I am always excited when couples want to brave the cold and head out for a winter engagement session. Yes, it can be cold. Yes, my camera (and fingers and nose) will sometimes frost up a bit. But the light and the snow – whether on bare trees or at the beach – is always so pretty. I met up with Krissy and Nate on their property just north of Lafontaine (in Tiny Township). Krissy and I had met when she was a bridesmaid at a wedding last fall and it was so good to meet again. Nate and I just sorted out how we’re related – which is fairly typical when it comes to us French kids from Tiny (for the curious, we landed on second (or third) cousins?). All to say, it was fun and they brought the heat (groan, I know, I had to). Can’t wait for their tree farm wedding this fall!
Mister T turns one …
In late summer, I joined Dee and Derek down at the beach to celebrate baby T’s first birthday with a cake smash. I love being able to follow the story of their family — from their very cold engagement, to their wedding, baby T as a newborn … and now he’s one!
I joined the family early on a Saturday to take advantage of the morning light and an empty beach. We were careful not to mix sand with icing, but otherwise let the cuddles and cake eating unfold in a beautiful, relax, way. This documentary approach let’s us capture the loving moments in between — while still having fun with cake and birthday hats. And I do love a beach in August. So without further delay … take a look at this sweet little man’s face!
Nicole and Justin’s Beach Engagement …
In mid-October, I joined Nicole and Justin at one of my favourite locations for their engagement session. It was the very last hot summer-like day before the reality of fall set in. We went down to the boardwalk at Bluewater Beach in Tiny with their young daughter. This late in the year, we had the beach to ourselves and were lucky enough to catch a great sunset. Can’t wait until 2020 for their wedding!
Carly and Christian’s Summer Engagement …
One evening in late summer, I met Carly and Christian at Awenda Park for their engagement session. As I’ve said many times before, Awenda is one of my favourite engagement session locations – it has trees, and beach, and some of the most gorgeous Georgian Bay sunsets. On this day in September, we got that amazing sunset. Even better, Carly and Christian are hilarious and I feel like we laughed the entire time. It was such a fun night and I can’t wait to join them for their wedding in September …
Introducing Baby T …
Almost a year to the day after their wedding, Dee and Derek invited me into their home to meet baby T. With their sweet dog keeping watch, it was great to capture Deanne and Derek settling in to parenthood with ease. I am honoured to have captured their engagement, wedding, and now a newborn baby boy…