Category Archives: Weddings

Jane & Peter’s Intimate Hamilton Wedding

I love small, intimate weddings. I also love big crazy weddings. Come to think of it, I guess I just love weddings! Jane and Peter got married in a beautiful ceremony at the stunning Church of the Ascension in Hamilton. This church has the most striking stained glass which tells the story of the history of the Anglican Church in Canada.

I love Jane’s bouquet and Peter has one of my favourite boutonnieres to date! Kudos to Joanna’s Florist!Thank you Jane and Peter for asking me to capture your lovely ceremony.

Lawrie & Julio’s Wedding | Toronto Wedding Photography

Lawrie was a calm bride. Stress was not allowed. She told me as soon as I arrived at her parent’s house that this would be a stress-free wedding and she was right. Everything went off without a hitch and the day flowed like clockwork.

When I arrived Stephanie and her team from Blush Pretty were putting the final touches on Lawrie and her bridesmaids. These ladies had been working hard since the crack of dawn and did such a fantastic job.

Something old, something borrowed, and something blue! Lawrie wore her great grandmother’s turquoise broach on the liner of her dress. Isn’t it gorgeous? I love the look on their faces as they catch a glimpse of Lawrie for the first time. …and as Lawrie and her parents see Julio.Lawrie is incredibly organized and also very thoughtful. This awesome combination lead to all sorts of personal touches at their wedding including gift bags for all the children with activity books and all sorts of other things to play with.

Here is Lawrie’s Godmother rockin’ the hula hoop! In order to get the couple to kiss the guests had to put on a hula hoop display.

Lawrie is an avid ringette player and here is her team. I imagine the ladies look a little different here than in most team pictures;)Thank you Lawrie and Julio from the bottom of my heart! You both are fabulous!

April 8, 2010 - 9:56 pm

Lisa Mark - Very nice shots Jen, it looks like a really sweet and personal wedding. My fave is that cat shot!

Featured on Young & Lucky

One of my favourite weddings was recently featured on Young & Lucky.  Thank you so much to Jade for featuring my work on your blog.  Jade is a master wedding planner and the founder of Toronto and Atlanta based LoveLee Affairs.

To see my post on this wedding click here.

Style Lab Workshop

About 3 weeks ago I journeyed down to Southern California to attend the Style Lab Workshop with Chenin Boutwell, The Wedding Chicks, and Doug Boutwell of Totally Rad Actions. I had a fantastic time getting my learn on with these knowledgeable folks. I also had the good fortune of meeting many talented photographers and new friends.

I was really impressed with how open and willing Chenin was to share information on all aspects of her business. Fellow photogs, I really recommend this workshop. It was well worth the trek all the way from Toronto to SoCal. I would also like to mention that if you haven’t checked out weddingchicks.com make sure you do! Amy and Jocey are amazing, creative, talented ladies. So much wedding planning inspiration on their site.

The workshop was held at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club and was part classroom and part mock wedding. Angel Swanson of Events of Love & Spendor styled the event and everything looked absolutely amazing. You can’t even tell that there was monsoon rainfall 90% of the day!

The science geek in me went ape when I saw these gorgeous flower arrangements with test tubes and Erlenmeyer flasks. I have to admit I always secretly wanted to pinch a few of these from the lab for this very purpose but always felt guilty because they are really expensive. I absolutely love what The Treasured Petal did with the lab glass!Isn’t this dress STUNNING?! I have developed a new obsession thanks to my experience at the StyleLab. I am absolutely head over heels in love with Joan Shum….her dresses that is. She makes the most gorgeous corsets ever! And according to our lovely model Amanda, they are actually quite comfortable. Amanda, a talented photographer herself, and her hunky husband Mike were fantastic. Thank you! Vivian Tran and team from All Made Up did a brilliant job with Amanda’s hair and make-up.

February 6, 2010 - 8:11 pm

gladys - Yayaaaaaa! You rocked it out Jen! I love these, especially the last one! So purttty :)

February 7, 2010 - 1:07 pm

kristine atienza - aww! so nice to relive these again! i love your b/w processing!

April 15, 2010 - 7:47 pm

steph - Theses photos are so stylish and retro i love them all!

Ivonne & Mo’s Wedding | Toronto Wedding Photographer

Ivonne and Mo got married on a very cold day in January but the outside temperature was the only thing cold about that day. They are two of the most warm and generous people I have ever met. The happy couple along with their friends and family were so wonderful to me that I felt like I was part of the family. They got married in a very touching ceremony with a beautiful reception to follow at Il Cavalier Banquet Hall in Brampton.

When I first arrived at Ivonne’s house I was informed that Ivonne was out washing the car! Of all the places that a bride could be on the morning of her wedding, hair and make-up all done. Can you picture it? I bet she was the best looking lady the car wash has ever seen!

Ivonne has stunning eyes which were highlighted beautifully by her lovely fascinator. Ivonne was well prepared for the cold weather and snow with these gorgeous knee high ivory boots to match her incredible Sottero and Midgley gown.

Even the cat got dressed up for the occasion, albeit briefly. He managed to shed his cuffs and bow tie about 30 seconds after this picture was taken. After the evening was well underway we snuck out for a few romantic pictures on this beautiful grand piano.Thank you so much for having me along on your special day. I feel so lucky to have clients like you!

January 31, 2010 - 9:38 pm

Debora Castillo - Hi Jennifer,
Wow! What a beautiful job done with the photo’s. Thank you for capturing those special moments for my baby sister & brother in-law on there special day . We had a blast and were glad you enjoyed yourself too.

Thank’s again

February 1, 2010 - 10:06 am

marissa - That picture with the cat is too precious!