It's a Perfect Surprise!

Genny at The Perfect Surprise called me up the other day and said: "I heard you're wonderful and I need you!" Music to my ears really!!!

She was having a "Sex & The City" Fundraiser for the Arthritis Society as well as launching her business! So she asked me to photograph the event which included an airing of the Sex & The City movie at the Park Theatre and fabulous draws for door prizes as well as a prize for the Best in Character! There were all kinds of gorgeous girls dressed up as their favorite Sex and The City characters!

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Ashley & Mike's Slideshow!

Here's Ashley & Mike's Slideshow! Click here!

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Leticia & Dean: Married at The Gates! October 5th, 2008

She called me up and said my favorite magic words: "You were referred to us by..." and "We also had already found you on the web..."

This time they were referred to me by one of my favorite blog stalkers, my sister in law, Bronwyn who is also a big fan of my work (or maybe it's just because she gets free pictures?)... Hard to tell, but hey, thank you Bronwyn!!!

When Leticia called me, she and Dean were living in Toronto but would be having their wedding here in Winnipeg, to celebrate with family at The Gates, Sunday Brunch style! YUM!

I was so excited for many reasons, but also because half way through the conversation she started speaking Brazilian Portuguese to me! I KNOW!!! How exciting is that?

It turns out that her mom met her dad here and they moved to Brazil where they had Leticia, then moved back here 12 years ago...

Dean described at the reception how they met.

He was in Grade 8 when she moved here and was introduced to the class. His knees buckled and somehow he knew that she would be at his side for the rest of his life.

So after much seeking, he finally got her. They've been together for a long long time and this past weekend they joined each other in matrimony!

Does that make you tear up? It does for me! I'm such a suck for weddings and beautiful stories...

Oh the beauty of love...

There was SO much beauty at this wedding!!!

Starting the Spanish Dress... I've never seen anything like this!



The Ring just complimented the whole vintage feel...


And Dean had a gift for his Lily... and a note that I couldn't read because my eyes were WET!!


STUNNING flowers by In Full Bloom.

Da Boyz and their cigars.


The girls having fun... (or perhaps MAKING fun of me lying on the ground)


Bronwyn, Alana, Leticia, Vicky and Shelly.


Cake Deliciousness by Chocolate Zen!!! I actually had wedding cake this time! It was UNREAL!


I just love the setting at The Gates on Roblin. It's absolutely beautiful and there are so many different locations for pictures! Truly worth it!




Now, to quote Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally, "I don't think it's a matter of opinion". Leticia is truly and unbelievably beautiful! No doubt about it!


Here Dean is lovingly stoking Leticia's belly - in love with her and baby Lucas!


And here is the lucky man!


Dean is just so sweet (and handsome!) and he was joking with me throughout the pictures that he really wanted a shot of himself looking up to the sky! So, you bet! Here it is!








Now he's just goofy!


A little shop talk... Ever since I've gotten my D700, I've been blown away by the shallow depth of field that it has at 2.8 and I've been COMPLETELY ADDICTED to shooting my 70-200mm lens at 200 all the time (at 2.8) as if it were prime. I don't even move the zoom on it AT ALL!

Ok, all done shop talk. Don't you just love this shot? I DO I DO I DO!


I have a million versions of this shot... and I just love how Leticia looks like a prairie princess here..


And in the following 3 shots you'll see that Dean just COULDN'T keep away from Leticia!







You didn't think I was actually going to pass up a little flare, did you?



I wanted to showcase Leticia's dress... So I asked her to twirl for me. According to her sister Victoria, as a little girl, she loved wearing pretty ballerina dresses and twirling, so I knew she'd be too happy to oblige.


Then I moved her to where I knew the Sun would show through...


I love the fact that she has her eyes closed in this shot... It's like she's enjoying the moment.


I love Dean's expression.




Dean really wanted this shot... Here you go!


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Thank you Leticia & Dean & families! It was so wonderful to meet you all and I'm looking forward to going through all the millions of pictures that I took on Sunday! Stay tuned for the slideshow!

Monika & Mike! Engaged!

(Ok, you're thinking this might just be BLOGGING day! And You're RIGHT!!! That's what happens on a rainy day! Don't leave anyone out though, make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom and see Hazel and Jessie's slideshow too!)

You might recognize Monika & Mike from such posts as this one regarding their Super Duper Green Wedding coming up next August! They looked so good in their allegedly grubby clothes doing their gardening, that I knew I was in for a treat during their engagement shoot!

And I was! I had so much fun! And I hope you two did as well!

Thanks again for picking me! We're going to have fun at the wedding!

Here's some images and check out the link to the slideshow in the bottom of the post!

Isn't this so pretty!



Oh yeah!


LOVE LOVE LOVE this one, with the Sun Reflection on the water coming through the park bench!


Whoa honey!


Mike is still getting used to me being right in his face like that with my 50mm lens.


There's something about this shot!!!


The thing about my clients laughing like that is that I never know if they're laughing at me hiding behind the bushes to get this shot, or at something each other said...







Gorgeous...






I love how you can see a bunch of ducks with their "tails" up in the air as they dive for "fishies"!






Wow, what a day! It sure was worth it sitting here without lunch to get through these amazing shots today!

Thanks for waiting guys!

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Here's the Slideshow!

Michael & Lisa! Engaged!

It wasn't on a dating site, but it was definitely on the Internet...

Most of my clients come from the Internet or Referrals... And I LOVE it that way! They already know what to expect and they know they'll be happy with the end results!

That's how it was with Michael & Lisa. They surveyed a "million" sites (I'm so exaggerated!) and decided to give me a call!

So we met at one of my favorite parks and had a ball!

Thanks Mike and Lisa for inviting me into your lives, listening to all my crazy ideas, and kissing "on demand" as much as possible!

Here's a few shots! Links to the slideshow are also below!

Here's a "normal" shot.



These guys are soooo tall and have gorgeous long legs! I couldn't pass this up!




Blurry walking feet. Gotta love it.




I always say that a little flare never hurts anyone!




Flaring Nose Kisses!


We had already done some "Monkey Bars" shots and when I changed the angle and asked Mike to "do it again", this was his reaction! Then he told me that he only had one more "climb" left in him!


It sure was worth it eh?




LOVE this!








Nice Rock Lisa!


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Here's the Slideshow!