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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.

Engagement photography is so much fun. No matter how many different sessions we do, we love every single photo shoot. Each couple brings such a different dynamic – and influencing our creative process in a different way. On top of that, the weather, time of day and chance all play a part in the locations we end up using for a session.

Alona & Howie had the idea to do their engagement pictures in downtown Toronto, where they’ve spent a lot of the time since they started dating. We thought paying homage to Alona’s Russian background would be cool by doing a portion of the shoot in Pravda – a really cool Russian themed bar just across from the Flat Iron building.

From there we cruised down Colborne Street, ending up at BCE Place for some indoor shots.

Isn’t the light in BCE Place just awesome??! Amazing perspectives too.

As we walked back to the car we had some fun as the sunlight was at it’s best. Next we scooted over to Cabbagetown to wrap up the shoot in Howie’s old stomping ground. He even showed me the antique store his family owns where he worked as a kid – we walked in and the phone rang and she’s like “Howie, get that would you? Haha. Mum’s are the best.

I can’t wait for Alona & Howie’s wedding in June at Atlantis! It’s going to be gorgeous.

Today had a maximum temperature of -15 degrees. That’s just silly. So it’s with little regret that I share with you all that I’ll be sitting on an airplane bound for sunny Perth to get married this time next week! Charlotte’s already arrived and is setting up our new house… You see, we’ve decided that we’re going to life and endless summer. It’s an exciting time for us, we tie the knot in just three weeks… I’m dying to see my nieces and nephews again, catch up with my family. We’ll certainly keep you posted on everything as we figure it out.

Anyhow, enough about us! I’m super excited to share the engagement session I photographed yesterday. Meghan and Adam are an awesome downtown Toronto couple. They’re going to tie the knot this summer at the Muskoka Bay Resort… We can’t wait for it! Adam sells real estate and has the coolest website of any realtor I’ve seen.

Meghan came up with the idea to do a vintage engagement session and worked hard for the past week to find awesome outfits… As you’ll see, she put together some rockin combos.

We started the session in the bar in the King Edward Hotel – one of Toronto’s most glamorous wedding venues btw.

Check out the sweet wallpaper in the next shot.. gotta love how well suited this venue was for a vintage themed photo shoot.

As I mentioned earlier, it was -15 or something crazy as we left the King Eddy… We headed over to UofT to grab some very quick shots there…

To wrap up the session we headed over the Queen St West where we shop hopped to mix up the locations a bit. Check out the amazing colours we found!

I love looking for unique reflections during shoots… Isn’t this mirror the coolest?

Next we hit up a bar and I got a chance to do some cool shots of Adam. Right??

As we wrapped up the shoot I convinced Meg & Adam to let me make them bear with the cold a little longer so we could do one last really romantic shot. I shot just four frames and couldn’t be happier with this one.

Hope you’re all doing well – I’ll be sure to post some more wedding and engagement shoots from last year… We’ve been busy with the move.

This week Charlotte and I are heading off to NYC for the first time! I’ve been living in Toronto for 8 years now, and I can’t believe I haven’t been to the Big Apple yet! We’re both looking forward to seeing a few of the sights – for me I’ve always wanted to see The Guggenheim. Before we fly out (on Porter – our favourite!) I’m finishing up a couple more albums, meeting with 2 potential clients and of course, trying to get one more blog post done

Leo and Maria booked us to photograph their gorgeous wedding next Summer, and when we talked about where we might do their engagement shoot they were both excited to shoot around their new house in Stoney Creek. I’ve put together a little video slide show of my favourite shots for them and I wanted to also feature some of them as images on the blog too.

First off, here’s the video if you’ve got a few minutes, if not, skip ahead and check out the photos below. Cheers.

Fall engagement photos always give an awesome range of colours, moods and lighting options in the pictures… I love having shots like these above where the light feels like the middle of Summer, then be able to jump right into more moody and monochromatic images like these shots below.

Leo & Maria did really well to find a local vineyard willing to let us use their property to do the engagement pictures… Some of you readers may already know the spot…. Puddicombe Estate Farms & Winery.

We all loved this little orchard. Super cute right?

As we wrapped up the shoot we grabbed this romantic photo of the two of them enjoying one last cuddle.

Can’t wait to photograph their wedding next year in Toronto & Vaughan… Gonna be awesome!!!

I love doing engagement pictures… Yesterday I headed out with Andy & Lauren – a couple who recently booked us to photograph they wedding next Summer.

As soon as these two walked into our studio to meet us we knew they were going to be a LOT of fun to photograph… We were pleased to find out they found us after seeing Charlotte’s sister Tricia’s wedding pictures on Facebook!

For the engagement shoot I thought it’d be fun to bring in not only what was left of the Fall colours, but some of Toronto’s cooler and colourful buildings. We started the shoot down in The Toronto Exhibition Centre, then headed into The Liberty Village, finishing up in one of our favourite spots in Toronto, Queens St W.

Isn’t the wall in the next four photos one of the coolest you’ve seen?? So awesome.

As you can see both Andy and Lauren spent a lot of the shoot laughing – it’s so nice seeing two people so happy just hanging out together.

I loved these trees…

Not only do these two know how to have a lot of fun but they’re pretty good at looking damn sexy!

Well, that about wraps up my absolute favourites.. but wait, there’s still more! We’ve put together a little slide show for your viewing pleasure.

Check it out, we’d love to hear your comments and feedback below!

Tomorrow is going to be a great day! We’ll be photographing the wedding of Melissa & Dan… An awesome couple that we got the chance to get to know recently on a trip to their cottage. Their wedding is here in Toronto at stunning Casa Loma. It’s one of Toronto’s renowned tourist attraction and land mark sitting on a hilltop looking south toward the CN Tower.

From the first moment Mel & Dan walked through our studio door we really connected with them.. The more we chatted the more we realized a Summer get away to their cottage in Muskoka was going to be the ultimate solution to their engagement shoot location.

I absolutely love the feeling to this shot… and Charlotte LOVES Melissa’s amazing engagement ring!! Good job Dan!

We began the photo shoot with the two of them sitting on their dock and hanging out with the boat, looking forward to going for a spin later on! Don’t you just love these relaxed shots of them? They really make each other laugh all the time – You can tell they are best friends.

I love this next series of images Charlotte created of Mel with a daisy she found, and the two of them relaxing in the boat. Cute eh.

After a gentle warm up, we had a quick wardrobe change and decided to go for a walk… As we were heading out the driveway we spotted a virtual meadow of ground cover. Charlotte posed up our gorgeous couple and I proceeded to grab this high point of view. Such a cool shot though – I’d love to have a shot of my fiance and I like this!

Look at the stunning green eyes these guys have.. Looks so great with the green Muskokan landscape.

I love the lens flare in this shot… Hot! Hot! Hot!

Dan and Mel took us to this cool field with long wheaty grass sprinkled with purple flowers.. How buttery is the backgroud for these two romantics?

As we wandered up the trail back to the cottage we saw this amazing patch of light and couldn’t resist grabbing some gorgeous photos of them together.

As the afternoon went on, the four of us headed out on the boat and Dan got a chance to do some wake-boarding…

…Melissa had a turn taking a photo of us!

Cruising back to the cottage you could feel the love. I can’t wait for the wedding tomorrow guys!!! You both looked so happy at the rehearsal today so glad you had us come along!