wedding photography

Featured photographer on the Wedding Ring!


 

Excited to announce that I'm now a featured vendor on The Wedding Ring!   The Wedding Ring is one of Southern Ontario's biggest wedding blogs covering Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, London and all points in between.  I actually had to choose which are I was listed in since I photograph most of my weddings in Toronto but live in the Kitchener-Waterloo area... in the end, I went with Kitchener-Waterloo.  It's always nice to photograph a few more weddings close to home!

You can check out my review here!  (be sure to click the 'love it' button!) 

 

Eglinton Grand Wedding

Alex + Dan


Another great wedding from 2013!

Alex and Dan were married back in February in an amazing ceremony and reception at the Eglinton Grand in midtown Toronto!   The Eglinton is one of my absolute favourite wedding venues... I'm a huge movie buff so I love the character of this old movie palace.  I even saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade there when I was a kid!

After getting ready, everyone met at the Eglinton for a traditional Chinese tea ceremony... which produced one of my favourite wedding images of all time!  Then we headed downstairs for the western wedding ceremony and reception.

Check out some of my favourite wedding images up top and their complete wedding slideshow below!

A huge thank you to my good friend Aron Goss for doing an amazing job second shooting this wedding!


St Lawrence Hall Wedding

Grace + Christian 


Guys... do not let your better half's read this post.  No matter what, you're going to end up looking like a chump compared to Christian.

As their 10 year wedding anniversary approached, Grace & Christian wanted to celebrate with their friends and family.  Since the first time around they only had a small city hall wedding this time they went all out... fancy ceremony and reception at St Lawrence Hall, bridal party and pictures out at the Guild inn, and even a photographer :).

I don't think Christian said no to a single thing his wife asked for on this big day... he gave her the day she wanted and deserved those 10 years ago!

Not only did I capture some great pictures for them, I also came away with one of the best wedding stories!  As the guys were leaving the hotel in the elevator, the best man went to check on the rings and it fell out of the box... and promptly rolled across the elevator and dropped down the gap into the elevator shaft.    After a small panic attack, maintenance was called and the ring was found!

I want to give a big shout out to Aron Goss who was my second photographer and did an amazing job.

Check out some of my favourite wedding photographs from the day as well as their wedding slideshow below.


Kitchener Museum Wedding Photography

Leigh + John

Another one of my favourite 2013 weddings is up on the blog today!

Leigh + John were married this past summer at The Museum in downtown Kitchener.   These days, most of my weddings are in Toronto so it's always nice when I can shoot a wedding that's a little more local.

We started the day (okay... late afternoon!) getting ready at the Walper Hotel and John's mothers condo and then headed over to The Museum for the ceremony and reception.  We ducked out after the wedding ceremony for a few quick portraits right in the middle of Bluesfest.

The reception was great, heartfelt speeches and a rocking dance floor!


Liberty Grand Wedding

Ana + Adam's Wedding Album


 

Finished the album design of Ana + Adam's amazing wedding at the Liberty Grand in Toronto from last summer.  The Liberty Grand is an amazing wedding venue down in the waterfront of Toronto.  Although they have several rooms, I've never once ran into another wedding party... they do an amazing job with making the bride & groom feel like they are the only ones getting married that day!

A huge thanks to my good friend Sam Wong of Visual Cravings for second shooting this wedding with me and getting some killer shots!

 

Nith Ridge Estates Wedding Photography

Janessa + Scott


Hot.  It was damn hot.

But Janessa + Scott still had amazing summer wedding at the Nith Ridge Estates just outside of Cambridge, Ontario back in the summer of 2013!

I spent the morning with some hair and makeup with the girls and then off for a couple holes of golf with the guys.  Nith Ridge Estates has a beautiful amphitheatre for outdoor ceremonies and a beautiful (and large!) tent for receptions.  After the ceremony, and chugging some water, we headed off for some portraits with Janessa + Scott and the wedding party.

Soon after the wedding Janessa and Scott headed off to Africa for a couple months of missionary work!

Check out some of my favourite images from their wedding above and the full wedding slideshow below!


Award Winning Toronto Wedding Photographer

ISPWP Winter Contest

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Was really happy to see one of my images placed in the winter photography contest for the International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers in the wedding reception category. The ISPWP is a group of some of the worlds best wedding photographers so to have one of my wedding photographs place is really an honour.

 I love this shot of the groom as he uses his teeth to remove the garter from his new bride!

You can see the full gallery of award winning wedding photographs here as well as my listing on ISPWP here!

Liuna Station Wedding Photography

Iolanda & Ed


Iolanda & Ed had a beautiful winter wedding in Hamilton at Liuna Station surrounded by their closest family & friends.  The weather was decent... we avoided one of those brutal cold spells by a couple of days!

Iolanda is actually the sister of one of my past grooms who married a good friend of my wife... still with me?  :)  Anyways, I love weddings like that because it's easier for me to blend into the action since half the people already know me and have seen me photograph a wedding before.

Ed's a chef (probably what I'd be doing if I wasn't a photographer!) at a fine dining restaurant so I had to refrain from just asking him questions all day.  :)

Check out some of my favourite wedding images in the gallery above and the full wedding slideshow below!