement planner idea too, perhaps it will catch on in Cyprus. Congratulations to you both on your recent wedding. Jim

August 6, 2011 - 1:00 pm Laura Kelly - The colours of the flowers are so vibrant and beautiful!

August 2, 2011 - 3:14 pm Anna - Dave, Charlotte, you are amazing and those shots are fantastic!

July 27, 2011 - 6:39 pm Photography Pittsburgh - That is so beautiful. This is the first I have heard of an engagement planner. The photos are amazing and I would love for this to catch on here in Pittsburgh. Once again, you do beautiful work. Shaun David

July 17, 2011 - 12:59 am margarita - gorgeous!!!! beautiful candles, everything is romantic...

July 15, 2011 - 7:17 pm Johanne - Wow Just amazing! The photos are so beautiful and romantic. Looks like it was planned perfectly ;)

Boxing in The Ballroom

It’s always fun being published. 5 years back I photographed a charity fund raising events for the Canadian Liver Foundation called “Boxing in the Ballroom” down at the Liberty Grand. Fast forward five years and one of the main boxers of the night, Mary Spencer, then the junior female world champion, is now in the running for Canadian Gold at the 2012 Olympics. Read the full story here.


August 6, 2011 - 8:56 pm useakme - Great pics, love the B&W :-)

July 20, 2011 - 12:04 pm Adrixe - Great set! love the action shots and the b&w conversions

June 27, 2011 - 1:11 am Tom - Great shot, and this expression .. congratulations ...

June 24, 2011 - 7:08 am watercolor from photo - Briliant pictures.

June 13, 2011 - 9:43 pm Vaughn - Great set! The mood and contrasts really jump. Interesting setting for a boxing match.

May 17, 2011 - 4:15 pm bryan - great shots. good exposure

Toronto Concept Shoot Featured on WedLuxe

With the royal wedding happening this afternoon, it’s timely that this wonderful concept photo shoot that we have the pleasure to photograph was published on WedLuxe today. This collaboration of some of Toronto’s best wedding suppliers was style by the talented Crystal Adair-Benning of Distinct Occasions. The shoot was based around the amazing gowns of Kim Ironmonger, owner and designer at Valencienne.

Florals were created by our favourite Toronto florists – Pink Twig. Linens were provided by Susan Murray International

The gorgeous invite you see above and the menu and stationary below were created by the talented Deborah Lau-Yu of Palettera

The model for this photo shoot was the ever talented and elegant Ada Adams. Always willing to go the extra mile to get the shots we need. Thanks Ada.

A highlight of the photos is the amazing Cake created by Lori Hutchinson, otherwise known as The Caketress :)

Finally, I’d like to share with you all this gorgeous video filmed by Honey & Dear.

Suppliers for this concept photo shoot were:

Styled by: Distinct Occasions

Photographed by: Dave & Charlotte

Video by: Honey & Dear

Invites/Favors: Palettera

Cake: The Caketress

Florals: Pink Twig

Linens: Susan Murray International

Dress: Valencienne

Model: Ada Adams


November 3, 2011 - 10:25 am Luke Stanton - some really nice yet subtle ideas here!

November 1, 2011 - 4:33 pm vencanice nis - Gorgeous wedding dress, the bride is so beautiful, she looks like a model. Fantastic presentation.

October 5, 2011 - 3:25 pm les wollam - another great shoot. your wish makes me wish i was doing weddings.

July 20, 2011 - 12:08 pm Adrixe - great shoot and set! love every bits of it. congrats on getting published!

June 27, 2011 - 1:13 am Tom - a true princess in the palace, great visuals, extra shots, congratulations ...

May 30, 2011 - 12:42 pm Elizabeth Salib Photography - I must say, I love the bodice of her dress, and I love that one image where you did a close up of it and you can see all the beading in detail. Such beautiful and crisp images! Very nice work here.

May 6, 2011 - 7:20 am pregnancy photographer milton - Awesome pictures. I want more pictures if you can provide. Thank you very much.

May 3, 2011 - 1:00 am Andrew Sorlie - We had such a great day with everyone. The true credit as Ada said goes to Dave & Charlotte for their art direction and ability to lead the shoot so patiently with all the elements at play. Amazing as always you guys!

April 29, 2011 - 6:12 pm Ada - ...And a hand for our wonderful photographers who achieve magic and perfection with each take! :)

Our New Aussie Studio is Open!

Hi everyone,

I’m very excited to announce the official opening of our new studio in Perth, Western Australia. From this point on, Charlotte and I will be living and endless Summer – half in Perth, Western Australia and half in Toronto, Canada… Needless to say, we will still always be available by phone and email no matter which country we’re in. The ideal time to catch us if you’re calling from Toronto is 9pm till midnight any day of the week. Of course, email is still our preferred method of communication for effective correspondence. Here are a few pics for your enjoyment.

Warm wishes from us both here in Perth. Can’t wait to be back in Toronto soon :)

Dave & Charlotte


January 21, 2012 - 10:47 am Jack - I really like every photo on this blog, I have to admit that you are a great photographer. Many thanks for sharing your wonderful photos.

October 19, 2011 - 2:39 am Lloyed Valenzuela Photography - Beautiful place...congratulations!!!

October 4, 2011 - 3:26 am Wedding Photographer Coventry - Congratulations for your new studio. its really very nice and this place is looking so nice.

April 26, 2011 - 11:35 pm Alona - Congratultions! The place looks lovely. Enjoy the new place and see you soon:)

April 12, 2011 - 10:40 pm Kailee - Wow! Looks amazing! I'm living in Perth at the moment, and your plan to live an endless summer between Toronto & Perth has been our (my boyfriend & myself) dream! Hopefully one day! Now we also have a photographer in Perth ;)